Monetary Metals Partners with ORO Labs 2716

Monetary Metals is pleased to announce a partnership with ORO Labs. ORO has created the first yield-bearing blockchain gold token, providing a new distribution channel for Monetary Metals.

While most gold tokens simply provide custody, ORO has developed something more valuable: a token that enables savers to earn a yield on gold.

“We’re proud to be working with Monetary Metals, the creators of the precious metals fixed income category,” said Dubai-based ORO CEO Usman Saleem. “Their Gold Yield Marketplace platform connects our token with real-world gold financing flows,” he added. “Together we’ve transformed gold from a passive holding into a yield-bearing blockchain asset.”

Top Solana engineers and business leaders helped design ORO’s architecture to support compliance, legal clarity, and integration with gold markets. ORO leverages Solana’s high transaction throughput and low fee structure to attain massive scale.

“We are impressed by ORO’s focus on composability, and by their sustainable tokenomics,” said Monetary Metals Dubai Manager Mark Pey. He added, “The crypto industry is shifting its focus to Real World Assets (RWA). With this partnership we’ve created an even more powerful category: Real World Productive Assets (RWPA).”

The ORO gold token is currently in an invite-only private beta phase with institutional and other participants. It will be open to the public in Q3, 2025.

About Monetary Metals

Monetary Metals is Unlocking the Productivity of Gold by offering a Yield on Gold, Paid in Gold to investors, and Gold Financing, Simplified to gold-using businesses (mints, miners, refiners, jewelers, etc.). Since 2016, individuals and institutions around the world have been earning interest in gold and silver every month through their Gold Yield Marketplace. For more information, visit www.monetary-metals.com.

About ORO Labs

ORO is a U.A.E.-based technology company that is building modern financial infrastructure for gold. Its technology transforms vaulted gold into a programmable asset — enabling yield, liquidity, and integration across both traditional and emerging financial systems. For more information, visit https://orogold.app/

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Ubyx, The Stablecoin Clearing System Enabling Bank & Fintech Off-Ramps, Announces $10M Seed Led by Galaxy Ventures 145

Ubyx is founded by 30-Year Payments Veteran to Build Global Stablecoin Acceptance Network

Ubyx, the stablecoin clearing system that enables regulated banks and fintechs to redeem stablecoins at face value, today announced its $10M seed round led by Galaxy Ventures with participation from Coinbase Ventures, Founders Fund, VanEck, Mirana Ventures, LayerZero, Paxos, Boku, Payoneer, and Monerium.

Ubyx is designed to deliver stablecoin ubiquity, meaning global acceptance of many stablecoins. Participating issuers include: Paxos, Ripple, Agora, Transfero, Monerium, GMO Trust, BiLira, Juno (a Bitso company), Brale, Minteo, Tokenised GBP, Avenia, Agant, AllUnity, and Eurodollar.

The stablecoin market structure today has barriers to mass adoption. The paradigm of on/off-ramping into/out of the crypto world is a bottleneck for users. Each stablecoin issuer has to build their own distribution network, at great cost. Corporates and banks cannot currently hold stablecoins on their balance sheets as cash equivalents.

Ubyx addresses these issues and expands the market by providing a clearing system for stablecoins, connecting multiple issuers with multiple receiving institutions, allowing redemption of stablecoins for fiat at par value into existing bank and fintech accounts.

By solving market fragmentation, standardising redemption to support cash-equivalent accounting treatment, and aligning economic incentives, Ubyx will usher in the stablecoin epoch, as described in the recently published whitepaper.

Ubyx Key Features:

  • Global acceptance: Issuers access a mutual redemption network with a common rulebook.
  • Cash equivalence and singleness of money: Stablecoins can be deposited at par value.
  • Promotes regulated off-ramps: Redemption through regulated channels with AML, KYC, fraud, and sanctions screening.
  • Extends trusted relationships: Banks and fintechs establish a foothold in digital assets.

“Stablecoins become ubiquitous when there is a shared acceptance network, just like cards. Traditional banks and fintechs should provide wallets to accept a wide range of regulated stablecoins on many public-permissionless blockchains.” said Mike Giampapa, General Partner of Galaxy Ventures.

Shan Aggarwal, Vice President of Corporate and Business Development at Coinbase Ventures said, “Just like the internet changed how we communicate, stablecoins on public networks will change how we pay. Ubyx is a critical piece of the stack that will help make stablecoin acceptance universal.”

Bridget Harris, Associate at Founders Fund said, “As regulation solidifies and stablecoins proliferate, a clearing system is needed to make all of these assets interoperable and fungible. We’re proud to be backing Ubyx as they build the infrastructure to make stablecoins accepted globally.”

Ubyx Founder and CEO, Tony McLaughlin said, “Ubyx represents the coming of age of stablecoins as the industry self-organises to deliver stablecoin ubiquity. Ubyx enables a pluralistic market structure with multiple issuers, multiple blockchains and multiple currencies in a global, interoperable network. The future of payments is stablecoin native.”

Ubyx facilitates widespread TradFi adoption of public blockchain infrastructure, and will support multiple chains including: Aptos, Arbitrum, Avalanche, Base, Canton, Concordium, Hedera, Polygon, Solana, Starknet, Stellar, Sui, XDC, XRP Ledger, and ZKsync.

Scaling partners will provide TradFi players with wallets, blockchain analytics and other technology enablers. Launch partners include: Axelar, BitGo, Chainalysis, Chavanette Advisors, Copper, Dfns, Digital Asset, Fireblocks, GK8 by Galaxy, IntellectEU, Kaleido, LayerZero, Silence Labs, Taurus, TRM Labs, Utila, Zodia Custody, and Zuehlke.

Live operation is planned for Q4 2025, with currency expansion and progressive decentralization of governance and technology to follow. The Ubyx Association is open to industry participants, regulators, and other stakeholders to form stablecoin strategies, connect with partners, and prepare for the stablecoin epoch.

About Ubyx

Ubyx was founded to facilitate stablecoin ubiquity, connecting multiple issuers with multiple receiving institutions in a common settlement environment that allows redemption of stablecoins at par value and supports the singleness of money.

For more information, please visit https://www.ubyx.xyz

BigID Introduces First Data-Driven Assessment for AI Governance and Third-Party AI Use 178

New capability gives organizations visibility into third-party AI use, data exposure, and governance gaps across their vendor ecosystem.

BigID, the leader in data security, privacy, compliance, and AI data management, today announced the launch of Vendor AI Assessment, the first solution of its kind designed to help organizations identify, evaluate, and manage the risks introduced by third-party AI usage.

As vendors race to embed GenAI, large language models (LLMs), and autonomous agents into their products, organizations are left in the dark about how AI is being used – and what risks it introduces to their data, privacy, and compliance. Today, BigID becomes the first company in security or privacy to launch a dedicated, data-driven assessment solution focused specifically on vendor AI use.

Expanding on its leading capabilities in vendor management and third-party risk, BigID now enables organizations to assess not just who they do business with, but how those vendors are using AI and what impact that AI has on sensitive data. Unlike traditional governance tools that rely on static surveys, BigID discovers deployed models, maps them to the data they access, and provides actionable risk intelligence across AI usage, exposure, explainability, and regulatory readiness.

For the first time, security, privacy, and legal teams can hold vendors accountable for AI transparency, ensuring they understand whether vendor AI is trained on customer data, whether results can be trusted, and whether the risks are worth the rewards.

According to BigID’s 2025 AI Risk & Readiness Report, 64% of organizations lack visibility into AI risk exposure, and nearly half have no AI-specific security controls in place. These findings reveal a growing blind spot in enterprise governance: third-party AI use. While many organizations are still building internal AI oversight, BigID helps extend that visibility to a critical but often overlooked threat vector – vendor AI.

Key Takeaways:

  • Identify and reduce third-party AI risk before it impacts your business with the industry’s first solution to assess vendor AI use.
  • Uncover vendor AI usage, data access, and training practices to mitigate unwanted data exposure and improve governance.
  • Operationalize AI oversight with built-in workflows for risk scoring, documentation, and remediation.
  • Equip privacy, legal, security, and compliance teams to respond to AI-related regulatory demands, especially as 55% of organizations report being unprepared for emerging AI regulations.
  • Stay ahead of AI-driven third-party threats with continuous visibility, faster risk-based decisions, and defensible governance across your ecosystem.

“AI adoption is accelerating, but most organizations remain blind to how their vendors use AI on their data,” said Dimitri Sirota, CEO of BigID. “We built Vendor AI Assessment to help security, privacy, and legal teams uncover these blind spots, reduce exposure, and ensure responsible use of AI across their third-party ecosystem.”

“BigID continues to innovate with Vendor AI Assessment. Given the rapid integration of AI in vendor offerings, businesses must demand transparency and accountability,” said Dr. Edward Amoroso, CEO of TAG & Research Professor at NYU. “BigID’s Vendor AI Assessment provides a crucial tool for organizations to understand and mitigate the unique risks posed by third-party AI use.”

Read more at BigID.com/blog

About BigID

BigID empowers organizations to know their enterprise data and take action for data-centric security, privacy, compliance, AI innovation, and governance. Customers deploy BigID to proactively discover, manage, protect, and get more value from their regulated, sensitive, and personal data across their data landscape.

BigID has earned numerous accolades, including being highlighted as CRN’s top 100 security companies two years in a row in 2024 and 2023, a finalist in CRN’s 2024 Tech Innovator Awards, recognized as the most innovative security company of the year for its AI data security in the 2024 Globee Awards, and named as a “Market Leader Data Security Posture Management (DSPM)” in the 2023 Global InfoSec Awards. Additionally, BigID’s impressive growth earned it a spot on the 2024 Deloitte 500 for the fourth consecutive year, one of CNBC’s Top 25 Startups for the Enterprise, named to the Forbes Cloud 100, and recognized on the 2024 Inc. 5000 for the fourth consecutive year.

The New Yealink Era: Where Cutting-Edge AI Innovation Meets Committed Trust 295

Yealink, a global leader in unified communication and collaboration solutions, has officially unveiled its latest innovations at the “AI YOUR WORKSPACE” global launch event. The event introduced a comprehensive lineup of AI-powered solutions across Android, Windows, ProAV, and Personal Collaboration, reinforcing Yealink’s commitment to building secure, sustainable, and intelligent hybrid workplaces.

Backed by a 10-year strategic partnership with Microsoft and supported by key ecosystem partners Intel and Qualcomm, the event showcased Yealink’s vision of a future-ready collaboration platform. Following the launch, Yealink hosted innovative roadshows across the UK, Germany, the Netherlands, France, and Sweden, engaging with partners and customers to demonstrate its enhanced product ecosystem and trust-driven initiatives.

Innovation: A Full Product Lineup Upgrade with AI

Yealink’s next-generation MeetingBar A50 Android video bar addresses the growing needs of simplified video conferencing solutions for medium-to-large meeting spaces, where over 40% of all-in-one systems now deploy (Frost & Sullivan). Powered by the Qualcomm 8550 processor, it delivers 50% greater CPU performance and 10x AI processing power for real-time framing, tracking and voice pickup. The system features a triple-camera array for optimal visibility and integrates with Microsoft’s Device Ecosystem Platform (MDEP) to ensure enterprise-grade security in large-scale deployments.

Addressing today’s hybrid meeting challenges, Yealink’s 4th-gen MVC series delivers next-level AI intelligence to transform collaboration. The system solves persistent pain points – inconsistent participant framing, limited visibility, and disconnected workflows – through its advanced Intel Core Ultra 5-powered AI (34 TOPS performance). The adaptive multi-lens and multi-camera system ensures every attendee enjoys perfect visibility regardless of location, while Microsoft Copilot integration enables real-time meeting transcriptions, automated summaries and intelligent action items. From huddle rooms to large ProAV deployments, MVC’s superior processing power and deep AI integration create truly equitable, future-ready meeting experiences.

Yealink AV ONE transforms complex AV deployments with its all-in-one ecosystem. Gone are the days of juggling multiple vendors – AV ONE integrates premium audio, AVoIP processing, control systems and AI-optimized room design into a single solution. The system automatically generates topologies and configures devices in minutes rather than hours, while maintaining seamless Microsoft Teams Rooms compatibility. This centralized, IP-based approach delivers enterprise-grade AV that’s both powerfully intelligent and remarkably simple to design and deploy.

Yealink is revolutionizing personal workspaces with its new AI-enhanced device ecosystem. The sleek SIP T7 & T8 IP phones combine modern design with intelligent audio processing, advanced security, and eco-conscious materials. Complementing these are the UH4X wired headsets, WH6X noise-canceling wireless headsets, BH7X Bluetooth models, and SP9X speakerphones – together forming Yealink’s first complete AI-audio suite that supercharges productivity and optimizes AI collaboration tools.

From boardrooms to desktops, Yealink’s latest AI-powered innovations demonstrate its vision of a one-stop, intelligent, and seamlessly integrated collaboration ecosystem.

Trust: Enhanced Security and Sustainability

Security is the cornerstone of digital trust in today’s interconnected business landscape. Yealink establishes this vital trust with partners and users through its S.A.F.E.R. security framework, which provides:

  • Standards: Globally certified compliance (ISO/GDPR/NIS2/AI Act) for measurable protection
  • Accountability: Executive-led security governance making it a strategic priority
  • Future-proof Core: Application of advanced security technology, Secure by Design architecture with proactive threat prevention
  • Ethical Supply Chains: Rigorously vetted partners (Intel/Qualcomm) at every production stage
  • Reliability: Microsoft Azure-powered data localization ensuring regional compliance

SAFER provides organizations with an adaptive, enterprise-grade shield – enabling business innovation in our interconnected age. Stay SAFER with Yealink.

Sustainability drives Yealink at every level. Its annual ESG report—backed by top ratings such as EcoVadis and alignment with the UN Global Compact—highlights real impact: from intelligent energy-saving systems in meeting spaces to rooftop solar that generated 3.8 million kWh last year. Yealink’s new products are crafted with GRS-certified PCR materials and packaged in FSC-certified materials, significantly reducing the use of plastics and other non-sustainable components.

A New Yealink – Defined by Innovation and Trust

Through its roadshows, Yealink engaged with hundreds of partners, hosting in-depth panel discussions with system integrators, end-users, and industry leaders on topics such as AI adoption in the workplace, hybrid-era challenges, such as communication security, and emerging market trends and opportunities. “Innovate for Trust” is more than a slogan—it’s Yealink’s commitment to delivering secure, sustainable, and intelligent collaboration solutions while fostering long-term partnerships. Become part of Yealink’s growing global reseller community at Yealink.com.

About Yealink

Yealink is a global leader in video conferencing, voice communications, and collaboration solutions. With a presence in over 140 countries and regions, Yealink is recognized as a top-three video conferencing provider and leads the global market in SIP phone shipments.

For more information, visit https://www.yealink.com/en.

VivoPower and Flare Launch Definitive Strategic Partnership to Deploy US$100 Million in XRP for Institutional Yield 537

  • Marks first major execution of VivoPower’s new corporate strategy and significant validation of the XRP ecosystem’s utility for institutional treasury management
  • VivoPower is building a virtuous cycle—generating yield and using it to systematically increase its core XRP position, creating a perpetually compounding engine for shareholder value
  • VivoPower’s strategic transformation to an XRP-centric treasury is supported by a consortium of global shareholders, including His Royal Highness Prince Abdulaziz bin Turki bin Talal Al Saud of Saudi Arabia, reflecting a deep conviction in the long-term institutional role of the XRP asset
  • Flare Network is a $1.9bn coin market cap enterprise backed by Ripple Labs

VivoPower, a publicly traded company focused on an XRP-centric treasury strategy, today announced the launch of a definitive partnership with Flare to generate yield on its digital assets. The agreement initiates the deployment of VivoPower’s XRP holdings through a scalable framework, beginning with a benchmarked initial phase of US$100 million. This marks the first major execution of VivoPower’s new corporate strategy and a significant validation of the XRP ecosystem’s utility for institutional treasury management.

This definitive agreement marks a pivotal moment for institutional adoption within the rapidly expanding Flare ecosystem. The network has already demonstrated significant traction in the retail sector through partners like Uphold, a global digital asset platform serving over 10 million users with approximately US$7 billion in assets under reserve. VivoPower’s commitment now represents the crucial institutional validation of the ecosystem, establishing the first major treasury management use case on the network.

This partnership delivers the first institutional-scale validation of Flare’s FAssets system, establishing it as the essential programmable utility layer for the XRP ecosystem. The strategy is designed to be regenerative: VivoPower will generate yield via protocols on Flare, such as Firelight, and reinvest that income directly back into its core XRP holdings, creating a perpetually compounding and capital-efficient treasury.

Kevin Chin, Executive Chairman and CEO of VivoPower, said: “It’s no longer enough to simply hold XRP; the duty to our shareholders is to make it productive. This landmark partnership with Flare does precisely that—it puts our treasury to work. We are building a virtuous cycle: generating yield and using it to systematically increase our core XRP position, creating a perpetually compounding engine for shareholder value. Adopting Ripple’s RLUSD is a cornerstone of this strategy, providing the stability and compliance this next-generation treasury demands.”

Hugo Philion, Co-Founder of Flare, said: “While the XRP Ledger (XRPL) is the proven standard for settlement, a new layer of utility is required to unlock the full potential of digital assets. We engineered Flare as the blockchain for data to be that layer, with enshrined protocols to securely access information from other chains and the real world.

“Our FAssets system is a direct application of that core technology. It is more than just a bridge; it’s a gateway that allows institutions to bring assets like XRP into programmable DeFi environments to generate yield, all while retaining their fundamental security. What VivoPower is pioneering today is an open invitation for all institutions to build on this new utility layer.”

XRPFi: The Standard for Institutional-Grade Digital Finance

This partnership pioneers the XRPFi standard—a necessary evolution of DeFi engineered specifically for the demands of institutional treasury management. This model is defined by its focus on three core principles: sustainably generated yield, unwavering regulatory clarity, and asset-backed security.

Such a standard can only be built upon the unique strengths of the XRP asset and the proven history of its underlying ledger. For over a decade, the XRPL, launched by Ripple in 2012, has been tested and trusted as the backbone for enterprise-grade finance, making it the only logical foundation for the next generation of tokenized, real-world assets.

VivoPower’s selection of XRP as its core reserve asset was a strategic decision, predicated on its unique standing in the market. Among digital assets, XRP offers a level of regulatory clarity and proven efficiency that is essential for a public company’s treasury. This established track record, combined with its architecture’s suitability for tokenized real-world assets (RWAs), makes it the clear choice for a forward-looking financial strategy. To cement this ecosystem-first approach, VivoPower will hold Ripple’s forthcoming RLUSD stablecoin as its primary cash-equivalent reserve, ensuring stability and compliance across its entire digital treasury.

Flare: The Institutional-Grade Bridge for XRP Utility

VivoPower’s selection of Flare was the result of a rigorous evaluation of its technology, which serves as a secure, institutional-grade bridge for XRP to the DeFi ecosystem. Central to this is Flare’s FAssets system, a non-custodial protocol that enables XRP to be used in smart contract applications while preserving its native security model.

Flare’s broader ecosystem demonstrates significant readiness for institutional activity. Protocols essential to this strategy, such as the yield-generating Firelight protocol, are in place. The network’s ability to attract substantial liquidity has been recently demonstrated by the launch of the USDT0 stablecoin, which drove over US$90 million in new Total Value Locked (TVL). This robust infrastructure validates Flare’s role not as a replacement for the XRPL but as a complementary, programmable utility layer built to extend XRP’s reach into compliant, yield-generating finance.

Backed by Global Financial Leaders and XRP Ecosystem Veterans

VivoPower’s strategic transformation to an XRP-centric treasury is supported by a consortium of global shareholders, including His Royal Highness Prince Abdulaziz bin Turki bin Talal Al Saud of Saudi Arabia. This backing reflects a deep conviction in the long-term institutional role of the XRP asset.

Operationally, the strategy is guided by former senior leadership from Ripple in Asia, providing unparalleled ecosystem expertise. VivoPower will scale its engagement with Flare through targeted institutional partnerships and ecosystem activation programs.

This convergence of visionary strategy, significant financial backing, and deep industry expertise marks a new phase of maturity for the XRP ecosystem—one defined by product-market fit, compliant yield, and sustainable infrastructure.

About VivoPower

VivoPower International PLC is undergoing a strategic transformation into the world’s first XRP-focused digital asset enterprise. The Company’s new direction centers on the acquisition, management, and long-term holding of XRP digital assets as part of a diversified digital treasury strategy. Through this shift, VivoPower aims to contribute to the growth and utility of the XRP Ledger (XRPL) by supporting decentralized finance (DeFi) infrastructure and real-world blockchain applications.

Originally founded in 2014 and listed on Nasdaq since 2016, VivoPower operates with a global footprint spanning the United Kingdom, Australia, North America, Europe, the Middle East, and Southeast Asia. An award-winning global sustainable energy solutions B Corporation, VivoPower has two business units, Tembo and Caret Digital. Tembo is focused on electric solutions for off-road and on-road customized and ruggedized fleet applications as well as ancillary financing, charging, battery and microgrids solutions. Caret Digital is a power-to-x business focused on the highest and best use cases for renewable power, including digital asset mining.

About Flare

Flare is a next-generation Layer 1 blockchain designed to connect decentralized systems with real-world utility through secure, data-rich interoperability. With enshrined data protocols, trust-minimized interoperability, and support for complex computation, Flare is the only EVM-compatible Layer 1 optimized for chain-agnostic applications. Its innovative FAssets system brings non-smart contract assets like XRP into DeFi, enabling institutional-grade staking and yield generation. Following strong adoption on its Songbird canary network and with mainnet launch approaching, Flare is positioned as the foundational utility layer for institutional blockchain adoption worldwide.

Sojo Industries Announces $40M in Financing from S2G Investments 660

New financing round will scale Sojo’s mobile packaging innovation, logistics packaging centers, and track-and-trace software platform

Sojo Industries (“Sojo”), an industrial automation company specializing in advanced robotics, mobile manufacturing, and modular packaging solutions, today announced $40 million in financing from S2G Investments (“S2G”), a multi-stage investment firm focused on scaling solutions across food and agriculture, oceans, and energy.

Sojo delivers modular, robotic packaging solutions both on-site at customer facilities and via its national network of self-managed sortation facilities. Designed to meet rising demand for high-speed, high-throughput variety-pack production, Sojo helps brands adapt to ever-changing packaging needs by streamlining operations with greater speed, flexibility, and visibility over supply chains. Sojo’s innovative hardware and software solutions serve multiple Fortune 500 companies, emerging brands, established co-manufacturers, and distributors across food, beverage, e-commerce, and broader CPG sectors.

“This investment marks a pivotal moment in our journey,” said Barak Bar-Cohen, Founder and CEO of Sojo. “As consumer demand for variety and customization accelerates, brands are increasingly challenged by legacy packaging models that are slow, inflexible, and costly. S2G has deep experience in sustainable supply chain investments and with their partnership, we are committed to delivering alternative technology solutions that reduce freight, labor, and emissions, while helping brands drive profitable innovation and get on shelf faster.”

Sojo’s patented Sojo Flight system delivers mobile manufacturing lines that can be deployed and fully operational in as little as one hour, enabling rapid variety-pack production directly on-site for customers, in addition to Sojo’s own national footprint of production and assembly facilities. This eliminates the cost and complexity of shipping products to separate co-packing locations and helps manufacturers and brands experience dramatic savings on freight and packaging costs.

Sojo also offers Sojo Shield, a vertically integrated track-and-trace software platform that delivers real-time geolocation, analytics, and operational insights across the supply chain to manage inventory, product quality, and logistics mapping capabilities. Through Sojo’s platform, customers have saved more than 5 million freight miles, creating impactful emissions savings and reducing inefficiency across packaging value chains today.

“Sojo is addressing a core pain point in the food and beverage supply chain by tackling the fragmented, manual repackaging and distribution processes that lead to hidden costs and operational drag,” said Matthew Walker, Managing Director of S2G’s food & agriculture strategy. “As complexity grows, brands need more agility, and traditional workflows that have multiple handoffs and limited ability to adapt to dynamic market demands are no longer sustainable.”

The funding will be used to scale Sojo Flight deployments, enhance the Sojo Shield platform, and expand automation across Sojo’s “atoms to bits” platform, merging state-of-the-art robotic hardware with a blockchain-based software platform to provide a full suite of capabilities to large scale customers.

“Sojo is a company focused on delivering solutions at the seams of the food, energy, and logistics sectors, a nexus that is a core focus of S2G’s strategy,” added Francis O’Sullivan, Managing Director of S2G’s energy strategy. “We believe Barak and his team have that rare combination of deep technical capability and operational efficiency needed to deliver disruptive innovation in packaging solutions, and we’re proud to support their growth.”

About Sojo Industries:

Sojo Industries is a fast-growing technology company delivering advanced robotics, mobile manufacturing, and modular packaging solutions for the food and beverage industry. Its patented mobile manufacturing system, Sojo Flight, provides brands with high-speed, multi-format packaging capabilities that can be transported and deployed at manufacturing facilities nationwide, reducing freight costs, mitigating labor shortages, and increasing operational flexibility. Along with Sojo Shield, a blockchain-based track-and-trace platform offering real-time geolocation and supply chain insights, Sojo is pioneering efficient, data-driven variety packaging for Fortune 500 and emerging brands. Founded in 2021, Sojo was born from founder and CEO Barak Bar-Cohen’s vision to merge his business expertise with his late father’s scientific legacy—making mobile manufacturing a scalable reality.

About S2G Investments:

S2G is a multi-stage investment firm focused on venture and growth-stage businesses across food & agriculture, oceans, and energy. The firm provides capital and value-added resources to companies and leadership teams pursuing market-based solutions designed to deliver greater value, improved outcomes, and enhanced performance over traditional alternatives. With a commitment to creating long-term, measurable outcomes, S2G structures flexible capital solutions that can range from venture funding through growth equity to debt and infrastructure financing. For more information about S2G, visit s2ginvestments.com

Hedera Foundation Taps Accenture and EQTY Lab to Leverage the Hedera Network to Create Verifiable AI Governance Solutions for Public Sector 775

New solution to help empower governments with transparent, tamper-resistant oversight of AI decision-making at scale

Hedera Foundation, in collaboration with Accenture and EQTY Lab, today announced plans for a strategic integration aimed at delivering transparent, tamper-proof oversight for artificial intelligence (AI) and generative AI systems deployed in the public sector.

This agreement will introduce a solution that will help governments and public sector organizations manage AI-driven decisions with transparency, auditability, and trust. It will leverage EQTY Lab’s Verifiable Compute, and the Hedera network’s decentralized infrastructure.

“Public sector clients are enthusiastically embracing continuous reinvention through the adoption of AI and agentic solutions to achieve scaled impact. This shift brings with it a heightened demand for oversight, accountability and reliability,” said Bryan Rich, Senior Managing Director and Global AI Lead for Health, Public Sector, and Defense at Accenture. “The integration of these technologies not only enhances runtime governance, but also positions the Hedera network as a crucial platform. It will enable public service organizations to scale AI responsibly, leverage cryptographic solutions to reduce costs and bolster the security of deploying agentic solutions at an enterprise level.”

As part of the integration, Accenture is developing a blueprint and pricing model to help make verifiable governance modules built on the Hedera network viable for public sector integrations with a wide range of ERP and digital platforms. Created in collaboration with EQTY Lab technology, these modules will be piloted in select AI and machine learning applications.

Accenture will work with Hedera to create playbooks for the business logic of AI at scale and implementation strategies that make full use of the Hedera network’s capabilities in the public sector, including the Hedera Consensus Service (HCS) and Hedera Token Service (HTS). Together, these technologies provide an immutable record of AI decisions and actions, helping to enable data integrity across autonomous systems.

“In high-stakes environments, trust in AI must be earned, not assumed,” said Jonathan Dotan, Founder of EQTY Lab. “This collaboration shows how we can bring verifiable, accountable AI to institutions where transparency and integrity aren’t optional, they’re essential.”

This agreement is a key example of the convergence between blockchain and AI to address a growing global need for AI governance that is transparent, decentralized, and enforceable by design. It will help governments maintain authority over their data and decision-making processes, even when operating across distributed digital systems.

About Hedera Foundation

Hedera Foundation drives the growth of decentralized finance (DeFi) and enterprise applications on the Hedera network by empowering developers, builders, and innovators with funding, resources, and expert guidance. As a key entity in the Hedera ecosystem, the Foundation is dedicated to supporting projects through their journey from ideation to production, fostering growth and expanding the reach of the Hedera network. For more information, visit hedera.foundation.

About EQTY Lab

EQTY Lab pioneers solutions that reinvent trust in AI. Our AI Guardian applies cryptography to ensure that the governance of AI agents is verifiable, explainable, and accountable to all stakeholders. With applications in the public sector, life sciences, and finance, EQTY Lab is at the forefront of enabling AI innovation. For more information, visit www.eqtylab.io