1. Datavault AI Inc. (NASDAQ:DVLT)
On July 9, 2026, Datavault AI Inc. (NASDAQ:DVLT) signed a three-party joint venture agreement with Unity Reserve and Mandela Dlamini, or MDM LLC, forming Mandela Digital. The venture is developing the Mandela Dollar, or MUSD, a proposed 1:1 USD-backed stablecoin designed to advance financial inclusion across the Global South and beyond. Under the agreement, Datavault AI becomes Mandela Digital’s founding and exclusive technology partner, deploying its full technology stack to power the venture.
Also on July 9, Datavault AI announced that the United States Patent and Trademark Office issued a Notice of Allowance, dated July 1, for U.S. Patent Application No. 19/445,241, “Method and System for Mitigating Naked and Excessive Short Selling through Tokenized Dividend Distribution.” The notice allowed all 24 pending claims. The company said the application was filed on January 9, 2026, reaching allowance in under six months, and that the allowed claims address how issuers and shareholders can verify ownership and dividend entitlement when settlement discrepancies obscure the true share count.
Earlier in July, Datavault AI announced a proposed strategic partnership with Patriot Strategic Metals to jointly develop the Strategic Materials Acquisition Platform. The platform is designed to support the financing, tokenization, settlement, and lifecycle management of strategic mineral assets. CEO Nathaniel Bradley said the partnership brings together physical strategic assets and Datavault AI’s “institutional grade cyber secure digital infrastructure,” while combining PSM’s critical minerals platform with Datavault AI’s patented RWA technology.
Datavault AI Inc. (NASDAQ:DVLT) owns and operates data management platforms with high computing capabilities in North America, Asia Pacific, Europe, and internationally.
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