Nominal raises $80M, lands $53M Air Force contract
Hardware testing platform Nominal closed Series B-2 at $1B valuation, then secured $53M Air Force IDIQ to standardize DoD test infrastructure, the real inflection point.
HRF Distributes 1.5B Satoshis Across 26 Freedom Tech Projects
Human Rights Foundation's largest Bitcoin Development Fund round ever — 1.5 billion satoshis to 26 grantees — funds privacy infrastructure, remittance bridges, and activist networks across Africa, Asia, and Latin America.
TenneT signs 200 MW battery as grid congestion tool, not energy asset
Dutch grid operator TenneT contracted a 200 MW / 800 MWh battery from GES to dispatch on demand for congestion relief—a structural shift from merchant storage toward dispatchable network infrastructure that European and U.S. regulators are watching.