IP Strategy Holdings (IPST) The 38th Annual Roth Conference summary

Business overview and protocol fundamentals

• Story Protocol is a Layer 1 blockchain designed for on-chain intellectual property (IP) registration, enabling creators to register, track, and monetize IP assets directly on the blockchain, including copyrights, patents, trademarks, and NIL (name, image, likeness).

• The protocol allows Layer 2 and Layer 3 applications to be built on top, fostering creative monetization strategies and expanding the ecosystem.

• IP Strategy operates as a major validator on the network, earning revenue and seeking to acquire and monetize IP-based assets.

• The validator business generates yields exceeding 10% annually, with additional yield enhancement strategies using derivatives and covered calls pushing returns to 50%-60% depending on volatility.

• The protocol is not a meme coin but a utility-driven platform focused on solving fragmented IP ownership and enabling programmable rights management.

Market adoption, use cases, and ecosystem growth

• Over 5.6 million pieces of IP have been registered, with nearly 100 million transactions and 13 million accounts on the platform within just over a year since launch.

• High-profile music catalogs (e.g., Justin Bieber, BTS, Miley Cyrus) have been tokenized, allowing retail investors to access revenue streams previously limited to private equity.

• New projects like Poseidon are leveraging the protocol to register labeled video content for AI robotics training, selling this data to AI companies.

• Recent partnerships include Genome bank at Ohio, registering 15,000 anonymized DNA datasets for use in biogenomics and pharmaceutical research.

• The platform is positioned as the fourth pillar of the AI ecosystem, alongside real estate, chips, and electricity, by enabling transparent IP ownership and rights management.

Business model, tokenomics, and financial strategy

• The treasury holds 53 million IP tokens, with yields from staking ranging between 10%-20% per year, paid in tokens and convertible to cash via liquid markets.

• Additional revenue is generated by acquiring undervalued, cash-flowing IP assets, bringing them on-chain, and increasing their value through broader distribution and automated royalty payments.

• Tokenization of IP assets allows for real-time revenue sharing and seamless licensing, with royalties paid out automatically via smart contracts.

• The company has announced a share buyback program to address the discount to NAV and continues to focus on compounding revenues and expanding real-world asset acquisitions.

• The business is differentiated from passive digital asset trusts by generating real cash flows from both token yields and real-world IP assets.