Vancouver, Canada – July 10, 2025 – Canada’s Bitcoin Lightning Strategy, LQWD Technologies Corp. (TSXV: LQWD) (OTCQX: LQWDF) (“LQWD” or the “Company“), further to its press releases dated June 27, July 8, and 9, is pleased to announce the closing of its previously announced brokered private placement offering (the “Brokered Offering“), pursuant to which the Company sold 2,439,024 common shares (the “Common Shares“) at a price of C$4.10 (or US$3.00) per Common Share for aggregate gross proceeds of approximately C$10 Million (or approximately US$7.317 Million).

Maxim Group LLC acted as sole agent and book runner (the “Agent“) in connection with the Brokered Offering. The Company paid a cash commission of US$512,195, equal to 7% of the aggregate gross proceeds under the Brokered Offering to the Agent.

The Company is concurrently completing a non-brokered offering (the “Non-Brokered Offering” and together with the Brokered Offering, the “Offering“) for expected aggregate gross proceeds of C$2.3 Million (or approximately US$1.683 Million), which is expected to close on or about July 11, 2025.

The Brokered and Non-Brokered Offering are subject to receipt of final approval of the TSX Venture Exchange (“TSXV“). The Brokered Offering was made pursuant to Part 5A of NI 45-106, as amended by Coordinated Blanket Order 45-935 – Exemptions from Certain Conditions of the Listed Issuer Financing Exemption, to purchasers outside Canada and the United States on a basis which does not require the qualification or registration of any of the Company’s securities or require the Company to be subject to any ongoing disclosure requirements under any domestic securities laws. The Company filed a Form 45-106F19 offering document on June 27, 2025, and an amended and restated offering document on July 8, 2025 that can be accessed under the Company’s profile on SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.ca and on the Company’s website at https://lqwdtech.com/.

The Company intends to use the net proceeds from the Offering for the acquisition of Bitcoin for use as an operating asset in the Company’s scalable Lightning Network services business, and general corporate purposes.

The Common Shares to be offered pursuant to the Offering have not been, and will not be, registered under the U.S. Securities Act or any U.S. state securities laws, and may not be offered or sold in the United States or to, or for the account or benefit of, United States persons absent registration or any applicable exemption from the registration requirements of the U.S. Securities Act and applicable U.S. state securities laws. This news release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy nor shall there be any sale of the securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful.

About LQWD Technologies Corp.

LQWD Technologies Corp. is advancing Bitcoin adoption through the Lightning Network, a second-layer solution that enables instant, low-cost transactions at scale. As one of the first public companies dedicated to Lightning infrastructure, LQWD operates a network of enterprise-grade nodes designed to earn transaction fees and support network liquidity.

With a strategic Bitcoin treasury and infrastructure positioned for scalability, LQWD offers investors unique exposure to both the long-term appreciation of Bitcoin and the growing use of Lightning as a global payments solution.

For further information:

Ashley Garnot, Director
Phone: 1.604.669.0912
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.lqwdtech.com
X: @LQWDTech

Forward-Looking Statements

This news release contains certain “forward-looking statements”. All statements, other than statements of historical fact that address activities, events or developments that the Company believes, expects or anticipates will or may occur in the future are forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements reflect the current expectations and beliefs of the Company based on information currently available to the Company. Such forward-looking statements include statements relating to the Offering, including the completion and anticipated timing for completion of the Offering, the potential size of the Offering, the Company’s intended use of the net proceeds of the Offering, the receipt of all necessary regulatory approvals, including the approvals of the TSXV, and the Company’s development and growth plans. Any such forward-looking information may be identified by words such as “anticipate”, “proposed”, “estimates”, “would”, “expects”, “intends”, “plans”, “may”, “will”, and similar expressions. Forward-looking statements are subject to significant risks and uncertainties and other factors that could cause the actual results to differ materially from those discussed in the forward-looking statements, and even if such actual results are realized or substantially realized, there can be no assurance that they will have the expected consequences to, or effects on the Company.

Any forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date on which it is made and, except as may be required by applicable securities laws, the Company disclaims any intent or obligation to update any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or results or otherwise. Although the Company believes that the assumptions inherent in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and accordingly undue reliance should not be put on such statements due to the inherent uncertainty therein.

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