Daily Tech: Innovation Momentum Accelerates Across Crypto, Biotech, Space & AI Sectors

FutureGate | May 14 2025

ABTC to IPO: Trump Family-Backed Bitcoin Miner Targets Institutional Listing

American Bitcoin Mining Corp (ABTC), a U.S.-based mining firm backed by Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump, is preparing for a public listing on the Nasdaq, adding political weight to the crypto infrastructure narrative. The IPO plan arrives at a time when Bitcoin continues to consolidate in a strong post-halving cycle, and global hashrate concentration remains a hot-button issue for policymakers and investors alike.

ABTC’s strategy hinges on developing low-cost, U.S.-based mining capacity supported by strategic energy partnerships—likely to appeal to capital allocators prioritizing geographic jurisdiction, regulatory alignment, and ESG integration. The Trump affiliation, while politically polarizing, signals a potential policy tailwind for domestic crypto mining in the lead-up to 2026. If successful, ABTC could emerge as a flagship public vehicle for exposure to U.S. Bitcoin mining infrastructure.

Achieve Life Sciences ($ACHV): NDA Filing for Cytisinicline on Track for Mid-2025

Achieve Life Sciences (ACHV) announced that its smoking cessation candidate, cytisinicline, remains on track for a New Drug Application (NDA) filing by June 2025, following key milestones hit in its open-label extension study. The company’s focus on cytisinicline, a plant-derived molecule with a similar mechanism to varenicline but a superior safety profile, positions it as a differentiated entrant in a market still underserved by effective, well-tolerated therapies.

The broader market for smoking cessation products remains substantial, with ~1.3 billion global smokers and persistent public health pressure to find alternatives with lower neuropsychiatric risk. Cytisinicline’s clean data, low-cost production, and prior EU use history make it a compelling asset as U.S. regulators seek more accessible solutions. FDA approval would also unlock strong commercial optionality via partnerships, formulary adoption, and global licensing, particularly in markets like Asia where tobacco use remains endemic.

Intuitive Machines ($LUNR): Revenue +14%, Lunar Mission On Track

Intuitive Machines (LUNR) posted a 14% YoY revenue increase in Q1, driven by strong contract execution across its lunar and orbital services. Critically, management reaffirmed that its next major milestone—the IM-3 lunar lander mission—remains “on track,” reinforcing confidence in its role within NASA’s Artemis program and the growing commercial space economy.

The company is pioneering lunar payload delivery as a service, a segment with enormous upside given renewed geopolitical and scientific interest in Moon-based infrastructure. As government budgets and private funding expand for cislunar development, LUNR offers a rare, early-stage opportunity to gain exposure to lunar logistics—a future market that could include everything from telecom arrays to hydrogen extraction and off-Earth data centers.

Robinhood ($HOOD): Pops 10% on WonderFi Acquisition

Robinhood (HOOD) shares jumped nearly 10% after announcing its acquisition of WonderFi, a Canadian digital asset firm with regulatory licenses and a growing crypto user base. The deal provides Robinhood with an instant foothold in a compliant crypto market and accelerates its cross-border expansion strategy in the face of mounting U.S. regulatory scrutiny.

The acquisition is seen as a bold play to reposition Robinhood as a multi-asset financial superapp, capable of integrating DeFi products, tokenized equities, and global remittances. Importantly, WonderFi’s compliance-first infrastructure aligns with Robinhood’s strategy to grow beyond its meme-stock era and become a platform that can serve institutional-grade digital asset flows—while simultaneously growing wallet share among Gen Z and millennial investors.