Australian program backs BTQ (Nasdaq: BTQ) QCIM commercialization

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BTQ Technologies Corp. reported that it has been selected for the Australian Government’s Industry Growth Program Advisory Service to help commercialize its Quantum Compute-in-Memory (QCIM) chip. QCIM is a 28-nanometer secure element designed to deliver both classical and post-quantum cryptography directly in silicon.

The advisory support will guide BTQ in moving QCIM from a validated test chip to a production-ready platform, including pilot deployments and alignment with Australian national security and sovereign capability priorities. This complements BTQ’s existing QCIM collaborations with Taiwan’s Industrial Technology Research Institute and ICTK to validate performance and develop a fully integrated, commercially deployable post-quantum chipset.

 UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 6-K

REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16
UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 

For the month of March 2026
Commission File Number:  001-42794 

BTQ Technologies Corp.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

700 West Georgia Street, Suite 2500

Vancouver, British Columbia, V7Y 1B3

(Address of principal executive office)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.

Form 20-F ☐ Form 40-F ☒

EXHIBIT INDEX
 

EXHIBIT	DESCRIPTION
99.1	News Release dated March 9, 2026

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, there unto duly authorized.

		BTQ Technologies Corp.
		(Registrant)
Date:	March 9, 2026	By:	Lonny Wong
		Name:	Lonny Wong
		Title:	Chief Financial Officer

Exhibit 99.1 

 

BTQ Technologies Awarded Australian Government Industry Growth Program Support to Accelerate QCIM Commercialization

• Australian Government support: BTQ has been selected for the Australian Government's Industry Growth Program Advisory Service to accelerate the commercialization of its Quantum Compute-in-Memory (QCIM) chip, a next-generation silicon platform for post-quantum security.

• What QCIM enables: QCIM is a crypto-agile secure element that delivers classical and post-quantum cryptography directly in silicon, targeting high-throughput, low-power encryption and signatures for mission-critical sectors including defense, financial services, telecom, and critical infrastructure.

• Commercialization pathway: The program provides strategic guidance to move QCIM from a validated test chip to a production-ready platform, complementing BTQ's silicon validation collaboration with ITRI and its previously announced work with ICTK to progress toward integrated deployment and real-world validation.

VANCOUVER, BC, March 9, 2026 /CNW/ - BTQ Technologies Corp. ("BTQ" or the "Company") (Nasdaq: BTQ) (CBOE CA: BTQ) (FSE: NG3), a global quantum technology company focused on securing mission-critical networks, is pleased to announce it has been awarded support through the Australian Government's Industry Growth Program Advisory Service to accelerate the commercialization of its Quantum Compute-in-Memory ("QCIM") chip, a next-generation silicon platform designed to enable secure, scalable cryptographic computation for the post-quantum era.

The Industry Growth Program Advisory Service supports high-potential companies developing innovative technologies aligned with national capability priorities. BTQ's selection recognizes QCIM as a critical hardware platform for enabling post-quantum security across defense, financial services, telecommunications, and critical infrastructure.

QCIM is a crypto-agile secure element designed to deliver classical and post-quantum cryptography directly in silicon. The platform enables high-throughput, low-power encryption and digital signatures while remaining adaptable to evolving global post-quantum cryptography standards. By embedding quantum-resilient security at the hardware layer, QCIM reduces long-term migration risk for organizations preparing for the transition to a post-quantum world.

Through the Industry Growth Program Advisory Service, BTQ will receive strategic commercialization guidance to advance QCIM from a validated test chip to a production-ready platform. This includes refining go-to-market pathways, identifying priority defense and mission-critical sectors, supporting pilot deployments, and aligning QCIM with Australian national security and sovereign capability objectives.

BTQ's participation in the Industry Growth Program Advisory Service complements other QCIM commercialization pathways already underway. BTQ is collaborating with the Industrial Technology Research Institute ("ITRI"), a world-leading applied R&D organization founded in 1973 that has helped transform Taiwan's industries into innovation-driven sectors and has incubated hundreds of startups and spinoffs, including UMC and TSMC. Through this collaboration, BTQ and ITRI will build and test QCIM in silicon, advancing the program into a key validation stage by measuring performance characteristics such as speed and power consumption and producing benchmark results to guide product development, integration, and deployment planning. This validation work complements BTQ's previously announced work with ICTK, which is focused on developing a fully integrated, commercially deployable post-quantum chipset and progressing it toward real-world validation and deployment.

BTQ is advancing QCIM as a 28-nanometer secure element implementation. The platform is designed to support NIST-standard post-quantum algorithms alongside classical cryptography within a single hardened architecture, enabling performance improvements, reduced power consumption, and simplified system integration compared to traditional multi-component security chips.

The commercialization of QCIM will provide a foundational hardware layer for post-quantum-ready systems, including secure communications, authentication, and data protection in environments where long-term security assurance is critical. Initial deployment targets include defense systems, payment and financial infrastructure, telecom networks, industrial IoT, and secure computing platforms.

"Being selected for the Australian Government's Industry Growth Program Advisory Service is an important step in scaling QCIM from a validated test chip into a production-ready secure element," said Olivier Roussy Newton, Chief Executive Officer of BTQ Technologies. "Working directly with government partners helps ensure our commercialization roadmap is aligned with Australia's national defense and security priorities, and allows us to focus QCIM development on the mission-critical requirements where quantum-resilient security is most urgent. Combined with our silicon validation work with ITRI and our integration pathway with ICTK, we are advancing QCIM toward real-world deployment and large-scale procurement."

Participation in the Industry Growth Program Advisory Service strengthens BTQ's ability to deliver QCIM as a deployable and certifiable secure element for large-scale procurement, while supporting Australia's objectives to build sovereign capability in advanced semiconductors, cryptography, and quantum-ready technologies.

About BTQ

BTQ Technologies Corp. (Nasdaq: BTQ | Cboe CA: BTQ | FSE: NG3 ) is a vertically integrated quantum company accelerating the transition from classical networks to the quantum internet. Backed by a broad patent portfolio, BTQ pioneered the industry's first commercially significant quantum advantage and now delivers a full-stack, neutral-atom quantum computing platform with end-to-end hardware, middleware, and post-quantum security solutions for finance, telecommunications, logistics, life sciences, and defense.

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ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Olivier Roussy Newton
CEO, Chairman

Neither Cboe Canada nor its Regulation Services Provider accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.

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 business plans of the Company, including with respect to its research partnerships, and anticipated markets in which the Company may be listing its common shares. 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 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 related to the direct and indirect impact of COVID-19 including, but not limited to, its impact on general economic conditions, the ability to obtain financing as required, and causing potential delays to research and development activities; and other risk factors as detailed from time to time. The Company does not undertake to update any forward-looking information, except in accordance with applicable securities laws.

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FAQ

What did BTQ Technologies Corp. (BTQ) announce in its latest update?

BTQ Technologies announced it was selected for the Australian Government’s Industry Growth Program Advisory Service, which will help accelerate commercialization of its Quantum Compute-in-Memory chip and guide it from a validated test chip toward a production-ready, post-quantum secure hardware platform.

What is BTQ Technologies’ QCIM chip and why is it important?

QCIM is a 28-nanometer secure element that delivers classical and post-quantum cryptography directly in silicon. It targets high-throughput, low-power encryption and digital signatures, aiming to protect long-term data security as organizations prepare for the emerging post-quantum computing era.

How will the Australian Industry Growth Program support BTQ Technologies (BTQ)?

The Industry Growth Program will provide BTQ with strategic commercialization guidance, including refining go-to-market plans, identifying priority defense and mission-critical sectors, supporting pilot deployments, and aligning QCIM’s roadmap with Australian national security and sovereign capability objectives.

What partnerships support BTQ Technologies’ QCIM commercialization efforts?

BTQ is working with Taiwan’s Industrial Technology Research Institute to build and test QCIM in silicon and measure performance, and with ICTK to develop a fully integrated, commercially deployable post-quantum chipset, helping move QCIM toward real-world validation and deployment.

Which markets is BTQ Technologies targeting for QCIM deployment?

BTQ is targeting defense systems, payment and financial infrastructure, telecom networks, industrial IoT, and secure computing platforms. These environments require long-term security assurance, where embedding post-quantum-ready cryptography directly at the hardware layer can be particularly valuable.

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