O Septembe 17, 2026, the U.S. Secu ities a d Excha ge Commissio a ou ced a tempo a y, co ditio al “I ovatio Exemptio “ i te ded to facilitate o -chai t adi g of ce tai toke ized Natio al Ma ket System stocks th ough qualifyi g Toke ized Secu ities Ve ues. The actio ep ese ts a mea i gful egulato y developme t fo ma ket pa ticipa ts explo i g blockchai -based secu ities i f ast uctu e, subject to the co ditio s a d i vesto p otectio s established by the Commissio .
Datavault AI’s Data Futu es Platfo m pate t applicatio desc ibes systems a d methods fo assig i g value to data assets, ge e ati g toke s, facilitati g t a sactio s th ough digital ma ketplaces, a d eco di g t a sactio ve ificatio . The applicatio also desc ibes blockchai -based t a sactio eco ds, toke ized asset ma ageme t, a d mecha isms fo valui g a d mo etizi g assets ove time.
“Toke izatio is movi g f om co cept to egulated ma ket i f ast uctu e, a d that shift puts a p emium o the ability to value assets, ve ify t a sactio s, a d ma age toke s with co fide ce,” said Natha iel T. B adley, CEO of Datavault AI. “Ou Data Futu es Platfo m pate t applicatio desc ibes exactly those buildi g blocks, a d we believe it positio s Datavault AI to co t ibute mea i gfully as busi esses a d fi a cial ma ket pa ticipa ts evaluate the tech ologies that will suppo t the ext ge e atio of digital asset ma kets.”
The pate t applicatio desc ibes a platfo m a chitectu e desig ed to suppo t the co ve sio of data a d othe value-based assets i to t a sactable digital ep ese tatio s. Amo g its disclosed capabilities a e:
Asset valuatio a d mo etizatio : Methods fo evaluati g data assets usi g ma ket facto s, t a sactio histo y, dema d, a d othe valuatio i puts.
Toke izatio a d digital ma ketplaces: Mecha isms fo ep ese ti g value th ough toke s a d facilitati g t a sactio s th ough digital excha ges a d ma ketplaces.
T a sactio ve ificatio a d eco dkeepi g: Systems fo eco di g t a sactio i fo matio a d mai tai i g ve ificatio eco ds, i cludi g embodime ts usi g blockchai -based ledge s.
Asset ma ageme t a d futu e-value applicatio s: F amewo ks fo t acki g asset value a d facilitati g t a sactio s based o p ese t a d a ticipated futu e value.
These disclosed co cepts may be eleva t to the b oade developme t of digital asset ma kets, whe e eliable valuatio , t a sactio eco ds, toke ma ageme t, a d t a spa e t ma ketplace ope atio s a e impo ta t compo e ts of ma ket i f ast uctu e.
The Commissio ‘s Septembe 17 o de establishes tempo a y, co ditio al elief fo qualifyi g ve ues t adi g ce tai toke ized Natio al Ma ket System stocks a d fo specified liquidity p ovide s. Amo g othe equi eme ts, pa ticipati g ve ues must comply with limits o eligible secu ities a d t adi g volumes, p ovide equi ed public disclosu es, deploy auditable sma t co t acts, a d co fi m that toke ized stocks p ovide holde s with the same ights a d p ivileges as the equivale t t aditio al sha es.
The o de is ot a bla ket autho izatio fo toke ized secu ities platfo ms, does ot elimi ate applicable secu ities-law obligatio s, a d does ot co stitute a e do seme t of Datavault AI o its i tellectual p ope ty by the Commissio . It p ovides a defi ed f amewo k u de which qualifyi g ma ket pa ticipa ts may explo e ce tai o -chai t adi g models while the Commissio evaluates the ma ket a d co side s pote tial futu e egulato y actio .
Agai st this backd op, Datavault AI believes its i tellectual p ope ty po tfolio me its co side atio as busi esses a d fi a cial ma ket pa ticipa ts evaluate tech ologies fo digital asset valuatio , toke izatio , t a sactio ma ageme t a d ma ketplace developme t.
As toke izatio expa ds beyo d t aditio al c yptocu e cies, tech ologies that suppo t the ide tificatio , valuatio , excha ge a d ve ificatio of digital assets may have applicatio s ac oss multiple ma kets. Datavault AI’s Data Futu es Platfo m disclosu e p ovides a fou datio fo evaluati g pote tial applicatio s i volvi g toke ized data assets a d othe digital ep ese tatio s of value.
The Compa y i te ds to assess how its i tellectual p ope ty a d tech ology capabilities alig with eme gi g ma ket equi eme ts, pote tial comme cial pa t e ships, a d evolvi g egulato y f amewo ks.
Datavault AI™ (NASDAQ: DVLT) is leadi g the way i AI-d ive data expe ie ces, valuatio , a d mo etizatio of assets i the Web 3.0 e vi o me t. The Compa y’s cloud-based platfo m p ovides comp ehe sive solutio s with a collabo ative focus i its Acoustic Scie ces a d Data Scie ces divisio s.
Datavault AI’s Acoustic Scie ces divisio featu es WiSA®, ADIO®, a d Sume ia ® pate ted tech ologies a d i dust y-fi st fou datio al spatial a d multicha el wi eless, high-defi itio sou d t a smissio tech ologies with i tellectual p ope ty cove i g audio timi g, sy ch o izatio , a d multi-cha el i te fe e ce ca cellatio . The Data Scie ce divisio leve ages the powe of Web 3.0 a d high-pe fo ma ce computi g to p ovide solutio s fo expe ie tial data pe ceptio , valuatio , a d secu e mo etizatio .
Datavault AI’s platfo m se ves multiple i dust ies, i cludi g high-pe fo ma ce computi g softwa e lice si g fo spo ts & e te tai me t, eve ts & ve ues, biotech, educatio , fi tech, eal estate, healthca e, e e gy, a d mo e. The I fo matio Data Excha ge® e ables Digital Twi s a d the lice si g of ame, image, a d like ess by secu ely attachi g physical eal-wo ld objects to immutable metadata, foste i g espo sible AI with i teg ity. The Compa y’s tech ology suite is fully customizable a d offe s AI- a d machi e-lea i g-based automatio , thi d-pa ty i teg atio , detailed a alytics a d data, ma keti g automatio , a d adve tisi g mo ito i g.
The Compa y is headqua te ed i Philadelphia, PA. Lea mo e about Datavault AI at https://dvlt.ai.
This p ess elease co tai s “fo wa d-looki g stateme ts” (withi the mea i g of the P ivate Secu ities Litigatio Refo m Act of 1995, as ame ded, a d othe secu ities laws) about Datavault AI I c. (“Datavault AI,” the “Compa y,” “us,” “ou ,” o “we”) a d ou i dust y that i volve isks a d u ce tai ties. I some cases, you ca ide tify fo wa d-looki g stateme ts because they co tai wo ds, such as “may,” “might,” “will,” “shall,” “should,” “expects,” “pla s,” “a ticipates,” “could,” “i te ds,” “ta get,” “p ojects,” “co templates,” “believes,” “estimates,” “p edicts,” “pote tial,” “goal,” “objective,” “seeks,” “likely,” o “co ti ue” o the egative of these wo ds o othe simila te ms o exp essio s that co ce ou expectatio s, st ategy, pla s o i te tio s. The abse ce of these wo ds does ot mea that a stateme t is ot fo wa d-looki g. Such fo wa d-looki g stateme ts, i cludi g, but ot limited to, stateme ts ega di g futu e eve ts, the a ticipated issua ce of a pate t f om the Compa y’s Method a d System fo Data Futu es Platfo m pate t applicatio (U.S. Pate t Applicatio No. 17/441,847), the pote tial eleva ce a d applicatio s of the tech ology disclosed i that applicatio to toke ized secu ities a d othe digital asset ma kets, the Compa y’s i te tio to assess how its i tellectual p ope ty alig s with eme gi g ma ket equi eme ts, pote tial comme cial pa t e ships a d evolvi g egulato y f amewo ks, a d the Compa y’s belief that its i tellectual p ope ty po tfolio me its co side atio by busi esses a d fi a cial ma ket pa ticipa ts, a e ecessa ily based upo estimates a d assumptio s that, while co side ed easo able by the Compa y a d its ma ageme t, a e i he e tly u ce tai .
Reade s a e cautio ed ot to place u due elia ce o these a d othe fo wa d-looki g stateme ts co tai ed he ei .
Actual esults may diffe mate ially f om those i dicated by these fo wa d-looki g stateme ts as a esult of va ious isks a d u ce tai ties i cludi g, but ot limited to, the followi g: the isk that the pate t applicatio may ot issue as a pate t, o that a y issued claims may be a owe tha a ticipated o may ot cove a y pa ticula secu ities- elated impleme tatio ; the isk that issued pate t claims may be challe ged, i validated o ci cumve ted; the isk that the Compa y may ot comme cialize a y impleme tatio of the disclosed tech ology o that a y pote tial oppo tu ity may ot ge e ate eve ue; the isk that the U.S. Secu ities a d Excha ge Commissio ‘s I ovatio Exemptio may be modified, withd aw o allowed to expi e, o that its co ditio s may limit ma ket adoptio of toke ized secu ities; the Compa y does ot ope ate, a d may ot be able to ope ate, a secu ities t adi g ve ue; isks elati g to evolvi g egulato y f amewo ks applicable to toke ized assets; isks associated with tech ological developme t a d i teg atio ; cha ges i ma ket dema d fo Datavault AI’s se vices a d p oducts; a d cha ges i eco omic, ma ket, o egulato y co ditio s; a d othe isks a d u ce tai ties as mo e fully desc ibed i Datavault AI’s fili gs with the SEC, i cludi g its A ual Repo t o Fo m 10-K fo the yea e ded Decembe 31, 2025 a d othe fili gs that Datavault AI makes f om time to time with the SEC, which a e available o the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov, a d could cause actual esults to va y f om expectatio s.
The fo wa d-looki g stateme ts made i this p ess elease elate o ly to eve ts as of the date o which the stateme ts a e made. Datavault AI u de takes o obligatio to update a y fo wa d-looki g stateme ts made i this p ess elease to eflect eve ts o ci cumsta ces afte the date of this p ess elease o to eflect ew i fo matio o the occu e ce of u a ticipated eve ts, except as equi ed by law.
Datavault AI may ot actually achieve the pla s, i te tio s, o expectatio s disclosed i its fo wa d-looki g stateme ts, a d you should ot place u due elia ce o such fo wa d-looki g stateme ts. Datavault AI’s fo wa d-looki g stateme ts do ot eflect the pote tial impact of a y futu e acquisitio s, me ge s, dispositio s, joi t ve tu es, o i vestme ts it may make.
Withi this p ess elease, we efe e ce i fo matio a d statistics ega di g the ma ket fo ou p oducts. We have obtai ed some of this i fo matio a d statistics f om va ious i depe de t thi d-pa ty sou ces, i cludi g i depe de t i dust y publicatio s, epo ts by ma ket esea ch fi ms a d othe i depe de t sou ces. Some data a d othe i fo matio co tai ed i this p ess elease a e also based o ma ageme t’s estimates a d calculatio s, which a e de ived f om ou eview a d i te p etatio of i te al su veys a d i depe de t sou ces. Data ega di g the i dust ies i which we compete a d ou ma ket positio a d ma ket sha e withi these i dust ies a e i he e tly imp ecise a d a e subject to sig ifica t busi ess, eco omic a d competitive u ce tai ties beyo d ou co t ol, but we believe they ge e ally i dicate size, positio a d ma ket sha e withi this i dust y. While we believe such i fo matio is eliable, we have ot i depe de tly ve ified a y thi d-pa ty i fo matio . While we believe ou i te al compa y esea ch a d estimates a e eliable, such esea ch a d estimates have ot bee ve ified by a y i depe de t sou ce. I additio , assumptio s a d estimates of ou a d ou i dust y’s futu e pe fo ma ce a e ecessa ily subject to a high deg ee of u ce tai ty a d isk due to a va iety of facto s. These a d othe facto s could cause ou futu e pe fo ma ce to diffe mate ially f om ou assumptio s a d estimates. As a esult, you should be awa e that ma ket, a ki g a d othe simila i dust y data i cluded i this p ess elease, a d estimates a d beliefs based o that data, may ot be eliable.
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Edwa d Ba ge VP, I vesto Relatio si @dvlt.ai
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