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Fair Value Measurements

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Fair Value Measurements
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2022
Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]  
Fair Value Measurements
4. Fair Value Measurements
The following fair value hierarchy table presents information about the Company’s financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021 (in thousands):
 
    
Fair Value Measurement as of September 30, 2022
 
    
Quoted Prices
in Active
Markets for
Identical Assets
(Level 1)
    
Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
    
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
 
Cash equivalents
   $ 3,017      $ —        $ —    
Marketable securities
     12,984        —          —    
Warrant liabilities
     —          —          3  
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
Total
   $ 16,001      $ —        $ 3  
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
 
    
Fair Value Measurement as of December 31, 2021
 
    
Quoted Prices
in Active
Markets for
Identical Assets
(Level 1)
    
Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
    
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
 
Cash equivalents
   $ 7,734      $ —        $ —    
Marketable securities
     37,631        —          —    
Warrant liabilities
     —          —          2,530  
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
Total
   $ 45,365      $ —        $ 2,530  
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
The Company issued warrants to the purchasers of its May 27, 2020 offering (the “2020 Warrants”). The Company determined that these warrants should be classified as a liability and considered as a Level 3 financial instrument (see also Note 9, “Capital Structure”). The 2020 Warrants are
re-measured
at each subsequent reporting period and changes in fair value are recognized in the consolidated statement of operations. The following assumptions were used in a Black-Scholes option-pricing model to determine the fair value of the warrant liability:
 
    
As of
September 30,
2022
   
As of
December 31,
2021
 
Expected volatility
     136.5     61.9
Remaining contractual term (in years)
     0.67       1.42  
Risk-free interest rate
     3.99     0.56
Expected dividend yield
     —       —  
Warrant liabilities
The following tables present a reconciliation of the Company’s financial liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021 (in thousands):
 
    
Three Months Ended
September 30,
    
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
    
2022
    
2021
    
2022
   
2021
 
Balance at beginning of period
   $ 4,826      $ 18,552      $ 2,530     $ 29,404  
(Decrease) increase in fair value (1)
     (4,823      (6,358      (2,527     (17,210
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
   
 
 
 
Balance at end of period
   $ 3      $ 12,194      $ 3     $ 12,194  
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
   
 
 
 
 
(1)
The change in fair values of the warrant liabilities is recorded in other income in the consolidated statement of operations.
 
The key inputs into the Black-Scholes option pricing model are the current
per-share
value and the expected volatility of the Company’s common stock. Significant changes in these inputs will directly increase or decrease the estimated fair value of the Company’s warrant liabilities.