Quantum Blockchain Technologies Plc

Zephyr Energy has lined up non-dilutive financing of up to $15 million for its Paradox Basin project in Utah, with Atlas Oil Company set to be repaid purely from future production, and no shares will be issued or working interest sold. Quantum Blockchain Technologies received US approval for a patent application covering technology to cut redundant calculations in Bitcoin mining hardware and will explore licensing deals with established ASIC manufacturers. Pathos Communications expects first-half revenue to jump 14% to $7.3 million and adjusted EBITDA to rise 31%, as its AI platform and new sales structure drive a roughly 30% increase in monthly client sign-ups and more than double repeat customers. AOTI reported underlying first-half revenue growth of 18%, ahead of full-year guidance, with Veterans Administration demand bouncing back strongly, and said proposed nationwide Medicare coverage for its wound-care technology could be transformative once finalized. Scancell Holdings confirmed its UK fundraise raised £15.7 million, with the retail offer upsized after strong demand, and the money will help fund a global phase III trial of its melanoma treatment alongside its merger with US biotech Neuphoria.

Powerhouse Energy Group announced that CEO Paul Emmitt will step down in September, just as the company moves towards first commercial revenues. Non-executive chairman David Hitchcock will become executive chair until a new CEO is appointed, while Emmitt is expected to continue working with Engsolve on a technical consultancy basis. 2025 revenue jumped to £1.23 million, with losses narrowing. In other AIM news, Quantum Blockchain Technologies reported a 30% mining advantage in live testing for its Method C AI Oracle, though losses widened slightly; the company has since raised fresh cash and extended bond maturities. Futura Medical ended its US partnership with Haleon for erectile dysfunction treatment Eroxon, lining up a new distributor, with Haleon paying a $1.9 million termination fee. ATOME is continuing talks with Paraguay's government and state power firm ANDE to keep its green fertiliser project on track, noting that Villeta could become the country's biggest ever industrial investment. Shares in DeFi Development Corporation UK jumped 83% after it announced a rebrand to Cykel AI alongside a full boardroom overhaul, with new CEO Gerald Tritt taking the reins as the company repositions around artificial intelligence.

Seeing Machines has secured a $31 million expansion of an existing programme with a major European carmaker, extending its driver and occupant monitoring technology into additional vehicle models with production due to begin in 2026. Quantum Blockchain Technologies announced that its BlocKeeper subsidiary has been incorporated in Malta and plans to build a capital-light Bitcoin virtual mining operation by acquiring and managing hash rate from industry participants. London BTC Company has added a third project to its US gold hedge strategy with the Teep Gold-Silver Project in Nevada, where early sampling returned high-grade gold and silver results and follow-up work is now planned to define drill targets. Foresight Environmental Infrastructure has appointed Stephanie Coxon as its next chair, succeeding Ed Warner in September after four years in the role during which the company completed a rebrand and delivered dividend growth.