Seed round led by Portal Ventures. First platform strategy, partnered with $13.5B asset manager Simplify ETFs, is expected to open in the coming weeks.

DOVER, DELAWARE, October 20, 2026

Nectar Group, Inc., the company developing the HoneyB platform, today announced a $5 million seed financing round led by Portal Ventures and Peer Ventures, with participation from Anchorage Digital Ventures and various family offices and angels. The company will use the proceeds to build the orchestration layer connecting Bitcoin with institutional capital markets.

Despite Bitcoin’s emergence as an institutional asset, earning yield on BTC is still fragmented and operationally hard. Investors have to piece together separate custodians, lenders, asset managers, on-chain protocols, and legal structures. HoneyB is being built to bring those pieces into one orchestration layer, so institutions can access yield strategies without moving Bitcoin from their qualified custodian or wrapping it off the Bitcoin network.

Through a single platform, HoneyB coordinates custody, credit, asset management, and regulatory compliance. The aim is to give treasury companies, exchanges, fintech platforms, family offices, and other eligible institutions access to income strategies that draw on real-asset yields rather than speculative token incentives.

“There is an enormous gap between the capital sitting in Bitcoin and the institutional income markets available through traditional finance,” said Josh Gordon, co-founder and CEO of HoneyB. “HoneyB is the orchestration layer between those two worlds. We are bringing fragmented pieces together so institutions can reach differentiated sources of income through one platform, without moving their Bitcoin.”

Catrina Wang, General Partner at Portal Ventures, said, “The demand for reliable Bitcoin yield is indisputable, but the question is how. Today’s offerings are either institutionally gated, relatively low-yielding, or involve smart contract, custodial, or counterparty risks. The market is also fragmented across DeFi and CeFi, on-chain pools and off-chain funds.”

“Non-custodial, no wrapping, and sustainable at scale — HoneyB is the most elegant solution I’ve seen for a one-click experience to access institutional-grade Bitcoin yield, with meaningfully higher yields than existing alternatives.”

Bridging the Bitcoin income gap

HoneyB focuses on income generated outside the crypto ecosystem, connecting Bitcoin and digital-asset capital with strategies across income ETFs, fixed income, private credit, and structured products. It is being built around three aims:

• Real, sustainable yield: Income generated by identifiable and repeatable economic activity rather than temporary token incentives

• Uncorrelated returns: Strategies whose returns come from sources outside of Bitcoin or broader crypto-market speculation

• Institutional liquidity: Scalable yield sources, defined redemption terms, and deep liquidity designed for institutional capital

HoneyB infrastructure is designed to let institutions view and manage multiple sources of income from their BTC through a single dashboard.

First institutional strategy

The first strategy planned for HoneyB is built on a fund that provides access to a diversified portfolio from Simplify Asset Management, a registered investment adviser managing approximately $13.5 billion. The fund is managed and tokenized by Alphaledger, a US-regulated investment manager and owner of a registered broker-dealer. The fund draws income from established financial markets including US Treasuries, credit, gold, volatility risk premia, and options-based income.

“Simplify is excited to partner with HoneyB and Alphaledger to bring institutional-quality income strategies to the crypto ecosystem,” said Krisna Patel, Managing Director at Simplify Asset Management. “Our model combines multiple complementary strategies designed to generate risk-managed income while dynamically adapting to changing market environments.”

The planned initial strategy illustrates the broader model: connecting digital-asset capital with income opportunities while coordinating the custody, liquidity, and regulatory infrastructure required around them.

About Nectar Group and HoneyB

Nectar Group, Inc. is the company developing the HoneyB platform as the income orchestration layer for Bitcoin. The platform connects Bitcoin and digital-asset capital with institutional income strategies offered by its issuer to eligible investors. Learn more at honeybtc.com

About Simplify Asset Management

Simplify Asset Management is a registered investment adviser founded in 2020 by Paul Kim and David Berns to help advisors address portfolio construction challenges through an innovative set of options-based strategies. The firm manages approximately $13.5 billion across its ETF lineup. Simplify ETFs are distributed by Foreside Financial Services, LLC.

About Alphaledger

Alphaledger is a US-regulated investment manager and the owner of a registered broker-dealer, providing origination and tokenization infrastructure for institutional investment products.

Important notice. This announcement is for information only. It is not an offer to sell, or a solicitation of an offer to buy, any security or investment product. Any product made available through HoneyB will be offered only to eligible persons in permitted jurisdictions and under its own terms. Statements about plans and timing are forward-looking and may change.

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Author Andrew Balzano invites readers on a nostalgic and insightful journey through the golden age of film and television mystery in his new book, One of My Life’s Passions: Classics and Mysteries: A Book Displaying Accuracy and Sincerity. This thoughtfully curated collection brings together beloved classic moments, unforgettable characters, and fascinating behind-the-scenes details that have made mystery entertainment special for generations.

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Book Title: One of My Life’s Passions 
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The revised and updated edition earns recognition for its exploration of honey's nutritional properties, culinary traditions, scientific research and new data about vanishing honeybees linked to extreme weather events and viruses.

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Bestselling author and journalist Cal Orey has won the Best Health & Wellness category at the 2026 Hollywood Book Awards for The Healing Powers of Honey. The recognition is confirmed by the awards program’s official 2026 Winners & Finalists listing, which identifies Orey’s book as the category winner.

The award follows the Aug. 25, 2026, publication of The Healing Powers of Honey: Revised and Updated, released by Citadel, an imprint of Kensington Publishing Corp. The 352-page revised edition expands upon Orey’s earlier work with updated research, additional recipes and discussions about honeybee conservation, nutrition and environmental sustainability.

The recognition marks a new milestone in Orey’s publishing career and brings renewed attention to her established Healing Powers series, which examines the history, nutritional characteristics and traditional uses of familiar foods.

Hollywood Book Awards Recognizes the Healing Powers of Honey

The 2026 Hollywood Book Awards recognized The Healing Powers of Honey as the winner in the Best Health & Wellness category. The official winners listing features the book alongside other recognized publications, confirming its selection in the category. The recognition also reflects the continued public interest in nonfiction books examining familiar ingredients through scientific and historical perspectives.

Readers can view the award results on the official Hollywood Book Awards 2026 Winners & Finalists page.

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About Cal Orey

Cal Orey, M.A., is a dynamic bestselling author-journalist with over 40 captivating books to her name. With a sharp focus on health, nutrition, and science and a deep love for pets, she is a gifted, versatile storyteller. Best known for her popular Healing Powers series, she has also written numerous other nonfiction book as well as novels. Her work has resonated with readers worldwide and appears on national and international bestseller lists. A native Californian, she lives in South Lake Tahoe, California.

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