DNA Holdings Orchestrates Landmark $344.4M Capital Deal, Bridging Nasdaq-Listed Company with Aethir’s Decentralized AI Infrastructure

New York, New York, September 29th, 2025, Chainwire DNA Holdings Venture Inc. (“DNA”), a digital asset investment and advisory firm, today announced its role as strategic advisor, consultant, and investor in a landmark $344.4 million capital formation strategy that establishes the foundation for a Strategic Compute Reserve, a first-of-its-kind model designed to democratize access to enterprise-grade artificial intelligence ￰0￱ transaction represents one of the first times Wall Street capital has been directly aligned with decentralized AI infrastructure, creating a blueprint for how traditional markets can converge with tokenized ￰1￱ in ATH, the utility token of the Aethir decentralized GPU network, the deal creates a pathway for public companies, institutional investors, and consumers to participate in owning a share of the backbone of AI ￰2￱ and Mechanics The capital strategy was structured as two concurrent private placements in public equity (“PIPEs”) with an aggregate value of approximately $344.4 ￰3￱ financing included both a cash PIPE and a crypto PIPE involving in-kind contributions of ATH ￰4￱ pre-funded warrants issued in the crypto PIPE will become exercisable immediately following shareholder approval, and both PIPEs are expected to close concurrently on or about October 2, ￰5￱ the issuer is a Nasdaq-listed company, the transaction’s significance lies in its design: a hybrid capital markets structure that brings digital asset infrastructure directly onto the balance sheet of a public company.

DNA’s Role DNA Holdings acted as the strategic advisor and structuring lead for both the traditional and crypto ￰6￱ firm played a central role in conceptualizing the hybrid structure, facilitating alignment across public market investors, digital asset contributors, and ecosystem partners. “Partnering DNA with Aethir on this Digital Asset Treasury deal has been an incredible honor. I’ve always believed in the transformative power of decentralized AI, and Aethir embodies that vision in a way that is both innovative and ￰7￱ with the Aethir team throughout this process has been a privilege, and together we’re not just moving capital, we’re shaping the future of technology and ￰8￱ marks a significant milestone for both DNA and Aethir, and I couldn’t be more optimistic about the waves we’re making in the space of decentralized AI,” said Christopher Miglino, Co- Founder of ￰9￱ addition to its advisory function, DNA also participated as a cash investor, further demonstrating conviction in both the issuer and the underlying ATH token strategy.

DNA’s model for combining institutional-grade financing mechanisms with token-based infrastructure exposure reflects a broader thesis on how public companies can engage meaningfully in the digital asset economy without compromising regulatory discipline or operational ￰10￱ Significance This deal represents a first-of-its-kind bridge between Wall Street and decentralized ￰11￱ leveraging Nvidia-powered GPUs distributed worldwide through the Aethir network, ATH is creating a global Strategic Compute ￰12￱ reserve gives both investors and enterprises the ability to participate in decentralized infrastructure that underpins AI, gaming, and enterprise cloud, all while providing access at 40–80% lower cost than traditional ￰13￱ linking financial capital with operational compute power, the model redefines what it means for public markets to invest in ￰14￱ democratizes access to advanced GPU networks and positions decentralized compute as a new category of corporate treasury asset — one that could become as strategic as energy reserves in the global ￰15￱ Advisors and Partners DNA Holdings Venture ￰16￱ as strategic advisor, consultant, and ￰17￱ & ￰18￱ as exclusive placement ￰19￱ counsel was provided to the issuer by DLA Piper LLP (US) and to DNA by Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton ￰20￱ DNA Holdings Venture ￰21￱ Holdings Venture ￰22￱ a digital asset investment and advisory firm specializing in token ecosystem design, hybrid capital formation, and institutional integration into Web3 ￰23￱ firm partners with leading protocols, public companies, and capital allocators to structure and execute cross-market strategies bridging digital and traditional ￰24￱ Aethir Aethir is a decentralized physical infrastructure network (DePIN) that provides GPU-as-a-Service at enterprise ￰25￱ Aethir network spans over 435,000 GPU containers across 93 countries, offering compute access for AI workloads, gaming, and cloud infrastructure with significant cost savings compared to traditional cloud ￰26￱ is the native utility token used across the Aethir ecosystem for staking, access, and ecosystem ￰27￱ RepresentativeJamie KingsleyDNA Holdingsjamie@theprgenius.

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