US-based Heritage Distilling Holding Company, Inc. announced the launch of a $360 million Story (IP) token reserve strategy under an agreement with the Story Foundation. The deal will be funded by a $220 million PIPE (Private Equity Investment in a Public Company) investment and will include $100 million in cash and $120 million in tokens. The company will purchase 52.5 million IP tokens, making IP its primary reserve asset. The $82 million raised from the PIPE financing will be used to purchase IP tokens from the Story Foundation at a fixed price of $3.40 per token. The Story Foundation will invest all cash proceeds from the sale in open market repurchases of IP tokens within 90 days. Focusing on the $80 trillion intellectual property economy through its AI-based blockchain infrastructure, the Story Foundation aims to expand Heritage's network operations through this partnership. The deal is backed by a16z crypto, Polychain and other leading investors, while Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. and Roth Capital Partners are acting as financial advisors and placement agents. *This is not investment advice.