Mr. Richard Zhou reports

BVCI ANNOUNCES PROPOSED JOINT VENTURE FRAMEWORK WITH SHIN NIEH GROUP

Blockchain Venture Capital Inc. has entered into a joint venture agreement with Shin Nieh Group, a Cayman Islands-registered global investment firm headquartered in New York, to explore the formation of a potential joint venture, subject to due diligence and definitive documentation.

Shin Nieh Group is a diversified global investment firm with a focus on digital assets, capital markets and cultural industry investments.

Subject to the completion of due diligence, regulatory registrations and required approvals in relevant jurisdictions, the parties are evaluating the establishment of a jointly owned entity to be registered in the British Virgin Islands, with a contemplated ownership structure of approximately 49 per cent to 51 per cent.

The proposed joint venture would focus on global compliant real-world asset (RWA) initiatives in mining and mineral sectors, TradeFi infrastructure, cross-border payment solutions (DePay), and related digital financial services. The collaboration would leverage Blockchain Venture Capital's proprietary BVCChain, BVCPay, stablecoins infrastructure, OTC (over-the-counter) digital asset trading capabilities, and selected trading strategies and execution frameworks.

The framework remains subject to mutual due diligence, definitive documentation and regulatory approvals. There can be no assurance that a definitive agreement or joint venture will be completed.

Blockchain Venture Capital confirms that its existing business operations in Canada and the United States will remain unchanged.

Further announcements will be made as appropriate should discussions progress.

About Blockchain Venture Capital Inc.

Blockchain Venture Capital is an Ontario-incorporated company registered as a money services business (MSB) with Fintrac (Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada). The company provides blockchain-based financial infrastructure, including:

• BVC Chain, a proprietary blockchain and distributed-ledger platform;
• BVCPay, a mobile wallet enabling digital transactions using bitcoin, ethereum and the CADT stablecoin;
• Trillium Coin, a bitcoin OTC trading service.

CADT, Blockchain Venture Capital's native digital currency, is intended to be a Canadian dollar-backed stablecoin designed for payments, settlements, digital-asset issuance and ledger services. Unless and until Blockchain Venture Capital obtains all necessary regulatory approvals or qualifies for exemptions, there is no assurance that it will be able to proceed with its CADT-related initiatives.

Equity incentive update

The company also announces that its board of directors has approved updated board and staff incentive stock options to replace certain previously expired incentive options. Pursuant to this approval, an aggregate of two million common share purchase options of the company have been approved for issuance to certain directors and staff, at an exercise price of 20 cents per share, being the closing price of the company's common shares on Jan. 28, 2026. The options have a two-year term and vest on a time-based schedule, with 50 per cent vesting after 12 months and 100 per cent vesting after 24 months. The board has determined that the issuance of the options will not materially affect control of the company and forms part of the company's long-term equity incentive and retention strategy, subject to applicable regulatory and exchange approvals, if required.

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