Trump administration invests $2 billion in "quantum computing"! Stakes acquired in 9 major companies including IBM, concept stocks surge up to 25% in pre-market trading.

The US government is stepping in as a direct shareholder! According to a report by The Wall Street Journal today (21st), the Trump administration is planning to invest approximately $2 billion to directly fund nine quantum computing technology companies, including IBM, in exchange for equity stakes in some of these firms. This move, which continues the "government-as-shareholder" policy, not only sent related quantum concept stocks soaring by up to 25% in pre-market trading but also signaled that the US-China tech war has officially spread from traditional semiconductors to the new battlefield of "quantum computing," which is critical to the future of AI. (Previous coverage: Citi warns: Quantum computing is accelerating threats to Bitcoin! Over 6 million BTC face "hacking" risks) (Background: Saving Satoshi Nakamoto's 1.1 million Bitcoin! Paradigm proposes new anti-quantum solution "PACTs," proving asset control without transfers) The global arms race in frontier technology has reached a new high! To ensure its dominance in next-generation computing technology, the US government has decided to personally enter the arena as a "major shareholder" in tech giants and startups. According to the latest report by The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) today (May 21, 2026), the Donald Trump administration, through the Department of Commerce, plans to provide approximately $2 billion in financial aid to nine companies related to Quantum Computing. This massive funding primarily comes from the R&D fund of the US CHIPS Act and is managed by a restructuring office led by Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick. According to the revealed allocation details: - IBM: The biggest winner, receiving approximately $1 billion in funding. This capital is expected to be linked to its "Anderon" quantum chip factory project supported by the Department of Commerce and may involve equity agreements. - GlobalFoundries: Received approximately $375 million. - Quantum startups: Well-known quantum firms including D-Wave Quantum, Rigetti Computing, and Infleqtion will each receive approximately $100 million in funding; smaller startups like Diraq will receive approximately $38 million. It is worth noting that while the US government is distributing these hundreds of millions of dollars in subsidies, it will also acquire Minority equity in these startups. Stimulated by this positive news, the stock prices of these beneficiary quantum computing companies surged across the board in pre-market trading, with gains ranging from 7% to 25%. This action is not the first time the US government has "invested" in private tech companies. It is a continuation of the "government-as-shareholder" industrial policy vigorously promoted by the Trump administration. Previously, the US government used similar methods to inject nearly $8.9 billion into the struggling chip giant Intel, in exchange for approximately 10% equity. The core logic of this policy is: since massive taxpayer funds are being used to foster high-risk, high-potential cutting-edge technologies, when these technologies achieve great commercial success in the future, US taxpayers should "share the tech dividends" through government equity, rather than just providing one-way, non-repayable subsidies. (Note: Current transaction details, such as exact equity ratios and warrant forms, are still being finalized.) Why is the US government so obsessed with "quantum computing"? In the current geopolitical landscape, quantum computing is seen as the most disruptive strategic key technology. Its exponential leap in computing power can not only significantly accelerate new drug development and new material research but is also the ultimate weapon to push past the computing bottlenecks of next-generation Artificial Intelligence (AI). Through strategic capital injection and equity binding, the US government is attempting to build an impregnable moat to comprehensively prevent competitors like China from overtaking them in the quantum field.