Quantum Blockchain raises £500,000 from share placement and launches Bitcoin mining subsidiary BlocKeeper

Quantum Blockchain Technologies (QBT) raised £500,000 via a share placing (142,857,142 new ordinary shares at 0.35p each) and announced BlocKeeper, a hardware-free Bitcoin virtual-mining subsidiary that will buy third-party hashing power. QBT may seed BlocKeeper with up to £100,000 (20% of the raise) while the remainder funds Bitcoin-mining R&D and porting its AI Oracle to new ASICs. The placing shares are expected to be admitted to AIM around 21 April 2026; BlocKeeper is seeking a separate AQSE Growth Market listing but with no certainty. The move is a cautious, capped test of mining exposure rather than a large-scale pivot, so immediate market impact on BTC price is likely limited; investors should watch the AIM admission, any AQSE listing progress, and future disclosures on planned hash rates or monetization for signs of broader strategic shift.