Heritage Distilling Holding Company, Inc. 8-K

What Happened Heritage Distilling Holding Company, Inc. (d/b/a IP Strategy) filed a Form 8-K on January 8, 2026 to disclose a press release issued that day announcing the Company’s $IP validator performance metrics for the periods December 1–31, 2025 and from the launch date September 18, 2025 through December 31, 2025. The release also highlighted growth in the Story Network ecosystem. The press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to the Form 8-K.

Key Details

• Press release date: January 8, 2026; validator performance periods reported: Dec 1–31, 2025 and Sep 18–Dec 31, 2025 (Sep 18, 2025 = launch date of $IP validators).
• Disclosure made under Item 7.01 (Regulation FD disclosure); press release attached as Exhibit 99.1.
• Registrant: Heritage Distilling Holding Company, Inc., doing business as IP Strategy.
• Form 8-K signed by CEO Justin Stiefel on January 8, 2026.

Why It Matters This filing provides an operational update rather than financial results: it communicates progress of the company’s $IP validators and the Story Network ecosystem, which could affect investor perception of product adoption and network growth. Investors should review the attached press release (Exhibit 99.1) for the detailed performance metrics and context, since the Form 8-K itself furnishes the release but does not embed the metric tables.