Vancouver, British Columbia, September 30th / PRNewswire / —— BTQ Technologies Corp. (“BTQ” or “the Company”) (Nasdaq: BTQ; Cboe CA: BTQ) announced today that it has signed a three-year business agreement (“Agreement”) with Kaia DLT Foundation (“Kaia Foundation”) to deploy BTQ’s quantum-safe stablecoin network (Quantum Secure Stablecoin Network, referred to as QSSN) within the Kaia blockchain ecosystem. Since QSSN will provide account-level protection for the stablecoins on Kaia, LINE NEXT Inc. (“LINE NEXT”)’s Unifi Wallet – a consumer-grade stablecoin wallet that holds these assets on Kaia – is poised to become one of the first consumer-grade applications on Kaia to benefit from QSSN.

According to the agreement, BTQ will receive a portion of the transaction fees generated by the activities protected by QSSN, thereby creating a recurring revenue source for the company that is based on transaction volume. BTQ expects its initial annual revenue to reach six figures in US dollars, and the revenue over a three-year period will be directly linked to transaction volume.

This agreement marks the first regular commercial deployment of QSSN, and it integrates the post-quantum security infrastructure of BTQ into the ecosystems that LINE NEXT and Kaia are building. The significance of this deployment lies not only in the initial revenue contribution but also in its ability to connect QSSN with mature trading partners, consumer-oriented products, as well as a potentially large user base and transaction activity.

QSSN no longer generates only one-time licensing or integration fees, but instead derives economic returns from the activities it protects. As the adoption of LINE NEXT, Kaia, and products including Unifi Wallet increases, as well as the growth in users and transaction volume, BTQ has the opportunity to participate in this growth by receiving a share of the transaction fees.

Therefore, this protocol establishes a business model and distribution model for QSSN. Post-quantum security is deployed at the infrastructure layer, integrated with major ecosystem partners, and monetization is achieved through transactions generated by users and applications operating on that infrastructure.

Key Points of the Agreement

• The term is three years.
• BTQ receives a portion of the transaction fees generated by the exchange protected by QSSN.
• Growth potential is linked to trading volume.
• In the deployment of Kaia chain layer, Kaia is the blockchain that supports LINE Web3 and the stablecoin ecosystem. It covers the infrastructure for transactions and settlements, including Unifi Wallet.

BTQ CEO Olivier Roussy Newton stated: "This agreement advances the strategy of BTQ, which is to make post-quantum security a part of the infrastructure upon which digital finance operates. For BTQ, its significance lies both at the commercial and strategic levels. It establishes a recurring revenue model for QSSN and brings our technology into the wallet and settlement infrastructure of a large consumer ecosystem. Cooperation with LINE NEXT and Kaia provides us with a commercial foundation to expand into more wallets, stablecoin issuers, and payment networks, with revenues linked to the activities we protect."

The chairman stated: "The Kaia is an infrastructure built for the settlement of Asian stablecoins, and infrastructure must be prepared for threats that will arise in the coming years, not just those of the present. Integrating the QSSN into the blockchain layer means that we can enhance the security of stablecoin issuance and settlement for every application within the entire ecosystem at once, rather than having each application solve these issues on its own. As KRW, JPY, and other local stablecoins enter the Kaia, and consumer services like Unifi bring them to everyday users, this shared foundation will only become more important, not less so."

LINE NEXT Chief Strategy Officer Woosuk Kim stated: " Unifi already supports stablecoins from Japan, Indonesia, and other regions, and this coverage will continue to expand. As more value flows through the stablecoins on Kaia, the security of the underlying chain has become a priority for everyone building products on it. We expect the integration of Kaia with QSSN to provide a stronger and more suitable foundation for Unifi and its users to support this growth, and we look forward to advancing this together."

Distribution in the Kaia ecosystem

Kaia Foundation is also a party to this protocol to support deployment at the blockchain layer. BTQ and Kaia Foundation will introduce quantum security protection into the trading and settlement infrastructure of Kaia, and extend the scope of protection to applications built on Kaia, including Unifi Wallet, stablecoin payments, and Mini DApps.

Kaia is formed by the chain merger of Klaytn of Kakao and Finschia of LINE Tech Plus. This Ethereum virtual machine (EVM) is compatible with blockchains that connect KakaoTalk and LINE, two of the largest consumer-grade messaging platforms in Asia. Together, these platforms have over 250 million potential users in South Korea, Japan, Thailand, Taiwan, Indonesia, and other Asian markets.

Kaia offers a block generation time of 1 second, with a throughput of up to 4,000 transactions per second. The native USDT was deployed on Kaia in May 2025, and the ecosystem is also exploring stablecoin infrastructure supported by KRW and JPY as regulatory frameworks in South Korea and Japan evolve. The Kaia Wave initiative has attracted over 700 project applications, and increasingly more consumer-grade applications are now launching on LINE Messenger.

Introducing post-quantum security into LINE NEXT's Unifi Wallet

Unifi is a non-hosted wallet for LINE NEXT, focusing on stablecoins, and can be used directly within LINE Messenger. It supports wallet creation via social login, depositing, making payments, transferring funds, receiving rewards, exchanging for fiat currency, and remitting money. Unifi has already integrated stablecoins including USDT, Japan's JPYC, and Indonesia's IDRP, and continues to add more stablecoins from around the world. LINE has approximately 196 million to 200 million monthly active users in Asia, who can directly access services based on Kaia within the LINE app.

QSSN will provide account-level protection for stablecoins on Kaia. As a result, USDT, JPYC, IDRP, and other Kaia tokens can be covered without the need for the issuer's involvement. Since Unifi users hold these assets on Kaia, this approach can be implemented from the infrastructure level without any changes to the Unifi products. This makes Unifi one of the earliest consumer-grade use cases to benefit from QSSN on Kaia.

This distribution scope enables QSSN to cover an ecosystem composed of consumer-grade wallets and underlying settlement networks. Since the revenue of BTQ is linked to the transaction activities protected by QSSN, as the use of stablecoins in applications such as Kaia and Unifi increases, and as the protection scope expands to the settlement layer of a broader ecosystem, the company is expected to benefit from this.

Build a recurring revenue business

This protocol is built upon the commercial and technological milestones achieved by QSSN in South Korea. BTQ previously announced that QSSN had been selected as the provider of security technology for the post-quantum cryptography ( PQC ) in the concept verification projects with iM and Bank. This project is developed based on the Kaia mainnet and represents South Korea's first bank-led stablecoin infrastructure that incorporates post-quantum cryptography.

BTQ also announced that Finger has become an early participant in the QSSN pilot project together with Danal. These measures have expanded the company's presence in the Korean ecosystem, covering commercial payments, banking infrastructure, enterprise IT, hardware root security, and regulated digital asset infrastructure.

This protocol connects these measures with a deployment aimed at generating revenue from real transaction activities. It provides an important business reference for BTQ and also serves as a model for expanding QSSN to more wallet providers, stablecoin issuers, and payment networks in Asia.

BTQ Technological innovation and the president Christopher Tam state: "Post-quantum security needs to be deployed on a scaled-up basis, and its economic model must support its adoption. By linking our revenue with transaction volume, we align the interests of BTQ with those of Kaia: as activities protected by QSSN grow, so do we. This agreement facilitates the transition of QSSN from a pilot phase to a recurring revenue model on an infrastructure designed for consumer-level use, and it provides a clear foundation for our collaboration with more wallets, issuers, and settlement networks in that region."

Post-quantum security at the transaction level

Digital wallets are becoming an important entry point for payments, stablecoins, tokenized assets, identity management, and consumer-grade blockchain applications. With the development of quantum computing, the cryptographic assumptions that underpin these systems also need to evolve, especially in terms of long-term asset holding, management control, issuer permissions, and transaction authorization.

QSSN is designed to help infrastructure providers make this transition without affecting the existing user experience or operational processes. By incorporating post-quantum protection at the transaction and settlement layers, QSSN aims to enhance the security of the infrastructure used by multiple applications.

Regarding LINE NEXT Inc.

LINE NEXT Inc. Headquartered in the United States, it focuses on the development of Web3 business globally. By building a Web3 ecosystem, LINE NEXT aims to provide new digital experiences and lead the future. For more information, please visit https :// www.linenextcorp.com.

About Kaia

Kaia is the foundation for stablecoins to become capital. It is a Layer blockchain that is compatible with EVM, specifically built for stablecoin settlement and on-chain finance within the Asian region. It enables remittances, payments, foreign exchange, earnings, and tokenized assets on a single high-speed network.

Since 2019, Kaia has achieved a normal operation time of 99.9%, bringing together the ecosystems of Kakao and LINE. It has established a strong foundation in South Korea, Japan, Taiwan, Thailand, Indonesia, and other regions. To support this layout, Kaia is actively promoting a Korean won stable coin initiative, conducting proof-of-concept tests with South Korea's largest banks, and simultaneously pushing for continuous legislative efforts to foster adoption by institutions across the region.

Relying on the native JPYC and the continuously increasing number of Asian local stablecoins, Kaia supports large-scale cross-border settlements. With 1-second final confirmation and zero-gas transactions, liquidity can directly flow into on-chain finance, capital markets, as well as the expanding RWA ecosystem through consumption platforms such as LINE.

To ensure the success of its ecosystem, Kaia provides strong business expansion and specialized technical support in these key Asian markets, offering local resources to corporate partners and developers to help them expand smoothly.

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. With a broad portfolio of patents and deep technical expertise, BTQ is developing a full-stack, neutral atom quantum computing platform that covers hardware, middleware, as well as post-quantum security solutions for finance, telecommunications, logistics, life sciences, and defense.

On behalf of the Board of Directors

Olivier Roussy Newton

Canada Cboe and its regulatory service providers assume no responsibility for the sufficiency or accuracy of this press release. No securities exchange, securities commission, or other regulatory authority has approved or rejected the information contained herein.

Forward-looking Information

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The company has made a number of assumptions, including but not limited to: the continued validity of the agreement; the successful deployment and integration of QSSN; the ongoing operation and growth of Kaia and Unifi Wallet; an increase in the adoption of stablecoins and trading activities; an increase in wallet usage and settlement activities; a continuous demand for post-quantum security solutions; the ability to expand to more wallets, issuers, and payment networks; counterparties fulfilling their contractual obligations; and the continuous availability of the technical and commercial resources required for this deployment; as well as assumptions regarding general business and economic conditions, the development of post-quantum algorithms and quantum vulnerabilities, and the entire quantum computing industry. The list of assumptions above is not exhaustive.

In the context of the applicable Securities Law, if any forward-looking information or statements constitute a “financial outlook,” then such information is intended to provide investors with an estimate of the financial impact of the agreement described in this press release on BTQ. It may not be applicable for other purposes.

Although the company's management believes that the assumptions made and the expectations reflected in such statements or information are reasonable, it cannot guarantee that the forward-looking statements, financial projections, or forward-looking information contained in this document will necessarily be accurate. Forward-looking statements, financial projections, and forward-looking information are based on assumptions and involve known and unknown risks, which may result in significant differences between actual results and the future results expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements, financial projections, or forward-looking information. These factors include: the risk that agreements may not generate expected revenue; the risk that transaction volumes may not develop as anticipated; the adoption of stablecoins may not occur or may be slower than expected; delays or failures in the deployment or integration of QSSN; more wallets, issuers, or payment networks may not adopt QSSN; risks related to the Kaia ecosystem, LINE NEXT, and Unifi Wallet; counterparties' failure to fulfill their contractual obligations; risks arising from changes in regulations regarding digital assets, stablecoins, or payments; failure to achieve expected commercial, strategic, or financial benefits; the company's access to financing; the general business and economic conditions in the post-quantum and crypto computing industries; the speculative nature of the company's research and development projects; the supply and demand for labor in the post-quantum and crypto technology fields; unforeseeable events related to regulatory and licensing matters, as well as environmental issues; changes in general economic or financial market conditions; legal changes (including regulations regarding blockchain); and other risk factors detailed from time to time. Except as required by securities laws, the company assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements, financial projections, or forward-looking information.