Media Pitches

To: Ars Technica Editorial Subject: Platform Uses Blockchain for Ownership Verification, Not Speculation — Technical Deep-Dive Available The Hook: A cooperative platform is using blockchain the way it was probably meant to be used: immutable ownership records, not speculation mechanics. The technical architecture is documented and open to scrutiny. The Platform: Liana Banyan is a cooperative commerce platform with some interesting technical decisions: Blockchain for verification only — Medallions track ownership like stock certificates No tradeable tokens — Can’t buy medallions to flip them Economics locked in operating agreement — Cost + 20% margin, structurally unchangeable Star Chamber verification — AI-assisted transaction verification with human oversight Why Ars Technica Readers Would Care: ...

To: Investopedia Editorial Subject: How “Medallion” Ownership Works in a Cooperative Platform The Hook: A new platform is using blockchain-tracked “medallions” to give every user fractional ownership—without the speculation mechanics that have plagued other token projects. Here’s how the economics work. The Platform: Liana Banyan is a cooperative commerce platform with a novel ownership structure: Medallions = Fractional ownership stakes tracked on blockchain Not tradeable tokens — Ownership receipts, not speculation vehicles Earned through participation — Not purchased for speculation Tied to locked economics — Platform margin fixed at Cost + 20% Why Investopedia Readers Would Care: ...

To: Kaiser Health News Editorial Subject: Cooperative Platform Tackles Prescription Access with Locked Economics The Hook: While policy debates continue over prescription pricing, a cooperative platform has launched with a different approach: lock the economics so they can’t extract, and let volume purchasing do the rest. The Platform: Liana Banyan is a cooperative commerce platform with LifeLine Medications as one of fourteen initiatives: Cost + 20% margin locked in operating agreement 83.3% retained by pharmacies/providers $5/year membership Volume purchasing power for individuals No PBM-style middleman extraction Why KHN Readers Would Care: ...

To: MIT Media Lab Subject: Platform Cooperative with Locked Economics — Research Collaboration Inquiry Summary: I’ve spent 15 years building a platform cooperative where the economics are architecturally locked—Cost + 20% margin, fixed in the operating agreement, structurally unchangeable. I’m seeking academic partners to rigorously examine whether the model does what I think it does. The Platform: Liana Banyan is a cooperative commerce platform: 83.3% creator retention on every transaction Cost + 20% margin locked in operating agreement Three commercial portals fund fourteen charitable initiatives Fractional ownership via blockchain-tracked medallions $5 annual membership Why MIT Media Lab: ...

To: NerdWallet Editorial Subject: Platform Offers $5/Year Access to Prescription Savings & Medical Cost Tools The Hook: A new platform lets users access prescription cost comparisons, medical savings accounts, and volume purchasing for healthcare supplies—all for $5 per year. The Platform: Liana Banyan is a cooperative commerce platform with fourteen initiatives, including: LifeLine Medications — Prescription price comparisons and access programs LB MSA — Medical Savings Accounts with cooperative purchasing power Volume purchasing — Group buying for medical supplies and healthcare needs Why NerdWallet Readers Would Care: ...

THE ONE-LINE PITCH 15 years building a platform where workers keep 83.3% — and the margin is locked so it can’t change. THE 30-SECOND PITCH Jonathan Jones is a 53-year-old ARNG veteran who’s spent 15 years building Liana Banyan, a cooperative platform where creators keep 83.3% of every transaction. Unlike every other platform, the margin is locked in the legal structure — it literally cannot be raised. Three commercial divisions fund fourteen charitable initiatives across food, healthcare, manufacturing, and creative work. With 150+ patents filed and a flagship hardware product (HexIsle, a hydraulic gaming table) launching on Kickstarter, Liana Banyan is attempting to prove that platforms don’t have to enshittify. ...

To: Shareable Editorial Subject: Platform Cooperative with Locked Economics — 15 Years to Cost+20% The Hook: What if a platform’s economics couldn’t drift toward extraction—not because of promises, but because of architecture? A 53-year-old ARNG veteran spent 15 years building exactly that. The Platform: Liana Banyan is a cooperative commerce platform where: Platform margin is Cost + 20% — locked in operating agreement Creators keep 83.3% of every transaction Three commercial portals permanently fund fourteen charitable initiatives Every member earns fractional ownership Entry: $5/year Why Shareable Readers Would Care: ...

To: Stanford Social Innovation Review Editorial Subject: Platform Cooperativism Case Study — 15 Years to Cost+20% Proposed Article: “Locking the Economics: How One Platform Made Enshittification Structurally Impossible” The Pitch: A 53-year-old ARNG veteran has spent 15 years building a platform cooperative where the economics literally cannot change. The platform margin is locked at Cost + 20% in the operating agreement—not as policy, but as architecture. This isn’t theoretical. The platform exists. The math is published. And the founder is inviting scrutiny. ...

To: STAT News Editorial Subject: Platform Offers Prescription Access Through Cooperative Model — No Middleman Markup The Hook: A new cooperative platform is tackling prescription access differently: no middleman markup, transparent economics, and a founder who’s personally navigated healthcare without coverage. The Initiative: LifeLine Medications is one of fourteen initiatives within Liana Banyan, a cooperative commerce platform: Cost + 20% margin (locked in operating agreement) 83.3% retained by providers/pharmacies $5/year membership Volume purchasing power for individuals Transparent pricing — all math published Why STAT Readers Would Care: ...

To: TechCrunch Editorial Subject: 15-Year Platform Cooperative Launches with Enshittification-Proof Economics The Hook: A 53-year-old ARNG veteran has spent 15 years building a platform cooperative with economics that can’t be changed—and the math is published for anyone to verify. The Platform: Liana Banyan is a cooperative commerce platform where: Creators keep 83.3% of every transaction (vs. ~50-70% on typical platforms) Platform margin is locked at Cost + 20% in the operating agreement—structurally unchangeable Three commercial portals permanently fund fourteen charitable initiatives Every user earns fractional ownership via blockchain-tracked medallions Entry cost: $5 annual membership Why This Matters Now: ...