WHAT’S INSIDE

• WYDE’s $EAT crosses $14M FDV and 4,184 meals funded, positioning itself as a live experiment in nonprofit public markets

• CES 2026 shifts from demos to AI infrastructure, power, and partnerships

• a16z raises $15B+, OpenAI + SoftBank invest $1B in AI power, data centers

• Meta locks in nuclear power, Google standardizes agentic commerce, Walmart scales drones

• Plus more of the latest deals across Tech and Finance this week

IN PARTNERSHIP WITH DORONI

The Wright Brothers Walked So They Could Run

When the Wright Brothers proved human flight was possible, America became not just the land of opportunity, but innovation. But today, that achievement feels ancient. 

So when the American startup Doroni invented a breakthrough innovation that would make the Wright Brothers proud, more than 4,000 investors joined the charge.

Why? Doroni’s finally making the dream of flying cars a reality. 600+ people already reserved one of their H1-X aircrafts, representing $175M+ in potential revenue. And with new FAA rules opening doors to pilot certification in as little as 25 hours, this innovation is perfectly timed.

It isn’t conceptual, either. They’ve completed 70+ successful test flights. The H1-X showroom model debuts in early 2026, targeting deliveries by 2028. By 2032, Doroni expects $1.4B+ in annual revenue.

Become an early-stage Doroni investor now.

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[SPECIAL OPEN DEAL UPDATE] WYDE’s $EAT Token

The Public Market for Nonprofits, Now Live:

• 4,184 meals funded

• $14M fully diluted valuation (FDV) peak

• $200,000+ trading volume over a 72-hour window (Dec 31 → Jan 2)

• 2,500+ meals funded in that single surge

WYDE continues to stand apart by executing on a simple but radical idea:
what if markets funded outcomes by default?

Over the past 10 days, Wyoming Decentralized Exchange (WYDE) crossed several execution milestones that move the project from concept into operating infrastructure.
Its first token, $EAT (End Hunger), hit a $14M valuation, funded over 4,184 meals.

A Federal 501(c)(4) Tax Exempt Impact Exchange

WYDE also just announced that it has received federal recognition as a 501(c)(4) nonprofit — the first registered US impact exchange positioning qualifying exchange revenue inside a tax-advantaged structure and reinforcing its thesis as a compliant, U.S.-native impact exchange. This places WYDE among the first crypto-native platforms explicitly structured around nonprofit public markets.

Aligned National Food Policy

Also, in a master-stroke of timing, recent US Government food policy aligns perfectly with the $EAT mission to combat food insecurity. Wyde Founder Aaron Rafferty wrote on Friday that The 2025-2030 Dietary Guidelines for Americans emphasize the importance of real food and flips the food pyramid towards reduction of processed foods and the inclusion of protein, dairy, and healthy fats in diets to address chronic health issues linked to poor nutrition.

Major Partnerships Underway

$EAT Partnerships with True Impact and Second Harvest Food Bank are underway with ambitious targets. The WYDE organization aims to leverage blockchain for transparency in addressing government fraud and enhancing accountability. A new merch store will support meal funding and community engagement.

The significance here is mechanical. Trading volume converts directly into meals.
No campaigns. No donation asks. The protocol routes fees automatically.

Partnership pipeline

• True Impact — enterprise-grade impact measurement APIs used by Fortune 500 companies and 7,000+ nonprofits

• Second Harvest Food Bank — active on-site engagement and coverage

• CES meetings with infrastructure and capital partners, including pif.co

Brand expansion

WYDE also launched eat.ong, a merchandise platform designed to fund meals through community-driven commerce.

“I've been working on something at @wydeorg that connects directly to this moment. Millions of Americans are obese and still hungry because they do not eat REAL FOOD.”

— Aaron Rafferty, Co-Founder of Wyde

WYDE are even pitching Coinbase’s Brian Armstrong the concept. Jump into the X thread and help them to get his attention or share the cause with your networks.

CES 2026: Deals Replace Demos

CES 2026 confirmed a shift that’s been building quietly for months. The world’s largest Consumer Electronics expo is now a deal-density event in the burgeoning AI and Physical AI market that some, like Wedbush’s Dan Ives are already terming a Fourth Industrial Revolution.

CES by the numbers

• 148,000+ attendees

• 4,100+ exhibitors

• 6,900+ global media, analysts, and creators

The dominant theme was physical AI. Robotics, autonomy, and edge compute dominated the floor, but nearly every conversation hit the same constraints:

Compute. Power. Cost.

⚡Power Is Still the Bottleneck

Several of the most important deals this week weren’t about models or apps, but rather about electricity to power AI data centers and the physical infrastructure investments needed to roll out the physical AI we saw everywhere at CES 2026. More on that later in this edition.

Confirmed developments

• Meta signed nuclear-linked power agreements involving Oklo, TerraPower, and Vistra, totaling 6+ gigawatts of future capacity
  

• OpenAI and SoftBank committed $500M each into SB Energy to build and operate a 1.2-gw data center site in Texas as part of the Stargate deal

AI expansion is now constrained less by ideas and more by baseload power, grid access, and land.

🛒 Agentic Commerce Gets Standardized

At NRF and CES-adjacent events, Google introduced the Universal Commerce Protocol (UCP), an open standard designed to let AI agents manage discovery, checkout, and post-purchase flows across retailers.

Major retailers involved include Walmart, Shopify, Target, Wayfair, and Etsy.

This marks a shift from fragmented chatbot pilots to shared commerce rails.

🚀 Musk’s Connectivity and Mobility Plays

xAI's raised a $20B Series E Mega Round at over $200B valuation, backed by Valor Equity Partners, Fidelity, Qatar Investment Authority, Nvidia, and Cisco, to expand data centers and advance AI models.

Also the FCC approved SpaceX to launch 7,500 additional Gen2 Starlink satellites, bringing the authorized total to 15,000 satellites worldwide.

🚚 Logistics at Scale: Walmart + Wing

Alphabet-owned Wing is expanding drone delivery to 150 additional Walmart stores, with plans to operate from 270+ stores and reach roughly 10% of the U.S. population.

Top users are ordering multiple times per week, signaling early but real consumer adoption.

💰 Capital, Markets, and Policy Context

Venture capital

• Andreessen Horowitz raised $15B+ across five funds, including AI infrastructure and national-interest strategies such as a major Defense Investment to align with Trump’s planned defense spend expansion.

Markets

• U.S. stocks closed at record highs following a softer jobs report and 4.4% unemployment

Policy pressure

• California’s proposed one-time 5% billionaire wealth tax has already triggered entity relocations tied to Larry Page and Sergey Brin
  

🧭 Why This All Connects

From WYDE’s experiment in routing market activity into meals, to AI’s collision with power grids, to standardized commerce and defense-scale capital formation, the same pattern keeps emerging.

2026 is about infrastructure and rails that can actually carry the AI load this 4th industrial revolution plans to throw at it, in both software and physical realms.

Other Deals To Watch This Week

Warner Bros. — The entertainment giant has dismissed a second $77.9B takeover bid from Paramount, instead urging shareholders to consider a $72B Netflix offer.

Intel's Gaming Push — Intel enters the handheld gaming market with a full-stack platform featuring a dedicated chip based on Panther Lake processors using 18A manufacturing, competing directly with AMD.

LMArena — Raised $150M in Series A to boost its AI evaluation platform. The platform, with 50M+ votes and 400+ model evaluations, aims to enhance features and user experience amid rising demand.

Anthropic — Reportedly raising $10B at a $350B valuation, highlighting its rapid growth and significant impact in the AI sector.

Swap Commerce — The London and NYew York-based startup, founded in 2022, has secured $100M in funding just six months after a $40M round. It offers an AI-powered platform for brands, notably luxury clothing, to manage storefronts and transactions, challenging Shopify in the competitive e-commerce sector.

Articul8 — An Intel spinout, this artificial intelligence company is led by CEO Arun K Subramaniyan. Articul8 has raised over half of a $70M funding round, reaching a valuation of $500M.

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