Fiscal year 2025 executive and director compensation, incentive-plan design, equity activity, and governance — every figure in this brief is traceable to its exact location in the company’s SEC filing — the document, the section, the page, and the table, linked directly.
Each company listed discloses BTBT in its own benchmarking peer group, as disclosed in each company's most recent proxy statement within the last two proxy seasons. Two companies are therefore absent by design: one that named BTBT in an earlier year and no longer does, and one whose own most recent disclosure is older than the last two seasons.
| Named executive officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension / NQDC | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erke Huang | $598,029 | $1,000,000 | $2,865,900 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $4,463,929 |
| Chief Financial Officer and Director | ||||||||
| Sam Tabar | 500,000 | 700,000 | 2,865,900 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4,065,900 |
| Chief Executive Officer | ||||||||
| Justin Zhu | 293,633 | 134,750 | 177,088 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14,728 | 620,199 |
| Chief Accounting Officer, Principal Financial Officer and Senior Vice President of Finance | ||||||||
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column; 0 means it reported zero. Figures are as printed in the filing, without adjustment.
| Named executive officer | FY2025 total | FY2024 total | FY2023 total | Δ FY2024→2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erke Huang | $4,463,929 | $5,221,613 | — | −757,684 |
| Sam Tabar | 4,065,900 | 4,822,650 | — | −756,750 |
| Justin Zhu | 620,199 | — | — | — |
Prior-year totals as disclosed in the corresponding proxy; deltas are computed values with the derivation shown in the register.
Every insider equity transaction reported on Form 4 after the 2025 proxy statement — acquisitions, dispositions, exercises, and withholdings — and therefore not reflected in any table in that document.
| Insider | Role | Transaction date | Code | Shares | Price | Value | Security | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Tabar | Chief Executive Officer | 2026-07-24 | A | 135,000 | $0 | $0 | Derivative, Class A Common | Form 4 ↗ |
| Erke Huang | Director | 2026-07-24 | A | 135,000 | 0 | 0 | Derivative, Class A Common | Form 4 ↗ |
| Erke Huang | Director | 2026-07-24 | A | 400,000 | 0 | 0 | Derivative, Class A Common | Form 4 ↗ |
| Sam Tabar | Chief Executive Officer | 2026-07-24 | A | 400,000 | 0 | 0 | Derivative, Class A Common | Form 4 ↗ |
Transaction codes per Form 4: A acquisition · S open-market sale · F tax withholding · M option exercise · G gift. Value = shares × price as reported. Dividend-equivalent and fractional-share accrual rows (derivative Class A, under $10,000 and under 2,000 shares) are aggregated per date; every row appears in full below.
| Executive | Award | Grant date | Threshold | Target | Granted | Maximum | Grant-date fair value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Tabar | RSU | — | — | — | — | — | $2,865,900 |
| Justin Zhu | RSU | — | — | — | — | — | 177,088 |
| Erke Huang | RSU | — | — | — | — | — | 2,865,900 |
| Named executive officer | Time-vested (RSU) | Performance-vested (PSU) | Options / SARs | % performance-vested |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Tabar | $2,865,900 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% |
| Justin Zhu | 177,088 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Erke Huang | 2,865,900 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
% performance-vested = PSU grant-date fair value ÷ (RSU + PSU + Options), a computed value with the derivation shown in the register.
| Executive | Award | Shares unvested | Exercise price | Market value unvested |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Justin Zhu | RSU | 3,125 | — | $5,906 |
the Company's executive compensation program reflects a performance-driven compensation philosophy and the Company generally seeks to incentivize long-term performance
| CEO STI target (% of salary) | — |
|---|---|
| CEO LTI target (% of salary) | — |
| Independent consultant | — |
| Clawback policy | True |
| Anti-hedging | true |
| Anti-pledging | false |
| Ratio (CEO : median employee) | — |
|---|---|
| CEO total compensation | — |
| Median employee compensation | — |
| Director | Cash fees | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amanda CassattNot independent · Partial-year service · Newly elected | — | $200,000 | $0 | $0 | $207,143 | $407,143 |
| Brock PierceIndependent · Audit · Compensation · Nominating/Governance | — | 112,800 | 0 | 0 | — | 112,800 |
| Zhaohui DengIndependent · Audit · Compensation (Chair) · Nominating/Governance | 101,333 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 101,333 |
| Ichi ShihIndependent · Audit (Chair) · Compensation · Nominating/Governance (Chair) | 26,452 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 26,452 |
| Jiashu (Bill) XiongNot independent · Not standing for re-election · Departed during FY | 4,000 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 4,000 |
| Erke HuangEmployee director | 4,000 | — | 0 | — | — | 4,000 |
| Annual cash retainer | — |
|---|---|
| Annual equity retainer | — |
| Per board meeting fee | — |
| Committee chair fees (audit / comp / nom-gov) | — |
| Stock ownership guideline | — |
| Component | FY2025 |
|---|---|
| Cash retainers and fees | $135,785 |
| Equity awards (grant-date value) | $312,800 |
| All other compensation | $207,143 |
| Total cost of the board | $655,728 |
Computed as the sum of the director compensation table rows above; inputs and formula shown in the register.
Most recent fiscal-year chief executive compensation at each disclosed peer, taken from that company's own proxy statement.
| Rank | Company | FY | Chief executive | Salary | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bit Digital | 2025 | Sam Tabar | $500,000 | $2,865,900 | $0 | $0 | $4,065,900 |
Each peer's compensation is from its most recently filed proxy; fiscal years differ by company. Each peer's figures come from its own filings; the subject company is highlighted. Peers whose chief executive compensation is outside our coverage universe are stated as such, never left blank.
Each figure's location is given both for the eye (section · page · table · row · column) and for a script (table/row/column index and exact character span in the filed document). Any figure can be independently confirmed against the source.
| # | Supports | Document | Filed | Accession | Location in document |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Section 01, Erke Huang | DEF 14A | 2026-06-08 | 0001213900-26-066338 | Section “Summary Compensation Table”. As printed: 4,463,929. Filing ↗machine: t49 · r4 · c33 · span 219515–219524 |
| 2 | Section 01, Sam Tabar | DEF 14A | 2026-06-08 | 0001213900-26-066338 | Section “Summary Compensation Table”. As printed: 4,065,900. Filing ↗machine: t49 · r2 · c33 · span 210913–210922 |
| 3 | Section 01, Justin Zhu | DEF 14A | 2026-06-08 | 0001213900-26-066338 | Section “Summary Compensation Table”. As printed: 620,199. Filing ↗machine: t49 · r5 · c33 · span 223901–223908 |
| 4 | Section 03, Sam Tabar RSU | DEF 14A | 2026-06-08 | 0001213900-26-066338 | Section “EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION &” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: t49 · r2 · c17 · span 208896–208905 |
| 5 | Section 03, Justin Zhu RSU | DEF 14A | 2026-06-08 | 0001213900-26-066338 | Section “EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION &” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: t49 · r5 · c17 · span 221878–221885 |
| 6 | Section 03, Erke Huang RSU | DEF 14A | 2026-06-08 | 0001213900-26-066338 | Section “EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION &” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: t49 · r4 · c17 · span 217498–217507 |
| 7 | Section 07, pay ratio | 10-K | 2026-03-27 | 0001213900-26-035544 | Section “CEO Pay Ratio”. As printed: —. Filing ↗ |
| 8 | Section 08, Amanda Cassatt | DEF 14A | 2026-06-08 | 0001213900-26-066338 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 407,143. Filing ↗machine: t75 · r11 · c19 · span 362485–362492 |
| 9 | Section 08, Brock Pierce | DEF 14A | 2026-06-08 | 0001213900-26-066338 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 112,800. Filing ↗machine: t75 · r7 · c7 · span 358593–358600 |
| 10 | Section 08, Zhaohui Deng | DEF 14A | 2026-06-08 | 0001213900-26-066338 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 101,333. Filing ↗machine: t75 · r3 · c3 · span 355104–355111 |
| 11 | Section 08, Ichi Shih | DEF 14A | 2026-06-08 | 0001213900-26-066338 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 26,452. Filing ↗machine: t75 · r5 · c3 · span 356780–356786 |
| 12 | Section 08, Jiashu (Bill) Xiong | DEF 14A | 2026-06-08 | 0001213900-26-066338 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 4,000. Filing ↗machine: t75 · r9 · c3 · span 360244–360249 |
| 13 | Section 08, Erke Huang | DEF 14A | 2026-06-08 | 0001213900-26-066338 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 4,000. Filing ↗machine: t75 · r1 · c3 · span 353214–353219 |
| 14 | Section 02, Sam Tabar 2026-07-24 | Form 4 | 2026-07-28 | 0001213900-26-082437 | Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗ |
| 15 | Section 02, Erke Huang 2026-07-24 | Form 4 | 2026-07-28 | 0001213900-26-082436 | Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗ |
| 16 | Section 02, Erke Huang 2026-07-24 | Form 4 | 2026-07-28 | 0001213900-26-082436 | Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗ |
| 17 | Section 02, Sam Tabar 2026-07-24 | Form 4 | 2026-07-28 | 0001213900-26-082437 | Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗ |
| 18 | Section 01 trend, Δ column (computed) | Computed | — | computed | Δ = current-FY total − prior-FY total per named officer.machine: formula: Δ = FY(n) − FY(n−1) |
| 19 | Section 03b vehicle mix (computed) | Computed | — | computed | RSU / PSU / Options grant-date fair values summed per officer from the grants table; % performance-vested = PSU ÷ (RSU+PSU+Options).machine: formula: sums + PSU ratio |
| 20 | Section 09b board cost (computed) | Computed | — | computed | Cash 135,785 + equity 312,800 + all other 207,143 = 655,728, summed across the director compensation table rows.machine: formula: Σ = 655,728 |
| 21 | Bit Digital (subject), Section 10b CEO total | DEF 14A | 2026-06-08 | 0001213900-26-066338 | CEO total compensation as printed in Bit Digital's own proxy. As printed: 4,065,900. Filing ↗machine: t49 · r2 · c33 · span 210913–210922 |