XIAMEN, China, Feb. 19, 2026 — The annual growth rate of gold prices in 2025 is recognized by the industry as one of the “strongest years in the history of gold.” Analysts generally predict that gold will maintain strong volatility in 2026, driven by geopolitical tensions, a downward shift in the global interest rate environment, and intensified gold purchasing efforts by national central banks. Some Wall Street investment banks have even raised their year-end target prices to between US$5,000 and US$5,400 per ounce.
Amid this gold bull market, which has been evolving since 2023 and accelerated significantly in 2025, Blue Hat Interactive Entertainment Technology Co., Ltd. (NASDAQ CM: BHAT, “Blue Hat” or the “Company”) has proactively completed multiple rounds of gold acquisitions. Blue Hat’s management believes that, given the continuous record highs in gold prices, the Company can actively expand upstream and downstream business opportunities within the gold industry chain by leveraging the long-term allocation value of gold.
Since 2024, Blue Hat has finalized the following gold purchases:
- The strategic acquisition of the initial 1,000 kg of gold in 2024 established the foundation for the Company’s gold trading business;
- An additional 500 kg of gold was procured in August 2025;
- A further purchase of 200 kg of gold was made in November 2025, during the price’s upward trend.
Xiaodong Chen, the CEO of Blue Hat, stated that three years ago, based on an assessment of the global macro environment and currency cycles, the Company evaluated that gold prices would rise, decisively implemented a strategic transformation, and chose to enter the gold trading business. With the gold price appreciating by over 50% in a single year since the beginning of 2025 and repeatedly breaking historical highs, the Company anticipates that gold prices will continue to ascend over a prolonged period, particularly against the backdrop of increasing monetary system uncertainty and frequent geopolitical tensions.
Looking forward, the Company will concentrate on opportunities including, but not limited to, the following areas:
- Upstream gold ore trading and related resource coordination;
- Real World Asset (RWA) solutions pertaining to the gold supply chain;
- Gold derivatives and comprehensive services in collaboration with financial institutions and industrial partners.
Xiaodong Chen remarked: “We closely monitor innovative business models along the upstream and downstream of the gold industry chain, and carefully enter the market at the optimal moment, aiming to establish Blue Hat as a premier gold trading company in Asia.”
About Blue Hat
Blue Hat was previously a provider of communication services, as well as a producer, developer, and operator of AR interactive entertainment games, toys, and educational materials in China. Drawing upon years of technological accumulation and unique patented technology, Blue Hat is extending its business into commodity trading, with the ambition to become a leading global intelligent commodity trader. For additional information, please visit the Company’s investor relations website at http://ir.bluehatgroup.com. The Company routinely posts significant information on its website.
Forward-Looking Statements
This release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. All forward-looking statements are inherently uncertain as they are based on current expectations and assumptions concerning future events or future performance of the Company. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which are only predictions and speak only as of the date hereof. In evaluating such statements, prospective investors should review carefully various risks and uncertainties identified in this release and matters set in the Company’s SEC filings. These risks and uncertainties could cause the Company’s actual results to differ materially from those indicated in the forward-looking statements.
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Blue Hat Interactive Entertainment Technology
Phone: +86 (592) 228-0010
Email: ir@bluehatgroup.net
