What Your Node Purchase Built
The full accounting of where Optio node proceeds went, what they created, and what every verified node holder receives next.
Every financial figure is drawn from independently audited US GAAP consolidated financial statements of Parler Technologies, Inc.
“What did I get for my money?”
A fair question. It deserves a full answer with audited numbers, not a slogan. This report gives three answers.
You funded a real build.
~$25.2M of node proceeds went into infrastructure that includes blockchain, social infrastructure, and real utility: engineers, servers, and two acquisitions, verified against audited financials.
It is still running, on Parler’s dime.
Node sales ended October 2025. The Optio chain is live today, and Parler/Sovren has carried every operating cost since, with no further ask of holders.
You get a free Echo Node, in addition to your Optio Node.
Echo, a new Layer 1, runs on the same infrastructure your money helped acquire. Verified Optio holders will be upgraded with a free Echo node, in addition to the Optio node they already hold.
Where every node dollar went
From collection to build, to the dollar. Distribution was 15.9% of gross. The rest went into the build.
Node proceeds and distribution figures are company management figures reconciled to the audited statements; they are not separate line items within them.
What it cost to reach you, to the dollar
The commission and contractor network that sold nodes, onboarded holders and grew the community.
| Optio ambassador commissions | $4,154,799.17 |
| Direct Optio contractors | $618,222.64 |
| Total distribution spend | $4,773,021.81 |
Company management figures, reconciled to the audited financial statements.
Your $25.2M did not build alone
Parler’s own operating business earned $36.1M across the build period, and poured it into the same infrastructure your money started.
Your ~$25.2M was matched and amplified by the company’s own $36.1M of earned revenue.
*2024 = partial year (Jan 22 – Dec 31)
Seven revenue streams. None of them are node sales.
Why this matters to you: the company paying your chain’s bills does not depend on selling more nodes to do it.
| Revenue stream | 2025 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Software development | 8,337 | 2,466 |
| Marketing & advertising | 5,345 | 1,513 |
| Subscription fees | 4,340 | 1,240 |
| Hardware & software sales | 2,510 | 2,401 |
| Consulting & managed services | 2,278 | 991 |
| Cloud hosting services | 2,237 | 809 |
| Other services & products | 598 | 1,042 |
| Net revenue | 25,645 | 10,462 |
All figures $ thousands · 2024 = partial year
What your contribution helped create in two years
† 2025 net income includes a $21.1M non-cash bargain purchase gain from the Edgecast acquisition (US GAAP).
Where the build money actually went
Almost every dollar went into building technology, not into anyone’s pocket.
Figures cumulative 2024–2025. Technology, equipment and people overlap (capitalized vs. expensed), shown separately for transparency.
Triton Cloud: your chain’s compute layer
Nov 2024 · Asset purchase from MNX Cloud, Inc.
- The TRITON software platform, products & related technologies
- Customer lists, data and key service contracts
- Substantially the entire technical workforce, rehired day one
- Trademarks and restrictive covenants
| Cash paid | 3,000 |
| Shares issued | 332 |
| Total consideration | 3,332 |
| Technology platform acquired | 1,940 |
| Trademarks | 89 |
| Goodwill (workforce & synergies) | 1,303 |
Edgecast CDN: $26M of assets for $5M
Feb 2025 · Asset purchase from Edgio, Inc. out of US bankruptcy
Non-cash accounting gain under US GAAP.
| CDN technology platform | 22,217 |
| Equipment | 3,807 |
| Inventory | 90 |
| Total assets acquired | 26,114 |
| Less: cash paid | (5,000) |
- Your own CDN & edge-delivery infrastructure
- Powers Parler Social, PlayTV, ParlerPay & Parler Shop
- A revenue engine via partnerships
- Echo’s delivery foundation
The $21.1M gain is a non-cash US GAAP accounting entry. It is footnoted wherever it appears so it does not inflate the profit story.
173 people built what you bought
Talent is the real product. ~$16.9M went to the engineers, operators and teams behind the platform.
| Compensation ($ thousands) | 2025 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Service / engineering staff | 10,386 | 790 |
| Corporate & admin compensation | 3,628 | 740 |
| Payroll taxes & processing | 1,198 | 164 |
| Total people cost | 15,212 | 1,694 |
What it costs to keep it running, and who pays
Delivering services costs real money every day. Here is 2025 in full, all of it carried by Parler, none of it billed to you.
| Service / engineering staff | 10,386 |
| Subcontractor charges | 1,475 |
| Hardware costs | 1,224 |
| Payroll taxes | 702 |
| Hosting, software & other | 902 |
| Employee compensation | 3,628 |
| Cloud hosting | 1,851 |
| Legal, professional & marketing | 1,340 |
| Office, rent & hardware opex | 2,515 |
| Other admin | 2,891 |
All figures $ thousands, year ended Dec 31, 2025.
The company’s debt is not your debt
Bridging the build meant borrowing, some of it expensive. We disclose it in full, and none of it touches node holders.
The company carrying your chain turned the corner
Why this matters to you: the business paying your chain’s bills is now profitable, asset-heavy, and standing on its own revenue.
† 2025 net income includes a $21.1M non-cash bargain purchase gain from the Edgecast acquisition.
Node sales ended. Your chain didn’t.
The plain-language status of what you hold, with nothing dressed up.
The proceeds from node sales have been fully deployed into the build shown in this report. The chain they built keeps running because the company they built keeps paying for it.
The rails your purchase helped build
Revenue, node proceeds and acquisitions compounded into one integrated technology stack.
Triton Cloud
Cloud hosting & compute. The platform layer that runs the workloads.
Edgecast CDN
Global edge delivery. Speed and reach at scale.
The Wallet
The user gateway. Holding, sending and using assets across the ecosystem.
OPT is not just built. It is being used.
Optio is wired into the products your money helped build. OPT and Optio nodes have real utility across the ecosystem today.
Parler Pay hosts and holds Optio nodes and OPT tokens for users. It is the wallet and custody layer that makes the token usable across the rest of the ecosystem.
Optio is integrated into the Parler social platform, putting the token in front of a real user base.
Optio is integrated into Play, the streaming and commerce layer, as part of everyday use.
Users can buy products on Shop, and pay for cloud and blockchain services, using OPT.
Your contribution is a foundation, not a dead end
Triton Cloud. Edgecast CDN. The Wallet. These are not abstract line items. They are the rails that carry value across the ecosystem today. And because Echo runs on the same stack, the money you put in is not stranded in a finished project. It is the foundation the next network is being built on, and your nodes carry into it at no additional cost.
Echo: a new Layer 1, built and paid for by Sovren
Echo is a new Cosmos-based Layer 1 blockchain. Sovren is funding its build. Verified Optio holders are carried in for free.
Echo runs on Triton Cloud and Edgecast CDN, the same infrastructure Optio node proceeds helped acquire.
The Echo build, launch and operations are carried by Sovren. There is no purchase, fee, or contribution required from Optio holders.
Holding an Echo node lets you run real infrastructure for the network and earn work-contingent rewards for verified work, not yield, interest, or a promised return.
An Echo node is a participation right, not a security or investment. Rewards are work-contingent and can fall, including to zero. Token value is set by the market. Not financial advice.
New leadership, a clear direction for Optio
Optio is now led by a new management team, focused on turning the infrastructure your nodes funded into a working, growing network.
A dedicated leadership team now owns Optio’s direction day to day, accountable for the chain, its node holders, and its roadmap.
The focus is execution, not promotion: strengthen the chain, grow real usage across the Sovren ecosystem, and keep node holders informed.
Decisions are made to protect and grow the value node holders already funded, with transparency as the standing practice.
The birth of Echo: an upgrade of the Optio chain
Echo is the next step for the network. It carries the Optio project forward on upgraded infrastructure, with a new node and a new token.
Echo rebuilds the network on Sovren-controlled infrastructure (Triton Cloud and Edgecast CDN), addressing the limits of the original Optio chain.
Echo introduces a new node that verified Optio holders receive as part of the upgrade, at no additional cost through the 2:1 conversion.
Echo runs on a new token with a cleaner, structured supply, designed to power real work across the network rather than repeat Optio’s oversupply.
Working toward listing on US exchanges
Echo’s goal is listing on US-based exchanges, and it is work the team is actively pursuing. Here is what that effort looks like today.
The team is in active conversations with US-based exchanges and is working to meet the listing and review requirements each venue sets.
The compliance, legal, and technical groundwork that US-regulated venues expect is being handled with counsel, deliberately and in order.
US market access is a priority the new management team is pursuing on purpose, not leaving to chance. It is effort, not a guarantee.
An Echo node is a participation right, not a security or investment. Nothing here is an offer, a solicitation, or a promise of listing, liquidity, profit, or return. Token value is set by the market and can fall to zero. Not financial advice.
You bought a node. You got a blockchain, and now a second one.
Your money built the rails that Parler Social, PlayTV, ParlerPay, Parler Shop, and now Echo, run on. The chain is live. Sovren carries the costs. And verified holders move into Echo at no additional cost.
An Echo node is a participation right, not a security or investment. Rewards are work-contingent and can fall, including to zero. Token value is set by the market. Not financial advice.
Every financial figure is drawn from independently audited US GAAP consolidated financial statements of Parler Technologies, Inc.