Bybit Launches FX Perpetual Contracts, Adding Major Currency Pairs to TradFi Derivatives

DUBAI, UAE, Sept. 8, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Bybit, the world’s second-largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume, announced the debut of Forex (FX) Perpetual Contracts, a new product category among its derivatives offerings, launching with three pairs: EURUSDUSDT, GBPUSDUSDT, and USDJPYUSDT. The three pairs are USDT-settled and track their respective spot exchange rates without an expiry date, giving traders continuous exposure to the world’s most heavily traded currency pairs using crypto assets as collateral.

FX is a core pillar of global finance, underpinning international trade, cross-border commerce, and currency risk management for businesses and institutions worldwide. Turnover in OTC FX markets averaged $9.6 trillion per day in April 2025, up 28% from $7.5 trillion in 2022, and interest rate derivatives increased to $7.9 trillion per day, according to the latest BIS Triennial Central Bank Survey. The scale of the addressable market gives skilled traders and investors the opportunity to strategically navigate FX exposure, and Bybit Perpetuals now offers a new avenue for accessing it.

In addition, FX Perpetual Contracts can serve as an accessible currency hedging mechanism for Bybit traders seeking to safeguard portfolio gains against FX volatility. As global traders anticipate potential interest rate hike cycles in late 2026 and 2027, the ability to manage foreign exchange exposure seamlessly with crypto collateral provides flexibility and convenience.

The listings extend Bybit’s TradFi Perpetuals suite, which launched in April 2026 and has since grown to more than 200 assets spanning global equities, commodities, ETFs, and pre-IPO names. Bybit’s FX Perpetuals bring the same crypto-native mechanics, including funding rates, dynamic leverage, and full integration with Bybit’s Unified Trading Account, to the foreign exchange market. Bybit’s FX Perpetuals are tradable around the clock, allowing users to respond to weekend macro developments, central bank statements, and geopolitical events without waiting for the underlying market to reopen.

EUR/USD and USD/JPY are the two most traded currency pairs globally, together accounting for a significant share of daily FX turnover, while GBP/USD is closely watched around the UK central bank’s policy decisions. The launch places Bybit alongside a small number of crypto-native platforms that have introduced crypto-collateralized FX perpetual products in recent months, as exchanges increasingly compete to bridge traditional and digital asset markets on a single account.

FX Perpetual Contracts are available now on Bybit, complementing existing TradFi Perpetuals and other TradFi and RWA offerings. As with all leveraged derivatives products, FX Perpetuals carry liquidation risk and are intended for traders who understand margin trading; Bybit encourages users to review contract specifications and risk disclosures before trading.

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CDF Corporation Launches the Squiz® System in North America, Bringing Automated Liner Evacuation to Manufacturers of Thick, High-Value Liquids

New automated system recovers high-value product left behind in IBC liners, reducing product waste by up to 96 percent in manufacturer trials

PLYMOUTH, Mass., Sept. 8, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — CDF Corporation, a manufacturer of flexible liners for industrial containers, today announced the North American launch of the Squiz® System, an automated liner evacuation system for intermediate bulk containers (IBCs). The system addresses a recurring and largely unmeasured source of product loss in liquid manufacturing: residual product retained inside the liner when an IBC is emptied.

For manufacturers of thick, slow-moving products that cling to the liner rather than dispensing completely, conventional pumping leaves product behind in every container. Across multiple container cycles per year, this residual product represents a measurable and recurring financial loss. With the Squiz System, an average of 0.1 to 0.2 percent of product remains after dispense. In manufacturer trials on thick cosmetic creams, product waste per liner fell by up to 96 percent.

At the core of the Squiz System is a controlled winding action: the machine winds the liner from the top down during dispense, in sync with the plant’s pump, moving product toward the dispense valve. A reinforced form-fit liner withstands the mechanical load of winding.

“We are very pleased to be offering this unique solution that maximizes the emptying of viscous products. It not only saves the company money but it plays a big role in the overall goal of reducing waste that we all, as environmental custodians, are striving for,” said Joe Sullivan, President and CEO of CDF Corporation.

How it works

Winds the IBC liner from the top down during dispense, in sync with a pump and a standard plant compressed-air connection on a dedicated line.

No operator intervention during dispense; automatic pressure cutoffs and an emergency stop are engineered in.

Mobile design: mounted on a stainless-steel frame with locking casters, the unit moves between production lines with no fixed installation and no electrical connection.

Developed in Europe, exclusive to CDF in North America

The Squiz System was developed by Liquidpack S.L. of Onda, Spain, where the system has been deployed across European manufacturing operations. CDF brings the system to the North American market together with its engineered form-fit liner, backed by CDF’s Plymouth, Massachusetts manufacturing and support operations.

Live demonstrations at PACK EXPO International

CDF will run live Squiz System demonstrations at PACK EXPO International, October 18 to 21 at McCormick Place, Chicago, booth LU-6806 in the Reusable Packaging Pavilion. The Squiz System will be set up in the booth to demonstrate how the mechanism moves contents toward the dispense valve. Attendees can also estimate the cost of residual product loss in their own operations using CDF’s Cost of Dispensing Calculator.

Manufacturers seeking to quantify residual product loss in their operations can request a technical review and on-site evaluation here.

About CDF Corporation

CDF Corporation is a Plymouth, Massachusetts based manufacturer of flexible liners for pails, drums, intermediate bulk containers, and bag-in-box packaging. For more than 50 years, CDF has helped manufacturers protect their containers, recover their product, and contain their risk across food and beverage, chemical, cosmetic, and industrial markets. CDF is an SQF-certified manufacturer with FDA-approved film options. Learn more at cdf1.com.

Media contact: Kate Connors, Marketing Manager, CDF Corporation | kconnors@cdf1.com

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Bajaj Finance Acquires 5% Stake in TrueFan AI as part of Finserv Intelligence

• Finserv Intelligence is Bajaj Finserv’s group-wide strategic initiative in applied research and innovation, focussed on high-tech, scalable solutions in India, for India and the world.

MUMBAI, India, Sept. 8, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Bajaj Finance Ltd., part of Bajaj Finserv Ltd. and India’s largest private sector non-banking financial company, has acquired a 5% stake in TrueFan AI (Hogwarts E-learning Universe Private Limited), an AI-powered video generation platform.

The investment is part of Finserv Intelligence, Bajaj Finserv’s group-wide strategic initiative in applied research and innovation focussed on developing and supporting high-tech, scalable solutions, built in India, for India and the world.

The initiative will also enable Bajaj Finance to invest in technology startups, with a focus on early-stage companies, from seed to Series B that demonstrate strong innovation and scalability potential across AI, cybersecurity, quantum technologies, fintech, and consumer technology.

The investment in TrueFan AI builds on an existing commercial relationship between the two companies. Bajaj Finance has deployed TrueFan’s platform at scale, generating millions of personalized videos for customer engagement and dealer enablement initiatives. It also supports Bajaj Finance’s broader strategy of deploying AI-led automation and personalisation across its digital ecosystem.

Rajeev Jain, Vice Chairman & Managing Director, Bajaj Finance, said, “As a FINAI company, we are deploying AI at scale across the company. Our investment in TrueFan AI follows sustained, production-scale use of its technology, giving us first-hand experience of the platform’s capabilities and its execution. This investment reflects our commitment to supporting proprietary AI innovation in India and our belief in TrueFan’s potential to drive enterprise adoption of AI-powered communication.”

Nimish Goel, Co-founder & CEO, TrueFan, said, “Bajaj Finance is one of India’s most forward-looking enterprises in AI adoption. There is no stronger validation than seeing one of our largest customers also become a shareholder after experiencing our technology first-hand. It is a strong vote of confidence in the TrueFan AI team and what we have built. We look forward to deepening our partnership with Bajaj Finance and the wider Bajaj Finserv ecosystem.”

Beyond the equity investment, Bajaj Finance and TrueFan AI intend to expand their collaboration across personalized marketing, video generation at scale, in-app live avatar assistance, AI-powered multilingual communication, dealer communication, learning & development and digital onboarding. In line with Finserv Intelligence’s value-creation-first philosophy, the partnership will extend beyond financial investment to building technological capabilities and creating long-term strategic value.

The TrueFan AI platform is built for enterprise-grade deployment, optimized for low-cost inference, high-volume generation and seamless integration into existing enterprise workflows.

About Finserv Intelligence

Finserv Intelligence is Bajaj Finserv’s group-wide strategic initiative in applied research and innovation, focussed on high-tech, low unit-cost, highly scalable solutions, built in India, for India and the world. It is designed as a holistic innovation ecosystem with a five-to-ten-year horizon for realisable impact. Finserv Intelligence will operate through an integrated model that brings together academic collaborations, investments in the start-up ecosystem, and in-house specialists. Drawing on leading global and domestic innovation models, the initiative envisages R&D labs, centres of excellence, venture-led models and Scholars-in-Residence programme for capability building.

About Bajaj Finance Ltd.

Bajaj Finance Ltd. (BFL), a subsidiary of Bajaj Finserv Ltd., is a deposit-taking Non-Banking Financial Company (NBFC-D) registered with the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and is classified as an NBFC-Investment and Credit Company (NBFC-ICC). BFL serves over 124.43 million customers through a diversified portfolio comprising consumer loans, SME finance, commercial lending, rural lending, fixed deposits and payments, offered through Web, App and at 4,000+ locations and 2.5 lakh active distribution points across the country. As a FinAI company, BFL is focused on continuous innovation through smart use of technology, data and analytics to drive seamless, simplified and personalized experiences for its customers. BFL has the highest domestic credit rating of AAA/Stable for long-term borrowing, A1+ for short-term borrowing, and CRISIL AAA/Stable & [ICRA]AAA(Stable) for its FD program. It has a long-term issuer credit rating of BBB/Stable and a short-term rating of A-2 by S&P Global ratings. It has been assigned a ‘Baa3 Corporate Family Rating’ with Stable outlook from Moody’s Rating.

About TrueFan (Hogwarts E-learning Universe Private Limited)

TrueFan is an AI-powered video generation platform enabling enterprises, SMBs and consumers to create hyper-personalized, multilingual video content at scale. Founded in 2019, the company supports more than 175 languages and serves leading enterprises across BFSI, healthcare, FMCG, retail, travel and technology sectors. TrueFan AI currently serves more than 100 enterprise customers, 150+ SMBs, and 70,000+ consumers, with over 800,000 paid users on the platform. The app has crossed 60 lakh downloads on Android and 10 lakh on iOS.

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As Global Heatwaves Intensify, Kolmar Korea Brings Cooling Innovation to Sunscreen

• Kolmar Korea advances K-sun care with non-menthol cooling ingredients, water-drop technology, and a high-moisture Jelly Sun Stick
• New cooling formulations lower skin temperature by approximately 4–6°C while delivering robust UV protection

SEOUL, South Korea, Sept. 8, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Kolmar Korea, a driving force behind the global rise of K-beauty sunscreens, is capturing industry attention for its advanced sun care technologies that seamlessly combine UV protection with cooling benefits. As record-breaking heatwaves and rising temperatures intensify worldwide, consumer demand for “cooling sunscreens” is surging, prompting Kolmar Korea to expand its sun care portfolio with proprietary technologies designed to overcome the limitations of conventional cooling cosmetics.

Traditional cooling cosmetics have typically relied on volatile ingredients that lower skin temperature through evaporation, or menthol-based ingredients that chemically stimulate the skin’s cold-sensing receptor, TRPM8 (Transient Receptor Potential Melastatin 8), to create a sensation of coolness. However, volatile ingredients often provide only short-lived effects and can cause skin dryness or damage, while menthol frequently triggers irritation, stinging, or discomfort.

To address these shortcomings, Kolmar Korea has developed a novel non-menthol cooling ingredient derived from a precisely formulated blend of multiple botanical extracts. This ingredient delivers an immediate, long-lasting cooling sensation while minimizing skin irritation, and further enhances performance through synergy with other cooling agents.

Beyond its cooling properties, the ingredient offers soothing and elasticity-enhancing benefits while supporting the recovery of UV-damaged skin, making it highly versatile for a wide range of skincare and sun care applications. Utilizing this technology, Kolmar Korea has completed the development of a “Cooling Sun Essence” engineered to combat both heat-induced aging and photoaging.

Kolmar Korea is also pioneering cooling technologies driven by internal water particles rather than chemical cooling agents. A prime example is its proprietary “water-drop” technology, in which the particle structure breaks down upon contact with the skin, releasing moisture in the form of micro-droplets.

Most conventional water-drop formulations have long faced structural stability challenges in sunscreens. Over time, ingredients can separate, and microscopic cracks can form in the UV-protective film, significantly degrading sunscreen efficacy.

To solve this issue, Kolmar Korea engineered a formulation utilizing a clay-based material composed of thin, interlocking layers. The particles are designed to collapse and release moisture only when friction is applied, allowing the UV-protective film to spread evenly across the skin.

Upon application, this formulation reduces skin temperature by approximately 4 degrees Celsius (7.2 degrees Fahrenheit) and suppresses roughly 90% of subsequent heat-induced temperature increases.

Kolmar Korea has similarly overcome the traditional limitations of stick formats by significantly increasing water content to maximize the cooling effect. A standout innovation is its “Jelly Sun Stick,” developed using a naturally derived seaweed ingredient.

Unlike conventional stick cosmetics, the Jelly Sun Stick features a water-based surface layer that immediately refreshes and cools the skin upon contact. By minimizing oil content, the formulation achieves a resilient, jelly-like elasticity while maintaining the structural stability required for a solid stick format.

Products incorporating this technology deliver powerful UV protection while lowering skin temperature by approximately 6 degrees Celsius (10.8 degrees Fahrenheit) instantly upon application.

“Demand is surging for products that offer dual benefits of UV protection and cooling as extreme heat becomes the global norm,” a Kolmar Korea representative stated. “Building on the proven global competitiveness of K-sun care, we will continue to pioneer diverse functionalities and expand the boundaries of the sun care category.”

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Bitmine Immersion Technologies (BMNR) Announces ETH Holdings Reach 5.93 Million Tokens, and Total Crypto and Total Cash Holdings of $15.7 Billion

Bitmine owns 4.9% of the total ETH coin supply of 122.0 million

Bitmine is 97% of the way to the ‘Alchemy of 5%’ in just 15 months

Crypto equities are largest contributor to Russell 1000 quarter to date, representing 4 of the top 21 stocks

Bitmine common stock gain of 99% quarter to date is 4th best of the Russell 1000

ETH is the best performing macro asset in Q3 of 2026 to date, outperforming the S&P 500 by 5,430bp

Bitmine was added to the Russell 1000 Large-cap index on June 26, 2026

Bitmine’s Series A Preferred Stock is trading on the NYSE under the symbol BMNP

Bitmine has 5,067,309 staked ETH, representing $12.6 billion at $2,495 per ETH. MAVAN (Made in America VAlidator Network) is a premier Ethereum staking destination for BMNR and institutional investors

Bitmine owns $91 million of Eightco (NASDAQ: ORBS), now one of the only publicly listed equities in the world to provide investors indirect exposure to OpenAI

Bitmine Crypto + Total Cash Holdings & Marketable Securities + “Moonshots” total $15.7 billion, including 5.93 million ETH tokens, total cash & marketable securities of $593 million, and other crypto holdings

Bitmine remains supported by a premier group of institutional investors including ARK’s Cathie Wood, MOZAYYX, Founders Fund, Bill Miller III, Pantera, Kraken, DCG, Galaxy Digital and personal investor Thomas “Tom” Lee to support Bitmine’s goal of acquiring 5% of ETH

NORWALK, Conn., Sept. 8, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — (NYSE: BMNR) Bitmine Immersion Technologies, Inc. (“Bitmine” or the “Company”) a Bitcoin and Ethereum Network company with a focus on the accumulation of crypto for long term investment, today announced Bitmine crypto + total cash & marketable securities + “moonshots” holdings totaling $15.7 billion.

As of September 7, 2026 at 2:00pm ET, the Company’s crypto holdings are comprised of 5,929,198 ETH at $2,495 per ETH (per Coinbase NASDAQ: COIN), 211 Bitcoin (BTC), $180 million stake in Beast Industries, $91 million stake in Eightco Holdings (NASDAQ: ORBS) (“moonshots”) and total cash & marketable securities of $593 million. Bitmine’s ETH holdings are 4.9% of the ETH supply (of 122.0 million ETH).

“Since June 30th, 4 of the top 21 best performing stocks in the Russell 1000 are crypto-related equities. The outperformance is reflective of the fact that Ethereum is the best performing macro asset in Q3 so far. In our view, fund managers benchmarked to the Russell 1000 need to consider whether they have sufficient exposure to crypto given this group’s outsized contribution to Russell 1000 gains this quarter. Notably, Bitmine’s common stock is the 4th best performing with a gain of 99% compared to 3% for the Russell 1000 benchmark,” stated Thomas “Tom” Lee, Chairman of Bitmine.

Tom DeMark, founder of DeMark Analytics and a capital markets advisor to Bitmine is expecting ETH to make a sharp upward move in coming weeks. According to Tom DeMark, “In August, ETH moved sideways without a downside break and the 12-day metric expired, which implies a renewal of the upside move. We believe this further supports the continuation of the prior uptrend. We expect, last week’s sharp one-day rally was a likely preview of the pending advance.”

“As we enter the final month of calendar Q3 2026, ETH is the best performing macro asset during the quarter, outperforming the S&P 500 by 5,430bp through last Friday. In fact, the top 3 performing assets since June 30th are ETH, BTC and SOL,” stated Lee. “We believe this sets the stage for institutions to add to their crypto holdings given the substantial outperformance of crypto versus other macro assets in calendar Q3 so far.”

“We believe there are multiple positive catalysts as we head into the final months of 2026,” stated Lee. “These include the upcoming CLARITY Act vote scheduled in mid-September. Additionally, Korean investors have again started buying crypto and rotating away from AI stocks. The 4-year cycle is bottoming within the next few weeks in our view. And this sets the stage for what we expect to be sizable institutional participation in buying crypto in the final months of 2026, especially given the tailwinds of tokenization and Agentic-AI.”

“This ETH/BTC ratio has moved up during crypto bull cycles, driven by increasing use of Ethereum relative to Bitcoin. These prior cycles were fueled by ICOs (2017-2018), NFTs (2020-2021), and stablecoins (2025). In this upcoming crypto cycle, we see the ETH/BTC ratio rising, driven by Wall Street tokenizing on the blockchain and by agentic-AI using blockchains,” continued Lee.

“Over the past week, we acquired 28,086 ETH. Bitmine’s track record of consistent buying of crypto is unmatched by any public company in the world. Bitmine has bought ETH each and every week since the inception of the ETH Treasury Strategy on June 30, 2025,” stated Lee.

On July 16, 2026, Bitmine released the latest Chairman’s Message (link here) for July 2026. The title of the Message is “ETH is the cure for the Uncanny Valley of Wealth.”

Earlier in 2026, Bitmine launched MAVAN (the Made in America VAlidator Network), the institutional-grade staking platform. While MAVAN was originally developed to support Bitmine’s own Ethereum treasury, MAVAN has expanded to serve institutional investors, custodians, and ecosystem partners seeking best-in-class staking infrastructure. A portion of Bitmine’s ETH is already staked on the MAVAN platform.

As of September 7, 2026, Bitmine total staked ETH stands at 5,067,309 ($12.6 billion at $2,495 per ETH). “Bitmine has staked more ETH than other entities in the world. At scale (when Bitmine’s ETH is fully staked by MAVAN and its staking partners), the projected ETH staking reward is $386 million on an annualized basis (using 2.61% 7-day BMNR yield),” stated Lee.

“Annualized staking revenues are now projected at $330 million. And this 5.1 million ETH is 85% of the 5.93 million ETH held by Bitmine. Bitmine’s own staking operations generated a 7-day yield of 2.61% (annualized),” continued Lee.

Bitmine is one of the most widely traded stocks in the US. According to data from Fundstrat, the stock has traded average daily dollar volume of $1.10 billion (5-day average, as of September 4, 2026), ranking #81 in the US, behind Intuit Inc. (rank #80) and ahead of TJX Companies, Inc. (rank #82) among 5,704 US-listed stocks (statista.com and Fundstrat research).

Bitmine’s crypto holdings reign as the #1 Ethereum treasury and #2 global treasury, behind Strategy Inc., which reportedly owns 840,447 BTC valued at approximately $66 billion. Bitmine remains the largest ETH treasury in the world. 

Bitmine management believes the GENIUS Act and the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Project Crypto are as transformational to financial services in 2026 as the US action on August 15, 1971, which ended the Bretton Woods system and took the U.S. dollar off the gold standard 55 years ago. This 1971 event was the catalyst for the modernization of Wall Street, creating the iconic Wall Street titans and financial and payment rails of today. These proved to be better investments than gold.

The Chairman’s message can be found here:

https://www.Bitminetech.io/chairmans-message

The Fiscal Full Year 2025 Earnings presentation and corporate presentation can be found here: https://Bitminetech.io/investor-relations/

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About Bitmine

Bitmine Immersion Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: BMNR), together with its subsidiaries (“Bitmine” or the “Company”), is a blockchain technology infrastructure company operating across institutional digital asset staking and validation services, bitcoin mining, and strategic digital asset management. As the world’s leading Ethereum Treasury company, it implements an innovative digital asset strategy for institutional investors and public market participants. The Company provides institutional-grade staking and validation infrastructure—through which it earns staking rewards and validation income—alongside bitcoin mining activities. Bitmine holds digital assets strategically, generating yield on those holdings to support liquidity and capital formation. Since 2025, the Company has expanded its blockchain infrastructure capabilities, including developing and deploying MAVAN, its institutional staking and validation platform. The Company’s activities further include investments in early-stage blockchain opportunities (“moonshot” investments) and ancillary mining, hosting, and consulting services.

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Forward Looking Statements

This press release contains statements that constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, as amended. Forward-looking statements include all statements that are not purely historical and can generally be identified by terms such as “expects,” “projects,” “intends,” “plans,” “believes,” “anticipates,” “estimates,” “forecasts,” “targets,” “goals,” “may,” “will,” “would,” “could,” “should,” “view,” “see,” or similar expressions, or the negative of such terms, or other comparable terminology. This press release specifically contains forward-looking statements regarding, among other things: (i) the Company’s goal of acquiring 5% of the total ETH supply (the “Alchemy of 5%” initiative) and statements that the Company is 97% of the way to achieving this goal in 15 months; (ii) the Company’s digital asset accumulation and treasury strategy, including statements regarding continued weekly ETH acquisitions since the inception of the ETH Treasury Strategy on June 30, 2025 and the Company’s status as the largest ETH treasury in the world; (iii) the Company’s staking operations, including projected annualized ETH staking rewards of approximately $386 million at scale (assuming Bitmine’s ETH is fully staked by MAVAN and its staking partners using 2.61% 7-day BMNR yield), currently projected annualized staking revenues of approximately $330 million, and the 7-day yield of 2.61% (annualized); (iv) MAVAN’s expansion to serve institutional investors, custodians, and ecosystem partners seeking best-in-class staking infrastructure, and its intended position as a premier Ethereum staking destination for BMNR and institutional investors; (v) expectations regarding future ETH price performance and market movements, including Tom DeMark’s expectation that ETH will make a sharp upward move in coming weeks based on technical analysis and the belief that the August sideways movement implies a renewal of the upside move; (vi) statements regarding ETH’s performance as the best performing macro asset in Q3 2026 to date, outperforming the S&P 500 by 5,430bp, and that this sets the stage for institutions to add to their crypto holdings; (vii) management’s belief that multiple positive catalysts exist heading into the final months of 2026, including the upcoming CLARITY Act vote scheduled for mid-September 2026, renewed buying by Korean investors and rotation away from AI stocks, the view that the four-year crypto cycle is bottoming within the next few weeks, and the expectation of sizable institutional participation in buying crypto in the final months of 2026, especially given the tailwinds of tokenization and agentic-AI; (viii) statements and expectations regarding the ETH/BTC ratio, including that the ratio will rise in the upcoming crypto cycle driven by Wall Street tokenizing on the blockchain and by agentic-AI using blockchains, similar to prior cycles fueled by ICOs (2017-2018), NFTs (2020-2021), and stablecoins (2025); (ix) management’s belief that the GENIUS Act and SEC Project Crypto are as transformational to financial services in 2026 as the end of the Bretton Woods system in 1971 and that investments resulting therefrom will prove better than gold; (x) statements that crypto equities are the largest contributor to Russell 1000 quarter to date and that fund managers benchmarked to the Russell 1000 need to consider whether they have sufficient exposure to crypto; (xi) statements regarding the Company’s investments, including that its investment in Eightco Holdings (NASDAQ: ORBS) provides investors indirect exposure to OpenAI and its $180 million stake in Beast Industries; and (xii) statements regarding the value of the Company’s crypto, cash, marketable securities, and “moonshot” holdings, including aggregate holdings of $15.7 billion and ETH holdings representing 4.9% of the total ETH supply.

These forward-looking statements involve substantial risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied. Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to: the extreme volatility and unpredictability of digital asset prices, including ETH and Bitcoin, and the speculative nature of digital asset investments; the risk that historical ETH price movements, technical analysis indicators, and relative performance versus other macro assets will not recur or are not indicative of future performance; the Company’s reliance on third-party pricing sources (including Coinbase) and reported market values in calculating the value of its crypto, cash, marketable securities, and “moonshot” holdings, and the risk that such values fluctuate materially after the date and time referenced in this release; changes in market conditions affecting the trading price and trading volume of the Company’s common stock and Series A Preferred Stock, and the risk that the Company’s inclusion in the Russell 1000 index does not produce anticipated benefits or that crypto equities’ contribution to index performance does not continue; the Company’s ability to successfully execute its digital asset acquisition strategy, continue its record of weekly ETH acquisitions, and achieve its ETH accumulation targets, including the “Alchemy of 5%” goal; the Company’s ability to finance its business operations, Ethereum treasury operations, and MAVAN expansion; operational, security, and technological risks associated with the Company’s staking and validation operations, including network failures, slashing events, cybersecurity breaches, and protocol changes; the risk that actual staking participation, yields, rewards, and revenues differ materially from the projected amounts described in this release, which are based on a 7-day yield and assume ETH is fully staked at scale; competition in the digital asset treasury, staking, and mining industries; the Company’s dependence on key personnel, including executive leadership and advisors such as Tom DeMark; regulatory developments affecting digital assets, blockchain technology, and staking activities in the United States and globally, including the timing and outcome of the scheduled CLARITY Act vote and the ultimate enactment, implementation, and interpretation of the GENIUS Act and other pending legislation and regulatory initiatives; actions by the SEC, CFTC, and other regulatory bodies affecting digital assets and related businesses; risks related to the Company’s investments in early-stage blockchain opportunities (“moonshot” investments), including the investments in Eightco Holdings (including the nature and extent of any indirect exposure to OpenAI) and Beast Industries; macroeconomic factors, including inflation, interest rates, Federal Reserve monetary policy, labor market conditions, and general economic conditions affecting investor sentiment toward digital assets, including the behavior of Korean and other international investors; the accuracy of technical analysis predictions and management’s expectations regarding ETH price movements, the ETH/BTC ratio, and the impact of tokenization and agentic-AI applications on Ethereum; the unpredictability of cryptocurrency market cycles and the accuracy of expectations regarding future crypto cycles, including whether the four-year cycle bottoms as anticipated and whether institutional participation materializes; changes to the Ethereum protocol, including staking mechanics, validator requirements, and reward structures; the performance of third-party service providers, exchanges, custodians, and staking partners; risks related to the concentration of the Company’s assets in digital currencies, particularly Ethereum; and the other risk factors described in the Company’s filings with the SEC.

The forward-looking statements contained in this press release are based on information available to management as of the date of this release and reflect management’s current expectations, estimates, forecasts, projections, views, and beliefs concerning future events and circumstances. Actual results may vary materially from those expressed or implied by forward-looking statements based on a number of factors, including those described above and in the Risk Factors section of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2025 filed with the SEC on November 21, 2025, the Company’s Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, and the Company’s other filings with the SEC, as amended or updated from time to time. Copies of these filings are available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov and on the Company’s website at https://Bitminetech.io/investor-relations/. The Company cautions readers not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date on which they are made. Bitmine expressly disclaims any obligation or undertaking to update, revise, or supplement any forward-looking statements to reflect any change in its expectations or any change in events, conditions, or circumstances on which any such statements are based, except as required by applicable law or regulation.

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Quantinuum Finalizes $100 Million CHIPS R&D Award with U.S. Department of Commerce to Advance Trapped-Ion Quantum Computer Manufacturing in the US

• The federal funding supports critical R&D and U.S. quantum semiconductor manufacturing capabilities needed to scale fault-tolerant trapped-ion quantum computing.
• Company partnering with GlobalFoundries to fabricate next-gen ion traps and control electronics, and Monarch Quantum to develop and manufacture reliable lasers and optical components.  

WASHINGTON, Sept. 8, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Quantinuum (Nasdaq: QNT), a leading quantum computing company, today announced it has finalized an agreement with the U.S. Department of Commerce’s CHIPS Research and Development Office for $100 million in federal funding deployed through the CHIPS and Science Act. The award, which follows a letter of intent announced in May, supports R&D and U.S. quantum semiconductor manufacturing capabilities needed to deploy large-scale, fault-tolerant trapped-ion quantum computers.

Quantinuum, which was the only company with a trapped-ion based architecture to be awarded CHIPS R&D funding, develops the world’s most accurate commercial^[1] computers with industry-leading error correction fidelity.^[2] The company leverages established semiconductor manufacturing processes to help ensure reliability, repeatability, and scalability of the company’s current and future quantum computers.

“This award is a validation of Quantinuum’s leadership in trapped-ion quantum computing,” said Dr. Rajeeb Hazra, President and CEO of Quantinuum. “Together with our domestic partners, we are building the technology and supply-chain foundation needed to scale fault-tolerant systems and strengthen America’s leadership in this strategically important field.”       

The award will support R&D that the company expects to help strengthen and diversify its supply chain, adding onshore partners GlobalFoundries and Monarch Quantum. GlobalFoundries will be one of several of Quantinuum’s foundries enlisted to fabricate its next-generation ion traps and other electronics, specifically focused on using 300mm wafer technology; Monarch Quantum plans to develop and manufacture scalable, reliable lasers and optical components required for Quantinuum’s trapped-ion systems.

“As quantum computing moves closer to commercial scale, manufacturing will be critical to unlocking its full potential,” said Tim Breen, CEO of GlobalFoundries. “GlobalFoundries is proud to partner with Quantinuum to help scale their trapped-ion technology. By bringing our expertise in high-volume, differentiated semiconductor manufacturing, we’re helping create a path to more scalable, reliable quantum hardware and advancing the next generation of American innovation.”

“The road to large-scale, trapped-ion quantum computers relies on moving away from complex, sprawling optical setups to scalable, reliable integrated photonics engines,” said Dr. Timothy Day, CEO of Monarch Quantum. “We are honored to expand our partnership with Quantinuum to advance their hardware roadmap and to help strengthen U.S. leadership in quantum computing manufacturing and supply chain resilience.”

Together, these efforts are intended to reduce system complexity and improve component robustness, reliability, and reproducibility, ultimately supporting the continued scaling of trapped-ion quantum computers, while strengthening domestic capability across critical photonics and semiconductor manufacturing.

About Quantinuum

Quantinuum is a leading quantum computing company offering a full-stack platform designed to make quantum computing deployable in real-world environments. The company has commercially deployed multiple generations of trapped-ion based quantum systems built on the well-established QCCD architecture, which it has implemented with novel designs and capabilities to achieve the industry’s highest accuracy levels based on average two-qubit gate fidelity.^[3] Quantinuum has active engagements with market leaders across pharmaceuticals, material science, financial services, and government and industrial markets, as well as academic and research institutions globally. The company has a global workforce of over 800 employees, including top scientists and researchers. Quantinuum’s headquarters is in Broomfield, Colorado, with additional facilities across the United States, United Kingdom, Germany, Japan, Qatar, and Singapore. For more information, please visit www.quantinuum.com.

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^[1] Based on physical two-qubit gate fidelity as of December 31, 2025, according to the 2025 Ransford et al. study.

^[2] As of February 25, 2026, according to the 2026 Dasu et al. study.

^[3] As of December 31, 2025.

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