Author: Chain Wire

  • SIM IP Is Building a China Trade Out of Patents, Not Products

    Miami, United States, July 27th, 2026, FinanceWire

    Is there another China trade coming? One contrarian answer in finance says yes, and it has nothing to do with stocks, supply chains, or tariffs. It is patents.

    SIM IP, the Miami-based intellectual property investment firm led by Erich Spangenberg, has spent the past fifteen months buying patent portfolios at a pace its industry rarely sees. People close to the firm describe a deliberate focus on patents sourced from Chinese technology companies, in the areas where European patent enforcement now bites hardest. The firm operates as a principal, buying with its own capital rather than earning fees on other people’s money. Together, the purchases look less like a licensing business and more like a directional trade.

    The Asset Class Institutional Money Found Late

    For most of its existence, IP monetization was a specialist’s corner of finance, thinly capitalized. That has changed. By estimates one firm cites, dedicated institutional capital in the space has grown from roughly $5 billion in 2010 to more than $50 billion today. Fortress Investment Group manages approximately $5 billion in its intellectual property strategy. InterDigital, a publicly traded licensing business, and its peer public licensing companies, like Rambus, today have a combined market cap of over $28 billioni.

    Only a handful of these players operate as principals at scale, and SIM IP has built its position under one of the field’s most recognized names. Spangenberg, a former Jones Day lawyer and Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette banker, has acted as a principal in more than $1 billion of IP licensing transactions and over $1.5 billion of IP financing deals, plus an advisory record above $2 billion. He is sought out by patent owners who share returns with him and, by the firm’s own telling, quietly feared by the technology companies that end up across the table.

    Eleven Deals in Fifteen Months

    The cadence is the tell. SIM IP has closed 11 patent transactions over the 15 months to May 2026, by its own count. The firm reckons a significant patent acquisition typically takes 6 months or more to close; its dated announcements show deals landing roughly every 45 days. The most recent, announced on May 19, 2026, took 126 curated video coding patents off Alibaba’s hands, covering the AV1 and AV2 standards that sit underneath streaming platforms and AI data center workloads.

    China sourcing is not opportunistic. Government records show Spangenberg kept an office in Shanghai’s Jin Mao Tower as early as 2004, years before most Western IP investors treated China as a source of world-class portfolios. Those relationships, with IP executives, researchers, and officials, are, by the company’s account, its supply line today. Sources familiar with the firm’s strategy say the buying is concentrated in data center infrastructure, foldable display technology, and next-generation communications.

    A Digital Twin and a European Lever

    Two pieces turn a stack of portfolios into a position. The first is Garden Intel, the applied AI company SIM IP acquired for $150 million in February 2026. The reaction the firm says it heard at the time was that the price was too high, and that general-purpose models would soon replicate Garden’s analytics for free. Spangenberg’s answer was blunt: “Not without 20+ years of proprietary transaction data generated personally across 1,600+ deals done privately, data that no foundation model has ever seen and no competitor can replicate,” said Spangenberg, co-founder and chief executive officer of SIM IP. The firm says it is now running Garden’s engine across that private deal history to build what it calls a digital twin of Spangenberg’s judgment, so his pattern recognition operates across the firm rather than in one man.

    The second piece is Europe. The Unified Patent Court, now operational across 18 EU member states, allows a patent holder to win a single injunction blocking sales in all of them simultaneously, from Germany and France to the Netherlands and Italy. Under the old country-by-country system, a manufacturer could fight and lose piecemeal. Under the UPC, one loss can shut off most of the European market at once. The technology areas where sources say SIM IP is buying are the same areas where hyperscalers, cloud companies and consumer electronics manufacturers carry their heaviest European exposure.

    Contrarian trades are judged in hindsight, and this one has plenty to prove. The structure, though, is already visible: an asset class filling with institutional money, a principal deploying his own capital with a two-decade head start in the market supplying the assets, an AI system trained on data nobody else holds, and a European court that has turned patents into market access. Whether or not the China IP Trade ends up beside the famous macro bets, SIM IP has already made it a position rather than a thesis.

    Contact

    Miss Investigate
    info@missinvestigate.com

  • XM Partner Code PY8GQ Launched By VistaForex

    New York City, United States, July 27th, 2026, FinanceWire

    XM Partner Code PY8GQ is now available through a new partnership with VistaForex, offering traders a compelling 100% deposit bonus along with additional promotional advantages designed to support successful trading journeys.

    This collaboration between VistaForex and XM brings together VistaForex’s commitment to providing high-value trading resources and XM’s established reputation as a global leader in forex and CFD brokerage. Traders registering with the exclusive XM Partner Code PY8GQ via the partnership link will gain access to boosted trading capital through the 100% deposit bonus, enabling them to amplify their market opportunities while benefiting from XM’s robust platform features, including advanced execution, educational resources, and risk management tools.

    The partnership underscores VistaForex’s dedication to partnering with top-tier brokers to deliver exceptional value to its community. By using XM Partner Code PY8GQ during account registration at the dedicated link, new clients can seamlessly unlock these benefits and experience XM’s comprehensive trading environment.

    Key Benefits of XM Partner Code PY8GQ through VistaForex:

    • 100% Deposit Bonus, effectively doubling initial trading capital.
    • Additional promotional perks such as no-deposit bonuses and high rebate structures on trading volume.
    • Access to XM’s multi-regulated, secure trading platforms with negative balance protection and 24/5 support.

    Traders are encouraged to visit the official partnership page to register and activate their benefits: https://vistaforex.com/xm-partner-code/.

    About VistaForex

    VistaForex is a premier resource hub for forex traders, offering expert insights, broker reviews, and exclusive promotional opportunities to help individuals navigate the financial markets with confidence and success.

    About XM

    XM is a leading global broker providing online trading services in forex, CFDs, and other financial instruments. With a focus on innovation, transparency, and client satisfaction, XM serves traders worldwide through reliable technology and competitive trading conditions.

    Contact

    Media Relations
    VistaForex
    media@vistaforex.com

  • XM Partner Code PY8GQ Launched By VistaForex

    New York City, United States, July 27th, 2026, FinanceWire

    XM Partner Code PY8GQ is now available through a new partnership with VistaForex, offering traders a compelling 100% deposit bonus along with additional promotional advantages designed to support successful trading journeys.

    This collaboration between VistaForex and XM brings together VistaForex’s commitment to providing high-value trading resources and XM’s established reputation as a global leader in forex and CFD brokerage. Traders registering with the exclusive XM Partner Code PY8GQ via the partnership link will gain access to boosted trading capital through the 100% deposit bonus, enabling them to amplify their market opportunities while benefiting from XM’s robust platform features, including advanced execution, educational resources, and risk management tools.

    The partnership underscores VistaForex’s dedication to partnering with top-tier brokers to deliver exceptional value to its community. By using XM Partner Code PY8GQ during account registration at the dedicated link, new clients can seamlessly unlock these benefits and experience XM’s comprehensive trading environment.

    Key Benefits of XM Partner Code PY8GQ through VistaForex:

    • 100% Deposit Bonus, effectively doubling initial trading capital.
    • Additional promotional perks such as no-deposit bonuses and high rebate structures on trading volume.
    • Access to XM’s multi-regulated, secure trading platforms with negative balance protection and 24/5 support.

    Traders are encouraged to visit the official partnership page to register and activate their benefits: https://vistaforex.com/xm-partner-code/.

    About VistaForex

    VistaForex is a premier resource hub for forex traders, offering expert insights, broker reviews, and exclusive promotional opportunities to help individuals navigate the financial markets with confidence and success.

    About XM

    XM is a leading global broker providing online trading services in forex, CFDs, and other financial instruments. With a focus on innovation, transparency, and client satisfaction, XM serves traders worldwide through reliable technology and competitive trading conditions.

    Contact

    Media Relations
    VistaForex
    media@vistaforex.com

  • K3 Capital Extends a Credit Facility to Galaxy through Accountable’s Vault Infrastructure on Monad

    Dubai, United Arab Emirates, July 27th, 2026, FinanceWire

    Accountable today announced the launch of an onchain facility extending credit from K3 Capital to Galaxy, available on Monad to allocators through Accountable’s yield marketplace. The facility launches fully subscribed at $30 million in committed capital, with additional capacity to be opened as LPs complete onboarding in the coming weeks, targeting $100M in deposits. Denominated in AUSD, the facility is structured so that the deployment of capital to Galaxy, facility status, and interest activity remain independently verifiable onchain for the duration of the loan. 

    “With this vault, K3 Capital extends a structured credit line to Galaxy, fully deployed and verifiable onchain on Monad. Our Vault-as-a-Service gives operators like K3 the flexibility to configure credit products to their specific requirements, while the Data Verification Network provides independent, continuous proof of capital deployment and facility activity for the facility lifetime,” said Wojtek Pawlowski, Co-founder and CEO of Accountable.

    Allocators deposit AUSD into the vault; K3 manages LP supply; Galaxy borrows demand and blends different individual loans to improve overall liquidity for depositors. Accountable’s verification layer provides ongoing proof that capital has been deployed as described, that the facility status matches what is reported, and that interest is accruing and being distributed as scheduled. 

    K3 Capital’s Edge

    With ~$400M in assets under management, K3 Capital runs one of the largest delta-neutral DeFi funds in the market and ranks among the top asset managers & operators across lending platforms and vault infrastructure providers such as Midas, Euler and Accountable. Galaxy, an industry-leading name across digital asset markets, is committed to building the digital asset ecosystem. Credit markets are a core part of Galaxy’s Global Markets franchise and bringing credit trading onchain is an extension of its mission to evolve digital asset market infrastructure.

    “Traditional credit products run better on DeFi rails. DeFi composability allows users to derive further utility – whether it is locking their yield on Pendle or borrowing against their vault shares, there is always something to do.” said Kiril Nikolov, Founder of K3 Capital.

    What sets the facility apart

    The K3 x Galaxy Lending Vault is designed around four structural advantages that together define the product’s edge for institutional allocators:

    – Professional Liquidity Management: The vault pools liquidity and yield generation with predictable redemption horizons for LPs. Each loan carries a 90-day maturity and is rollable, with up to 30% of principal eligible for monthly redemption. Accountable’s verification layer provides continuous tracking of capital deployments to Galaxy, facility status and onchain transactions associated with the facility to validate their returns and use. 

    The Borrower is a Publicly Traded Company: Galaxy(Nasdaq: GLXY) is a publicly traded company subject to regulatory reporting obligations across more than a dozen U.S. and international regulators. The borrower in this facility is far from being an opaque counterparty but an institution with public financial disclosure, quarterly earnings, and audit obligations built into how it operates. Galaxy’s public filings demonstrate total equity of $2.8 billion and cash and stablecoin holdings of $2.6 billion as of March 31, 2026. Accountable’s infrastructure complements Galaxy’s existing reporting framework by providing allocators with zero-knowledge cryptographic proof of the vault’s underlying data and loan health, without exposing proprietary trading strategies or sensitive counterparty data. This is the first time an onchain credit facility of this kind has been extended to a borrower with this regulatory and disclosure profile.

    – Native DeFi Composability: Liquidity tokens representing vault positions are fully composable across DeFi protocols on Monad. Allocators can port their positions into protocols such as Pendle for principal/yield splitting and fixed-yield hedging, as well as secondary lending markets. By combining these different primitives, vault depositors can improve not only their returns but also the liquidity, predictability and overall flexibility of their assets. 

    Institutional Distribution on DeFi rails: Built on Monad’s high-throughput settlement layer and denominated in Agora’s AUSD, the facility benefits from deep liquidity, institutional on/off-ramps, and broad distribution across the Monad ecosystem. AUSD’s cumulative transfer volume exceeds $73 billion to date.

    The vault is built on Vault-as-a-Service, Accountable’s framework for deploying onchain capital products with verification embedded from day one, and is listed on YieldApp, Accountable’s marketplace for verifiable yield.

    Depositors can confirm that AUSD has been deployed to Galaxy, independently verify the size and status of the outstanding facility, and follow interest accruals and repayments as they occur.

    Accountable has been operating verification infrastructure since 2024, with institutional clients spanning market making, stablecoin reserves, tokenized vaults, and onchain credit, including Galaxy, Keyrock, RockawayX, and Valos. The K3 facility represents a structured credit arrangement between two named institutional counterparties, deployed onchain with continuous, independent verification of capital flows. It arrives as institutional allocators increasingly require continuous visibility into the positions they are underwriting, and as onchain infrastructure matures to meet that standard.

    About K3 Capital

    K3 Capital is a BVI-registered investment fund and a spin-off from one of the largest centralized lenders and asset managers in the digital-asset space. Since launching in 2021, the team has operated under a strict delta-neutral mandate, managing a nine-figure portfolio across multiple market regimes and liquidity conditions: from being among the earliest and largest liquidity providers on Curve and Lido during the heights of DeFi Summer to navigating the Terra Luna and FTX collapses, and the Stream Finance incident more recently. K3 Capital is among the few teams in the industry with a multi-year operating history without a single material technical or economic loss from exploits. https://www.k3.capital/

    About Galaxy

    Galaxy Inc. (Nasdaq: GLXY) is a global leader in digital assets and data center infrastructure, delivering solutions that accelerate progress in finance and artificial intelligence. Our digital assets platform offers institutional access to trading, advisory, asset management, staking, self-custody, and tokenization technology. In addition, we develop and operate cutting-edge data center infrastructure to power AI and HPC workloads. Our 1.6 GW Helios campus in Texas positions Galaxy among the largest and fastest-growing data center developers in North America. The Company is headquartered in New York City, with offices across North America, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia. Additional information about Galaxy’s businesses and products is available on www.galaxy.com.

    About Accountable

    Accountable is the new standard for real-time financial verification that allows institutions to prove assets and liabilities privately. Built for both traditional and crypto-native markets, the platform enables counterparties to demonstrate financial health without exposing sensitive details like API keys, wallet addresses or trading strategies. At its core is the Data Verification Network (DVN), a privacy-preserving system that powers real-time proof of both onchain and offchain activity. On top of DVN, Accountable offers Vault-as-a-Service, a framework for structuring and managing capital onchain, and YieldApp, the first marketplace built on DVN, surfacing verifiable yield opportunities. Learn more at https://www.accountable.capital/

    About Monad

    Monad is a high-performance, institutional-grade Layer 1 blockchain purpose-built to power the financial layer of the internet. Fully EVM-compatible, Monad delivers 10,000 TPS, 400ms block times, 800ms finality, and near-zero fees, without requiring specialised hardware. The network runs on consumer-grade machines, supporting accessible participation and decentralized network operation: over 200 independently operated validators across 30+ countries and 55+ cities secure the chain today.

    About Agora

    Agora is a stablecoin issuer and infrastructure platform building the monetary network for global settlement. Agora issues AUSD, an institutional-grade, fully backed U.S. dollar stablecoin built for financial products, fintechs, and applications. Agora provides the platform for treasury management, settlement, and cross-border flows.

    Disclaimer

    This press release is provided for informational purposes only. It does not constitute investment, legal, tax, or accounting advice. Nothing herein constitutes an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any securities or investment products in any jurisdiction. Any participation is subject to definitive documentation and applicable law.

    Digital asset credit arrangements involve substantial risk and may not be suitable for all parties. Risks include, without limitation, borrower and counterparty credit risk, collateral volatility and potential shortfalls, liquidity risk, and risks arising from the use of blockchain networks and smart contracts. You may lose some or all of the allocated assets and there is no guarantee of principal protection.

    Any interest or economic terms are indicative only and not guaranteed. Fees, expenses, losses, and enforcement costs may reduce or eliminate interest and/or principal.

    Availability is subject to eligibility requirements and jurisdictional restrictions. The regulatory status of digital asset products is evolving and may vary by jurisdiction. Any participants should consult their advisers before entering into any transaction.

    Contact

    Head of Marketing
    Victoria Krapivina
    Accountable
    victoria@accountable.capital

  • K3 Capital Extends a Credit Facility to Galaxy through Accountable’s Vault Infrastructure on Monad

    Dubai, United Arab Emirates, July 27th, 2026, FinanceWire

    Accountable today announced the launch of an onchain facility extending credit from K3 Capital to Galaxy, available on Monad to allocators through Accountable’s yield marketplace. The facility launches fully subscribed at $30 million in committed capital, with additional capacity to be opened as LPs complete onboarding in the coming weeks, targeting $100M in deposits. Denominated in AUSD, the facility is structured so that the deployment of capital to Galaxy, facility status, and interest activity remain independently verifiable onchain for the duration of the loan. 

    “With this vault, K3 Capital extends a structured credit line to Galaxy, fully deployed and verifiable onchain on Monad. Our Vault-as-a-Service gives operators like K3 the flexibility to configure credit products to their specific requirements, while the Data Verification Network provides independent, continuous proof of capital deployment and facility activity for the facility lifetime,” said Wojtek Pawlowski, Co-founder and CEO of Accountable.

    Allocators deposit AUSD into the vault; K3 manages LP supply; Galaxy borrows demand and blends different individual loans to improve overall liquidity for depositors. Accountable’s verification layer provides ongoing proof that capital has been deployed as described, that the facility status matches what is reported, and that interest is accruing and being distributed as scheduled. 

    K3 Capital’s Edge

    With ~$400M in assets under management, K3 Capital runs one of the largest delta-neutral DeFi funds in the market and ranks among the top asset managers & operators across lending platforms and vault infrastructure providers such as Midas, Euler and Accountable. Galaxy, an industry-leading name across digital asset markets, is committed to building the digital asset ecosystem. Credit markets are a core part of Galaxy’s Global Markets franchise and bringing credit trading onchain is an extension of its mission to evolve digital asset market infrastructure.

    “Traditional credit products run better on DeFi rails. DeFi composability allows users to derive further utility – whether it is locking their yield on Pendle or borrowing against their vault shares, there is always something to do.” said Kiril Nikolov, Founder of K3 Capital.

    What sets the facility apart

    The K3 x Galaxy Lending Vault is designed around four structural advantages that together define the product’s edge for institutional allocators:

    – Professional Liquidity Management: The vault pools liquidity and yield generation with predictable redemption horizons for LPs. Each loan carries a 90-day maturity and is rollable, with up to 30% of principal eligible for monthly redemption. Accountable’s verification layer provides continuous tracking of capital deployments to Galaxy, facility status and onchain transactions associated with the facility to validate their returns and use. 

    The Borrower is a Publicly Traded Company: Galaxy(Nasdaq: GLXY) is a publicly traded company subject to regulatory reporting obligations across more than a dozen U.S. and international regulators. The borrower in this facility is far from being an opaque counterparty but an institution with public financial disclosure, quarterly earnings, and audit obligations built into how it operates. Galaxy’s public filings demonstrate total equity of $2.8 billion and cash and stablecoin holdings of $2.6 billion as of March 31, 2026. Accountable’s infrastructure complements Galaxy’s existing reporting framework by providing allocators with zero-knowledge cryptographic proof of the vault’s underlying data and loan health, without exposing proprietary trading strategies or sensitive counterparty data. This is the first time an onchain credit facility of this kind has been extended to a borrower with this regulatory and disclosure profile.

    – Native DeFi Composability: Liquidity tokens representing vault positions are fully composable across DeFi protocols on Monad. Allocators can port their positions into protocols such as Pendle for principal/yield splitting and fixed-yield hedging, as well as secondary lending markets. By combining these different primitives, vault depositors can improve not only their returns but also the liquidity, predictability and overall flexibility of their assets. 

    Institutional Distribution on DeFi rails: Built on Monad’s high-throughput settlement layer and denominated in Agora’s AUSD, the facility benefits from deep liquidity, institutional on/off-ramps, and broad distribution across the Monad ecosystem. AUSD’s cumulative transfer volume exceeds $73 billion to date.

    The vault is built on Vault-as-a-Service, Accountable’s framework for deploying onchain capital products with verification embedded from day one, and is listed on YieldApp, Accountable’s marketplace for verifiable yield.

    Depositors can confirm that AUSD has been deployed to Galaxy, independently verify the size and status of the outstanding facility, and follow interest accruals and repayments as they occur.

    Accountable has been operating verification infrastructure since 2024, with institutional clients spanning market making, stablecoin reserves, tokenized vaults, and onchain credit, including Galaxy, Keyrock, RockawayX, and Valos. The K3 facility represents a structured credit arrangement between two named institutional counterparties, deployed onchain with continuous, independent verification of capital flows. It arrives as institutional allocators increasingly require continuous visibility into the positions they are underwriting, and as onchain infrastructure matures to meet that standard.

    About K3 Capital

    K3 Capital is a BVI-registered investment fund and a spin-off from one of the largest centralized lenders and asset managers in the digital-asset space. Since launching in 2021, the team has operated under a strict delta-neutral mandate, managing a nine-figure portfolio across multiple market regimes and liquidity conditions: from being among the earliest and largest liquidity providers on Curve and Lido during the heights of DeFi Summer to navigating the Terra Luna and FTX collapses, and the Stream Finance incident more recently. K3 Capital is among the few teams in the industry with a multi-year operating history without a single material technical or economic loss from exploits. https://www.k3.capital/

    About Galaxy

    Galaxy Inc. (Nasdaq: GLXY) is a global leader in digital assets and data center infrastructure, delivering solutions that accelerate progress in finance and artificial intelligence. Our digital assets platform offers institutional access to trading, advisory, asset management, staking, self-custody, and tokenization technology. In addition, we develop and operate cutting-edge data center infrastructure to power AI and HPC workloads. Our 1.6 GW Helios campus in Texas positions Galaxy among the largest and fastest-growing data center developers in North America. The Company is headquartered in New York City, with offices across North America, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia. Additional information about Galaxy’s businesses and products is available on www.galaxy.com.

    About Accountable

    Accountable is the new standard for real-time financial verification that allows institutions to prove assets and liabilities privately. Built for both traditional and crypto-native markets, the platform enables counterparties to demonstrate financial health without exposing sensitive details like API keys, wallet addresses or trading strategies. At its core is the Data Verification Network (DVN), a privacy-preserving system that powers real-time proof of both onchain and offchain activity. On top of DVN, Accountable offers Vault-as-a-Service, a framework for structuring and managing capital onchain, and YieldApp, the first marketplace built on DVN, surfacing verifiable yield opportunities. Learn more at https://www.accountable.capital/

    About Monad

    Monad is a high-performance, institutional-grade Layer 1 blockchain purpose-built to power the financial layer of the internet. Fully EVM-compatible, Monad delivers 10,000 TPS, 400ms block times, 800ms finality, and near-zero fees, without requiring specialised hardware. The network runs on consumer-grade machines, supporting accessible participation and decentralized network operation: over 200 independently operated validators across 30+ countries and 55+ cities secure the chain today.

    About Agora

    Agora is a stablecoin issuer and infrastructure platform building the monetary network for global settlement. Agora issues AUSD, an institutional-grade, fully backed U.S. dollar stablecoin built for financial products, fintechs, and applications. Agora provides the platform for treasury management, settlement, and cross-border flows.

    Disclaimer

    This press release is provided for informational purposes only. It does not constitute investment, legal, tax, or accounting advice. Nothing herein constitutes an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any securities or investment products in any jurisdiction. Any participation is subject to definitive documentation and applicable law.

    Digital asset credit arrangements involve substantial risk and may not be suitable for all parties. Risks include, without limitation, borrower and counterparty credit risk, collateral volatility and potential shortfalls, liquidity risk, and risks arising from the use of blockchain networks and smart contracts. You may lose some or all of the allocated assets and there is no guarantee of principal protection.

    Any interest or economic terms are indicative only and not guaranteed. Fees, expenses, losses, and enforcement costs may reduce or eliminate interest and/or principal.

    Availability is subject to eligibility requirements and jurisdictional restrictions. The regulatory status of digital asset products is evolving and may vary by jurisdiction. Any participants should consult their advisers before entering into any transaction.

    Contact

    Head of Marketing
    Victoria Krapivina
    Accountable
    victoria@accountable.capital

  • Virtuix Poised for Growth After Meta Launch: Omni One for Quest Drives Consumer and Commercial Demand

    New York, United States, July 27th, 2026, FinanceWire

    Virtuix Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: VTIX) is entering a new growth chapter following the launch of Omni One for Quest in collaboration with Meta. While the company will review its upcoming Q1 fiscal 2027 results on August 13, investors’ focus centers on the long-term commercial momentum sparked by this strategic product launch.

    A Consumer Catalyst

    The Omni One for Quest brings Virtuix’s full-body locomotion technology to Meta’s massive XR user base. With over 20 million headsets sold, Meta’s platform serves as the primary mainstream gateway for virtual reality, and integrating Omni One promises to convert casual users into deeply engaged participants.

    For consumers, the value proposition is straightforward: an accessible, room-scale 360-degree treadmill that heightens immersion for gaming, fitness, and social XR without complex setup hurdles. Pre-launch demonstrations highlighted intuitive assembly and a growing content pipeline, reducing buyer hesitation and positioning Omni One as an immediate top-line catalyst.

    Expanding Beyond Consumer Gaming

    Beyond gaming, Omni One for Quest unlocks substantial commercial and institutional opportunities:

    ●  Fitness & Wellness: Full-body movement paired with gamified workouts creates new subscription opportunities and recurring software revenue.

    ●  Enterprise & Education: Combining Omni One hardware with Quest software enables cost-effective, repeatable simulation environments—from industrial safety drills to soft-skills training—without the overhead of custom VR rigs.

    ●  Defense & Healthcare: Defense clients are testing Omni One for scalable mission simulation with AI-driven analytics, while healthcare partners evaluate therapeutic applications where controlled motion tasks deliver clinical value.

    Strategic Leverage of Meta’s Ecosystem

    Partnering with Meta provides an ecosystem advantage far beyond branding. Virtuix gains direct access to Meta’s developer community, store distribution, and an estimated 6 million active users, initiating a virtuous growth cycle:

    1. Richer content drives hardware adoption.
    2. Increased hardware deployment incentivizes third-party development.
    3. Expanding libraries elevate user engagement and customer lifetime value.

    To handle anticipated demand, Virtuix has optimized manufacturing and streamlined supply chain logistics to handle production of up to 3,000 units a month, resulting in an estimated $100 million in annual revenue potential.

    Outlook: A Foundational Inflection Point

    Management frames the Omni One for Quest launch not as a single-quarter boost, but as the foundation of a multi-segment growth strategy that is accelerating Virtuix’s sales momentum. If early adoption signals hold, bringing Omni One to Meta’s ecosystem could mark the defining inflection point for Virtuix’s next expansion phase.

    Contact

    Monica Brennan
    New To The Street
    support@newtothestreet.com

  • Sagtec Global CEO Highlights Strategic Progress in the First Half of 2026

    Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, July 23rd, 2026, FinanceWire

    Chairman and CEO Ng Chen Lok Shares How Sagtec Is Executing Its Long-Term Growth Strategy

    Sagtec Global Limited (NASDAQ: SAGT), a leading provider of AI-driven technology solutions across Southeast Asia, today released a first-half 2026 shareholder letter from Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Kevin Ng Chen Lok. The letter highlights the Company’s strategic progress, AI commercialization initiatives, and execution of its long-term growth strategy following a record fiscal year 2025.

    ​Letter to Shareholders from Ng Chen Lok, Chairman and CEO

    ​Fellow Shareholders,

    ​As we reach the midpoint of 2026, I am pleased to share the meaningful progress Sagtec has made in executing our long-term growth strategy. Following a record financial year in 2025, our focus has shifted from building a scalable foundation to accelerating commercialization, expanding our AI ecosystem, and strengthening our recurring revenue platform.

    ​Strong First-Half Performance

    ​Our record FY2025 performance delivered revenue of US19.1 million (49% YoY growth) and gross profit of US4.3 million (up 45%). Software subscription revenue continued to strengthen, with our Speed+ platform contributing 62% of total revenue.

    ​For the first half of 2026, based on preliminary unaudited estimates, the Company expects revenue of approximately US11.23 million and gross profit of approximately US3.12 million, demonstrating strong operational momentum across key initiatives.

    Expanding Our AI Platform

    ​Artificial intelligence remains at the core of Sagtec’s long-term growth strategy:

    • Sage AI: Launched our enterprise AI platform and secured a US$1.1 million enterprise deployment.
    • Sovereign AI Data Center: Announced the development of Malaysia’s Sovereign AI Data Center to provide secure computing infrastructure and support regional data sovereignty.
    • Halo AI POS System: Officially launched an AI-powered POS solution for chain retailers and multi-outlet restaurants, targeting approximately 10,000 subscribers by 2027 to generate US$1.0 million in annual recurring subscription revenue.

    ​Strategic Partnerships & Enterprise Pipeline

    ​A major H1 2026 milestone was our proposed acquisition of a majority stake in Malaya Heritage, a rapidly growing food and beverage operator, integrating Sagtec’s technology and digital payment ecosystem into consumer businesses. We also expanded our smart property ecosystem through strategic collaborations to embed AI and automation into future property developments.

    ​Beyond recurring software subscriptions, we continue to secure higher-value enterprise engagements through our subsidiary, CL Technologies (International) Sdn. Bhd., spanning AI implementation, cloud infrastructure, smart property tech, and data analytics.

    Disciplined Execution & Unlocking Shareholder Value

    ​During H1 2026, we secured additional project funding participation to support strategic expansion while maintaining disciplined capital allocation.

    ​To maximize long-term shareholder value, Sagtec is currently working with advisers to evaluate the potential spin-off and separate independent listing of its subsidiary, CL Technologies (International) Sdn. Bhd. A potential spin-off could provide greater strategic flexibility and enhanced access to growth capital for both entities.

    ​Looking Ahead

    ​As we enter the second half of 2026, Sagtec continues its evolution from a regional software provider into an integrated AI technology platform. On behalf of the Board of Directors, I thank our employees, partners, and shareholders for their trust and continued support.

    ​Sincerely,

    Ng Chen Lok

    Chairman, CEO and Executive Director, Sagtec Global Limited

    ​About Sagtec Global Limited

    ​Sagtec Global Limited (NASDAQ: SAGT) is a Nasdaq-listed technology solutions specialist headquartered in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The company provides customizable enterprise software solutions, AI-powered technologies, and digital transformation services—including its Speed+ smart ordering system and AI-driven SaaS platforms—serving over 12,000 clients across Malaysia, Southeast Asia, and the Middle East. For more information, users can www.sagtec-global.com.

    ​Forward-Looking Statements

    ​This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements involve known and unknown risks regarding planned platform launches, revenue targets, data center development, and potential corporate spin-offs. Actual results may differ materially due to market adoption, competition, and regulatory changes. The Company undertakes no obligation to update forward-looking statements except as required by law.

    Contact

    Admin
    WMEDIA
    admin@wmedia.my

  • Introducing Permissioned Pools on Uniswap v4

    New York, USA, July 23rd, 2026, FinanceWire

    Uniswap Labs today announced Permissioned Pools, a new hook standard for Uniswap v4 that enables permissioned asset trading through Automated Market Makers (AMMs) with compliance enforced directly onchain.

    Permissioned Pools were built in collaboration with leading teams bringing regulated assets onchain. Launch partners include Superstate, Securitize, and Dowgo: part of a growing set of issuers and platforms seeking compliant access to onchain markets for tokenized funds, securities, equities, and other permissioned assets. 

    Bringing permissioned assets to AMMs

    The tokenized asset market is estimated to reach $11 trillion by 2030. As more regulated assets move onchain, issuers need infrastructure that can enforce each asset’s compliance rules. Uniswap Permissioned Pools are the first generalized, open source, institutional-grade standard for trading regulated assets on an AMM. Instead of relying on a frontend gate or an offchain compliance check, the pool itself verifies whether a wallet is approved before a swap or liquidity action can go through. The issuer keeps control of the allowlist, while approved users can access onchain trading and settle through Uniswap v4.

    For issuers, this opens a path to AMM liquidity and DeFi composability without giving up required controls. For approved investors, it means direct onchain trading for assets that previously couldn’t trade on an AMM at all. 

    How Permissioned Pools work

    Permissioned Pools use Uniswap v4 hooks to extend the functionality of a regular pool without breaking the security and interoperability guarantees of the protocol. The particular hook implements logic that checks an issuer-managed allowlist on every swap, verifies allowlist status before a user mints an LP position, and provides support for the administration controls permissioned assets require. These checks happen at the protocol level, not on the frontend.

    Behind the scenes, the design uses Uniswap v4 virtual accounting to perform all exchange calculations remotely while permissioned assets remain held in a permissioned contract. You can learn more about this mechanism in the docs.

    Uniswap powers tokenized value

    Permissioned Pools bring a new standard for compliant trading, while the protocol itself stays permissionless. Developers and asset issuers can choose the approach that fits: deploy pools and build on v4 permissionlessly, or deploy a permissioned pool for a specific asset.

    Tokenization’s next phase needs standardized market infrastructure that can handle compliance requirements, without compromising permissionless access. Permissioned Pools are the result of deep collaboration between the teams defining the standard, the teams building the compliance layer beneath it, and the issuers and assets putting it to use.

    Superstate, an early design partner, helped shape the Permissioned Pool standard for tokenized equities and funds. Uniswap Labs and Securitize collaborated early on to ensure DS Protocol-issued tokens could trade compliantly onchain, laying the groundwork that Permissioned Pools now extends. Dowgo contributed the ERC-3643 integration for Permissioned Pools, and will use the standard once they receive DLT TSS authorization under the EU’s DLT Pilot Regime.

    With these institutions already building on the hook, Permissioned Pools lay the groundwork for the next generation of value coming onchain.

    Get started

    For more information, visit the developer docs, or contact the Uniswap Labs team.

    About Uniswap

    Uniswap is the largest decentralized trading venue, having processed over $4.5T in volume with zero hacks. It is trusted by institutions like BlackRock, Fidelity, and Anchorage. Uniswap Labs is a core contributor to the Uniswap Protocol and builds products that make it easy to access and build on Uniswap including the Uniswap Web App, Wallet, and Trading API.

    For more information, please visit:

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    About Superstate

    Superstate partners with issuers to bring securities onchain, enabling access to new investor capital and modern financial markets. Through Opening Bell, Superstate partners with companies issuing tokenized equity. Through FundOS, it serves asset managers launching tokenized funds. Both platforms support compliant issuance, record keeping, direct investor registration, and onchain market integration via their SEC-registered transfer agency infrastructure. Superstate’s flagship funds USTB (now the Invesco Short Duration US Government Securities Fund) and USCC (now the Bitwise Crypto Carry Fund) validated this infrastructure at institutional scale before transitioning to leading asset managers on FundOS. Learn more at superstate.com.

    About Securitize

    Securitize, the world’s leader in tokenizing real-world assets with $5B+ AUM (as of July 2026), is bringing the world onchain through tokenized funds in partnership with top-tier asset managers, such as Apollo, BlackRock, BNY, Hamilton Lane, KKR, VanEck and others. In the U.S., Securitize operates through its affiliates, including Securitize Markets, LLC, an SEC-registered broker-dealer and member FINRA/SIPC that operates an SEC-regulated Alternative Trading System (ATS); Securitize Transfer Agent, LLC, an SEC-registered transfer agent; Securitize Capital, LLC, which has applied for SEC registration as an investment adviser and files as an exempt reporting adviser pending effectiveness; and Securitize Fund Services, LLC, which provides fund administration services. In Europe, Securitize operates through its affiliate Securitize Europe Brokerage and Markets, S.A., which is fully authorized as an Investment Firm and operates a Trading & Settlement System (TSS) under the EU DLT Pilot Regime, making Securitize Corp. currently the only company, based on its existing U.S. and EU regulatory authorizations, licensed to operate regulated digital-securities infrastructure across both the U.S. and EU. Securitize has also been recognized as a 2026 Forbes Top 50 Fintech company.

    For more information, please visit:

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    About Dowgo

    Dowgo is building a European regulated marketplace where shares, bonds and fund units are issued, traded and settled in tokenized form. Developed as a DLT Trading and Settlement System under the EU DLT Pilot Regime (EU 2022/858), for which its authorization is currently under review by the French authorities, its venue will enable issuers to raise capital and access a regulated secondary market operating 24/7, giving banks, brokers and professional investors direct access to on-chain markets. Securities are issued natively as ERC-3643 permissioned tokens on public Ethereum, meaning the tokens are the securities themselves rather than representations of assets held elsewhere, and settle instantly through atomic delivery-versus-payment in MiCA-compliant e-money tokens. Dowgo operates the market and never holds client assets or keys.

    Contact

    Bridgett Frey
    Uniswap Labs
    media@uniswap.org

  • FX Junction Releases Research on the Role of Social Media Presence in Stock Intrinsic Value

    Fomboni, Comoros Union, July 23rd, 2026, FinanceWire

    New analysis finds that for a growing class of “social-media-native” equities, the communication channel itself — not just the information it carries — is shaping how the market prices the asset

    FX Junction has released the findings of a new study examining the relationship between companies’ social media presence and stock valuation. Conducted by analysts at the global copy-trading platform, the research examines the intrinsic value that a range of stocks derive from the social media presence of the underlying companies and brands. The study concludes that social media has evolved from a neutral conduit for market information into an active driver of valuation, reflecting a broader shift in how digital platforms influence market perceptions.

    For half a century, the models underpinning finance treated communication as a fixed background: a pipe through which information flowed toward prices that already existed. FX Junction’s research suggests that assumption no longer holds. The pipe, the analysis concludes, has a shape of its own — and that shape bends value toward itself. For a specific set of companies, being native to the medium — shareable, memorable, tribal — has become a measurable component of how the market prices them.

    Major Findings

    • A structural premium for “social-media-native” equities. The assets most amplified by online enthusiasm are overwhelmingly technology and platform names — Tesla, Nvidia, GameStop, AMC, Palantir and a rotating cast of crypto tokens. These are the businesses most legible to a medium built by and for the digitally fluent; a steady-cash-flow pipeline operator has no meme, while a chipmaker riding an AI narrative has a thousand.
    • Value can be manufactured by the medium alone. In January 2021, a two-word endorsement (“Use Signal”) sent retail traders into shares of Signal Advance — a tiny, entirely unrelated electronics company that merely shared a name — which rose more than 5,000% before the error was corrected. Value was created not by information but by the pattern-matching reflexes the medium trains into its users.
    • Founder-led social feeds now move billions. Tesla’s valuation has long floated above conventional auto-industry metrics, sustained by investor communication run through a social feed and a shareholder base that treats the stock as an identity. Dogecoin, a cryptocurrency created as a joke, rose and fell for years on single posts alone.
    • The medium keeps selecting for itself. When Reddit went public in 2024, the forum that powered the meme-stock era became a meme stock in turn; Trump Media traded at valuations explicable only as community and belonging priced in dollars.

    Implications For Traders

    FX Junction’s analysts conclude that valuation analysis increasingly requires a second question alongside the traditional one: not only what a company is worth, but whether it photographs well on the medium that now sets its price. The two are not the same question, and treating them as one is a common route to losses. The firm notes that this dynamic raises both opportunity and volatility risk, and reinforces the value of following verified, experienced traders through disciplined risk management rather than chasing social-media momentum unaided.

    The investment and trading platform FX Junction has surpassed 40,000 users, placing it among the world’s leading social trading networks. In the area of CFDs and forex, FX Junction had already established itself as one of the global leaders among social platforms for traders.

    About FX Junction

    FX Junction was founded in 2011. The company’s launch was supported by a Swiss investor through the parent company Pine Group SA, alongside U.S. executive Ryan Novak.

    The platform has established itself as a successful social network for online trading, enabling members to connect with other traders to exchange ideas, strategies, and additional information related to the financial markets. By linking their MetaTrader accounts, members can analyze their trading activity using a wide range of performance statistics and follow each other’s positions. They can also use the AutoCopy system to replicate trades from verified signal providers in real time.

    For more information about the company, users can visit: https://www.fxjunction.com

    Contact

    Team of analysts
    FX Junction
    support@fxjunction.com

  • STARTRADER Launches SKHY as SK Hynix Makes US Market Debut

    Dubai, UAE, July 23rd, 2026, FinanceWire

    SKHY gives clients direct exposure to a key supplier of high-bandwidth memory at the heart of the AI acceleration market.

    STARTRADER today announced the launch of SK Hynix Inc. (SKHY) as a US Stock CFD on its trading platform, available from July 22, 2026. Moving swiftly following SK Hynix’s recent US listing, which raised approximately $26.5 billion, STARTRADER is ensuring clients can engage with this name at the earliest opportunity.

    This is precisely the type of occasion STARTRADER builds its product strategy around. As significant names enter the US market and begin drawing institutional attention, STARTRADER moves decisively to ensure clients have access when it carries the most relevance. For a company of SK Hynix’s standing in the AI memory supply chain, its US debut represents exactly that kind of opportunity.

    The decision reflects a product philosophy centred on anticipation. As the boundary between global and US-listed equities continues to narrow, STARTRADER intends to remain consistently at that intersection, connecting clients to names the global investment community is beginning to follow closely and providing the access needed to engage with both confidence and context.

    “Clients who follow the AI infrastructure story understand that the opportunity runs through the entire supply chain, including the memory and bandwidth that make large-scale AI possible. SK Hynix’s arrival on the US market made this the right moment to act, and acting early on behalf of our clients is exactly what we intend to keep doing.” said Peter Karsten, Chief Executive Officer, STARTRADER

    SKHY marks the latest addition in a product offering designed to keep clients directly connected to the names and sectors defining the next phase of global market development, with the breadth and precision to engage with structural investment themes as they take shape.

    Trading CFDs involves a significant risk of loss and may not be suitable for all investors. Please ensure you fully understand the risks before trading.

    About STARTRADER

    STARTRADER is a global multi-asset broker empowering retail and institutional partners to access global markets through a range of platforms, including MetaTrader, STAR-APP, and STAR-COPY. Regulated infive jurisdictions (CMA, ASIC, FSCA, FSA, and FSC), STARTRADER combines strong governance with a client-first approach, serving both retail clients and partners with a commitment to transparency, reliability, and long-term growth.

    Contact

    Janna Magabilen
    STARTRADER
    Janna.magabilen@startrader.com