WISeKey to Unveil SEALCOIN Space-Based, Quantum-Resistant Crypto Transactions at Davos 2026

Geneva, Switzerland — January 21, 2026 — WISeKey International Holding Ltd (“WISeKey”), a global leader in cybersecurity, digital identity, blockchain, and IoT solutions, today announced plans to unveil a revolutionary new class of space-based, quantum-resistant crypto transaction infrastructure at its flagship Davos 2026 event. Scheduled for January 21, 2026, the unveiling represents a major milestone in how blockchain, space systems, post-quantum security, and machine-to-machine transactions could converge across Earth and orbit.

This extensive announcement — which builds on WISeKey’s expanding satellite, post-quantum cryptography (PQC), hardware trust, and decentralized blockchain technologies — forms part of a broader strategic effort to redefine how digital trust is anchored and executed within global technology markets. The SEALCOIN platform aims to transcend current terrestrial blockchain limits by extending autonomous machine economy transactions into space, supported by quantum-resistant cryptography and secure low-Earth-orbit (LEO) satellite infrastructure.

Transforming Satellites from Communication Platforms to Active Blockchain Participants

Traditionally, satellites have functioned mainly as data relays, providing connectivity between ground stations. However, WISeKey’s SEALCOIN initiative represents a paradigm shift: satellites are increasingly capable of actively executing, validating, and enforcing blockchain transactions using onboard secure hardware and post-quantum cryptographic signatures.

By utilizing WISeSat’s operational LEO constellation — where satellites are secured with hardware-rooted trust and quantum-resistant cryptography — SEALCOIN enables blockchain transactions to be stored, authenticated, validated, and enforced at orbital altitudes rather than relying solely on terrestrial infrastructure. This significant leap not only improves the continuity and resilience of decentralized networks but also mitigates systemic risks associated with terrestrial network outages, geopolitical disruptions, and evolving cyber threats.

Why Space-Based Crypto Transactions Matter

The core idea behind SEALCOIN’s space-based transactions is simple yet transformative: instead of relying entirely on ground-based nodes to validate blockchain operations, satellites can securely store data, independently enforce smart contracts, conduct cryptographic operations, and even transmit encrypted payloads directly to authenticated endpoints on Earth.

Key advantages of this model include:

• Resilience Against Terrestrial Failures: Blockchain transactions can still be executed and verified even if ground networks fail or are compromised.
• Enhanced Security Through Hardware Trust: Transactions and cryptographic processes are tied to secure hardware elements embedded within satellites, reducing dependence on software-only security systems.
• Post-Quantum Cryptography Readiness: Onboard quantum-resistant signatures help protect against next-generation attacks from quantum computers.
• Autonomous Execution for Machine Economies: AI agents, IoT devices, industrial systems, and infrastructure entities can operate with secure machine-to-machine economic interactions — independent of centralized intermediaries.

WISeKey’s announcement at Davos underscores this shift, positioning SEALCOIN as a new category of crypto infrastructure that is durable, sovereign, and capable of operating seamlessly across terrestrial and space environments.

Quantum-Resistant Signatures From Space: A World’s First

A major highlight of WISeKey’s new initiative is the integration of quantum-resistant cryptographic signatures directly generated and embedded onboard satellites. This development effectively creates the world’s first post-quantum signature infrastructure issued from space.

Quantum computers — long predicted to break traditional encryption algorithms such as RSA and ECC (Elliptic Curve Cryptography) — pose a significant threat to modern cryptographic systems. As a result, the development of quantum-resistant cryptography has emerged as a priority for organizations seeking to protect long-lived systems against future attacks.

WISeKey’s collaboration with its space division (WISeSat.Space) and its SEALCOIN entities means satellites aren’t just passive carriers of data. They now actively sign and confirm transactions and smart contracts using advanced PQC algorithms at the hardware level. By embedding these post-quantum signatures into space infrastructure, WISeKey prevents so-called “harvest-now, decrypt-later” attacks, which involve attackers collecting encrypted data today to decrypt once quantum computing becomes powerful enough.

This quantum-ready capability is especially important for long-duration services and devices that operate globally — including Internet of Things (IoT) networks, infrastructure systems, and autonomous AI agents — where longevity and future-proof security are essential for sustained trust and operational integrity.

Machine Economy Infrastructure Powered by QAIT Token

At the heart of the SEALCOIN ecosystem lies the QAIT token, SEALCOIN’s native utility and settlement instrument. QAIT functions as the economic glue that enables machines, devices, and autonomous agents to authenticate, settle, and coordinate value exchange across both terrestrial and space-based systems.

QAIT’s design emphasizes real service usage rather than speculative trading. It is intended to be earned or consumed as part of genuine machine economic activity — such as device authentication costs, secure data exchange, satellite-to-ground transaction settlements, and other infrastructure-driven operations. By linking transactional demand directly to real services and contractual use cases, WISeKey aims to build an economic framework where QAIT’s utility is grounded in operational value rather than market speculation.

The company has announced QAIT’s Token Generation Event (TGE) scheduled for Q1 2026, with plans for listings on top tier exchanges. This timing aligns with the broader rollout of SEALCOIN’s space-based transaction capabilities, ensuring that QAIT’s economic layer is ready as operational services begin to scale.

Enterprise Adoption, Institutional Clients & Revenue-Driven Demand

SEALCOIN’s development isn’t happening in a vacuum. WISeKey already serves a broad base of industrial and institutional clients through its subsidiaries, each focusing on specific technology vectors that synergize with SEALCOIN’s objectives.

Some of these include:

• SEALSQ Corp — Focused on semiconductors, PKI (Public Key Infrastructure), and post-quantum technology products that anchor hardware-based security.
• WISeKey SA — Specializes in rooted trust infrastructures and digital identity solutions for IoT, blockchain ecosystems, and authentication systems.
• WISeSat.Space — The satellite communications arm driving secure space-based services and infrastructure for trusted transaction execution.
• WISe.ART Corp — Marketplace platform focused on secure NFT transactions and trusted digital assets.
• SEALCOIN AG — Specialized in decentralized physical internet (DePIN), blockchain protocol development, and machine-economy infrastructure provisioning.

Together, these subsidiaries form an ecosystem where advanced cyber-physical platforms, secure identity fabrics, IoT systems, space connectivity services, and decentralized economic protocols all interlock. SEALCOIN is uniquely positioned to capitalize on this integrated technological foundation — as customers consume secure services, authenticate devices, and transact across both Earth and space environments, demand for QAIT tokens is expected to emerge organically from real commercial activity.

Davos 2026: A New Narrative in Technology Infrastructure

The World Economic Forum’s Annual Meeting in Davos has long been a global forum for thought leadership and technological discourse. At the 2026 gathering, WISeKey’s event — centered around quantum security, space infrastructure, and digital trust — signals a new narrative where physical infrastructure, digital identity, and decentralized economics converge.

WISeKey’s Davos presentations also include high-level discussions on “Trust and Convergence 2026: The Year of Quantum Security,” where experts, policymakers, technologists, and industry leaders explore how emerging technologies such as AI, quantum computing, cybersecurity, and space-based systems are reshaping the global digital foundation.

According to WISeKey leadership, this convergence underscores an urgent need to engineer trust into every layer of tomorrow’s systems — from silicon and satellites up through AI agents and critical infrastructure — in a way that is secure, resilient, and adaptive to future threats and opportunities.

About WISeKey International Holding Ltd

WISeKey is a Swiss-based global cybersecurity and digital identity company that provides foundational solutions in secure microelectronics, rooted trust architectures, cryptographic identity, IoT connectivity, and blockchain services. With more than 1.6 billion microchips deployed across devices and systems worldwide, the company plays a pivotal role in securing digital interactions among people, devices, machines, and infrastructure.

WISeKey’s mission is to protect the Internet of Everything by embedding trusted security capabilities at every layer of the digital ecosystem — from hardware security elements and semiconductors to satellite communications and decentralized blockchain platforms.

For additional details on SEALCOIN and WISeKey’s activities at Davos 2026, please visit the official WISeKey press pages and event materials distributed at the forum.