Roundtable CEO James Heckman Rings Nasdaq Closing Bell, Unveiling World’s Only AI/DeFi Platform for Premium Media

Roundtable CEO James Heckman ringing the bell alongside Chairman Walton Comer, CTO Eyal Hertzog, CFO Aly Madhavji, and COO Bill Sornsin. (Source: Nasdaq, Inc. / Vanja Savic)

Founder and CEO James Heckman and the co-founding team rang the closing bell in Times Square as the platform launched, beta network testing complete, millions of users across the network, with meaningful users and revenue expected to begin in Q4.

Seattle , WA, Aug. 18, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- RTB Digital, Inc. (NASDAQ: RTB) (“Roundtable” or the “Company”), the world’s only AI/DeFi-powered enterprise media platform built for the professional media industry, on Monday rang the Nasdaq closing bell at the MarketSite in Times Square, celebrating the Company’s public debut and the unveiling of its platform for premium media, joined by partners from across the industry.

Roundtable’s platform has launched, with beta network testing complete and millions of users across the network. Integration with Coinbase, providing on-chain wallet support and USDC payment rails that enable publishers to be paid the instant revenue is earned. The Company expects meaningful users and revenue to begin in the fourth quarter.

Roundtable Founder and CEO James Heckman with Chairman Walton Comer at the Nasdaq MarketSite in Times Square. (Source: Nasdaq, Inc / Vanja Savic)

“Ringing the bell on Nasdaq, as we unveil our platform for the premier media industry, is befitting of the scale of our opportunity, for our customers, consumers, advertisers and especially investors,” said James Heckman, Founder and CEO of Roundtable. “After years building and refining this market-changing platform, Roundtable is now in position to provide true independence, IP security and sustainability for professional media and we’re excited our partners are here to celebrate this milestone for the industry.”

About Roundtable (RTB Digital, Inc.)

Roundtable (NASDAQ: RTB) is the world’s only AI/DeFi-powered Enterprise Media Platform, integrating distribution, publishing, monetization, community, syndication and DeFi payment operations. The Web3 platform was developed over years by CTO Eyal Hertzog, inventor of DeFi technology, and co-founder James Heckman, creator of the first social network, blogging platform, premium ad marketplace (PMP), social-targeted ad platform, and led digital strategy for News Corp and Yahoo. For more information, visit rtb.io.

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