Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

The following discussion and analysis of the Company's financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with our audited financial statements and the notes related thereto which are included in "Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data" of this Annual Report on Form 10-K. Certain information contained in the discussion and analysis set forth below includes forward-looking statements. Our actual results may differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of many factors, including those set forth under "Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements and Risk Factor Summary," "Item 1A. Risk Factors" and elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

References to "we", "us", "our" or the "Company" are to Chain Bridge I., except where the context requires otherwise. The following discussion should be read in conjunction with our financial statements and related notes thereto included elsewhere in this report.

Liquidity and Going Concern

As of December 31, 2025, we had cash of $390,255 and working capital deficit of $808,537.

The Company's liquidity needs prior to the consummation of the Initial Public Offering were satisfied through the payment of $25,000 from CBG and CB Co-Investment to cover for certain expenses on behalf of the Company in exchange for issuance of Class B ordinary shares (as defined in Note 5) and a loan from related party of approximately $244,000. The Company fully repaid the Note on November 17, 2021. Subsequent to the consummation of the Initial Public Offering, the Company's liquidity has been satisfied through the net proceeds from the consummation of the Initial Public Offering, the Private Placement held outside of the Trust Account and the issuance of the Convertible Note, the Additional Convertible Note and the Fulton AC Note. On December 29, 2023, Fulton AC agreed to loan the Company up to $1.5 million pursuant to the Fulton AC Note at no interest in the same form and on the same terms as the Additional Convertible Note with CBG which was terminated on December 29, 2023.

On May 9, 2024, the Company entered into the Exchange Agreement with Fulton, pursuant to which Fulton and the Company agreed to Exchange the Fulton AC Note for the Exchange Note. The Exchange Note is substantially similar to the Fulton AC Note, except that (i) the governing law and jurisdiction was changed from New York to Delaware; (ii) the maturity date was extended to the later of (x) June 29, 2025 and (y) the consummation of the Company's initial Business Combination; and (iii) the holder may exchange the Exchange Note, in whole or in part, to satisfy the purchase price of securities sold by the Company in a subsequent offering, if any, in whole or in part, at a premium of 35%. At this time the Company does not have any agreements, written or oral, for any subsequent offering of Company securities. No new consideration was paid in conjunction with the Exchange. As of December 31, 2025 and 2024, the Company has an outstanding balance of $368,680 and $296,942, respectively, under the Exchange Note.

On June 26, 2024, Phytanix Bio ("Phytanix") agreed to loan the Company $1,590,995, pursuant to an unsecured non - interest bearing promissory note (the "Bridge Financing Note"). The maturity date of the Bridge Financing Note is the later of (x) June 29, 2025 and (y) the consummation of the Company's initial Business Combination. The Bridge Financing Note may not be repaid with funds from the trust account that the Company established for the benefit of its public holders. The proceeds from the Bridge Financing Note will be used (i) to pay off certain working capital loans issued by the Company to Fulton AC, (ii) to pay for certain fees and expenses incurred in connection with the transactions contemplated in the Bridge Financing Note and the Company's initial Business Combination and (iii) for other general corporate purposes. As of December 31, 2025 and 2024, the outstanding balance under the Bridge Financing Note was $1,023,235 and $1,063,235, respectively, in the accompanying balance sheets.

On September 30, 2025, the Company issued an unsecured, non-interest bearing promissory note (the "C/M Note") to the C/M C/M Lender in the aggregate principal amount of $1,250,000, for an aggregate purchase price of $1,000,000. The C/M Note is due and payable in full on the maturity date, June 30, 2026; provided that, upon the occurrence of an event of default, the outstanding principal and any other amounts outstanding under the C/M Note will become due and payable without demand. The C/M Note may be prepaid at any time without penalty. All payments due under the C/M Note rank junior to certain existing indebtedness of the Company and senior to all other indebtedness of the Company and its subsidiaries. The proceeds of the C/M Note will be used to pay for certain fees and expenses incurred in connection with the Company's initial Business Combination and for other general corporate purposes. As of December 31, 2025 and 2024, the outstanding balance under the C/M Note was $1,078,066 and $0, respectively, in the accompanying balance sheets.

The Company has until November 15, 2026 to consummate an initial Business Combination. If the Company has not consummated a Business Combination by November 15, 2026, the Company must (a) cease all operations except for the purpose of winding up; (b) as promptly as reasonably possible but not more than ten business days thereafter, redeem the Public Shares; and (c) as promptly as reasonably possible following such redemption, subject to the approval of the Company's remaining shareholders and the directors, liquidate and dissolve, subject in each case to its obligations under Cayman Islands law to provide for claims of creditors and in all cases subject to the other requirements of applicable law.

In connection with our assessment of going concern considerations in accordance with FASB Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") 2014-15, "Disclosures of Uncertainties about an Entity's Ability to Continue as a Going Concern," the Company has determined that the liquidity condition and the date for mandatory liquidation and subsequent dissolution raises substantial doubt about the Company's ability to continue as a going concern. No adjustments have been made to the carrying amounts of assets or liabilities should the Company be required to liquidate after November 15, 2026. The financial statements do not include any adjustment that might be necessary if the Company is unable to continue as a going concern.

Results of Operations

Our entire activity since inception up to December 31, 2025 was in preparation for our Initial Public Offering and since the closing of the Initial Public Offering, the search for a prospective Business Combination. We will not generate any operating revenues until the closing and completion of our initial Business Combination, at the earliest.

For the year ended December 31, 2025, we had a net loss of approximately $1,300,000, which consisted of loss from the change in fair value of derivative liabilities of approximately $470,000, interest expense - debt issuance cost of approximately $78,000, loss from the change in fair value of contingently issuable private placement warrants of approximately $24,000, and general and administrative expenses, including related party, of approximately $956,000, offset by investment income on the Trust Account of approximately $196,000.

For the year ended December 31, 2024, we had a net loss of approximately $1.4 million, which consisted of general and administrative expenses of approximately $2.1 million and general and administrative expenses to related party of $120,000, offset by investment income on the Trust Account of approximately $734,000, gain from the change in fair value of derivative liabilities of approximately $24,000, and gain from change in fair value of contingently issuable private placement warrants of approximately $1,300.

Contractual Obligations

Registration Rights and Shareholder Rights

The holders of Class B ordinary shares, Private Placement Warrants and warrants that may be issued upon conversion of Working Capital Loans (and any shares of ordinary shares issuable upon the exercise of the Private Placement Warrants or warrants issued upon conversion of the Working Capital Loans and upon conversion of the Class B ordinary shares), were entitled to registration rights pursuant to a registration and shareholder rights agreement signed upon the consummation of the Initial Public Offering. These holders will be entitled to certain demand and "piggyback" registration rights. The Company will bear the expenses incurred in connection with the filing of any such registration statements.

Critical Accounting Policies

Derivative Financial Instruments

We do not use derivative instruments to hedge exposures to cash flow, market or foreign currency risks. We evaluate all of our financial instruments, including issued stock purchase warrants, and forward purchase agreements, to determine if such instruments are derivatives or contain features that qualify as embedded derivatives, pursuant to ASC Topic 480 and ASC Topic 815. The classification of derivative instruments, including whether such instruments should be recorded as liabilities or as equity, will be re-assessed at the end of each reporting period. Derivative warrant liabilities will be classified as non-current liabilities as their liquidation is not reasonably expected to require the use of current assets or require the creation of current liabilities.

The 22,050,000 warrants that were issued in connection with the Initial Public Offering (including the 11,500,000 warrants included in the Units and the 10,550,000 Private Placement Warrants) and the 4,000,000 Forward Purchase Securities, were recognized as derivative liabilities in accordance with ASC Topic 815. Accordingly, the Company recognized the warrant instruments as liabilities at fair value and adjust the instruments to fair value at each reporting period. The liabilities will be subject to re-measurement at each balance sheet date until exercised. The fair value of the Forward Purchase Securities, Public Warrants and the Private Placement Warrants were initially measured using a Monte Carlo simulation. The fair value of Public Warrants issued in connection with the Initial Public Offering have subsequently been measured based on the listed market price of such Public Warrants. On December 26, 2023, in connection with the Securities Purchase Agreement, the Forward Purchase Securities were terminated and the Convertible Note was converted into contingently issuable private placement warrants. As of December 31, 2025 and 2024, the fair value of Private Placement Warrants was determined based on the quoted price of the Public Warrants.

Contractual Obligations

Registration Rights and Shareholder Rights

The holders of Class B ordinary shares, Private Placement Warrants and warrants that may be issued upon conversion of Working Capital Loans (and any shares of ordinary shares issuable upon the exercise of the Private Placement Warrants or warrants issued upon conversion of the Working Capital Loans and upon conversion of the Class B ordinary shares), were entitled to registration rights pursuant to a registration and shareholder rights agreement signed upon the consummation of the Initial Public Offering. These holders will be entitled to certain demand and "piggyback" registration rights. The Company will bear the expenses incurred in connection with the filing of any such registration statements.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In June 2022, the FASB issued ASU 2022-03, ASC Topic 820 "Fair Value Measurement of Equity Securities Subject to Contractual Sale Restrictions". The ASU amends ASC Topic 820 to clarify that a contractual sales restriction is not considered in measuring an equity security at fair value and to introduce new disclosure requirements for equity securities subject to contractual sale restrictions that are measured at fair value. The ASU applies to both holders and issuers of equity and equity-linked securities measured at fair value. The amendments in this ASU are effective for the Company in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2023, and interim periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption is permitted for both interim and annual financial statements that have not yet been issued or made available for issuance. The adoption of ASU 2023-09 did not have a material impact on the Company's financial statements and disclosures.

In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-09, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures (ASU 2023-09), which requires disclosure of incremental income tax information within the rate reconciliation and expanded disclosures of income taxes paid, among other disclosure requirements. ASU 2023-09 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2025. Early adoption is permitted. The Company adopted ASU 2023-09 for the fiscal year beginning January 1, 2026. The adoption of ASU 2023-09 did not have a material impact on the Company's financial statements or related disclosures.

In November 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-07, Segment Reporting (Topic 280): Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosures. The amendments in this ASU require disclosures, on an annual and interim basis, of significant segment expenses that are regularly provided to the chief operating officer decision maker ("CODM"), as well as the aggregate amount of other segment items included in the reported measure of segment profit or loss. The ASU requires that a public entity disclose the title and position of the CODM and an explanation of how the CODM uses the reported measure(s) of segment profit or loss in assessing segment performance and deciding how to allocate resources. Public entities will be required to provide all annual disclosures currently required by Topic 280 in interim periods, and entities with a single reportable segment are required to provide all the disclosures required by the amendments in this ASU and existing segment disclosures in Topic 280. This ASU is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2023, and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2024, with early adoption permitted. The Company adopted ASU 2023-07 on January 1, 2024. The amendments will be applied retrospectively to all prior period presented in the financial statements.

Management does not believe that any other recently issued, but not yet effective, accounting standards if currently adopted would have a material effect on the accompanying financial statements.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

As of December 31, 2025, we did not have any off-balance sheet arrangements as defined in Item 303(b)(1)(ii)(B) of Regulation S-K.

JOBS Act

The JOBS Act contains provisions that, among other things, relax certain reporting requirements for qualifying public companies. We qualify as an "emerging growth company" and under the JOBS Act are allowed to comply with new or revised accounting pronouncements based on the effective date for private (not publicly traded) companies. We are electing to delay the adoption of new or revised accounting standards, and as a result, we may not comply with new or revised accounting standards on the relevant dates on which adoption of such standards is required for non- emerging growth companies. As a result, the financial statements may not be comparable to companies that comply with new or revised accounting pronouncements as of public company effective dates.

Additionally, we are in the process of evaluating the benefits of relying on the other reduced reporting requirements provided by the JOBS Act. Subject to certain conditions set forth in the JOBS Act, if, as an "emerging growth company," we choose to rely on such exemptions we may not be required to, among other things, (i) provide an auditor's attestation report on our system of internal controls over financial reporting pursuant to Section 404, (ii) provide all of the compensation disclosure that may be required of non-emerging growth public companies under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, (iii) comply with any requirement that may be adopted by the PCAOB regarding mandatory audit firm rotation or a supplement to the auditor's report providing additional information about the audit and the financial statements (auditor discussion and analysis) and (iv) disclose certain executive compensation related items such as the correlation between executive compensation and performance and comparisons of the CEO's compensation to median employee compensation. These exemptions will apply for a period of five years following the completion of our Initial Public Offering or until we are no longer an "emerging growth company," whichever is earlier.