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<ownershipDocument> |
| <schemaVersion> X0206 </schemaVersion> |
| <documentType> 3 </documentType> |
| <periodOfReport> 2022-04-12 </periodOfReport> |
| <noSecuritiesOwned> 0 </noSecuritiesOwned> |
| <issuer> |
| | <issuerCik> 0001144879 </issuerCik> |
| | <issuerName> Applied Blockchain, Inc. </issuerName> |
| | <issuerTradingSymbol> APLD </issuerTradingSymbol> |
| | </issuer> |
| <reportingOwner> |
| | <reportingOwnerId> |
| | | <rptOwnerCik> 0001391935 </rptOwnerCik> |
| | | <rptOwnerName> Cummins Wes </rptOwnerName> |
| | | </reportingOwnerId> |
| | <reportingOwnerAddress> |
| | | <rptOwnerStreet1> C/O APPLIED BLOCKCHAIN, INC. </rptOwnerStreet1> |
| | | <rptOwnerStreet2> 3811 TURTLE CREEK BOULEVARD, SUITE 2100 </rptOwnerStreet2> |
| | | <rptOwnerCity> DALLAS </rptOwnerCity> |
| | | <rptOwnerState> TX </rptOwnerState> |
| | | <rptOwnerZipCode> 75219 </rptOwnerZipCode> |
| | | <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription> |
| | | </reportingOwnerAddress> |
| | <reportingOwnerRelationship> |
| | | <isDirector> 1 </isDirector> |
| | | <isOfficer> 1 </isOfficer> |
| | | <isTenPercentOwner> 1 </isTenPercentOwner> |
| | | <isOther> 0 </isOther> |
| | | <officerTitle> CEO & Chairman </officerTitle> |
| | | <otherText></otherText> |
| | | </reportingOwnerRelationship> |
| | </reportingOwner> |
| <nonDerivativeTable> |
| | <nonDerivativeHolding> |
| | | <securityTitle> |
| <value> Common Stock </value> |
| </securityTitle> |
| | | <postTransactionAmounts> |
| <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction> |
| <value> 3621830 </value> |
| <footnoteId id="F1"/> |
| </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction> |
| </postTransactionAmounts> |
| | | <ownershipNature> |
| <directOrIndirectOwnership> |
| <value> D </value> |
| </directOrIndirectOwnership> |
| </ownershipNature> |
| | | </nonDerivativeHolding> |
| | <nonDerivativeHolding> |
| | | <securityTitle> |
| <value> Common Stock </value> |
| </securityTitle> |
| | | <postTransactionAmounts> |
| <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction> |
| <value> 17590238 </value> |
| </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction> |
| </postTransactionAmounts> |
| | | <ownershipNature> |
| <directOrIndirectOwnership> |
| <value> I </value> |
| </directOrIndirectOwnership> |
| <natureOfOwnership> |
| <value> See Footnote </value> |
| <footnoteId id="F2"/> |
| </natureOfOwnership> |
| </ownershipNature> |
| | | </nonDerivativeHolding> |
| | </nonDerivativeTable> |
| <footnotes> |
| | <footnote id="F1"> Includes (i) 500,000 shares of restricted stock, of which 250,000 will vest on April 1, 2022 or, if later, the date that a registration statement including the resale of such shares is declared effective by the SEC (the "Later Date"), and 62,500 will vest on each of July 1, 2022, October 1, 2022, January 1 2023 and April 1, 2023, or in each case, if later, the Later Date, and (iii) 742,166 shares held in the Reporting Person's IRA. </footnote> |
| | <footnote id="F2"> Shares are held by Cummins Family Ltd., of which the Reporting Person is the CEO. </footnote> |
| | </footnotes> |
| <remarks> All share numbers reflect a 1-for-6 reverse stock split effected on April 12, 2022. </remarks> |
| <ownerSignature> |
| | <signatureName> /s/ David Rench as attorney-in-fact </signatureName> |
| | <signatureDate> 2022-04-12 </signatureDate> |
| | </ownerSignature> |
| </ownershipDocument> |