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BitcoinWorldRosen Law Firm Encourages FLOW Cryptocurrency Investors to Inquire About Securities Class Action Investigation
NEW YORK, Aug. 16, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Rosen Law Firm, a global investor rights law firm, continues to investigate potential securities claims on behalf of investors in FLOW (FLOW-USD) cryptocurrency, resulting from allegations that Flow Foundation may have issued materially misleading business information to the investing public.
So What: If you purchased FLOW cryptocurrency you may be entitled to compensation without payment of any out of pocket fees or costs through a contingency fee arrangement. The Rosen Law Firm is preparing a class action seeking recovery of investor losses.
What to do next: To join the prospective class action, go to https://rosenlegal.com/submit-form/?case_id=56767 or call Phillip Kim, Esq. toll-free at 866-767-3653 or email case@rosenlegal.com for information on the class action.
What is this about: If you purchased FLOW cryptocurrency on or before December 27, 2025 and held your Flow cryptocurrency through December 29, 2025, please reach out to the firm. There are no out of pocket fees or costs through a contingency fee arrangement.
Why Rosen Law: We encourage investors to select qualified counsel with a track record of success in leadership roles. Often, firms issuing notices do not have comparable experience, resources, or any meaningful peer recognition. Many of these firms do not actually litigate securities class actions. Be wise in selecting counsel. The Rosen Law Firm represents investors throughout the globe, concentrating its practice in securities class actions and shareholder derivative litigation. Rosen Law Firm has achieved the largest ever securities class action settlement against a Chinese Company. Rosen Law Firm was Ranked No. 1 by ISS Securities Class Action Services for number of securities class action settlements in 2017. The firm has been ranked in the top 4 each year since 2013 and has recovered hundreds of millions of dollars for investors. In 2019 alone the firm secured over $438 million for investors. In 2020, founding partner Laurence Rosen was named by law360 as a Titan of Plaintiffs’ Bar. Many of the firm’s attorneys have been recognized by Lawdragon and Super Lawyers.
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BitcoinWorldEurope’s Premier FX, Crypto & Fintech Event – Wiki Finance Expo Cyprus 2026 is Coming to Limassol This November!
Limassol, Cyprus – Mark your calendars for Wiki Finance Expo Cyprus 2026, taking place on November 6, 2026 at the prestigious Parklane, a Luxury Collection Resort & Spa. As one of Europe’s most influential gatherings for the foreign exchange and fintech services industry, the event is set to welcome over 5,000 professionals, 50+ distinguished speakers, and 50+ exhibitors from more than 30 countries.
This year’s expo places a strategic focus on the core pillars that drive today’s financial markets, with dedicated tracks on:
Foreign Exchange & Liquidity Solutions – Institutional FX, prime brokerage, liquidity aggregation, and risk management
Regulatory & Compliance Frameworks – Navigating MiCA, CySEC regulations, AML/KYC, and crossborder licensin
NextGeneration Payments – Crossborder remittance, digital wallets, instant settlement, and merchant services
Platform Building & Brokerage Technology – Trading platforms (MT4/5, cTrader, proprietary), whitelabel solutions, CRM, and infrastructure providers
Fintech Service Providers – B2B technology vendors, data analytics, AIdriven trading tools, and compliance automation
Crypto & DeFi – Onchain liquidity, tokenized assets, smart contractbased settlement, and the convergence of crypto with traditional FX
AI in Finance – AIpowered trading algorithms, predictive analytics, fraud detection, and regulatory technology (RegTech)
Set in the heart of Cyprus – a global hub for forex brokers, payment processors, and regulatory technology firms – this expo offers an unrivalled platform for service providers, brokers, IBs, liquidity providers, payment gateways, and platform vendors to connect, showcase innovations, and forge cross-border partnerships. Backed by CySEC’s stringent oversight and EU-wide passporting privileges, this jurisdiction empowers firms to scale operations across the European Economic Area, all while staying ahead of the crypto and AI waves reshaping the industry.
Attendees will gain actionable insights through keynote addresses, panel debates, fireside chats, and dedicated networking sessions, all designed to address the realworld challenges and opportunities facing the FX, fintech, and digital asset ecosystem.
“Cyprus has long been recognized as a gateway between Europe, Asia, and Africa, with a robust regulatory environment and a thriving community of financial technology providers,” said Loki So, COO of WikiEXPO. “Our Cyprus edition is uniquely tailored to the FX, liquidity, payments, and platformbuilding sectors – but we also recognize that crypto and AI are no longer optional. We aim to bring together the entire value chain of service providers – from traditional brokers to cuttingedge DeFi protocols and AIdriven analytics firms – under one roof to drive responsible innovation and sustainable growth in this dynamic region.”
How to Participate:
The Only Official Free Registration Link:https://www.wikiexpo.com/Cyprus/2026/en/?c=7iil3INU
Sponsorship & Exhibiting Opportunities:
Secure a prime booth or exclusive sponsorship package – ideal for liquidity providers, trading platform vendors, payment solution companies, regulatory tech firms, Web3 infrastructure projects, and AI fintech startups.
Contact Name: Loki So
Email Address: loki@wikiexpo.com
Telegram: https://t.me/Loki_wikiexpo_coo
LinkedIn ID: https://www.linkedin.com/in/loki-so-33826318a/
About WikiEXPO
WikiEXPO is a global hub for financial innovation, uniting visionaries and leaders in fintech, forex, and crypto industries. With a worldwide community of over two million followers, our iconic summits are held in global capitals including Dubai, Hong Kong, Cyprus, Bangkok, Singapore, Sydney, South Africa, and beyond. From cuttingedge startups to industry giants, we connect the brightest minds. After six years of rapid development, WikiEXPO has become one of the world’s largest and most influential event platforms in the forex, fintech, and digital asset space.
Past Speakers at WikiEXPO (selected):
Dominic Williams – Founder & Chief Scientist, DFINITY Foundation
Evan Auyang Chichun – Group President, Animoca Brands
Justin Sun – Founder, TRON; Member, HTX Global Advisory Board
Reeve Collins – CoFounder, Tether
Cynthia Wu – Founding Partner and CCO, BIT
Livio Weng – CEO & Executive Director, Bitfire
Kevin Lee – CCO, Gate
Mario Nawfal – CEO, IBC Group
Yiannos Ashiotis – Board Chairman – Revolut Digital Assets Europe
John Riggins – Partner, BTC Inc
Loretta Joseph – Policy Consultant, The Commonwealth; Chairman, ADFSAC
Vít Jedlička, President, Free Republic of Liberland
Bugra Celik – Director, Digital Assets | Global Private Banking & Wealth, HSBC
Hassan Ahmed – Country Director, Coinbase Singapore
We look forward to welcoming you to Limassol this November – where the FX, fintech, and crypto communities converge to shape the future of finance!
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女性は、継父がxAIのGrokを使って幼少期の写真から露骨な画像を作成したと主張
ジェーン・ドウ（4）と特定された女性が、イーロン・マスクのxAIに対して訴訟を提起し、継父が同社のGrokチャットボットを使って、11歳のときに撮られた本人の写真を7,000枚以上の露骨な画像へと操作したと主張している。ワシントン・ポストの報道によると、そうした内容だ。
訴訟の背景
訴訟は当初、テネシー州の3人の10代が提起したもの。現在はスペースXの一部となっているxAIが、実在の人物、特に未成年者を性的に扱った画像を作るためにGrokが使われないよう、基本的なセーフガードの導入に失敗したとしている。この訴訟では、クラス・アクション（集団訴訟）の地位を求め、影響を受けたより広い集団を代表することを目指している。

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AnthropicがClaudeの新しいウォーターマーキングの仕組みを説明 — そしてユーザーにとって何を意味するのか
Anthropicは、AIチャットボットClaudeが生成するテキストにウォーターマークを付与する方法について詳しいブログ記事を公開した。今週初めに同社が最初に発表して以来、ユーザーの間で議論が巻き起きている。このウォーターマーキングは、EU AI Actの透明性に関する「Transparency Code」への対応の一環であり、AI企業に対して、AIが生成したコンテンツを識別可能にする仕組みの実装を求めている。

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SpaceX、AIコーディング・スタートアップCursorの600億ドル買収を完了
SpaceXは、2026年8月15日にCursorのブログで発表されたとおり、AIコーディング・スタートアップCursorの買収を正式に完了しました。評価額600億ドルのこの案件は、2026年4月に最初に発表されており、より広範な技術開発契約の一環としてCursorを取得する選択肢がSpaceXに与えられていました。今回の完了は、SpaceXがそれ以前にエロン・マスクのxAIを買収したこと、ならびに2026年6月の公開企業への移行に続くものです。
CursorとSpaceXにとって、今回の買収が意味するもの

全国規模のマルチメディア・プラットフォームおよび主要なiHeartRadio番組として、科学、人間のパフォーマンス、レジリエンス（回復力）、そして周波数ベースのイノベーションの未来を探るオリジナル編集シリーズをスタートします。
2026年8月14日（ニューヨーク /PRNewswire）— Xen Samsがホストする全国規模のマルチメディア・プラットフォーム「A Moment of Xen」は、量子エネルギーおよび周波数ベースのウェルビーイング・テクノロジーのグローバル・イノベーターであるLeela Quantum Techとの戦略的パートナーシップを本日発表しました。両組織は、科学、テクノロジー、意識、ヘルス、レジリエンス、人間のパフォーマンスが交差していく進化の過程を探求するためのオリジナル編集シリーズ「Beyond the Signal」を立ち上げます。

VANCOUVER, BC, Aug. 14, 2026 /PRNewswire/ - BTQ Technologies Corp. ("BTQ" or the "Company") (Nasdaq: BTQ) (CBOE CA: BTQ), a global technology company building the trust infrastructure for the quantum era, today provided its corporate update for the second quarter of 2026, highlighting progress across its four core business lines: QCIM, QPerfect, Quantum Secure Systems & Networks ("QSSN"), and Bitcoin Quantum.
During the quarter, BTQ continued moving from technology validation toward commercial execution. The Company completed its acquisition of QPerfect, expanded commercial engagements across its quantum software and financial infrastructure businesses, advanced QSSN toward production deployment, and brought key components of the Bitcoin Quantum network to mainnet readiness.
Across the broader platform, BTQ is increasingly focused on translating its technical capabilities into defined products, customer engagements, commercial deployment models, and recurring revenue opportunities.
Where BTQ Fits: Building Trusted Quantum
BTQ is building trusted quantum technologies.
The Company believes the transition toward quantum computing will require more than increases in computational capability. Quantum systems will operate alongside the traditional computing infrastructure that already moves money, identity, communications, and access across the global economy.
For quantum technologies to become broadly useful across financial services, governments, telecommunications, defense, AI, and critical infrastructure, the systems connecting classical and quantum computing will need to remain secure, resilient, interoperable, and trustworthy.
That challenge exists both before and after fault-tolerant quantum computing arrives.
Today's cryptographic infrastructure must migrate toward post-quantum security without disrupting the devices, networks, and financial systems that depend on it. At the same time, emerging quantum infrastructure requires new software, security architecture, validation systems, and control technologies capable of translating quantum capability into practical and trusted applications.
BTQ's strategy is organized across three interconnected network layers:
Silicon Networks
Crypto-agile hardware that anchors trust at the silicon layer and extends it through continuous attestation, AI-assisted patching, and trusted device measurement.
QCIM serves as the foundation of BTQ's Silicon Networks strategy, providing hardware-rooted post-quantum security designed to protect connected devices and critical systems as cryptographic standards and threats evolve.
Blockchain Networks
Trust infrastructure for regulated digital money, institutional settlement, and post-quantum migration across Bitcoin and public blockchain networks.
QSSN and Bitcoin Quantum form BTQ's Blockchain Networks layer.
QSSN is designed to provide post-quantum infrastructure for regulated digital money, stablecoins, tokenized deposits, and institutional settlement, while Bitcoin Quantum provides a live environment for demonstrating and advancing the migration of decentralized blockchain networks toward post-quantum security.
Quantum Accelerated Networks
Security architecture for quantum infrastructure, from emulation and validation to adversarial testing, procurement standards, and verifiable deployment models.
Through MIMIQ™, One-Shot Signatures ("OSS"), and QLU™, BTQ is developing software, validation, and control infrastructure required to build, test, and ultimately deploy trusted quantum systems.
Together, these three network layers define BTQ's Building Trusted Quantum strategy: establishing trust at the silicon layer, extending it across digital and blockchain networks, and carrying that trust forward into quantum-accelerated infrastructure.
BTQ executes this strategy through four principal business lines:
Quantum Secure Systems & Networks (QSSN / Digital Assets): Securing the digitization of the world's fiat money supply through post-quantum infrastructure for the transfer, settlement, validation, and issuer control of stablecoins, tokenized deposits, digital assets, and other forms of regulated digital money.
QCIM Hardware Acceleration and Secure Elements: Delivering crypto-agile post-quantum security at the silicon layer to help governments, enterprises, and device manufacturers remain secure and adaptive as cryptographic standards evolve.
QPerfect / Neutral Atom Platforms: Following completion of BTQ's acquisition of QPerfect, the business adds critical software and technologies for quantum emulation, digital twins, validation, and logical quantum computing, supporting customers seeking to design, test, and ultimately deploy applications across increasingly capable quantum hardware.
Bitcoin Quantum: What the Company believes to be a leading production-grade quantum-safe Bitcoin implementation, designed to demonstrate how Bitcoin and other decentralized blockchain systems can migrate toward post-quantum cryptography while creating infrastructure for a quantum-secure digital asset ecosystem.
The Company's broader platform remains aligned with emerging cryptographic standards and regulatory initiatives globally. QSSN has previously been referenced in the Post-Quantum Financial Infrastructure Framework ("PQFIF") submitted to the SEC, while BTQ continues to participate in standards development and industry initiatives through QuINSA. The framework was developed independently by industry participants and does not represent SEC guidance, approval, or endorsement.
"Q2 represented an important transition for BTQ as we continued moving from technology validation toward commercial execution," said Olivier Roussy Newton, Chief Executive Officer of BTQ Technologies. "We completed the acquisition of QPerfect, expanded customer and institutional engagements across multiple markets, advanced QSSN toward production deployment, and brought Bitcoin Quantum infrastructure to mainnet readiness. Our strategy is increasingly centered on Building Trusted Quantum: establishing trust at the silicon layer, extending it across digital networks, and ultimately carrying that trust into quantum-accelerated infrastructure. We believe this gives BTQ a differentiated position across both the post-quantum transition underway today and the quantum computing markets developing for tomorrow."
State of the Market
Global urgency around post-quantum migration continued through the first half of 2026 as governments, standards bodies, financial institutions, and critical infrastructure operators moved from awareness toward inventory, planning, testing, and early implementation.
Formal migration roadmaps across major jurisdictions continue to establish long-term expectations for organizations to identify cryptographically vulnerable systems, develop transition strategies, and begin migrating critical infrastructure toward post-quantum standards.
Financial services remain a particularly relevant area because banking infrastructure, tokenized money, stablecoins, digital assets, and long-life transaction records depend heavily on cryptographic trust.
BTQ believes this creates a significant opportunity for infrastructure providers capable of helping institutions bridge existing financial and computing systems with next-generation quantum-secure architectures.
At the same time, development across the broader quantum computing ecosystem continues to progress across hardware modalities, quantum simulation, software, fault-tolerant computing, and hybrid quantum-classical workflows.
BTQ believes these trends create two distinct but interconnected requirements: protecting today's digital infrastructure against emerging quantum risks while building the technologies required to make future quantum infrastructure trusted and commercially useful.
The Company's Building Trusted Quantum strategy is designed around that convergence.
QPerfect / Quantum Accelerated Networks
The second quarter marked an important inflection point for QPerfect as BTQ completed its previously announced acquisition and began integrating the business more directly into the Company's commercial strategy.
QPerfect forms a central component of BTQ's Quantum Accelerated Networks layer and is increasingly focused on translating its quantum software, emulation, validation, and fault-tolerant computing capabilities into commercial products and customer deployments.
As of Q2, QPerfect's commercial pipeline included approximately 16 organizations across five countries, reflecting engagement across enterprise customers, quantum computing providers, research institutions, and government-supported programs.
The commercial strategy is organized around three primary product lines: MIMIQ™, Digital Twin, and Quantum Logic Unit ("QLU™").
MIMIQ™: Expanding the Commercial Model
MIMIQ™ is QPerfect's quantum emulation platform and currently represents the most commercially mature component of the QPerfect product stack.
During Q2, QPerfect advanced a multi-channel commercial strategy spanning enterprise software, on-premises deployments, Quantum Computing-as-a-Service ("QCaaS") distribution, international expansion, and strategic partnerships.
A major milestone during the period was the launch of MIMIQ™ On-Premises, extending QPerfect's platform beyond cloud-based workflows and allowing customers to operate the software within local computing environments.
The on-premises offering is designed for enterprises, governments, research institutions, and other organizations whose security, confidentiality, data-sovereignty, or infrastructure requirements may limit the use of public cloud environments.
QPerfect also continued expanding its QCaaS distribution strategy during the quarter.
Its collaboration with SDT Inc. is now in production in South Korea, providing customers access to MIMIQ™-powered quantum emulation through SDT's QUREKA platform.
QPerfect is also expanding platform accessibility through additional ecosystem providers including qBraid and Scaleway, broadening the distribution channels through which developers and institutions can access MIMIQ™.
The Company believes the combination of direct enterprise licensing, on-premises deployments, and third-party cloud distribution provides multiple commercial pathways for MIMIQ™ while addressing different customer requirements.
During Q2, QPerfect also advanced several major commercial proposals in South Korea, building on the presence established through SDT and related ecosystem activities.
International expansion remains another core component of QPerfect's strategy.
Through the France 2030 Export program, QPerfect is pursuing a multi-year strategy designed to expand commercial activity outside France and establish new customer relationships across targeted international markets.
Two country initiatives have now been confirmed:
Saudi Arabia: Market-development activities targeted for summer 2026.
Vietnam: Market-development activities targeted for fall 2026.
These initiatives complement QPerfect's existing activities across France, the broader European market, and South Korea.
From a technical standpoint, the Company continues to advance the underlying capabilities of MIMIQ™, including its tensor-network simulation technologies. QPerfect's near-term strategy, however, is increasingly focused on translating those capabilities into enterprise deployments, commercial partnerships, and recurring software revenue.
Digital Twin: Connecting Simulation to Real Quantum Hardware
QPerfect's Digital Twin platform is designed to create hardware-accurate software representations of quantum computers, allowing users to develop and validate algorithms against the characteristics of specific physical systems before executing workloads directly on quantum hardware.
During Q2, QPerfect continued development work with the University of Strasbourg and CESQ around the aQCess neutral-atom quantum computing initiative.
The project includes development of a hardware-accurate Digital Twin of France's first publicly accessible neutral-atom quantum platform using MIMIQ™.
The initiative represents an important step in QPerfect's strategy to connect software simulation and validation directly with operating quantum hardware.
QPerfect is targeting completion of a full Digital Twin capable of testing against an actual quantum computer by the end of 2026.
The Company believes successful validation against physical hardware could expand the role of Digital Twin technology across quantum computer manufacturers, research institutions, government programs, and developers building applications for neutral-atom systems.
Quantum Logic Unit: Building Toward Fault-Tolerant Quantum Computing
The Quantum Logic Unit remains an earlier-stage component of QPerfect's product roadmap and is focused on the technologies required to manage logical qubits and ultimately enable fault-tolerant quantum computation.
During the quarter, QPerfect continued advancing research around fault-tolerant architectures and logical quantum operations.
The team has filed two patents and continued publishing research supporting its work in fault-tolerant quantum computing.
QPerfect has completed a prototype of the QLU™, which will support the delivery in April 2027 of a design blueprint describing how BTQ's One-Shot Signatures could be executed on future fault-tolerant neutral-atom quantum computers. Development of the QLU™ itself remains on track for a first release by the end of 2027.
BTQ views the QLU™ as an important longer-term component of its Quantum Accelerated Networks strategy, potentially providing part of the software and control infrastructure required to translate increasingly capable quantum hardware into reliable algorithmic execution.
This includes the longer-term objective of enabling algorithms such as BTQ's One-Shot Signatures to operate on quantum hardware.
QPerfect Business Model
QPerfect is developing a commercial model across several complementary channels, including:
Enterprise and institutional software licensingMIMIQ™ On-Premises deploymentsQCaaS distributionStrategic and technical integrationsPartnerships with quantum hardware providersResearch and government-supported development programs
BTQ believes this model gives QPerfect the ability to commercialize software capabilities available today while maintaining exposure to the longer-term development of fault-tolerant quantum computing.
Outlook
For the second half of 2026, QPerfect intends to focus on expanding its active commercial pipeline, growing MIMIQ™ On-Premises adoption, increasing distribution through QCaaS partners, and advancing its international go-to-market strategy.
The Company also expects to continue development of the aQCess Digital Twin, with the objective of testing the platform against real neutral-atom hardware by year-end.
Across the broader organization, QPerfect continues to benefit from a portfolio of grants, research collaborations, intellectual property development, and academic publications that provide third-party validation of its technical capabilities while supporting commercialization.
Quantum Secure Systems & Networks / Blockchain Networks
QSSN continued progressing from proof-of-concept validation toward commercial deployment during Q2 2026.
The platform is designed to provide trust infrastructure for regulated digital money and institutional settlement, including stablecoins, tokenized deposits, and other blockchain-based financial infrastructure.
BTQ's go-to-market strategy is centered on establishing proof-of-concept engagements with financial institutions and blockchain ecosystems, validating QSSN under real-world workloads, and converting successful deployments into recurring production infrastructure.
During Q2, QSSN advanced each stage of that strategy.
South Korea
During the quarter, QSSN was selected as a core post-quantum technology provider for one of South Korea's first bank-led KRW stablecoin proof-of-concept initiatives involving iM Bank and Finger.
The initiative builds on BTQ's Korean ecosystem developed across 2025 and early 2026 and extends QSSN more directly into banking and regulated digital-money infrastructure.
BTQ's broader South Korean ecosystem includes relationships across banking, payments, enterprise infrastructure, and hardware security, including Finger, iM Bank, Danal, Daou Data, and Keypair.
During Q2, QSSN also surpassed 100,000 transactions processed on mainnet, demonstrating sustained operation of the platform across real-world workloads.
BTQ believes this represents an important progression from initial pilot validation toward demonstrating the operational capacity required for broader production deployment.
Expanding Beyond Korea
A key Q1 objective for QSSN was to expand its commercial pipeline beyond South Korea.
During Q2, BTQ established early commercial engagements with U.S.-based customers, representing initial progress toward building an international pipeline for QSSN.
The Company also deepened engagement with major blockchain foundations and entered discussions regarding the potential provision of core post-quantum infrastructure across their respective ecosystems.
BTQ also continues discussions involving the Kaia ecosystem regarding potential progression toward production deployment.
The Company believes blockchain foundations can represent an additional distribution pathway for QSSN because infrastructure-level integration can potentially extend post-quantum security across broader application, developer, wallet, and transaction ecosystems.
QSSN Business Model
BTQ is building QSSN around three primary potential revenue streams:
Advisory and Integration Fees: Revenue associated with designing, implementing, and integrating post-quantum infrastructure within financial institutions, blockchain ecosystems, and digital asset platforms.
Recurring Validator Node Licensing: Recurring software and infrastructure licensing associated with operating QSSN validator infrastructure.
Transaction-Based Validation Fees: Usage-based revenue tied to transactions validated through QSSN infrastructure.
BTQ believes this model creates the potential to combine upfront implementation revenue with recurring infrastructure and transaction-based revenue as deployments scale.
Outlook
For the second half of 2026, BTQ intends to continue advancing the iM Bank initiative toward potential production deployment and expand its proof-of-concept pipeline across Korean banking and fintech institutions.
The Company also intends to progress discussions with Kaia and other blockchain ecosystems toward potential production deployments while continuing to expand the QSSN pipeline outside South Korea.
Standards development remains another component of the QSSN strategy. BTQ expects to continue advancing post-quantum financial infrastructure initiatives through QuINSA and related industry forums.
The Company's broader objective is to establish a repeatable commercial model in Korea and use that framework to support expansion into additional regulated financial and blockchain markets.
Bitcoin Quantum / Blockchain Networks
Bitcoin Quantum continued advancing from testnet development toward commercial launch during Q2 2026.
Following rapid network expansion and protocol development during Q1, BTQ's focus during the second quarter shifted toward security validation, operational readiness, institutional infrastructure, and go-to-market preparation.
Security and Mainnet Readiness
During Q2, BTQ completed a full internal security audit of the Bitcoin Quantum core protocol.
The Company also engaged Boosty Labs to conduct Bitcoin Quantum's first external security audit. Boosty Labs brings experience across proof-of-work infrastructure and Bitcoin Core development.
BTQ intends to publish the external audit results following completion.
During the quarter, the development team shipped four Bitcoin Quantum releases and brought the Company's mining and hosting infrastructure to mainnet readiness.
These milestones build on the technical progress achieved during Q1, when Bitcoin Quantum deployed its post-quantum Bitcoin architecture and scaled its test network to more than 75 miners, more than 300,000 blocks mined, and more than 150 open-source contributors.
BTQ is currently targeting a late 2026 go-to-market launch for Bitcoin Quantum.
The Company intends to position Bitcoin Quantum as quantum-safe digital gold, combining the proof-of-work model and digital scarcity associated with Bitcoin with a network architecture designed around post-quantum cryptography.
BTQ believes growing attention around quantum risk across the Bitcoin ecosystem further underscores the need for credible migration paths that can be tested under real network conditions.
Institutional Infrastructure
During Q2, BTQ also began developing institutional infrastructure around the Bitcoin Quantum ecosystem.
The Company advanced discussions regarding professional market making and institutional custody for a wrapped Bitcoin Quantum asset.
A wrapped asset strategy could enable Bitcoin Quantum exposure to move across additional blockchain environments while creating new potential distribution and liquidity channels.
BTQ expects to advance this strategy with a selected launch venue during the second half of the year.
For broader token price discovery, the Company's planned sequence is to establish a liquid spot market first, followed by perpetual contract availability across decentralized and centralized trading venues.
These initiatives remain subject to completion of applicable technical, commercial, regulatory, and counterparty requirements.
Bitcoin Quantum Business Model
Bitcoin Quantum is being developed around an asset- and protocol-based business model with three principal components:
Treasury: Strategic ownership and management of Bitcoin Quantum-related digital assets.
Company Mining Operations: Participation in network economics through Company-operated mining infrastructure.
Ecosystem Value: Potential revenue associated with infrastructure surrounding the network, including wrapped asset issuance, bridging, and related ecosystem services.
BTQ believes this structure creates multiple ways for the Company to participate economically in both the Bitcoin Quantum network itself and infrastructure developed around the broader ecosystem.
Outlook
For the second half of 2026, BTQ's immediate priority is completion of Bitcoin Quantum's first external security audit and publication of the results once available.
In parallel, the Company intends to advance its wrapped asset strategy, institutional custody and market-making relationships, and launch infrastructure.
BTQ continues to target a late 2026 go-to-market launch, subject to completion of security, infrastructure, regulatory, and market-readiness requirements.
Following launch, the Company intends to pursue broader liquidity and price discovery through spot market infrastructure, followed over time by potential perpetual contract availability across decentralized and centralized markets.
QCIM / Silicon Networks
QCIM forms the foundation of BTQ's Silicon Networks strategy: crypto-agile hardware designed to anchor trust at the silicon layer and remain adaptable as cryptographic standards and threats evolve.
BTQ originally designed QCIM around crypto agility in response to increasingly fragmented post-quantum and cryptographic roadmaps across jurisdictions and industries. That design decision has become more relevant as AI-powered offensive security tools are increasingly used to identify novel attacks against existing cryptographic systems. BTQ believes this environment will require widespread, crypto-agile and side-channel-secure acceleration across connected devices, rather than hardware tied to a single cryptographic standard.
QCIM is designed to address that requirement by supporting multiple classical and post-quantum algorithms within a common hardware architecture. The platform is currently embedded within a secure enclave, supports the CNSA 2.0 cryptographic suite, and has demonstrated the ability to extend side-channel security to new algorithms through software updates. Additional security analysis is underway as part of the upcoming Beta Release.
Productization and Tape-Out
The QCIM architecture is now progressing through tape-out and toward commercial availability across three product formats.
FPGA IP: Following delays related to additional security work, BTQ expects the FPGA IP Beta Release imminently. Updated performance figures are expected alongside or shortly following the Beta Release.
ASIC IP: Targeted for availability in Q1 2027. BTQ has completed its first design-in process and initial tape-out.
Standalone Chips: Initial samples are expected in Q1 2027, followed by a targeted production tape-out in Q2 2027 and validation in Q4 2027.
These formats are intended to provide multiple commercialization pathways, ranging from early FPGA evaluation and licensable ASIC IP to standalone secure silicon.
QCIM Sneak Peek
The QCIM team nears the release of its v0.1.0 Beta. The team is sharing preliminary performance figures for the first time while they continue security and reliability testing for an official release.
The novel compute-in-memory architecture is designed to preserve the main advantages of ASIC crypto accelerators by being more performant and side-channel secure than generic microcontrollers, while also making it possible to upgrade the device with new algorithms that keep the floorplan small with the same security guarantees.
Under BTQ's current internal benchmarking methodology, select preliminary internal performance estimates show improvements over optimized cryptographic algorithms running on Cortex M4 MCU hardware, with a 2-3x cycle/gate improvement on ML-KEM-1024 on encapsulation, decapsulation, and key generation operations, a 3x cycle/gate improvement on AES-256-CTR symmetric encryption, and a 14x cycle/gate improvement on SHA3-256. These estimates have been tested in simulation and on FPGA, and indicate the QCIM architecture is capable of achieving crypto-engine efficiency for multiple algorithms in a single compact design.
In addition, the QCIM architecture with masking settings has successfully demonstrated resistance to 1M trace TVLA tests on AES-128 on FPGA hardware. This is a significant milestone towards achieving generic side-channel security features expected by Common Criteria and FIPS 140-3 compliance. These masking techniques will make it possible to support future algorithms while preserving side-channel protection, a first-of-its-kind technique that will allow full cryptographic algorithm upgrades in software without sacrificing security standards expected from hardware roots-of-trust.
As the team completes development of the core algorithmic suite, the team will begin the process of optimizing and further securing the drivers and kernels, and adding new algorithms that take full advantage of QCIM's crypto agile capabilities.
Platform Security Team
BTQ recognizes the burgeoning threat of AI cyberoffensive tools to cryptography, device security, and a device vendor's ability to be the security authority on their own product line. These challenges affect Root-of-Trust hardware and secure enclaves in every device. The existential threats to trust are expanding, and this will increase the responsibility for QCIM's ability to deliver safe, mass-market, trusted components by the time quantum computers become powerful enough to break classical encryption.
BTQ is happy to announce a new key member to the team, Dr. Michael Grace, to assist the QCIM team in this mission with a new QCIM Platform Security initiative. Dr. Grace brings deep experience as one of the founding members of the Samsung Fort KNOX team, securing billions of the company's mobile devices and services, in addition to past leadership experience on Google's Android team.
QCIM Platform Security will bring necessary software utilities and tools to help device vendors and network administrators utilize QCIM to its fullest in real-world devices. In addition, this new initiative will improve the capabilities of QCIM to bring elite platform security features to mass-market devices as third-party IP.
ICTK and ITRI
BTQ continues to advance the global QCIM chip roadmap alongside ICTK and ITRI.
Subsequent to quarter end, BTQ and ICTK completed the design of a next-generation security chip integrating QCIM with ICTK's VIA PUF™ technology. Within the combined architecture, QCIM provides crypto-agile cryptographic acceleration while VIA PUF provides hardware-derived identity and authentication, together supporting a broader hardware-rooted security platform.
BTQ and ITRI also subsequently completed the first technical milestone in their collaboration, validating the QCIM core within a TSMC 28-nanometre design environment and demonstrating accelerated execution of cryptographic operations associated with FIPS 203, FIPS 204, and FIPS 205 under demanding operating conditions. The program is now advancing into module-level integration, verification, and validation.
Outlook
BTQ's near-term priorities are to release the FPGA IP Beta and performance figures, continue security and side-channel analysis, advance ASIC IP toward Q1 2027 availability, and progress standalone silicon toward first samples in Q1 2027.
Across the broader roadmap, BTQ intends to continue its development programs with ICTK and ITRI while advancing design-in and commercialization discussions across defense, industrial, automotive, IoT, Physical AI, payments, telecommunications, digital assets, and other connected infrastructure.
BTQ's objective is to establish QCIM as a crypto-agile, side-channel-secure hardware platform for the post-quantum and AI era, allowing cryptographic protection to evolve through software rather than requiring hardware replacement as standards and threats change.
Financial Overview and Shelf Registration
The Company ended Q2 2026 with a cash balance of C$9,729,250.
The Company continues to allocate capital across product development, commercialization, strategic partnerships, and market expansion.
A base shelf prospectus registration remains in place to preserve strategic flexibility. Any future use of the shelf would be subject to applicable regulatory requirements and prevailing market conditions at the time of issuance.
Outlook
BTQ enters the second half of 2026 increasingly focused on commercial execution across its Building Trusted Quantum strategy.
Across Quantum Accelerated Networks, the Company intends to expand MIMIQ™ distribution and enterprise adoption, advance international market development, grow its active commercial pipeline, and connect its Digital Twin technology with real neutral-atom quantum hardware.
Across Blockchain Networks, BTQ intends to convert QSSN proof-of-concept engagements into production deployments, broaden its Korean banking and fintech pipeline, expand internationally, and develop recurring validator and transaction-based revenue opportunities.
Bitcoin Quantum is focused on completing external security validation, launching the network, establishing institutional custody and market-making infrastructure, and building liquidity and ecosystem infrastructure around the protocol.
Across Silicon Networks, BTQ continues progressing QCIM toward productization, silicon validation, integration, and future commercial deployment.
More broadly, BTQ believes these initiatives position the Company at the intersection of two major technology transitions: securing existing infrastructure against emerging quantum risks and building the architecture required to make future quantum systems trustworthy.
BTQ calls this strategy Building Trusted Quantum.
By establishing trust at the silicon layer, extending that trust across blockchain and digital financial networks, and carrying it forward into quantum-accelerated infrastructure, BTQ is seeking to build an integrated platform for the quantum era.
BTQ Technologies to Host Live Webinar on Q2 2026 Financial Results and General Corporate Update
The Company is also pleased to announce that it will hold a shareholder call on Friday, August 14, 2026, at 12:00 p.m. EST to discuss its Q2 2026 financial results and provide a general corporate update.
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About BTQ
BTQ Technologies Corp. (Nasdaq: BTQ | Cboe CA: BTQ) is a quantum technology company focused on accelerating the transition from classical networks to the quantum internet. Backed by a broad patent portfolio and deep technical expertise, BTQ is developing a full-stack, neutral-atom quantum computing platform spanning hardware, middleware, and post-quantum security solutions for finance, telecommunications, logistics, life sciences, and defense.
Connect with BTQ: Website | LinkedIn | X/Twitter
About QPerfect
QPerfect, a wholly owned subsidiary of BTQ Technologies, is a French quantum computing company based in Strasbourg, led by a team of scientists and engineers recognized for their pioneering work in neutral atom physics, quantum optics, and quantum software engineering, and specializing in quantum computing and quantum design automation. Founded in 2023, the deeptech company has received the i-Lab Grand Prix and provides powerful technology to enable researchers, developers, and manufacturers to realize the full potential of quantum computers.
At the core of QPerfect's innovation is the Quantum Logic Unit (QLU), a multi-layered framework designed to accelerate quantum development. Its flagship product, MIMIQ™, forms the first layer of the QLU™ and offers a cutting-edge platform that executes quantum algorithms with unmatched speed, accuracy, and flexibility -- which the Company believes surpasses existing simulators and current quantum computers. For more information, please visit https://qperfect.io
ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Olivier Roussy Newton
CEO, Chairman
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Forward Looking Information
Certain statements herein contain forward-looking statements and forward-looking information within the meaning of applicable securities laws. Such forward-looking statements or information include but are not limited to statements or information with respect to: the development, commercialization, and adoption of the Company's products and technologies and the revenue opportunities thereof; international expansion initiatives; anticipated market opportunities in post-quantum cryptography, digital assets, quantum computing, blockchain infrastructure and quantum security technologies; the business plans of the Company, including with respect to its research partnerships, and the implementation thereof. Forward-looking statements or information often can be identified by the use of words such as "anticipate", "intend", "expect", "plan" or "may" and the variations of these words are intended to identify forward-looking statements and information.
The Company has made numerous assumptions including among other things, assumptions about: the development, commercialization and adoption of the Company's technologies; strategic partners; continued demand for quantum-secure products and technologies; the integration of QPerfect; general business and economic conditions; the development of post-quantum algorithms and quantum vulnerabilities; and the quantum computing industry generally. The foregoing list of assumptions is not exhaustive.
Although management of the Company believes that the assumptions made and the expectations represented by such statements or information are reasonable, there can be no assurance that forward-looking statements or information herein will prove to be accurate. Forward-looking statements and information are based on assumptions and involve known and unknown risks which may cause actual results to be materially different from any future results, expressed or implied, by such forward-looking statements or information. These factors include risks relating to: the availability of financing for the Company; business and economic conditions in the post-quantum and encryption computing industries generally; the speculative nature of the Company's research and development programs; the supply and demand for labour and technological post-quantum and encryption technology; unanticipated events related to regulatory and licensing matters and environmental matters; changes in general economic conditions or conditions in the financial markets; changes in laws (including regulations respecting blockchains); risks relating to the completion of the proposed acquisition of QPerfect and the integration thereof; risks that QCIM, QSSN, Bitcoin Quantum, or other products may not achieve commercialization on the timelines anticipated or at all; risks that pilot programs and early-stage commercial deployments may not convert to revenue-generating contracts; risks relating to competition in the post-quantum cryptography and quantum computing industries; risks relating to the Company's dependence on key partnerships in South Korea and other jurisdictions; risks relating to changes in regulatory frameworks for digital assets, stablecoins, and post-quantum cryptographic standards; risks that the Bitcoin Quantum mainnet launch may not occur on the anticipated timeline or achieve the expected network adoption; and other risk factors as detailed from time to time in the Company's public disclosure documents filed on SEDAR+ and EDGAR. The Company does not undertake to update any forward-looking information, except in accordance with applicable securities laws.
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Revenue and Operating Loss: DeFi Technologies reported revenue of $7.8 million and operating loss of $2.3 million for the three months ended June 30, 2026.Strong balance sheet and liquidity: As of June 30, 2026, DeFi Technologies held $70.7 million in combined cash and USDT/USDC, $30 million in digital asset treasury holdings, $19.1 million in STRC/RWUSD, and a venture and private portfolio valued at $15.1 million, for total cash, treasury, and venture portfolio value of approximately $135 million.Continued platform monetization: During the quarter, Valour generated $3.0 million in management fees, staking, and lending income on average quarterly AUM of $471.5 million with $22.8 million in net inflows, and Stillman Digital contributed $2.5 million in trading commissions revenue and continues to pace for a record revenue year.Strategic capital deployment: The Company is actively deploying capital into growth initiatives, strategic infrastructure, and new institutional product structures.
TORONTO, Aug. 13, 2026 /PRNewswire/ - DeFi Technologies Inc. (the "Company" or "DeFi Technologies") (Nasdaq: DEFT) (CBOE CA: DEFI) (GR: R9B) (B3: DEFT31), a financial technology company bridging the gap between traditional capital markets and decentralized finance ("DeFi"), today announced its financial results for the three months ended June 30, 2026. All dollar amounts in this press release are in U.S. dollars, unless otherwise stated.
Financial Highlights
Revenue
Total revenue for the three months ended June 30, 2026, was $7.8 million, compared to $13.1 million in Q2 2025.Core operating revenue, excluding realized and net change in unrealized gains and losses, was $5.5 million, compared to $6.7 million in Q2 2025.
Operating Income / (Loss)
Operating income / (loss) for the three months ended June 30, 2026, was ($2.3 million), compared to ($0.9 million) for the three months ended June 30, 2025.
Operating Expenses
Total operating expenses for Q2 2026 were $10.1 million, compared to $14 million in Q2 2025.The decrease reflects continued cost discipline across the platform, including lower share-based payments, partially offset by higher operating, general and administrative expenses associated with growth initiatives.
Valour – AUM, Net Inflows, Management Fees, Staking and Lending Income
For the three months ended June 30, 2026, Valour's average AUM was $471.5 million compared to $760.2 million in Q2 2025.For the three months ended June 30, 2026, the company generated $22.8 million in net inflows into its ETPs.For the three months ended June 30, 2026, Valour generated $1.9 million in staking and lending income, compared to $2.4 million in Q2 2025.Management fees were $1.1 million, compared to $2.1 million in Q2 2025.Together, management fees and staking and lending income totaled $3 million in Q2 2026, compared to $4.5 million in Q2 2025.
Stillman Digital
For the three months ended June 30, 2026, Stillman Digital generated $2.5 million in trading commissions revenue, compared to $1.9 million in Q2 2025.Stillman continues to strengthen the institutional trading, execution, and liquidity layer of DeFi Technologies' platform.
Cash, Treasury, Venture, and Working Capital Position
Cash and USDT/USDC balance: As of June 30, 2026, DeFi Technologies held $60,311,712 in cash and $10,352,363 in USDT/USDC, for a combined balance of $70,664,075 STRC/RWUSD balance: As of June 30, 2026, the Company held $19,050,483 in STRC/RWUSD.Digital asset treasury holdings: As of June 30, 2026, the Company's treasury holdings totaled approximately $30,045,074.Venture portfolio: As of June 30, 2026, the Company's venture and private portfolio was valued at $15,147,378.
Together, total cash, USDT/USDC, STRC/RWUSD, treasury, and venture portfolio value stood at approximately $135 million as of June 30, 2026. The Company regularly monitors its cash and digital asset reserves on a consolidated basis and allocates a portion of its digital asset treasury reserve to support ETP market risk hedging and broader strategic capital allocation.
Comment from Johan Wattenström, Chief Executive Officer of DeFi Technologies
"Q2 was another challenging quarter for digital asset markets, and those conditions were reflected in our reported financial results. However, we believe the more important indicators for the long-term health of the business are what is happening underneath the market cycle, and on that basis, we continued to make meaningful progress.
Two metrics stand out in particular. Valour generated more than $22.8 million of net inflows during the quarter despite weaker digital asset prices, demonstrating continued customer demand for our products in a difficult market. At the same time, Stillman Digital continued to onboard larger institutional clients and remains on pace for a record year of revenue. We view both as important indicators of the underlying strength of the platform because they reflect growth that is not simply dependent on rising asset prices.
We also continue to operate from a position of significant financial strength. Our robust balance sheet gives us the ability to invest through the cycle, continue building our core businesses and pursue strategic opportunities at a time when weaker market conditions can create particularly attractive entry points. Historically, crypto winters have created significant opportunities for well-capitalized companies, and we believe the current environment is no different.
We are actively sourcing and evaluating high-value, large-scale acquisition opportunities that could meaningfully expand our capabilities, distribution or earnings potential. We maintain a high threshold for deploying shareholder capital, and the timing of any transaction is inherently difficult to predict, but the quality and quantity of opportunities we are seeing today are unprecedented.
At the same time, we continue to strengthen the organic business. We are advancing our hedge fund strategy, progressing Valour Custody and our UCITS platform, and investing in new products and technologies that can broaden our revenue base over time.
Our objective is to use periods like this to build a larger, more diversified and more scalable platform. Valour's continued inflows expand the asset base from which we can generate management fees, staking income and other forms of monetization, while Stillman's growth expands our institutional revenue base independently of Valour's AUM.
Market cycles will continue to influence our reported results, but we believe the underlying business is becoming stronger through this downturn. With continued organic growth, a scalable operating platform, and substantial balance sheet capacity, we believe DeFi Technologies is positioned to emerge from this market environment with significantly greater earnings power and the ability to capitalize meaningfully when digital asset markets strengthen."
DeFi Technologies Shareholder Call to Discuss Q2 2026 Financial Results
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Analyst Coverage of DeFi Technologies
A full list of DeFi Technologies analyst coverage can be found here: https://defi.tech/investor-relations#research.
For inquiries from institutional investors, funds, or family offices, please contact: ir@defi.tech
About DeFi Technologies
DeFi Technologies Inc. (Nasdaq: DEFT) (CBOE CA: DEFI) (GR: R9B) (Brazil B3: DEFT31) is a financial technology company building for the convergence of traditional capital markets and decentralized finance ("DeFi"). As a publicly listed and vertically integrated digital asset platform, DeFi Technologies provides familiar, simple, secure, and regulated access to the digital asset economy through investment products, trading and liquidity infrastructure, research, and strategic capital deployment. Its business includes Valour, a leading issuer of regulated digital asset ETPs; Stillman Digital, an institutional-grade digital asset trading and liquidity platform; and DeFi Alpha, the Company's internal business line focused on opportunistic trading, arbitrage, and other capital markets strategies. With deep expertise across capital markets and emerging technologies, DeFi Technologies is building the gateway between traditional finance and the future of digital assets.
Follow DeFi Technologies on LinkedIn and X/Twitter, and for more details, visit https://defi.tech/.
DeFi Technologies Subsidiaries
About Valour
Valour Inc. and Valour Digital Securities Limited (together, "Valour") issues exchange traded products ("ETPs") that enable retail and institutional investors to access digital assets in a simple and secure way via their traditional bank account. Valour is part of the asset management business line of DeFi Technologies. For more information about Valour, to subscribe, or to receive updates, visit valour.com.
About Stillman Digital
Stillman Digital is a leading digital asset liquidity provider that offers limitless liquidity solutions for businesses, focusing on industry-leading trade execution, settlement, and technology. For more information, please visit https://www.stillmandigital.com.
Cautionary note regarding forward-looking information:
This press release contains "forward-looking information" within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities legislation. Forward-looking information includes, but is not limited to the financial results of the Company; revenue outlook of the Company and its business segments; growth of AUM; revenue generating opportunities for the Company's digital asset holdings; Stillman Digital and their respective plans and outlooks for 2026; fluctuation in digital asset prices; investment and interest in the digital asset sector; future collaborations and partnerships; development of ETPs; geographic expansion of the Company; future acquisitions by the Company; the regulatory environment with respect to the growth and adoption of decentralized finance; the pursuit by DeFi Technologies and its subsidiaries of business opportunities; the appointment of directors and officers of the Company; and the merits or potential returns of any such opportunities. Forward-looking information is subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the actual results, level of activity, performance or achievements of the Company, as the case may be, to be materially different from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking information. Such risks, uncertainties and other factors include, but is not limited the acceptance of Valour exchange traded products by exchanges; growth and development of DeFi and digital asset sector; rules and regulations with respect to DeFi and digital assets; fluctuation in digital asset price levels; general business, economic, competitive, political and social uncertainties. Although the Company has attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in forward-looking information, there may be other factors that cause results not to be as anticipated, estimated or intended. There can be no assurance that such information will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking information. The Company does not undertake to update any forward-looking information, except in accordance with applicable securities laws.
THE CBOE CANADA EXCHANGE DOES NOT ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE ADEQUACY OR ACCURACY OF THIS RELEASE
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Company will relaunch as Zone Frontier Inc. to develop, power, and deliver next-generation AI data center campuses
As previously announced, the Company's definitive agreement with Cerebras Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CBRS) for the Minnesota campus represents approximately $800 million of contracted value over the initial 10-year term with the potential to exceed $3 billion if fully extendedApproximately $140 million of project equity capital funded or committed by the Company for the Minnesota data center campus, including net proceeds of the equity raise and proceeds from the completed sales of its Dogecoin holdings The Company does not anticipate raising any additional dilutive financing for the Minnesota data center projectThe completed financing advances ZONE's initial Minnesota campus and accelerates a growing pipeline of AI infrastructure projects
HOUSTON, Aug. 13, 2026 /PRNewswire/ - CleanCore Solutions, Inc. (NYSE American: ZONE) ("CleanCore" or the "Company"), a company building the critical infrastructure that powers the AI economy, yesterday announced the closing of its $100 million public equity raise.
The equity raise is a defining milestone in ZONE's transformation into a pure-play developer of power-first AI infrastructure. With this equity round now complete for its Minnesota data center campus, the Company moves from development into execution.
As previously announced, the Company's definitive agreement with Cerebras Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CBRS) for the Minnesota campus represents approximately $800 million of contracted value over the initial 10-year term. If all available renewal terms are exercised, aggregate contract value has the potential to exceed $3 billion.
Following the closing of the equity raise, the Company has approximately $140 million of project equity capital funded or committed for the Minnesota data center campus, including net proceeds of the equity raise and proceeds from the completed sales of its Dogecoin holdings. The Company currently expects the remaining project capitalization to be funded through project-level debt financing, cash flow from operations and other non-dilutive amounts contractually provided for under the project's agreements.
"This closing does exactly what we set out to do," said Tyler Hassen, Chief Executive Officer of ZONE. "With the recently announced equity, ZONE is positioned to accelerate the completion of our Minnesota campus, and it deepens our institutional partnership base. Power is the binding constraint on AI compute today, and ZONE is building the infrastructure needed to help solve that challenge. I am committed to our mission and believe in our ability to execute, which is why I personally invested in this financing."
The company also announced today its brand transition to Zone Frontier Inc., which is aligned with its focus on building the critical infrastructure that powers the AI economy.
"Our rebrand to Zone Frontier reflects our commitment to developing next-generation data center campuses for the world's leading AI and technology companies," continued Hassen. "We are seeing tremendous long-term value creation potential in our growing pipeline and are excited to build a world-class business over time."
The transition is expected to be complete by the end of the month. The Company's new website is www.zonefrontier.com.
About CleanCore Solutions, Inc.
CleanCore Solutions, Inc. (NYSE American: ZONE) is helping to build the critical infrastructure that powers the AI economy. Through a growing pipeline of projects, ZONE aims to help meet the increasing demand for compute capacity, power, and digital infrastructure required by the world's leading AI companies.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding the expected use of the proceeds from the offering, the Company's anticipated capital needs and financing plans for the Minnesota data center project, the potential value of the Company's contracts, the Company's business strategy and pipeline of projects, the Company's expected transition to an AI infrastructure business, and the planned name change. Forward-looking statements are generally identified by words such as "anticipates," "believes," "expects," "intends," "plans," "may," "will," "could," "should," "estimates," "projects," "potential," "focused on," "aims," "expand," "expected," "look forward," and similar expressions. These forward-looking statements are based on management's current expectations and assumptions as of the date of this press release and are subject to significant risks, uncertainties, and other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied. Such risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to: the highly speculative and uncertain nature of the Company's AI critical infrastructure business; the Company's continued ability to successfully transition its business model from cleaning services; the Company's lack of operating history in the data center or computing infrastructure industry; the Company's limited experience in the data center and AI infrastructure industries; the Company's ability to obtain project-level debt financing on acceptable terms or at all; the status of the Company's operations, results of operations, growth strategy and liquidity; and, general economic, financial, capital market and industry conditions.
For a more complete discussion of risks and uncertainties, please refer to the Company's filings with the SEC, including the "Risk Factors" section of the Company's most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K or Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. The Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise, except as required by law. All forward-looking statements are qualified in their entirety by this cautionary statement.
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PARIS, 2026年8月13日 /CNW/ - Artpriceの創業者であり、Artmarket.comのCEOであるティエリー・EHRMANN氏、およびご家族は、Artmarket.comの未来と、特にArtmarket.comの垂直AIの開発に充てられる多額の投資によって牽引される同社の活動成長に、全面的に確信しています。エールマン家およびGroupe Serveur（多数株主）がArtmarket.comの事業拡大を支援する意思は、追加のArtmarket.com株式の取得を通じて、Artmarket.comにおける保有比率を引き上げることで、まもなく具体化されます。もちろん、必要なすべての開示は、AMF（フランス金融市場庁）に対して、また許可された取引ウィンドウにおける法定期限内にオンラインで行われます。

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コンプライアンスが中核資産となるにつれ、暗号資金はライセンス企業に集中
ドバイ拠点の法律事務所NeosLegalによる分析として、CoinDeskが報じたところでは、暗号資産スタートアップは今年上半期に112億ドルを調達し、その資金はすべて、ライセンスを保有し規制の対象となり得る企業に向けられたという。これは、規制されていないプロジェクトがしばしば多額のベンチャーキャピタルを呼び込んでいた、以前の市場サイクルからの注目すべき転換を意味する。
競争上の優位としてのコンプライアンス
NeosLegalの創業者イリーナ・ヘイヴァー氏は、重要な競争優位は無許可であることではなく、適切な管轄地域でライセンスを確保することに移りつつあると述べた。さらに、コンプライアンス体制そのものが市場で取引される中核的な資産となっており、投資家の優先順位が成熟してきたことを示していると指摘した。

BitcoinWorldBitmine Schedules 17 Weekly Dividend Payments on Preferred Stock Through Year-End
Bitmine, an Ethereum accumulation company, has announced plans to distribute 17 cash dividend payments on its 9.50% Series A perpetual preferred stock. According to a press release issued via PR Newswire, the dividends are scheduled to be paid weekly from late August through late December.
Dividend Schedule and Structure
The payment schedule reflects a consistent weekly cadence, with distributions occurring every week until the end of the year. The 9.50% Series A perpetual preferred stock carries a fixed dividend rate, and the company has committed to a series of payments rather than a single lump-sum distribution.
This approach provides preferred shareholders with a predictable income stream over the coming months. The exact payment dates were not detailed in the initial announcement, but the company indicated that the first payment would occur in late August, with subsequent payments following on a weekly basis.
Context: Bitmine’s Ethereum Accumulation Strategy
Bitmine positions itself as an Ethereum-focused investment vehicle, accumulating the cryptocurrency as part of its core business model. The company’s decision to issue regular dividends on its preferred stock may be aimed at attracting income-focused investors while maintaining its cryptocurrency holdings.
The move comes amid ongoing interest in digital asset companies offering shareholder returns. By structuring the dividends as weekly payments, Bitmine is differentiating itself from traditional quarterly or annual dividend schedules, which could appeal to investors seeking more frequent income.
Implications for Preferred Shareholders
For holders of the 9.50% Series A perpetual preferred stock, the weekly payment plan offers clarity and regularity. Perpetual preferred stock typically has no maturity date, so the company’s commitment to a defined payment schedule through year-end provides a degree of certainty in an otherwise open-ended instrument.
Investors should note that dividend payments are subject to board approval and available cash flow, as with any preferred stock. The announcement does not guarantee future distributions beyond the stated period.
Conclusion
Bitmine’s plan to issue 17 weekly dividend payments on its 9.50% Series A perpetual preferred stock through late December reflects a deliberate effort to deliver consistent returns to shareholders. The schedule, while specific to this period, underscores the company’s ongoing focus on its Ethereum accumulation strategy and its commitment to rewarding preferred investors.
FAQs
Q1: What is Bitmine’s 9.50% Series A perpetual preferred stock? It is a preferred stock issue that pays a fixed dividend rate of 9.50% annually. Perpetual means there is no maturity date, so the stock can remain outstanding indefinitely unless redeemed by the company.
Q2: When will the weekly dividend payments start and end? According to the announcement, the first payment is scheduled for late August, and the 17 payments will continue weekly through late December.
Q3: Are these dividend payments guaranteed? Dividend payments on preferred stock are typically subject to declaration by the company’s board of directors and depend on available cash flow. The announcement outlines the company’s plan, but future payments are not guaranteed.
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テザーCEOパオロ・アルドイーノ、自社でブロックチェーンを構築しているとの報道を否定
テザーのCEOであるパオロ・アルドイーノは、世界最大級のステーブルコインであるUSDTを発行する同社が自社のブロックチェーンを開発しているという最近の報道を、公に否定した。否定は、テザーがいわゆる「ステーブルチェーン（stablechain）」に取り組んでいると主張した市場分析レポートに対するものだ。
背景：「ステーブルチェーン」への憶測
憶測は、BeInCryptoが引用した市場分析レポートによって始まり、その中でテザーが自社のブロックチェーン・ネットワークの作成を検討している可能性が示唆された。もしそのような動きがあれば、テザーが現在主にイーサリアム、トロン、ソラナなど複数の既存ブロックチェーン上で運用していることを踏まえると、大きな意味を持つ。独自のブロックチェーンは、取引コストを引き下げ、ステーブルコインのインフラに対する管理を強化する可能性がある。

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イスラエル国内で暗号資産取引を可能にするため、バンク・レウミがギャラクシー・デジタルと提携
イスラエルで最も古い商業銀行であるバンク・レウミは、著名なデジタル・アセット金融サービス企業であるギャラクシー・デジタルと提携することで、暗号資産分野への推進を更新する。今回の協業は、ビットコイン（BTC）、イーサリアム（ETH）、ソラナ（SOL）を含む主要な仮想資産について、バンク・レウミのモバイル投資アプリを通じて直接、取引およびカストディ（保管）サービスを提供することを目的としている。この動きは、2022年に行われた先行の試みの後に続くもので、イスラエル銀行からの承認が得られなかったため中止されていた。

BitcoinWorldMonetalis-Linked Wallets Move $13M UNI to Cumberland, Acquire $9.56M HYPE
Wallets associated with investment advisory firm Monetalis have executed a significant portfolio rebalancing, selling 3.72 million UNI tokens—worth approximately $13 million—to Cumberland, a major institutional trading desk. In a parallel transaction, the same wallets acquired 171,543 HYPE tokens valued at roughly $9.56 million. The activity was flagged by on-chain analytics platform The Data Nerd, which tracks large whale movements and institutional flows.
On-Chain Data Reveals Strategic Shift
The transactions, recorded on-chain, highlight a clear rotation out of Uniswap’s governance token (UNI) and into HYPE, the native token of the Hyperliquid ecosystem. Cumberland, known for facilitating large OTC trades and providing liquidity to institutional clients, served as the counterparty for the UNI sale. This move suggests that Monetalis, which advises on digital asset investments, is adjusting its exposure based on current market dynamics.
While the exact rationale behind the trade has not been disclosed, such rebalancing often reflects a shift in conviction or a response to changing market fundamentals. UNI has faced selling pressure in recent months, while HYPE has gained traction due to its growing derivatives platform and increasing user activity.
Implications for Market Watchers
Large wallet movements are closely monitored by traders and analysts as potential signals of institutional sentiment. The sale of UNI to Cumberland—a common intermediary for block trades—indicates that the tokens were likely distributed to other buyers rather than sold on open exchanges, minimizing market impact. Meanwhile, the purchase of HYPE adds to a trend of institutional interest in emerging DeFi protocols.
What This Means for Investors
For retail investors, tracking such flows can provide insight into how sophisticated players are positioning themselves. However, it’s important to note that a single transaction does not dictate market direction. The move could be part of a broader tax-loss harvesting strategy, a rebalancing of a diversified portfolio, or a tactical bet on HYPE’s near-term performance.
Conclusion
The Monetalis-linked wallets’ swap of UNI for HYPE represents a notable reallocation of capital within the crypto space. As on-chain analytics become more accessible, similar moves by institutional players will continue to offer transparency into market trends. Investors should weigh these signals alongside other fundamental and technical indicators.
FAQs
Q1: Who is Monetalis? Monetalis is an investment advisory firm that provides digital asset management and financial advisory services, likely catering to high-net-worth individuals and institutions.
Q2: What is Cumberland? Cumberland is a prominent institutional trading desk and liquidity provider, often facilitating large over-the-counter (OTC) crypto trades for institutional clients.
Q3: Why are large wallet movements important? Large wallet movements can indicate shifts in institutional sentiment and may precede market movements, making them valuable signals for traders and analysts.
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Jump Crypto、ビットコインをさらに1,800万ドル分Binanceへ移動　週間入金総額は約1億ドル近く
マーケットメイキングおよびトレーディングを手がける著名な企業Jump Cryptoは、Binance取引所に追加で286.83 BTC（約1,801万ドル相当）を入金しました。今回の送金は、同社のウォレット活動を追跡しているオンチェーン分析プラットフォームThe Data Nerdによって報告されました。
週間の入金総額は約1億ドル近く
The Data Nerdによると、Jump Cryptoの過去1週間におけるBinanceへのビットコイン入金の累計は現在1,560 BTCに達しており、約9,920万ドル相当です。最新の送金の後、同社の残存するオンチェーン上のビットコイン保有量は約1,410 BTCで、約8,858万ドル相当となっています。

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ホルムズ海峡の通過計画でイランとオマーンが合意、外務省が発表
イラン外務省の報道官エスマイル・バゲアイ氏は8月15日、テヘランとマスカットがホルムズ海峡を通る海上通過計画について合意に達したと発表した。世界でも最重要の石油の「チョークポイント」の一つにおいて、船舶の通航を規制し確保することを目指すこの合意は、両国間で続く進行中の外交協議のさなかに出たもので、報道されている米国の干渉にもかかわらず協議は継続している。

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「2030年までにビットコインが100万ドル？」10xリサーチ創業者が「数学的に不可能」と発言
10xリサーチの創業者マルクス・ティーレンは、ビットコインが2030年までに100万ドルに到達し得るという、広く流布している予測に疑問を投げかけている。 『Trade Secrets』ポッドキャストでティーレンは、このような価格目標は、現在の市場動向と採用率を踏まえると「数学的に不可能」だと述べた。
なぜティーレンは「1M目標」を非現実的だと言うのか
ティーレンの主張は、ビットコインが1コインあたり100万ドルに到達するために必要な時価総額に焦点を当てている。 その価格では、ビットコインの時価総額は20兆ドルを超え、世界の金の埋蔵量すべての合計価値を上回り、さらに世界最大級の企業の時価総額をはるかに凌駕する。 彼は、これを実現するには、機関投資と個人の参加による現在の水準を大幅に超える、前例のない資本の流入が必要だと指摘した。

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Etherealize CEO：プライベートなコンソーシアム・チェーンは、相互運用性ではなく断片化を助長することで自己破滅的な競争につながる恐れ
伝統的金融とブロックチェーン基盤をつなぐことに注力する企業EtherealizeのCEOは、プライベートなコンソーシアム・チェーンが、相互運用性ではなく断片化を促すことで、自社の長期的な存続可能性を損なう可能性があると警告した。最近の業界イベントでの発言で、同社の幹部は、機関の集まりによって社内の効率化を目的に構築されることの多いサイロ化されたネットワークは、より広範なネットワーク効果と共有セキュリティを提供するパブリックなブロックチェーン・エコシステムに対して不利になり得ると主張した。

BitcoinWorldBitcoin Apparent Demand Improves, But Analysts Advise Caution
Bitcoin’s apparent demand has shown a notable improvement, yet it remains in negative territory at -32,000 BTC, according to a recent analysis by CryptoQuant contributor Darkfost. The metric, which measures the gap between newly issued Bitcoin and supply that has remained dormant for over a year, is a key indicator of structural accumulation strength.
Understanding the Shift in Demand
Darkfost highlighted that Bitcoin entered its current consolidation phase in early June, when apparent demand was estimated at a significantly lower -272,000 BTC. The recent improvement, while positive, is not yet sufficient to signal a strong bullish reversal. Similar patterns were observed in February and May, where demand improved only to weaken again, underscoring the fragility of the current trend.
The analyst also noted a potential link between the improved demand reading and reduced average issuance, attributed to a drop in Bitcoin’s hash rate. Lower production levels could temporarily skew the apparent demand metric, making it less reliable as a standalone bullish indicator.
Market Implications and Context
Apparent demand is a crucial metric for gauging whether long-term holders are accumulating enough to absorb new supply. A negative reading suggests that more Bitcoin is being sold or moved than is being held, which can exert downward pressure on prices. The improvement from -272,000 BTC to -32,000 BTC indicates a shift in market dynamics, but Darkfost cautions against interpreting it as a definitive bullish signal.
This development comes amid a broader market environment characterized by uncertainty, with Bitcoin trading in a range-bound pattern. Institutional interest and macroeconomic factors continue to influence sentiment, and on-chain metrics like apparent demand provide valuable insights into underlying trends.
Why This Matters to Investors
For investors, understanding apparent demand helps in assessing the health of Bitcoin’s market structure. A sustained improvement could pave the way for a more robust price recovery, while a relapse could signal further downside. Monitoring this metric alongside other indicators, such as exchange flows and miner activity, can offer a more comprehensive view of market conditions.
Conclusion
Bitcoin’s apparent demand has improved significantly from its June low, but the metric remains negative, and analysts urge caution. The trend warrants close monitoring, especially given the potential influence of reduced issuance. While the improvement is a positive development, it is not yet a strong bullish signal. Investors should remain vigilant and consider multiple data points before making decisions.
FAQs
Q1: What is Bitcoin apparent demand? Apparent demand is the difference between newly issued Bitcoin and supply that has not moved for over a year. It helps gauge whether accumulation is strong enough to absorb new supply.
Q2: Why is apparent demand still negative? Despite improvement, the metric is at -32,000 BTC, meaning more supply is being sold or moved than held, which can exert downward pressure on prices.
Q3: How should investors interpret this data? While the improvement is positive, it is not a definitive bullish signal. Investors should monitor the trend alongside other on-chain and market indicators for a fuller picture.
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