Operator

Good day, and thank you for standing by. Welcome to the LM Funding America's First Quarter 2026 Earnings Conference Call. [Operator Instructions]. Please be advised that today's conference is being recorded.

I would now like to hand the conference over to your speaker today, Cody Fletcher, Investor Relations. Please go ahead, sir.

Cody Fletcher
Director of Orange Group Advisor

Thank you, operator, and thank you all for joining LM Funding America's First Quarter 2026 Earnings Conference Call. Joining us today are Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Bruce Rodgers; Chief Financial Officer, Richard Russell; and President of U.S. Digital Mining, Ryan Duran. An accompanying supplemental investor presentation has been posted under the Events section of our Investor Relations website.

Before we begin, please note that today's remarks may include forward-looking statements. These statements are subject to risks and uncertainties, and actual results may differ materially. We will also reference certain non-GAAP financial measures.

Please refer to our Form 10-Q for a full reconciliation of these measures to the most comparable GAAP measures and to our SEC filings in the Investors section of our website at lmfunding.com/investors for a more comprehensive discussion of these and other risks.

I will now turn the call over to our Chairman and CEO, Bruce Rodgers. Bruce?

Bruce Rodgers
Chairman, CEO & President

Thank you, Cody, and good morning, everyone. The first quarter of 2026 saw us continue to grow and improve our operations in a