Future FinTech Group Inc., a comprehensive financial and digital technology service provider, announced that on December 29, 2025, its wholly-owned subsidiary, FTFT International Securities and Futures Limited ("FTFT Securities"), signed a Letter of Intent for Strategic Cooperation agreement (the "Agreement") with S1Quant in the field of cryptocurrency asset management. The two parties have agreed to join hands to establish long-term, in-depth cooperation in the field of cryptocurrency asset management and jointly promote the development of a compliant and professional cryptocurrency asset management business.

Since its establishment in 2018, S1Quant has achieved stable returns for seven consecutive years, and its overall performance has outperformed the concurrent growth of Bitcoin. Its core team comprises quantitative Ph.D.s from the highly prestigious computer science program at Tsinghua Yaoban, technical experts from global technology giants, and senior practitioners in the encryption industry. Built on a foundation of extensive academic research and technical expertise, S1Quant is a leader in the field of cryptocurrency quantitative trading and it has established a strong competitive advantage. The firm has served more than one hundred high net worth clients. Further, S1Quant's proprietary data platform displays the performance of more than fifty trading factors and investment strategies in real time, providing strong technical support for the quantitative asset management business. S1Quant believes that its proprietary algorithms and risk management systems have generated superior risk-adjusted returns for its clients. For more information, please see https://s1quant.com/.

Founded in 2009, FTFT Securities is a licensed corporation approved by the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC), holding licenses for Type 1 (Securities Trading), Type 2 (Futures Contract Trading), and Type 4 (Providing Advice on Securities) regulated activities. It is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Future FinTech  (Nasdaq: FTFT). Leveraging Future FinTech's diversified business operations, FTFT Securities' core businesses currently include: Hong Kong and U.S. stock brokerage services, Equity Capital Markets (ECM) and Debt Capital Markets (DCM). In the future, the Company intends to expand into the asset management and virtual asset trading segments. Leveraging its own and its group business advantages, it plans to deepen its presence overseas and provide more comprehensive and cutting-edge financial services for global clients.