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UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
FORM
8-K
CURRENT
REPORT
Pursuant
to Section 13 OR 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date
of Report (Date of earliest event reported): September
30, 2026
The
Crypto Company
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Nevada |
|
000-55726 |
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46-4212105 |
(State
or other jurisdiction
of incorporation) |
|
(Commission
File Number) |
|
(IRS
Employer
Identification No.) |
| 23823
Malibu Road, #50477,
Malibu,
CA |
|
90265 |
| (Address
of principal executive offices) |
|
(Zip
Code) |
(424)
228-9955
(Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code)
Check
the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under
any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) |
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to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) |
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Pre-commencement communications
pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) |
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Pre-commencement communications
pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) |
Securities
registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934:
| Title
of each class |
|
Trading
Symbol(s) |
|
Name
of each exchange on which registered |
| None |
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N/A |
|
N/A |
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405
of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging
growth company ☐
If
an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying
with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
Item
7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.
On
September 30, 2026, The Crypto Company (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that the testnet for Frame, its
quantum-resistant Layer 1 blockchain, is live in private beta. A copy of the press release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1 to this
Current Report on Form 8-K.
The
information in this Item 7.01, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference
in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.
Item
9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d)
Exhibits.
| Exhibit
No. |
|
Description |
| 99.1 |
|
Press Release dated September 30, 2026. |
| 104 |
|
Cover
Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document). |
SIGNATURE
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by
the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Dated: September 30, 2026
|
THE CRYPTO COMPANY |
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By: |
/s/ Ron Levy |
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Name: |
Ron Levy |
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Title: |
Chief Executive Officer, Interim CFO and Secretary |
Exhibit
99.1
The
Crypto Company’s “Frame” Testnet Goes Live in Private Beta: Post-Quantum Layer 1 Blockchain Surpasses 7 Million Test
Transactions Signed with NIST’s ML-DSA-87
Quantum-Resistant
Layer 1 Blockchain Lets People and AI Agents Build, Bridge, and Trade Across Chains, Without the Friction
MALIBU,
CA - September 30, 2026 (NEWMEDIAWIRE)
The
Crypto Company (OTCID: CRCW) (“TCC”) today announced that the Frame testnet is now live in private beta. Frame is a quantum-resistant
Layer 1 blockchain that lets people, businesses and AI agents build, bridge, and trade across chains, without the friction. At the time
of release, the Frame testnet has successfully processed over 7 million quantum-resistant test transactions.
Today,
each blockchain works as its own economy. Moving value between them still means trusting a bridge. Builders must choose which chain to
build on, and traders face liquidity split across networks. Frame is designed to connect those separate ecosystems into a single interoperable
network, so that doing business across chains feels like doing business on just one.
“Frame’s
testnet going live is a real milestone, and I am excited about how far the team has come and what Frame is going to be,” said Ron
Levy, Chief Executive Officer of TCC. “It is amazing to watch transactions flowing on-chain and see people lighting up when they
experience for themselves what this platform really unlocks.”
Frame
is built to stay safe as quantum computers advance. It is quantum-resistant from genesis, with transactions signed using ML-DSA-87, the
highest-security level of NIST’s post-quantum digital signature standard (FIPS 204), which is based on CRYSTALS-Dilithium. That
means Frame wallets are designed so they should not need to be migrated. Chains built before these standards may have to move their users
to new wallets if quantum computers begin to threaten today’s signatures.
Frame
is also built to be fast. The network is designed for settlement in under two seconds. One signature is designed to move value from one
chain to another, settled by Frame’s own validators, with no third-party bridge holding the assets. Transactions are designed not
to wait in a public queue, which closes the opening for front-running.
“We
set out to build a Layer 1 that is quantum-resistant from genesis, and now we have one, designed for settlement in under two seconds,”
said Sean Docherty, Chief Blockchain Officer of TCC. “That combination lets people and agents move across chains without waiting,
and without worrying about tomorrow’s threats.”
The
private testnet phase includes post-quantum transactions, Frame Wallet, Frame Names, and a decentralized exchange (DEX). Later phases
on Frame’s roadmap include a mainnet launch, cross-chain unified liquidity, and the ability for individuals and businesses to build
their own applications on top of Frame, reaching users and transaction volume from every connected chain.
Builders,
traders, and anyone interested in Frame can join the waitlist at the recently updated https://frame.community to be notified when a testnet
invitation is ready. Invitations will be sent to waitlist members as they become available. Frame’s community is also on Telegram
and Discord, linked from the site.
About
The Crypto Company
The
Crypto Company (OTCID: CRCW) is a publicly traded company, with operating history dating back to 2017, focused on developing and operating
blockchain infrastructure. TCC is completing the buildout of Frame Blockchain, a Layer 1 blockchain designed to connect fragmented blockchain
ecosystems into a single interoperable network. Learn more at thecryptocompany.com.
Forward-Looking
Statements
This
press release contains forward-looking statements, including statements about the Frame testnet, a future mainnet launch and later development
phases, and the performance, security and adoption of the Frame network. Words such as “believes,” “expects,”
“designed to,” “intends,” “anticipates,” “may,” “will” and similar expressions
identify forward-looking statements. Actual results could differ materially due to a number of factors, including that testnet results
may not reflect mainnet performance; TCC’s ability to complete development and launch a mainnet on the expected timeline or at
all; the performance and security of Frame’s technology; adoption by users, builders and other blockchains; TCC’s ability
to raise additional capital and continue as a going concern; regulatory developments; competition; and the other risks described in TCC’s
filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and Quarterly Reports on Form
10-Q. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these statements, which speak only as of the date of this press release. TCC
undertakes no obligation to update them, except as required by law.
Media
Contact
The
Crypto Company
Phone:
424-228-9955
Email:
info@tcc.co
www.thecryptocompany.com
