qVAULT Availability Commercializes Post-Quantum Security for Digital Assets
qVAULT Designed to Increase Long-Term Usage and Utility for
$qONE - the Native Token for Quantum-Safe Transactions

Toronto, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - June 18, 2026) - 01 Quantum Inc. (TSXV: ONE) (OTCQB: OONEF) ("01 Quantum" or the "Company") and qLABS, a quantum-native Web3 foundation, today announced that qLABS has launched qVAULT, a self-custody, smart-contract vault designed to provide quantum attack protection for digital assets. qVAULT is developed on 01 Quantum's patent-pending QCW (Quantum Crypto Wrapper) and QDW (Quantum DeFi Wrapper) technologies, which provide the integration layer for Falcon (FN-DSA) signatures and post-quantum transaction flows. The vault is now available to the public following an early-access period in which initial Hyperliquid users migrated $HYPE into the post-quantum signing environment.

qVAULT is a post-quantum, self-custody smart-contract vault that enables holders to move their digital assets from elliptic-curve-only control, which is susceptible to threats from evolving Quantum technology, to qVAULT, a more secure vault that utilizes Falcon (FN-DSA) quantum-safe protection. This is the signature scheme selected by the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) for standardization and currently under public review as FIPS-206. qVAULT is non-custodial, and does not hold user keys or seed phrases. Users connect their wallets, create a Falcon-secured vault, and transfer their digital assets into their qVAULT wallet providing protection from the evolving Q-Day threat.

Executive Commentary:

Andrew Cheung, CEO of 01 Quantum, stated, "Post-quantum security has matured. qVAULT provides a way for digital-asset holders to begin exploring Falcon-based signatures within a live, audited smart-contract environment. This allows users to apply post-quantum security as part of their broader risk-management planning for their digital assets holding."

Antanas Guoga (Tony G), President of qLABS, stated, "Hyperliquid has grown significantly as an on-chain trading environment. As the industry evaluates potential long-term cryptographic risks, qVAULT offers a framework for users and institutions to assess post-quantum signing options within that ecosystem."

More about qVAULT:

qVAULT is a post-quantum, self-custody smart-contract vault for crypto. It signs with Falcon (FN-DSA), the signature scheme NIST selected for standardization and currently in public review as FIPS-206, letting holders move assets out of ECDSA-only control while retaining full custody. qLABS never holds keys or seed phrases.

Currently, major public blockchains, including Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Hyperliquid (a high-performance, decentralized exchange (DEX) and custom Layer-1 blockchain specifically engineered for perpetual futures, spot trading, and advanced decentralized finance (DeFi)) through HyperEVM, rely on elliptic-curve signatures such as ECDSA over the secp256k1 curve. Research indicates that sufficiently capable quantum computers may be able to compromise elliptic-curve cryptography in the future. As public keys exposed on-chain today could be subject to future cryptographic analysis, some digital-asset holders are evaluating post-quantum approaches as part of their long-term risk-management planning.

qVAULT's design and threat model are publicly available in a published whitepaper, and its code has undergone an independent security audit by Fairyproof. qLABS' advisory board includes contributors with experience in post-quantum cryptography and national-security-related research, including Dr. Edoardo Persichetti, co-author of HQC (a NIST-selected post-quantum algorithm), and Aaron Moore, former CTO of QuSecure with prior roles at the NSA and DARPA.

The utility and operational mechanics within the Hyperliquid vault environment are integrated with $qONE, the qLABS native token associated with qVAULT, which has traded on Hyperliquid since February 2026. qVAULT commercial availability is an important step in the evolution of the $qONE ecosystem, with the potential to increase the long-term utility and driving adoption for $qONE, which is the native "currency" designed to pay for quantum-safe transactions. As adoption and transactional volume within the vaults scale, protocol mechanisms is expected to drive an increase in demand for the $qONE token.

For more information, visit the website at https://qvault.xyz

About qLABS

qLABS is a quantum-native Web3 foundation building post-quantum security for digital assets, with qVAULT as its flagship product and $qONE as its native token. Its advisory board includes Dr. Edoardo Persichetti, co-author of the NIST-selected HQC algorithm, and Aaron Moore, former CTO of QuSecure.

Media contact: gintautas@qlabs.tech

About 01 Quantum Inc.

01 Quantum Inc., formerly 01 Communique Laboratory Inc. (TSXV: ONE) (OTCQB: OONEF) is known for its innovative work in post-quantum cryptography (PQC), developing technologies designed to protect digital systems against emerging quantum computing threats. The Company's IronCAP™ and supporting technologies are integrated into its PQC solutions, enabling applications across security-sensitive environments including digital assets, AI systems, email security, and enterprise infrastructure. IronCAP™ technologies are patent-protected in the U.S.A. by patents #11,271,715 and #11,669,833.

For more information, visit the Company's website at https://01com.com.

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