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LQR House (YHC) CEO Sean Dollinger steps down; Leo Chen named as company pivots to AI-enabled brokerage
LQR House (NASDAQ: YHC) said CEO Sean Dollinger stepped down effective Oct 16, 2026 and Leo Chen was named CEO as the company shifts strategy toward its New Zealand acquisition Fusion Five Continents Securities and a technology agreement with ByteDance to add AI compute for quantitative research. The company will transfer its online spirits business to a firm owned by outgoing CFO Kumar Abhishek and says Fusion Five will operate as an AI-enabled cross-border brokerage that can accept USDT deposits — a material change in business mix with potential regulatory and execution implications.
LQR House (YHC) to implement 1-for-100 reverse split to regain Nasdaq compliance
LQR House's board approved a 1-for-100 reverse stock split effective 12:01 a.m. ET July 13, 2026 to increase the per-share price and help regain compliance with Nasdaq's $1 minimum average closing price rule. The company expects ~130.38M outstanding shares to become ~1.30M shares (new CUSIP 50215C406), the ticker remains YHC, and fractional shares will be rounded up at the participant level.
YHC signs 2-year ByteDance ModelArk compute deal to power Fusion Five's AI quant research
YHC subsidiary YHC AI Limited agreed to a two-year purchase of ByteDance’s BytePlus ModelArk compute (including Seed 2.0 foundation model and Seedance 2.0 video models) to enhance Fusion Five Continents Securities’ AI-driven quantitative research, automated portfolio optimization and to generate promotional videos. The company says this is the first major AI infrastructure investment after consolidating Fusion Five and intends to expand the relationship into cloud computing and other AI technologies, but no financial terms or guaranteed performance outcomes were disclosed.
YHC inks 2-year ByteDance ModelArk compute deal to boost Fusion Five’s AI quant research
LQR House (NASDAQ: YHC) said subsidiary YHC AI Limited signed a two-year agreement (June 26) with BytePlus (a ByteDance group company) to buy ModelArk AI compute — including Seed 2.0 and Seedance 2.0 models and inference/embedding stacks — to power AI-driven research, quantitative modeling and automated portfolio optimization at its recently consolidated brokerage Fusion Five Continents Securities. The company calls this the first major AI infrastructure investment after the acquisition and says the engagement may expand into ByteDance cloud and other AI technologies; financial terms and measurable performance outcomes were not disclosed and remain forward-looking.
LQR House (YHC) in advanced talks with ByteDance on AI partnership
LQR House (NASDAQ: YHC) confirmed it is in advanced negotiations with ByteDance to integrate ByteDance’s AI vertical into the AI-driven brokerage engine LQR is building after acquiring a controlling stake in Fusion Five Continents Securities. The move aims to apply ByteDance enterprise AI, cloud and other AI tech to Fusion Five’s AI-powered investment platform (≈4,000 investors); negotiations are ongoing, not yet definitive, and the company says it will announce concrete steps in the coming days.
YHC in advanced talks with ByteDance to put ByteDance AI into its brokerage arm
LQR House (YHC) says it is in advanced negotiations with ByteDance to form a strategic relationship across ByteDance’s AI vertical to power LQR’s AI-driven research and portfolio optimization engine. The talks follow LQR's recent purchases that gave it a controlling stake in Fusion Five Continent Securities (including a $39M buy of an additional 30%), which operates an AI-powered USDT-funded brokerage with ~4,000 investors and whose results are now consolidated; the company says it will announce concrete steps in the coming days and negotiations may also cover cloud and other AI technologies.
LQR House pays $39M in USDT for extra 30% of Fusion Five, crosses 50% and will consolidate results
YHC filed SEC Form 8-K. LQR House closed acquisition of an additional 30% of Fusion Five Continents Securities for $39 million payable in USDT, bringing its aggregate ownership above 50% and making LQR the controlling shareholder. The attached press release (Exhibit 99.1 to an 8-K) states Fusion Five is a profitable, New Zealand‐licensed brokerage with ~4,000 investors that provides AI-driven research, automated trading and USDT-based funding/settlement, and LQR expects to consolidate Fusion Five's financial results into its reported earnings. The filing notes the $39M tranche reflects elimination of a discount for lack of control and continues a multi‐tranche acquisition first announced in April 2026.
LQR House (YHC) buys extra 30% of Fusion Five, crosses 50% control
LQR House (YHC) closed the purchase of an additional 30% stake in Fusion Five Continents for $39M paid in USDT, lifting its aggregate ownership above 50% and triggering consolidation of Fusion Five's results into LQR House financials. Fusion Five is a profitable New Zealand‐licensed brokerage that offers AI-driven research, automated portfolio tools and USDT-based funding/settlement for ~4,000 clients accessing U.S. and Hong Kong equities, giving LQR regulated exposure to stablecoin‐settled cross‐border trading without direct crypto holdings. The company warns that stablecoin regulatory acceptance and the realization of projected consolidation benefits remain forward‐looking and not guaranteed.