Key Highlights:

• Nanyang Technological University, Singapore ("NTU")'s College of Computing and Data Science has formalized a research collaboration with BC Space (Orbit AI), a Singapore-based company in orbital compute technology, to develop control algorithms for computational satellites.
   
• The collaboration advances NTU's 2025 feasibility study published in Nature Electronics from conceptual modeling into system-level control design, covering power optimization, thermal management, and workload scheduling across satellite constellations.
   
• BC Space (Orbit AI) will provide NTU researchers with access to computational satellites launched in late 2025 and 2026, enabling the designed algorithms to be evaluated under operational conditions — including the Orbit AI Genesis satellite referenced across Intellistake's prior disclosures.
   
• Intellistake holds a strategic equity position in Orbit AI — positioning shareholders at the intersection of this institutional R&D progression. 

VANCOUVER, BC, March 18, 2026 /CNW/ - Intellistake Technologies Corp. (CSE: ISTK) (OTCQB: ISTKF) (FSE: E41) ("Intellistake" or the "Company"), today notes recent third-party developments that reinforce the investment thesis underpinning its strategic equity position in Orbit AI which is 1% of the outstanding equity.

On March 9, 2026, NTU's College of Computing and Data Science announced a formal research collaboration with BC Space (Orbit AI), a Singapore-based company in orbital compute technology, to develop control algorithms for computational satellites.

The collaboration builds on NTU's 2025 feasibility study published in Nature Electronics, which examined whether data centers could operate in orbit. That study asked whether the concept was viable. This collaboration focuses on the control intelligence required to manage computational satellites in practice.

The research covers power optimization across orbital cycles, thermal management, and scheduling workloads across a constellation of computational satellites.

BC Space (Orbit AI) will provide access to computational satellites launched in late 2025 and 2026, enabling the designed algorithms to be evaluated under operational conditions — including the Orbit AI Genesis satellite referenced across Intellistake's prior disclosures.

The full NTU announcement is available here.

Additional information regarding Genesis-1's real-time performance can be viewed here.

Intellistake's Position

Intellistake announced its strategic equity investment in Orbit AI in advance of the successful Genesis-1 launch on December 10, 2025 (see press release dated December 2, 2025) and confirmed completion of the investment following the launch (see press release dated December 11, 2025).

As institutional engagement with orbital compute grows, the broader category in which Intellistake positioned early continues to develop.

Jason Dussault, CEO of Intellistake, commented:

"Orbit AI has hit another milestone with their collaboration with NTU. This type of institutional research engagement suggests the orbital compute category continues to develop. NTU isn't modeling whether the concept works. They're designing how they could operate it. We took our position in Orbit AI because we saw potential in the category, and seeing this kind of collaboration reinforces that view."

As constellation-scale engineering progresses from feasibility research to operational deployment, Intellistake continues to monitor developments across the orbital compute category. Intellistake cautions that it does not control Orbit AI or have board representation, and there is no assurance of commercial outcomes.

About Intellistake

Intellistake Technologies Corp. (CSE: ISTK) is developing software solutions that leverage decentralized AI infrastructure to deliver enterprise-grade intelligence. Through validator operations, strategic token participation, and the development of enterprise AI agents, Intellistake seeks to bridge the gap between emerging decentralized networks and real-world industry adoption.

For additional information on the business of Intellistake please refer to https://www.intellistake.ai/.

About Orbit AI

Orbit AI is a Singapore based pioneer in Aerospace. With its first NVIDIA-powered satellite now operational in orbit, the company has successfully validated the convergence of decentralized AI and aerospace infrastructure. The company plans blockchain verified nodes in space, solar-powered compute payloads and a mesh network architecture to deliver global connectivity and digital-sovereignty services. To learn more about Orbit AI please visit https://www.orbitai.global/ or follow https://x.com/OrbitAI_OAI.

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SOURCE Intellistake Technologies Corp.