WLTH Launches First Blockchain-Based Private Equity Opportunity for Retail Investors

WLTH, an alternative investments platform operated by Common Wealth, has announced the launch of its inaugural tokenized private-equity opportunity, Hadron Energy, a California-based micro-modular reactor innovator. This launch marks the first time a blockchain-native platform has offered retail investors worldwide the ability to purchase fractionalized equity tokens in a private company. Existing initiatives from established asset managers have remained highly exclusive, positioning WLTH at the forefront of democratized access to private markets.

The global micro- and small-modular reactor (SMR) market is projected to grow significantly, from US$0.65 billion in 2025 to US$8.9 billion by 2037, at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 19%. Public comparables such as Oklo and NuScale Power command market caps of approximately US$9.5 billion and US$4.7 billion respectively, despite being pre-commercial. An illustrative exit scenario suggests that if Hadron successfully licenses its first-of-a-kind reactor and secures large power-purchase agreements, peer benchmarks indicate a potential multi-billion-dollar valuation. A retail "Slice" bought for US$20 today could theoretically be worth US$600–9,000+ under ideal conditions, though returns are not guaranteed and capital is at risk.

Hadron Energy has gained significant regulatory traction, being added to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s advanced-reactor pre-application list in May 2025, less than a year after its inception. The company hosted a hybrid public meeting at NRC Headquarters on July 8, 2025, to outline its accelerated micro-reactor licensing pathway. Hadron is also featured in the Department of Energy’s GAIN Advanced Nuclear Directory. Commercially, Hadron has raised US$1.8 million in this round, with a further US$2.4 million committed as of July 16, 2025. The company is negotiating with a leading hyperscale cloud provider to deliver hundreds of megawatts of baseload power to data-centre campuses. Additionally, Hadron opened an 18,000 sq ft flagship engineering office in Redwood Shores, California, neighboring Oracle’s campus.

Jonathan Woolley, Co-Founder of Common Wealth, stated, "Today we put a stake in the ground for financial inclusion. By lowering the minimum ticket to just $20, WLTH is giving everyday people the chance to back breakthrough climate-tech that was previously reserved for elite venture and private-equity circles." Samuel Gibson, Founder & CEO of Hadron Energy, added, "Within 11 months our design reached the NRC’s official registry — a timeline unheard-of in our sector. Partnering with WLTH lets us convert this regulatory momentum into broad-based support, accelerating our mission to deliver carbon-free baseload power."

Each "Slice" (immutable on-chain ownership) represents an exact pro-rata share in all and any liquidity arising from holding the Hadron equity. The tokens are ERC-721 standards and are tradable on WLTH’s peer-to-peer Slice Marketplace or other NFT platforms such as Opensea. The minimum investment is USD 20, and any dividends or exits are paid automatically in USDC (USD equivalent cryptocurrency stable coin) to token holders’ wallets. The offering timeline for 2025 includes priority access opening for WLTH Genesis NFT holders and Top 50 stakers on July 22, the public sale opening on July 23, and allocation finalization with secondary trading enabled on July 24.

In another industry first, the WLTH platform will allow users to gift this investment—or a portion of their own—to friends and family using only an email address, making a stake in a private company as easy to give as an e-gift card. WLTH is an alternative investment platform for the 99%, using the best of web 2 and 3 to open access to highly gated opportunities across real-world assets, private equity, venture capital, and crypto income-creating strategies. The protocol has undergone multiple smart-contract audits and has distributed over US$1.5 million in community rewards to date.

Hadron Energy is pioneering the Hadron Carbon Cell (HCC) — a transportable 2–10 MW micro-modular reactor that converts organic waste into continuous carbon-free power and ultra-pure hydrogen. Headquartered in Redwood Shores, California, the company is progressing through NRC licensing and has signed over 1 GW of preliminary customer commitments spanning data-centre, defence, and industrial verticals.