Dawn of Disruption: Media Mergers, Quantum Leaps, and Crypto Plays Ignite Friday’s Market Fireworks

September 12, 2025

DENVER, Colo., Sep 12, 2025 (247marketnews.com)- Wall Street opened with strong speculative energy and deep-pocket conviction leading the charge, as traders brace for the end-of-week push.

As we predicted, LIXTE (NASDAQ:LIXT), is squeezing higher and VENU (NYSE:VENU) is one of our next short squeeze plays.

J.W. Roth, CEO of VENU, exemplifies passionate leadership, driving the company’s disruptive vision in the live entertainment and sports venue sector with unparalleled execution. His bold $5 million personal investment into Venu’s Luxe FireSuites division, with plans to scale to $20 million within a year, underscores his unwavering commitment to innovation and growth. Roth’s strategic oversight has propelled VENU to achieve 250% year-over-year revenue growth, reaching $77.7 million in 2024, with projections of $200 million in 2025, fueled by a $100 million lease pipeline at 11% cap rates through partnerships like Sands Investment Group. His hands-on approach, combining visionary deal-making with operational precision, has earned bullish analyst ratings, including a “Strong Buy” from Cenorium at $22.30, positioning Roth as a high-caliber CEO steering Venu toward dominance in the $50 billion live events market.

We covered Hong Kong-based QMMM’s (NASDAQ:QMMM) bold leap into crypto and Web3, yesterday, unveiling plans for a $100 million cryptocurrency treasury and a decentralized AI-powered data marketplace targeting traders, developers, and DAOs. Its treasury will focus on Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), and Solana (SOL). CEO Bun Kwai stated this is about “bridging the digital and real-world economies”

IONQ (NYSE:IONQ) is riding quantum hype ahead of its 2025 Analyst Day today at the NYSE, where executives will unveil business strategy, tech roadmap, and commercial quantum networking vision. IonQ’s patent portfolio tops 1,000, underscoring its edge. Yesterday’s update showed adjusted SOL per share up 129% since treasury launch, holding 2,018,419 SOL valued at $447 million (at $221.59/SOL). The brand owner’s crypto diversification, spanning consumer products and cash management, aligns with its $100 million treasury targeting Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Solana for Web3 investments. Chief Strategy Officer Brian Rudick’s presentations at September conferences highlight AI-blockchain synergies in the $2.5 trillion crypto market.

Serve Robotics (NASDAQ:SERV), a spin-out of Uber focused on sidewalk delivery robots, continues to gain traction with urban pilot programs expanding in Los Angeles, Austin, and San Francisco. Serve announced a new multi-year deal with a national grocery chain, adding to its commercial runway and raising its addressable market estimates. Cantor Fitzgerald reiterated “Overweight” at $17, citing “compelling unit economics.” Wedbush’s “Outperform” at $15 echoes AI-driven potential, though Seaport Global downgraded to “Neutral” on 2026 growth timelines. Recent acquisitions like Vayu Robotics (August 2025) for AI autonomy bolster the $676 million market cap.

Fresh off its $2.00/share special dividend announcement, BG Staffing (NYSE:BGSF) continues to trade on yield stability. With strong liquidity from its recent divestiture and ongoing restructuring, the company is repositioning toward higher-margin verticals in property management and tech staffing. Ranked 70th largest U.S. staffing firm by SIA, BGSF’s rebrand to BGSF in 2021 underscores its $21.6 million EdgeRock acquisition (2023), expanding IT consulting in 40 states.

Co-CEOs Kelly Brown and Keith Schroeder: “We’re focused on maximizing shareholder value with flexibility intact.”

Upexi (NASDAQ:UPXI), a diversified consumer packaged goods (CPG) platform, recently announced new distribution partnerships across its health, wellness, and pet brands. A digital-native roll-up model designed to leverage cross-channel data and eCommerce optimization. Growth has been steady, but margins are under pressure

Warner Bros. Discovery (NASDAQ:WBD) is exploding on reports of a potential all-cash takeover bid from Paramount Skydance, valuing the company at a premium amid its planned split into “Warner Bros.” (streaming and studios) and “Discovery Global” (linear networks) by April 2026. The tax-free reorganization, announced in December 2024 and detailed by CEO David Zaslav at Goldman Sachs’ Communacopia + Technology Conference on September 10, 2025, aims to sharpen focus on high-growth streaming assets like HBO and Max. “The planned separation would likely be completed by April,” Zaslav noted, highlighting synergies with Paramount’s CBS and film library.

Eightco Holdings (NASDAQ:OCTO) remains volatile after a 3,000%+ surge on September 8, announcing a $250 million private placement (plus $20 million from BitMine) to build the world’s first Worldcoin (WLD) treasury strategy, with ticker change to “ORBS” effective today. The e-commerce and packaging firm’s pivot, naming Wedbush alum Dan Ives as Chairman, targets Sam Altman’s OpenAI-backed token for digital identity, amid its $270 million raise for acquisitions. “I am so excited to be named Chairman,” Ives said, eyeing e-commerce ecosystem growth in the $6.3 trillion global market

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