Signing Day Sports Stockholders Approve BlockchAIn Digital Infrastructure Merger

The combined company is expected to begin trading on the NYSE American under the ticker symbol 'AIB' on March 17, 2026.

Mar. 16, 2026 at 12:00am

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Signing Day Sports, Inc. announced that its stockholders approved the previously announced proposed business combination with BlockchAIn Digital Infrastructure, Inc. and One Blockchain LLC at a special meeting held today. The combined company is expected to become a leader in creating and operating scalable sustainable power and data infrastructure for AI hosting, AI workloads, HPC, and accelerated compute applications.

Why it matters

The merger of Signing Day Sports and BlockchAIn Digital Infrastructure will create a new publicly traded company focused on developing digital infrastructure to support the growing demand for AI and advanced computing workloads. This transaction represents an important strategic shift for Signing Day Sports as it looks to leverage BlockchAIn's expertise and technology platform to pursue new growth opportunities.

The details

At the closing of the business combination, which is expected to occur on March 16, 2026, Signing Day Sports and BlockchAIn LLC will become operating subsidiaries of the newly formed BlockchAIn Inc. On March 17, 2026, BlockchAIn Inc.'s common stock is expected to begin trading on the NYSE American under the ticker symbol 'AIB'.

  • The special meeting of Signing Day Sports stockholders was held on March 13, 2026.
  • The business combination is expected to close on March 16, 2026.
  • BlockchAIn Inc.'s common stock is expected to begin trading on the NYSE American under the ticker symbol 'AIB' on March 17, 2026 at 9:30am EDT.

The players

Signing Day Sports, Inc.

A company that helps student-athletes achieve their goal of playing college sports through its app that allows them to build recruitment profiles and share video-verified measurables and skills with college coaches.

BlockchAIn Digital Infrastructure, Inc.

A developer and operator of digital infrastructure focused on HPC and AI hosting, with planned AI data center expansions and an existing 40 MW data center facility in South Carolina.

One Blockchain LLC

A subsidiary of BlockchAIn Digital Infrastructure that is focused on developing and operating digital infrastructure for AI hosting, AI workloads, HPC, and accelerated compute applications.

Daniel Nelson

Chief Executive Officer of Signing Day Sports.

Jerry Tang

Chief Executive Officer of BlockchAIn.

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What they’re saying

“Today's vote represents an important step forward as we move toward completing this transaction and advancing the next phase of the Company's strategic direction. We appreciate the strong support from our stockholders throughout this process and their confidence in the opportunity this business combination represents. We believe bringing together Signing Day Sports with BlockchAIn's digital infrastructure platform creates a compelling foundation to pursue growth opportunities in AI and high-performance computing while continuing to focus on delivering long-term value for stakeholders.”

— Daniel Nelson, Chief Executive Officer of Signing Day Sports

“We are pleased to have reached this stage of the transaction and appreciate the support shown by Signing Day Sports' stockholders. As we move toward closing and our anticipated listing on the NYSE American, we remain focused on executing our strategy to develop scalable digital infrastructure designed to support the rapidly expanding demand for AI and advanced computing workloads. We believe the combined organization will be well positioned to leverage our operating platform and expansion roadmap as we enter the public markets.”

— Jerry Tang, Chief Executive Officer of BlockchAIn

What’s next

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The takeaway

This merger represents an important strategic shift for Signing Day Sports as it looks to leverage BlockchAIn's expertise and technology platform to pursue new growth opportunities in the rapidly expanding AI and high-performance computing sectors. The combined company will be well-positioned to develop scalable digital infrastructure to support the growing demand for advanced computing workloads.