AirNet Technology Inc.("AirNet" or the "Company") announced the appointment of Professor Yu Xiong as Chief Research and Innovation Advisor. In this advisory role, Prof. Xiong will provide strategic counsel to the Company's board of directors and senior leadership as AirNet advances its transformation toward Web3 and cryptocurrency initiatives. Prof. Xiong will guide the Company in shaping AirNet's long-term direction within the evolving Web3 and digital asset landscape, overseeing the innovation pipeline and product roadmap development for new blockchain-based technologies, and identifying strategic partnerships to advance the Company's objectives.

Prof. Xiong currently serves as Associate Vice President (External Engagement) at the University of Surrey, Chair of Business Analytics at Surrey Business School, and Director of the Surrey Academy for Blockchain and Metaverse Applications. He also chairs the Advisory Board for the UK All-Party Parliamentary Group on Metaverse and Web 3.0. His research includes co-authoring a Nature Communications study on the sustainability of Bitcoin blockchain operations in China.

"We're entering a new phase of innovation at AirNet," said Mrs. Dan Shao, Chief Executive Officer of AirNet. "Prof. Xiong's track record at the intersection of blockchain, tokenomics and commercialization will help us move faster and with greater confidence."