WISeKey (NASDAQ: WKEY) subsidiary WISe.Art and GMA will host Art&DeepTech Convergence in Venice in September 2026, integrating AI, robotics, blockchain, post‑quantum cybersecurity, and satellite connectivity into a mixed digital‑physical art exhibition.
The event features the WISeSat Art in Space program, WISeRobots as cultural mediators, multisensory AI environments, and launches of the Renaissance Coin and the Artech Fund to support high‑tech artistic projects and tokenized cultural finance.
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Quobly investment
$200 million
Potential multi-stage SEALSQ investment for majority interest in Quobly SAS
Cash reserves
$425 million
SEALSQ cash as of Dec 31, 2025
Strategic investments
$30 million
Deployed by SEALSQ during 2025 into several partners including WISeSat.Space
Business pipeline
$200 million
SEALSQ potential opportunities from 2026 to 2028
WISeSat SPAC equity value
$250,000,000
Pubco shares value in WISeSat SPAC business combination agreement
Pubco share price
$10.00
Per Pubco ordinary share in WISeSat SPAC transaction
Financing covenant
$10,000,000
Minimum Transaction Financing targeted in WISeSat SPAC deal
CAC expense loans
$900,000
Potential loans to Columbus Acquisition Corp for deal expenses
$7.02
Last Close
Volume
Volume 184,537 is roughly in line with 20-day average of 188,101 (relative volume 0.98).
normal
Technical
Price at 7.02 is trading slightly below the 200-day MA at 7.29.
WKEY gained 10.55% while key semiconductor peers showed mixed, mostly modest moves (e.g., MOBX +7.14%, QUIK +6.45%, GCTS -0.8%). With no peers in momentum scanners, this points to a company-specific reaction to the Venice event news.
| Date | Event | Sentiment | Move | Catalyst |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 05 |
Satellite constellation plans |
Positive |
-8.7% |
Agreement with Latitude to assess launches for secure IoT satellite constellation. |
| Feb 03 |
PQC robot-satellite PoC |
Positive |
-0.4% |
Planned PoC linking WISeRobot.CH to WISeSat constellation via PQC-secured channel. |
| Feb 02 |
SEALCOIN collaboration |
Positive |
-0.8% |
Strategic collaboration to embed SEALCOIN for satellite-based machine transactions. |
| Jan 30 |
Quantum security roundtable |
Positive |
-5.8% |
Davos roundtable on post-quantum protection and PQC satellite plans for Q2 2026. |
| Jan 21 |
SEALCOIN unveiling |
Positive |
-0.5% |
Announcement of SEALCOIN space-based, quantum-resistant crypto infrastructure at Davos. |
Recent positive technology and space-security announcements were followed by negative next-day price reactions, so today’s positive move breaks that pattern.
Over the past weeks, WKEY has focused on space-based security, quantum-resistant crypto and satellite IoT. News on WISeSat constellation plans, PQC-secured robot links, machine-to-machine transactions via SEALCOIN, and quantum security roundtables all saw negative 24-hour price reactions despite strategic positioning. The Venice Art&DeepTech event extends this narrative into art, NFTs and space, but the current +10.55% move contrasts with prior post-news pullbacks.
This announcement showcases WISeKey’s push to fuse art, AI, NFTs and space infrastructure through the Venice 2026 Art&DeepTech event. It builds on recent moves in satellite IoT, post-quantum security and SEALCOIN, while regulatory filings highlight larger quantum and SPAC initiatives around WISeSat. Investors may watch how these ecosystem pieces translate into adoption and whether the share price, currently below the 200-day MA and 52-week high, responds to execution milestones.
blockchain
technical
“a leading global cybersecurity, blockchain, and IoT company”
A blockchain is a digital record-keeping system that securely stores information across many computers, making it difficult to alter or tamper with. Think of it like a shared, unchangeable ledger that everyone can see and verify, ensuring transparency and trust. For investors, this technology offers a way to securely track transactions and assets without relying on a central authority, potentially reducing costs and increasing security.
nfts
technical
“focuses on trusted blockchain NFTs and operates the WISe.ART marketplace”
Unique digital certificates recorded on a secure digital ledger that prove ownership of a specific digital item or limited right — for example art, a collectible, a piece of music or virtual property. Think of them like owning a rare trading card or signed print, but stored digitally. Investors care because NFTs create a new class of assets with potential upside from scarcity and royalties, but they can be highly volatile, illiquid and dependent on platform and legal risks.
generative artificial intelligence
technical
“integrating generative artificial intelligence, cognitive robotics, advanced blockchain”
Generative artificial intelligence is a type of computer system that learns patterns from large datasets and produces new content—text, images, audio, designs, or code—rather than just sorting or summarizing existing information, like a virtual apprentice that invents drafts based on what it has seen. Investors pay attention because it can lower costs, speed product development, create new revenue streams and competitive advantages, while also introducing risks around accuracy, intellectual property and regulation that can affect valuation.
tokenization
technical
“advanced blockchain, certified tokenization, post-quantum cybersecurity”
Tokenization is the process of converting real-world assets or rights into digital tokens stored on a computer network. This allows assets, such as property or investments, to be divided into smaller parts, making them easier to buy, sell, or transfer electronically. For investors, tokenization can increase access to a wider range of investments and make transactions faster and more efficient.
post-quantum cybersecurity
technical
“advanced blockchain, certified tokenization, post-quantum cybersecurity, and satellite connectivity”
Post-quantum cybersecurity is the set of methods, software and hardware changes designed to protect digital systems from future quantum computers that could break today’s encryption. Investors should care because it affects a company’s ability to safeguard customer data, intellectual property and transaction integrity; failing to upgrade can create regulatory risk, costly retrofits and reputational damage—like replacing door locks before a new master key can open them all.
satellite connectivity
technical
“post-quantum cybersecurity, and satellite connectivity”
Satellite connectivity is the delivery of voice, data and internet services through orbiting satellites instead of ground-based cables or cell towers, like having Wi‑Fi from space that reaches remote areas and moving vehicles. Investors care because it can create new revenue streams, expand markets where traditional networks don’t reach, and offer network backup or global coverage; at the same time it involves high upfront costs, regulatory approvals and technology risk that affect profitability and growth forecasts.
conversational ai
technical
“powered by conversational AI models trained on artistic, historical”
Conversational AI is technology that allows computers to understand, process, and respond to human language in a way that feels natural and interactive, similar to chatting with a person. It enables machines to hold conversations, answer questions, and assist with tasks automatically. For investors, it matters because this technology can improve customer service, streamline operations, and create new opportunities across many industries.
AI-generated analysis. Not financial advice.
WISeKey’s WISe.Art and GMA Once Again Revolutionize the Future of Art and Technology in an Extraordinary Event in Venice
Geneva, Switzerland, February 9, 2026 – WISeKey International Holding Ltd (“WISeKey”) (SIX: WIHN, NASDAQ: WKEY), a leading global cybersecurity, blockchain, and IoT company, today announces that its subsidiary, WISe.Art which focuses on trusted blockchain NFTs and operates the WISe.ART marketplace for secure NFT transactions, and Global Market of Artification (GMA) is an innovative company, focused on offering NFT services, will be organizing Art&DeepTech Convergence, an international event and exhibition that will mark a new, fundamental milestone in the convergence of art, advanced technologies, and space in Venice, Italy in September 2026. Venice, cradle of the Renaissance and historic crossroads of cultures, will become the global laboratory of a new creative era, where technological innovation is placed at the service of artistic expression and human values.
A Technological Infrastructure Serving Artistic Creation
Art&DeepTech Convergence is built upon a next-generation technological infrastructure integrating generative artificial intelligence, cognitive robotics, advanced blockchain, certified tokenization, post-quantum cybersecurity, and satellite connectivity. The event will demonstrate how these technologies do not replace the artist, but rather amplify creative capacity, protect artworks, and enable global dissemination.
Both digital and physical artworks will be registered and protected through certified digital identity systems, ensuring authenticity, traceability, copyright protection, and continuity over time, even within digital and decentralized environments.
Art in Space: The WISeSat Constellation as a New Cultural Frontier
A defining feature of the event will be the Art in Space program, which leverages WISeKey’s WISeSat satellite constellation as an orbital cultural infrastructure. WISeSat, another subsidiary of WISeKey, focuses on space technology for secure satellite communication, specifically for IoT applications. Through secure end-to-end connections and certified transmission systems, selected artistic content will be associated with space missions, creating a symbolic and technological archive of 21st-century art.
Space thus becomes not only a technological domain, but a new narrative and cultural space, where art takes on a universal and intergenerational dimension.
WISeRobots and Human-Centric Artificial Intelligence
Within the exhibition spaces, WISeRobots will operate as intelligent cultural mediators, powered by conversational AI models trained on artistic, historical, and critical content. These robots will be able to engage in dialogue with visitors, adapt language to context, facilitate interactions during round tables, and collect real-time feedback, transforming the visit into a personalized and dynamic experience.
The AI employed will follow a human-centric and ethical approach, designed to enhance cultural diversity, creativity, and critical thinking.
Digital Immersion and AI-Generated Environments
The exhibition journey will include advanced digital immersion environments generated by AI and accessed through multisensory installations. Images, sounds, data, and narratives will be created and transformed in real time, giving rise to evolving artistic universes in which the visitor is not a passive observer, but an integral part of the artwork.
These environments represent a new exhibition paradigm: art as a living system, capable of reacting, learning, and evolving over time.
Renaissance Coin and Artech Fund: Technology and Cultural Finance
During the event, the Renaissance Coin, based on secure and sustainable blockchain technologies, and the Artech Fund, a fund dedicated to supporting high-tech artistic projects, will be launched. Together, these initiatives introduce new models of transparent cultural finance, enabling artists to access global resources and allowing investors to actively participate in the development of the art of the future.
A Global Platform of Artists and Innovators
Thousands of artists already active on the WISe.ART platform will take part in the event, presenting works that integrate AI, data, robotics, and immersive media. Venice will thus become the physical hub of a global creative network, where technology enables collaboration, inclusion, and the protection of artistic value on a worldwide scale.
Venice 2026: A Technological and Human Renaissance
With Art&DeepTech Convergence, WISe.ART and GMA affirm a clear vision: the future of art passes through technology, but remains profoundly human. Venice 2026 will stand as the symbol of a new Renaissance, where space, artificial intelligence, digital security, and creativity converge to build a more open, secure, and universal cultural future.
About WISe.ART
WISe.ART is a convergence platform at the intersection of art, technology, and trust, designed to redefine how digital art is created, protected, distributed, and preserved over time. Built on WISeKey’s deep expertise in cybersecurity, digital identity, and blockchain technologies, WISe.ART offers a secure and sovereign NFT ecosystem connecting artists, collectors, cultural institutions, and technology innovators worldwide.
At its core, WISe.ART ensures the provenance, authenticity, and longevity of digital artworks by embedding trusted digital identities and cryptographic certificates directly into each creation. These protections are further strengthened through post-quantum cryptography, leveraging SEALSQ’s quantum-resistant technologies to future-proof artworks against the next generation of cyber threats and quantum computing attacks.
WISe.ART also introduces a unique dimension of satellite-enabled art connectivity through the WISeSat constellation, enabling art projects that are globally accessible, resilient, and independent of traditional terrestrial networks. This allows artists and institutions to deploy, synchronize, and authenticate digital artworks across borders, remote locations, exhibitions, and even space-enabled installations, ensuring continuous availability and sovereign data control.
Beyond a marketplace, WISe.ART acts as a living laboratory for the convergence of art and advanced technologies, combining blockchain, AI, robotics, satellite communications, and quantum-safe security. It empowers artists to explore new creative frontiers while providing collectors and institutions with absolute confidence that the artworks they acquire are secure, verifiable, tamper-proof, and enduring.
By merging human creativity with trusted, post-quantum and space-based digital infrastructure, WISe.ART lays the foundation for a new cultural era, where art is not only created for the future, but protected for it.
About GMA:
Global Market of Artification (GMA) is an innovative company, focused on offering NFT services. GMA offers a unique tokenisation experience, enabling a new form of investment in world-renowned artworks. The platform enables the creation of an NFT that represents the digital rights of the artwork granted by the artwork’s owner through a legal contract. All the transactions are managed by the underlying Ethereum Blockchain.
About WISeKey
WISeKey International Holding Ltd (“WISeKey”, SIX: WIHN; Nasdaq: WKEY) is a global leader in cybersecurity, digital identity, and IoT solutions platform. It operates as a Swiss-based holding company through several operational subsidiaries, each dedicated to specific aspects of its technology portfolio. The subsidiaries include (i) SEALSQ Corp (Nasdaq: LAES), which focuses on semiconductors, PKI, and post-quantum technology products, (ii) WISeKey SA which specializes in RoT and PKI solutions for secure authentication and identification in IoT, Blockchain, and AI, (iii) WISeSat AG which focuses on space technology for secure satellite communication, specifically for IoT applications, (iv) WISe.ART Corp which focuses on trusted blockchain NFTs and operates the WISe.ART marketplace for secure NFT transactions, and (v) SEALCOIN AG which focuses on decentralized physical internet with DePIN technology and house the development of the SEALCOIN platform.
Each subsidiary contributes to WISeKey’s mission of securing the internet while focusing on their respective areas of research and expertise. Their technologies seamlessly integrate into the comprehensive WISeKey platform. WISeKey secures digital identity ecosystems for individuals and objects using Blockchain, AI, and IoT technologies. With over 1.6 billion microchips deployed across various IoT sectors, WISeKey plays a vital role in securing the Internet of Everything. The company’s semiconductors generate valuable Big Data that, when analyzed with AI, enable predictive equipment failure prevention. Trusted by the OISTE/WISeKey cryptographic Root of Trust, WISeKey provides secure authentication and identification for IoT, Blockchain, and AI applications. The WISeKey Root of Trust ensures the integrity of online transactions between objects and people. For more information on WISeKey’s strategic direction and its subsidiary companies, please visit www.wisekey.com.
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FAQ
What is the purpose and date of WISe.Art and GMA’s Art&DeepTech Convergence (WKEY) in Venice?
Art&DeepTech Convergence is an international exhibition scheduled for September 2026 in Venice to showcase tech‑driven art. According to WISeKey, the event demonstrates how AI, blockchain, robotics, and satellite connectivity amplify creativity while protecting authenticity and global distribution.
How will WISeKey use the WISeSat constellation for the Venice 2026 event (WKEY)?
WISeSat will associate selected artworks with space missions as an orbital cultural archive. According to WISeKey, the program uses secure satellite transmission to create a certified, intergenerational record of 21st‑century artistic content.
What are the Renaissance Coin and Artech Fund launches announced by WISe.Art and GMA (WKEY)?
Renaissance Coin is a blockchain‑based cultural token and Artech Fund is a financing vehicle for high‑tech art projects. According to WISeKey, both aim to enable transparent cultural finance and give artists and investors new, tokenized access to funding and participation.
How will WISeRobots and human‑centric AI be used at the Venice exhibition (WKEY)?
WISeRobots will act as intelligent cultural mediators engaging visitors and moderating discussions with conversational AI. According to WISeKey, the systems are trained on artistic and historical content to personalize visits and collect real‑time feedback ethically.
Will artworks at Art&DeepTech Convergence be protected and authenticated using blockchain (WKEY)?
Yes — both digital and physical works will be registered with certified digital identity and tokenization for provenance and copyright protection. According to WISeKey, advanced blockchain and post‑quantum cybersecurity ensure authenticity, traceability, and continuity over time.
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