Roundtable Launches Real-Time, AI/DeFi Payment Platform
Rhea-AI Summary
Roundtable (NASDAQ:RTB) launched a real-time, onchain payment infrastructure for professional media using USDC and Coinbase support. Nearly 200 publishers can now receive ad revenue instantly in USDC through Roundtable's Media Liquidity Pool and smart-wallet network.
The platform settles and records each transaction onchain, aiming to replace weeks- or months-long ad settlement cycles in a $200 billion industry with transparent, real-time economics.
AI-generated analysis. Not financial advice.
Positive
- Launch of real-time onchain USDC payment platform for media
- Nearly 200 professional publishers gaining instant USDC settlement
- Partnership with Coinbase for wallet support and USDC rails
- Dedicated USDC liquidity pool to finance ad transactions at scale
- Onchain, real-time reporting infrastructure for professional media
Negative
- None.
Key Figures
Peers on Argus
RTB showed notable pre-news price and volume changes, but no peer stocks from its software/media cohort appeared in the momentum data, indicating the move looks stock-specific rather than sector-driven.
Historical Context
| Date | Event | Sentiment | Move | Catalyst |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 19 | Investor webinar announcement | Neutral | -4.2% | Management scheduled a virtual investor webinar to discuss post-merger strategy. |
With only one prior recorded event, there is insufficient history to define a consistent pattern in RTB’s news-driven price reactions.
Regulatory & Risk Context
Reported short positioning appears elevated enough to contribute to volatility and the potential for sharp moves if liquidity or sentiment shift abruptly.
Market Pulse Summary
This announcement highlights RTB’s launch of real-time, onchain USDC payments for nearly 200 publishers in a $200 billion media market. Investors may watch future adoption metrics and monitor short positioning as a potential volatility driver.
Key Terms
usdc financial
liquidity pool financial
onchain technical
defi financial
tradfi financial
smart-wallet technical
AI-generated analysis. Not financial advice.
Professional publishers can now get paid the instant revenue is earned, settled in USDC via Coinbase and through Roundtable's Media Liquidity Pool and smart-wallet network.
Cannes, FR., June 22, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- RTB Digital, Inc. (“Roundtable”) (NASDAQ: RTB), the world's only AI/DeFi-powered enterprise media platform, today announced the launch of its real-time, onchain payment infrastructure for professional media, taking direct aim at the industry's antiquated ad buy/sell settlement cycles. Beginning this week, nearly 200 professional publishers are gaining the ability to receive USDC the moment ad revenue is earned. Coinbase, the most trusted crypto platform serving consumers through its suite of financial apps and institutions through Coinbase Prime, will provide the crypto wallet support and USDC payment rails that enable Roundtable and its publisher partners to settle ad revenue in real time.
At the core of Roundtable's model is a tech-driven approach to brokering and tracking ad sales end-to-end, with USDC settling each transaction the instant it closes, dramatically shortening settlement times that have historically taken weeks or months. To power this, Roundtable operates a dedicated USDC liquidity pool, purpose-built to finance ad buy/sell transactions at scale
"Coinbase is thrilled to support Roundtable's use of USDC and blockchain-enabled payments to modernize media ad sales, empowering creators to finance their content production by dramatically reducing payment lags," said John D’Agostino, Head of Strategy, Coinbase Institutional.
Roundtable's Media Liquidity Pool and smart-wallet network automatically settles earned ad revenue as USDC, recording every transaction onchain, the industry's first real-time, immutable reporting and payment infrastructure for professional media. It's designed to restore economic equity, data sovereignty, and IP control to a
"For decades, professional media has subsidized the growth of social platforms while being denied access to the same financial and distribution technology," said James Heckman, Founder and CEO of Roundtable."Moving traditional media from TradFi to DeFi represents the next frontier, not just faster wires or tokenized assets, but fully transparent, real-time economics for a
Roundtable's AI/DeFi-powered Enterprise Media Platform combines real-time smart-wallet reporting and DeFi-based instant settlement into a single system for professional media. The platform provides the same caliber of technology infrastructure that has powered Silicon Valley's largest platforms, including syndication, sales operations, distribution, monetization, audience engagement, data security, AI moderation, IP restoration, and now instant DeFi payments, purpose-built for the professional media brands that create original content.
About Roundtable (RTB Digital, Inc.)
Roundtable (NASDAQ: RTB) is the AI/DeFi-powered Enterprise Media Platform built for the professional media industry, including distribution, publishing, monetization, data, and syndication operations. The platform was developed over years by a founding team that includes Eyal Hertzog, inventor of DeFi technology, including automated market making and liquidity pools, and creator of the first video social network. Co-founder James Heckman, a media technology veteran, created the first social network and blogging platform, the first premium programmatic ad marketplace, and led digital strategy for News Corp and Yahoo. Nearly 200 publishers are live on the platform. For more information, visit rtb.io.
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Investor Relations Contact:
Richard Land, Alliance Advisors Investor Relations
973-873-7686, rland@allianceadvisors.com
Public Relations Contact:
Mehab Qureshi, RTB Digital, Inc.
+91 90289 77198, press@roundtable.io
