K2Global SMB500 Platform deploys blockchain-enabled industrial ecosystems in Atlanta, GA and Dallas, TX — strengthening American supply chains and manufacturing capacity
ATLANTA, GA / DALLAS, TX — February 24, 2026 — JP3E Holdings Inc. today announced a strategic partnership with TBURN Chain Foundation to deploy the K2Global SMB500 Platform through Innovation City Kwave hubs in Atlanta, Georgia and Dallas, Texas. The K2Global SMB500 initiative integrates 500 elite Korean small and mid-sized enterprises into US manufacturing clusters powered by KWAVE AI intelligence and TBURN.IO real-world asset tokenization infrastructure, targeting $7.5 billion total capital deployment creating the first Korean-US industrial blockchain corridor for strategic materials supply chain resilience.
K2Global SMB500 represents JP3E's institutional-grade platform combining physical manufacturing clusters, KWAVE AI 4-pillar enterprise scoring, TBURN.IO RWA tokenization, and a structured SPAC-to-NASDAQ pathway for Korean SMBs. Atlanta Innovation City will integrate 160 enterprises across K-Tech (semiconductors), K-Bio (biotech), K-Defense (aerospace), and K-Materials (critical minerals) sectors with 2.8M square feet of shared advanced manufacturing infrastructure and $2.5B CapEx deployment. Dallas cluster operations will focus on K-Energy, K-Defense, K-Tech, and K-Materials sectors, expanding platform capacity as Korean SMBs scale US market presence through blockchain-settled procurement networks and institutional capital access.
In a February 2025 interview on Fox Business, JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon revealed the bank recently processed $16 trillion in a single day using blockchain infrastructure, confirming Wall Street's irreversible migration from traditional settlement rails to distributed ledger technology.
"Everything is moving out of the current banking system," Dimon stated, validating the institutional blockchain infrastructure thesis that underpins JP3E's Innovation Cities Kwave deployment.
"If we can use things like that to do something better, faster, cheaper… we're going to," the JPMorgan CEO emphasized — the same principle driving JP3E's decision to deploy industrial tokenization on TBURN Mainnet rather than traditional financing rails.
JPMorgan's blockchain validation arrives as US policymakers prioritize supply chain resilience and manufacturing onshoring following pandemic-era disruptions. Innovation Cities Kwave addresses this strategic imperative through infrastructure rather than subsidies — creating repeatable regional ecosystems where blockchain-based settlement, tokenized capacity sharing, and institutional capital access enable American manufacturers to compete globally without sacrificing domestic production.
"K2Global SMB500 is not incremental trade policy — it's infrastructure for the next era of Korean-US industrial collaboration. We're deploying 500 Korean SMBs across strategic K-Wave sectors through Innovation Cities in Atlanta and Dallas, powered by KWAVE AI scoring and TBURN.IO tokenization. This is $7.5 billion institutional capital meeting Korean manufacturing excellence, with blockchain as the settlement rails and NASDAQ as the pathway."
K2Global SMB500 is JP3E's institutional-grade platform deploying 500 elite Korean small and mid-sized enterprises into US Innovation Cities through a vertically integrated infrastructure combining advanced manufacturing clusters, AI-powered enterprise screening, blockchain-based asset tokenization, and structured SPAC-to-NASDAQ capital markets pathway.
Atlanta Innovation City (Phase 1 — Q3 2026 Launch): 2.8 million square feet of shared advanced manufacturing infrastructure integrating 160 Korean SMBs across K-Tech (semiconductors & advanced technology), K-Bio (biotech & healthcare innovation), K-Defense (aerospace & defense systems), and K-Materials (critical minerals & supply chain) sectors. CapEx allocation: $2.5 billion. The Atlanta cluster provides world-class shared fabrication facilities, precision manufacturing lines, and cleanroom environments enabling Korean SMBs to produce at US scale with 80% infrastructure pre-funded — eliminating the CapEx barrier to entry for participating enterprises.
Dallas Cluster (Phase 2 — Planning 2027): Expansion cluster focusing on K-Energy (clean energy & battery technology), K-Defense, K-Tech, and K-Materials sectors, providing additional manufacturing capacity as Korean SMBs scale US market presence through Innovation Cities Kwave network.
"JPMorgan proved blockchain can settle $16 trillion in traditional finance. K2Global SMB500 deploys that same infrastructure for Korean-US industrial integration. Atlanta provides advanced manufacturing infrastructure. KWAVE AI screens 500 Korean SMBs across 8 strategic sectors. TBURN.IO tokenizes physical assets. The SPAC bridge provides NASDAQ pathway. This is sovereign-grade industrial infrastructure — no intermediaries, no fragmentation."
K2Global SMB500 targets 500 Korean enterprises across 8 strategic K-Wave sectors, prioritizing industries critical to US supply chain resilience, national security, and advanced technology manufacturing:
Every Korean SMB entering K2Global SMB500 is evaluated through KWAVE AI's proprietary 4-pillar scoring system — determining SPAC readiness, supply chain integration fit, and NASDAQ listing eligibility. The AI-powered evaluation provides institutional-grade transparency for sovereign funds, defense programs, and strategic LPs participating in Innovation Cities capital deployment:
Pillar 1 — Manufacturing Capability (92/100 average): Facility grade assessment, production capacity verification, ISO/IATF certifications, technology stack evaluation, and quality management systems audit ensuring Korean SMBs meet US manufacturing standards.
Pillar 2 — Supply Chain Integration Fit (88/100 average): US demand alignment analysis, Tier-1/Tier-2 automotive and electronics compatibility, critical materials exposure assessment, and reshoring strategic value calculation determining each SMB's fit within US supply chain networks.
Pillar 3 — Financial Health & SPAC Readiness (79/100 average): Revenue trajectory analysis, margin profile evaluation, balance sheet strength assessment, audit standards verification, and GAAP/IFRS alignment readiness preparing Korean SMBs for US capital markets entry via SPAC bridge.
Pillar 4 — Strategic Alignment & National Security (96/100 average): Defense adjacency scoring, critical mineral exposure evaluation, CFIUS compatibility verification, and dual-use technology assessment ensuring all K2Global SMBs align with US strategic infrastructure priorities.
TBURN.IO is not speculative cryptocurrency — it is a deterministic industrial settlement rail converting physical manufacturing clusters, supply chain contracts, and critical mineral reserves into institutional-grade programmable financial instruments. The K2Global SMB500 Platform leverages TBURN Mainnet's 256-shard blockchain architecture (currently 140,000 TPS, scaling to 2.56 million TPS) to provide sovereign-grade real-world asset tokenization infrastructure:
K2Global SMB500 provides Korean enterprises with a structured pathway from Innovation City integration to full NASDAQ listing through SPAC bridge formation. JP3E serves as GP-level orchestrator guiding all 500 Korean companies through SEC compliance, investor relations infrastructure, and public markets readiness:
Phase 1 — Innovation City Integration: Korean SMBs enter Atlanta or Dallas clusters with shared manufacturing infrastructure (80% CapEx pre-funded), eliminating capital expenditure barriers while establishing US production capacity and supply chain relationships.
Phase 2 — KWAVE AI Optimization: Continuous monitoring through 4-pillar scoring system ensures operational excellence, financial health improvement, and SPAC readiness progression with real-time dashboards for enterprise management and institutional investors.
Phase 3 — TBURN.IO RWA Issuance: Physical assets, production capacity, and supply contracts are tokenized creating liquid instruments accessible to institutional capital while maintaining operational control for Korean SMB management teams.
Phase 4 — SPAC Formation & NASDAQ Listing: Qualified enterprises transition to Special Purpose Acquisition Company structure with JP3E providing SEC compliance support, investor relations infrastructure, and capital markets advisory culminating in full NASDAQ listing and access to US public equity markets.
The SPAC-to-NASDAQ pathway creates liquidity events for early-stage institutional investors while providing Korean SMBs with permanent US market presence, public company governance infrastructure, and access to growth capital for continued expansion within Innovation Cities network.
K2Global SMB500 addresses critical asymmetries in Korean-US industrial collaboration:
"K2Global SMB500 is infrastructure, not subsidy. We provide 2.8 million square feet of advanced manufacturing facilities in Atlanta with 80% CapEx pre-funded. KWAVE AI screens Korean SMBs across 8 strategic sectors. TBURN.IO tokenizes physical assets. The SPAC bridge provides NASDAQ pathway. Result: 500 Korean enterprises operating as US manufacturing capacity with institutional capital access and public markets liquidity."
K2Global SMB500 follows a capital-efficient deployment synchronized with KWAVE AI enterprise onboarding, TBURN.IO RWA issuance activation, and SPAC formation milestones:
K2Global SMB500 is positioned for sovereign-grade institutional participation across multiple investor categories:
Target Investor Categories: Korean and US government ministries focused on strategic industrial collaboration, sovereign wealth funds seeking exposure to Korean-US manufacturing integration, defense procurement programs requiring supply chain resilience, institutional limited partners (pension funds, endowments), Korean chaebols pursuing strategic materials supply chain diversification, and family offices targeting real asset infrastructure with NASDAQ liquidity pathway.
Revenue Architecture — $1.25B Annual Target by 2030:
The tri-pillar revenue model creates alignment across infrastructure operators (JP3E), participating Korean SMBs, and institutional capital providers — with returns derived from operational cash flows (infrastructure fees), asset appreciation (RWA tokenization), and capital markets liquidity events (SPAC/NASDAQ pathway).
JP3E Holdings Inc. is a global investment holding company operating as GP-level orchestrator of the K2Global SMB500 Platform — deploying 500 elite Korean small and mid-sized enterprises into US Innovation Cities through vertically integrated infrastructure combining advanced manufacturing clusters, KWAVE AI enterprise screening, TBURN.IO real-world asset tokenization, and structured SPAC-to-NASDAQ capital markets pathway. The company institutionalizes Korean manufacturing excellence through scalable US market entry infrastructure, providing participating SMBs with shared facilities (80% CapEx pre-funded), supply chain integration, institutional capital access, and public markets liquidity. Through K2Global SMB500, JP3E targets $7.5 billion capital deployment across 8 strategic K-Wave sectors (K-Materials, K-Tech, K-Bio, K-Defense, K-Energy, K-Food, K-Culture, K-Beauty) creating permanent Korean-US industrial collaboration infrastructure. Platform information: www.jp3e.com/k2global-smb500.html
K2Global SMB500 is JP3E's institutional-grade platform deploying 500 elite Korean small and mid-sized enterprises into US Innovation Cities through vertically integrated infrastructure: (1) Advanced manufacturing clusters with 80% CapEx pre-funded providing shared facilities, cleanroom environments, and precision manufacturing lines, (2) KWAVE AI 4-pillar scoring system evaluating Manufacturing Capability, Supply Chain Integration Fit, Financial Health & SPAC Readiness, and Strategic Alignment & National Security, (3) TBURN.IO real-world asset tokenization converting physical infrastructure into institutional-grade programmable instruments with native AML/CTF compliance, (4) Structured SPAC-to-NASDAQ pathway providing Korean SMBs with SEC-compliant US public markets entry. The platform targets $7.5B total capital deployment across 8 K-Wave sectors with $1.25B annual revenue by 2030 from infrastructure fees, RWA token yield, and capital markets gains. Atlanta Phase 1 launches Q3 2026 with 160 Korean SMBs across 2.8M sqft advanced manufacturing facilities. Platform details: www.jp3e.com/k2global-smb500.html
TBURN Chain is a next-generation high-performance blockchain architected with up to 256 independent shards for horizontal scaling. Currently operating 7 live shards delivering 140,000 transactions per second, the network scales linearly toward a theoretical maximum of 2.56 million TPS. TBURN.IO provides sovereign-grade real-world asset tokenization infrastructure for K2Global SMB500, converting physical manufacturing clusters, supply chain contracts, and strategic materials reserves into institutional-grade programmable instruments with deterministic settlement rails, immutable asset registry, native compliance layers, and automated revenue waterfall smart contracts. Purpose-built for enterprise deployment, TBURN provides MEV-protected blockchain infrastructure enabling Korean-US industrial collaboration at institutional scale.
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