{"success":true,"data":{"pressRelease":{"id":"19581","rtpr_id":"nPn3ptX27a","ticker":"COEP","exchange":"NASDAQ","all_tickers":["COEP"],"title":"Z Squared Appoints Jon Najarian, Pete Najarian, Marc LoPresti and Jay Zapata to Newly Formed Advisory Board","author":"PR Newswire","published_at":"2026-05-04T20:00:00.309Z","article_body":"Z Squared Appoints Jon Najarian, Pete Najarian, Marc LoPresti and Jay Zapata to Newly Formed Advisory Board\n\nPR Newswire\n\nFORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., May 4, 2026\n\nStrategic advisory supports the Company's expansion into AI infrastructure\n\nFORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., May 4, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Z Squared, Inc. (Nasdaq:\nZSQR) (\"Z Squared\" or the \"Company\"), a vertically integrated digital\ninfrastructure company, today announced that its Board of Directors has formed\nan Advisory Board and appointed Jon Najarian, Pete Najarian, Marc LoPresti and\nJay Zapata as inaugural members.\n\nThe Advisory Board will provide strategic counsel to the Board and management\nas Z Squared expands its platform across AI infrastructure, power generation,\ndata center development and high-performance compute hosting.\n\nMichelle Burke, Co-Chief Executive Officer of Z Squared, commented, \"Jon\nNajarian, Pete Najarian, Marc LoPresti and Jay Zapata bring a depth of\nperspective that complements our team's discipline in power, infrastructure,\nand capital markets. We expect their counsel to support our continued\nexecution as we scale our digital infrastructure platform and pursue strategic\nacquisition opportunities.\"\n\nAbout the Advisors\n\nJon Najarian and Pete Najarian\nJon and Pete Najarian are widely recognized financial market commentators and\nentrepreneurs. The Najarian brothers co-founded several leading financial\ntechnology and trading platforms, including optionMONSTER and tradeMONSTER,\nwhich were acquired by E*TRADE in 2016 for $750 million. Former NFL players\nwho became successful Wall Street floor traders with memberships at the CBOE,\nNYSE, CME, and CBOT, the brothers are longtime contributors to national\nfinancial media including Fox Business, and formerly CNBC's \"Fast Money\" and\n\"Halftime Report.\" They are widely followed for their analysis of markets,\ntechnology, and emerging industries including AI and digital infrastructure.\n\nMarc X. LoPresti\nMarc X. LoPresti is a capital markets executive, former securities attorney\nand entrepreneur with more than 25 years of experience across global financial\nmarkets and institutional advisory. He serves as CEO and Senior Market\nStrategist of Market Rebellion, LLC, and is co-founder of IDI Group, Moneta\nAdvisory Partners and BattleFin Group. A contributor to Fox Business, NewsMax,\nCNN and other news networks, he has advised numerous companies, family offices\nand asset managers across private offerings, capital markets strategy and\ninstitutional growth initiatives.\n\nJay Zapata\nJay Zapata is Chief Executive Officer of Satokie — The Premium Energy &\nCompute Company — a digital infrastructure operator focused on energy and\ncompute assets across the ERCOT grid in Texas. He brings more than a decade of\nfinancial and operational leadership at the intersection of energy and\ncompute, including experience across Bitcoin mining, AI/HPC colocation and\nhigh-performance compute infrastructure. Jay previously served as CFO of a\nlarge non-profit organization.\n\nAbout Z Squared\nZ Squared is a computing infrastructure company operating advanced computing\nequipment strategically distributed across North Carolina, South Carolina, and\nIowa. Z Squared's distributed, facility agnostic infrastructure is purpose\nbuilt for operational resilience and rapid scalability. The Company's current\noperations include crypto mining, which provides a natural foundation for the\nCompany's newer verticals in power generation, data center development, and\nhigh-performance compute hosting. The Company manages and optimizes a\nsubstantial fleet of specialized computing hardware, supported by dynamic\npower management strategies, real time analytics dashboards, and a\ncomprehensive in house repair and lifecycle management program designed to\nmaximize hardware efficiency and reduce capital waste.\n\nThe Company's infrastructure avoids over reliance on any single hosting\nprovider and supports agile redeployment of equipment based on shifting power\ncosts, infrastructure readiness, and uptime performance. Z Squared's\noperational model emphasizes efficiency, discipline, and precision execution,\ngrounded in real time analytics integrated through centralized dashboards that\naggregate data from facilities, hardware, and internal systems.\n\nThe Company's power strategy is designed to respond flexibly to real time grid\nconditions, including curtailment schedules and seasonal electricity rate\nfluctuations. By adapting energy consumption in response to pricing signals, Z\nSquared aims to lower its cost per kilowatt hour while preserving uptime and\nmaximizing operational efficiency. Z Squared's distributed, facility agnostic\nstructure reduces exposure to localized disruptions such as regulatory shifts\nor grid instability, and supports rapid scalability into new geographies and\nemerging computing workloads.\n\nZ Squared recently entered into a binding letter of intent to acquire Skycore\nDigital, adding 24 MW of energized AI-ready infrastructure in North Carolina\nwith an expansion path to 42 MW.\n\nThe Company is led by an experienced team with deep expertise in large scale\ncomputing operations, infrastructure optimization, and power management. For\nmore information, please visit www.zsquaredinc.com\n(https://edge.prnewswire.com/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4679989-1&h=3208349133&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.zsquaredinc.com%2F&a=www.zsquaredinc.com)\n.\n\nCautionary Note Regarding Forward Looking Statements\n\nThis press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of\nthe Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking\nstatements include, without limitation, statements regarding the Company's\nbusiness strategy, operational plans, and growth prospects; the expected role\nand contributions of the Advisory Board members; the expected benefits of the\nCompany's vertically integrated computing infrastructure model; the Company's\nability to scale into new geographies and emerging computing workloads; the\nCompany's plans to expand its platform across AI infrastructure, power\ngeneration, data center development and high-performance compute hosting; the\nCompany's ability to pursue and execute strategic acquisition opportunities,\nincluding the pending acquisition of Skycore Digital; and the Company's future\nfinancial and operational performance.\n\nThese forward-looking statements are based on management's current\nexpectations and assumptions and are subject to significant risks and\nuncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those\nexpressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. Such risks and\nuncertainties include, among others: the Company's ability to execute its\nbusiness strategy; competition in the computing infrastructure and digital\nasset industries; changes in power costs, energy regulation, and grid\nconditions; hardware availability, pricing, and obsolescence; the Company's\nability to maintain and expand its facility footprint; the volatility of\ncryptocurrency markets and digital asset values; the Company's ability to\nconsummate the Skycore Digital acquisition on the terms described or at all;\nmarket, economic, and capital markets conditions; and regulatory developments\naffecting the Company's operations. Additional risks and uncertainties are\ndescribed under the heading \"Risk Factors\" in the Company's filings with the\nSEC.\n\nExcept as required by law, the Company undertakes no obligation to publicly\nupdate or revise any forward-looking statements to reflect events or\ncircumstances after the date of this press release, whether as a result of new\ninformation, future events, or otherwise.\n\nInvestor Relations Contact: ZSQR@mzgroup.us (mailto:ZSQR@mzgroup.us)\n\nView original\ncontent:https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/z-squared-appoints-jon-najarian-pete-najarian-marc-lopresti-and-jay-zapata-to-newly-formed-advisory-board-302761728.html\n(https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/z-squared-appoints-jon-najarian-pete-najarian-marc-lopresti-and-jay-zapata-to-newly-formed-advisory-board-302761728.html)\n\nSOURCE Z Squared Inc.\n\n\n\nCopyright (c) 2026 PR Newswire Association,LLC. All Rights Reserved.","article_body_html":"","raw_payload":{"data":{"id":"nPn3ptX27a","title":"Z Squared Appoints Jon Najarian, Pete Najarian, Marc LoPresti and Jay Zapata to Newly Formed Advisory Board","author":"PR Newswire","ticker":"COEP","created":"2026-05-04T20:00:00.309Z","tickers":["COEP"],"exchange":"NASDAQ","article_body":"Z Squared Appoints Jon Najarian, Pete Najarian, Marc LoPresti and Jay Zapata to Newly Formed Advisory Board\n\nPR Newswire\n\nFORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., May 4, 2026\n\nStrategic advisory supports the Company's expansion into AI infrastructure\n\nFORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., May 4, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Z Squared, Inc. (Nasdaq:\nZSQR) (\"Z Squared\" or the \"Company\"), a vertically integrated digital\ninfrastructure company, today announced that its Board of Directors has formed\nan Advisory Board and appointed Jon Najarian, Pete Najarian, Marc LoPresti and\nJay Zapata as inaugural members.\n\nThe Advisory Board will provide strategic counsel to the Board and management\nas Z Squared expands its platform across AI infrastructure, power generation,\ndata center development and high-performance compute hosting.\n\nMichelle Burke, Co-Chief Executive Officer of Z Squared, commented, \"Jon\nNajarian, Pete Najarian, Marc LoPresti and Jay Zapata bring a depth of\nperspective that complements our team's discipline in power, infrastructure,\nand capital markets. We expect their counsel to support our continued\nexecution as we scale our digital infrastructure platform and pursue strategic\nacquisition opportunities.\"\n\nAbout the Advisors\n\nJon Najarian and Pete Najarian\nJon and Pete Najarian are widely recognized financial market commentators and\nentrepreneurs. The Najarian brothers co-founded several leading financial\ntechnology and trading platforms, including optionMONSTER and tradeMONSTER,\nwhich were acquired by E*TRADE in 2016 for $750 million. Former NFL players\nwho became successful Wall Street floor traders with memberships at the CBOE,\nNYSE, CME, and CBOT, the brothers are longtime contributors to national\nfinancial media including Fox Business, and formerly CNBC's \"Fast Money\" and\n\"Halftime Report.\" They are widely followed for their analysis of markets,\ntechnology, and emerging industries including AI and digital infrastructure.\n\nMarc X. LoPresti\nMarc X. LoPresti is a capital markets executive, former securities attorney\nand entrepreneur with more than 25 years of experience across global financial\nmarkets and institutional advisory. He serves as CEO and Senior Market\nStrategist of Market Rebellion, LLC, and is co-founder of IDI Group, Moneta\nAdvisory Partners and BattleFin Group. A contributor to Fox Business, NewsMax,\nCNN and other news networks, he has advised numerous companies, family offices\nand asset managers across private offerings, capital markets strategy and\ninstitutional growth initiatives.\n\nJay Zapata\nJay Zapata is Chief Executive Officer of Satokie — The Premium Energy &\nCompute Company — a digital infrastructure operator focused on energy and\ncompute assets across the ERCOT grid in Texas. He brings more than a decade of\nfinancial and operational leadership at the intersection of energy and\ncompute, including experience across Bitcoin mining, AI/HPC colocation and\nhigh-performance compute infrastructure. Jay previously served as CFO of a\nlarge non-profit organization.\n\nAbout Z Squared\nZ Squared is a computing infrastructure company operating advanced computing\nequipment strategically distributed across North Carolina, South Carolina, and\nIowa. Z Squared's distributed, facility agnostic infrastructure is purpose\nbuilt for operational resilience and rapid scalability. The Company's current\noperations include crypto mining, which provides a natural foundation for the\nCompany's newer verticals in power generation, data center development, and\nhigh-performance compute hosting. The Company manages and optimizes a\nsubstantial fleet of specialized computing hardware, supported by dynamic\npower management strategies, real time analytics dashboards, and a\ncomprehensive in house repair and lifecycle management program designed to\nmaximize hardware efficiency and reduce capital waste.\n\nThe Company's infrastructure avoids over reliance on any single hosting\nprovider and supports agile redeployment of equipment based on shifting power\ncosts, infrastructure readiness, and uptime performance. Z Squared's\noperational model emphasizes efficiency, discipline, and precision execution,\ngrounded in real time analytics integrated through centralized dashboards that\naggregate data from facilities, hardware, and internal systems.\n\nThe Company's power strategy is designed to respond flexibly to real time grid\nconditions, including curtailment schedules and seasonal electricity rate\nfluctuations. By adapting energy consumption in response to pricing signals, Z\nSquared aims to lower its cost per kilowatt hour while preserving uptime and\nmaximizing operational efficiency. Z Squared's distributed, facility agnostic\nstructure reduces exposure to localized disruptions such as regulatory shifts\nor grid instability, and supports rapid scalability into new geographies and\nemerging computing workloads.\n\nZ Squared recently entered into a binding letter of intent to acquire Skycore\nDigital, adding 24 MW of energized AI-ready infrastructure in North Carolina\nwith an expansion path to 42 MW.\n\nThe Company is led by an experienced team with deep expertise in large scale\ncomputing operations, infrastructure optimization, and power management. For\nmore information, please visit www.zsquaredinc.com\n(https://edge.prnewswire.com/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4679989-1&h=3208349133&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.zsquaredinc.com%2F&a=www.zsquaredinc.com)\n.\n\nCautionary Note Regarding Forward Looking Statements\n\nThis press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of\nthe Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking\nstatements include, without limitation, statements regarding the Company's\nbusiness strategy, operational plans, and growth prospects; the expected role\nand contributions of the Advisory Board members; the expected benefits of the\nCompany's vertically integrated computing infrastructure model; the Company's\nability to scale into new geographies and emerging computing workloads; the\nCompany's plans to expand its platform across AI infrastructure, power\ngeneration, data center development and high-performance compute hosting; the\nCompany's ability to pursue and execute strategic acquisition opportunities,\nincluding the pending acquisition of Skycore Digital; and the Company's future\nfinancial and operational performance.\n\nThese forward-looking statements are based on management's current\nexpectations and assumptions and are subject to significant risks and\nuncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those\nexpressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. Such risks and\nuncertainties include, among others: the Company's ability to execute its\nbusiness strategy; competition in the computing infrastructure and digital\nasset industries; changes in power costs, energy regulation, and grid\nconditions; hardware availability, pricing, and obsolescence; the Company's\nability to maintain and expand its facility footprint; the volatility of\ncryptocurrency markets and digital asset values; the Company's ability to\nconsummate the Skycore Digital acquisition on the terms described or at all;\nmarket, economic, and capital markets conditions; and regulatory developments\naffecting the Company's operations. Additional risks and uncertainties are\ndescribed under the heading \"Risk Factors\" in the Company's filings with the\nSEC.\n\nExcept as required by law, the Company undertakes no obligation to publicly\nupdate or revise any forward-looking statements to reflect events or\ncircumstances after the date of this press release, whether as a result of new\ninformation, future events, or otherwise.\n\nInvestor Relations Contact: ZSQR@mzgroup.us (mailto:ZSQR@mzgroup.us)\n\nView original\ncontent:https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/z-squared-appoints-jon-najarian-pete-najarian-marc-lopresti-and-jay-zapata-to-newly-formed-advisory-board-302761728.html\n(https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/z-squared-appoints-jon-najarian-pete-najarian-marc-lopresti-and-jay-zapata-to-newly-formed-advisory-board-302761728.html)\n\nSOURCE Z Squared Inc.\n\n\n\nCopyright (c) 2026 PR Newswire Association,LLC. 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