Holding Update: Bitway

KR1 plc

16 April 2026

KR1 plc ("KR1" or the "Company")

Holding Update: Bitway ("BTW")

KR1 plc (LSE: KR1), a digital asset technology company, is pleased to provide an update on the Company's Bitway ("BTW") holding.

Bitway is an open financial infrastructure platform connecting onchain stablecoin and Bitcoin liquidity to institutional-grade yield and credit markets. The ecosystem comprises three principal components: Bitway Earn, a stablecoin yield protocol deploying deposits into market-neutral strategies across centralised and decentralised venues; Bitway Lending, a non-custodial protocol enabling borrowing against native Bitcoin collateral through Discreet Log Contracts; and Bitway Ledger, the sovereign Proof-of-Stake Layer 1 on which the protocol operates.

Following the recent launch of the BTW token, KR1 plc holds a total of 100,000,000 BTW, acquired through the Company's US$300,000 investment in Bitway's (formerly Side Protocol) pre-seed funding round as announced on 26 July 2023. Based on the BTW market price as at 15 April 2026, the Company's holding is valued at approximately US$1.7 million. The Company's BTW tokens are subject to an initial lock-up of 12 months from token launch and thereafter a linear unlock over a further 24 months.

KR1 plc's investment in Bitway originated through the Company's Venture activities, which comprise early-stage investments in onchain infrastructure projects. As tokens are released under the unlock schedule set out above, KR1 plc intends to evaluate operational participation in Bitway across both its Technology and Financial Infrastructure activities.

About KR1 plc

KR1 plc is a digital asset technology company listed on the London Stock Exchange, focused on the infrastructure layer of decentralised networks. By securing Ethereum and other major networks, the Company compounds its asset base alongside strategic investments - turning active network participation into long-term value for shareholders.

Contact

For further information, please contact:

KR1 plc (KR1: LSE)
George McDonaugh, Keld van Schreven

Phone: +44 (0)1624 630 630

Email: investors@KR1.io

Singer Capital Markets (Corporate Broker and Financial Adviser)

Investment Banking: Alex Bond, James Fischer

Equity Sales: William Gumpel

Phone: +44 (0)20 7496 3000

Email: enquiries@singercm.com

SEC Newgate (PR, Media and Financial Communications Adviser)

Ian Silvera, Bob Huxford, Dafydd Rees

Phone: +44 (0)20 3757 6882

Email: KR1@secnewgate.co.uk

AlbR Capital (Financial Adviser)

David Coffman

Phone: +44 (0)20 7469 0930

Email:  info@albrcapital.com

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