Perpetuals.com Ltd. (NASDAQ: PDC)

The QualityStocks Daily Newsletter would like to spotlight Perpetuals.com Ltd. (NASDAQ: PDC).

The BayesShield AI system analyzed a full year of real retail trading data to validate the company's machine learning models.

BayesShield is designed to predict loss probability at the individual trade level and intervene before execution and is being trained on more than 11.7 billion historical trades using NVIDIA hardware.

Perpetuals operates regulated derivatives infrastructure rather than a balance-sheet exchange, avoiding custody and counterparty exposure by design, and plans to deploy BayesShield across its regulated trading venues, including a CySEC-authorized MiFID II MTF.

Perpetuals.com (NASDAQ: PDC) , a fintech company focused on AI-driven digital asset trading solutions and regulated market infrastructure, announced that it has completed a pilot of its BayesShield(TM) artificial intelligence system, indicating that the technology would have successfully filtered out 92% of losing retail trades in Bitcoin perpetual futures based on a year-long backtest of real trading activity ( https://ibn.fm/Vbl3F ).

Perpetuals.com Ltd. (NASDAQ: PDC) is a publicly traded, regulated digital market infrastructure company enabling derivatives trading through a compliant, API-driven platform. Built as infrastructure rather than a balance-sheet exchange, the company provides brokers, institutions, and trading venues with regulated access to crypto and tokenized derivatives while avoiding custody, credit, and counterparty exposure by design.

The platform addresses a structural gap created as demand for leveraged digital asset exposure has outpaced the availability of compliant market infrastructure, particularly in Europe. Regulatory constraints limit how traditional brokers can legally offer crypto leverage, while many existing trading venues operate outside regulated frameworks. Perpetuals is designed to function within these constraints by combining institutional-grade execution, real-time settlement, and structured product capabilities under an EU-regulated market framework.

By operating as a regulated trading venue and infrastructure provider, Perpetuals enables market participants to access derivatives through transparent and auditable systems rather than offshore or unregulated alternatives.

Platform & Infrastructure

Perpetuals operates a regulated hybrid exchange built on proprietary infrastructure and structured around an EU Multilateral Trading Facility (MTF) framework. The platform is designed as institutional trading infrastructure, incorporating a high-speed matching engine, real-time settlement, built-in compliance and surveillance, and a hybrid architecture that delivers centralized exchange performance with blockchain-based transparency.

The platform is API-native by design, enabling direct integration with CFD brokers, institutional counterparties, and trading venues. Through turnkey APIs, partners can integrate order routing, execution, structured product issuance, market data, settlement, risk management, and compliance reporting, while the platform is designed to avoid custody of client assets and balance-sheet exposure. This infrastructure-first model allows Perpetuals to function as a regulated trading venue rather than a trading counterparty.

On top of this infrastructure, the platform is designed to support crypto spot trading, perpetual futures, futures, options, swaps, and tokenized structured products, including regulated knock-out instruments intended to operate within European regulatory constraints. Perpetuals also incorporates a prediction and insight engine designed to reward accurate market signals while generating datasets used to refine pricing, risk parameters, and trading intelligence across its structured products.

Market Opportunity

Perpetuals operates at the intersection of several large and converging markets, including crypto derivatives, regulated trading infrastructure, CFD brokerage technology, and tokenized financial products. The global crypto perpetual futures market processes approximately $2.18 trillion in monthly trading volume, while Europe’s CFD market generates roughly $17.34 trillion in monthly notional volume from approximately 4.9 million active retail accounts.

European regulatory frameworks restrict CFD brokers from legally offering high-leverage crypto products, creating a significant gap between trader demand and compliant market access. As a result, demand for crypto leverage has outpaced the availability of regulated infrastructure capable of serving brokers and institutional participants. This dynamic has left a large segment of retail and professional trading activity without compliant, onshore solutions.

Perpetuals addresses this gap by enabling regulated knock-out and structured products that allow leveraged crypto exposure without breaching leverage caps. In parallel, the emergence and adoption of tokenized financial instruments and real-world assets have increased demand for compliant, multi-asset trading venues. By operating within a regulated MTF framework and supporting tokenized issuance and trading, Perpetuals enables participation in the ongoing institutional adoption of digital asset markets without reliance on offshore or unregulated systems.

Leadership Team

Patrick Gruhn is an entrepreneur, lawyer, software engineer, and fintech innovator with more than two decades of experience across technology, law, and financial markets in Europe and the United States. He has founded and scaled multiple technology companies spanning tokenized securities, legal technology, and digital infrastructure, including businesses later acquired by major industry participants. His work focuses on the intersection of blockchain, regulation, and artificial intelligence. Gruhn is also actively involved in academic and institutional initiatives related to digital innovation.

Robin Matzke is a legal and regulatory specialist with deep expertise in digital securities, tokenization, and market structure. He has founded and advised companies operating at the intersection of law and financial technology and has contributed to the development of legal frameworks for digital assets in Europe. His background includes doctoral research on virtual stock structures and extensive academic teaching and publication. Matzke has also served as an advisor on digital securities regulation at the legislative level.

Nayia Ziourti is a regulatory lawyer with more than 15 years of experience in European financial services regulation, compliance strategy, and governance. She has held senior legal and regulatory roles across both public authorities and private financial institutions, including leadership positions within EU-regulated digital asset entities. Her experience includes direct involvement with EU policy development, ESMA initiatives, and MiFID-related regulatory frameworks. Ziourti brings deep institutional knowledge of compliance implementation across complex jurisdictions.

Sean Prescott is a technologist and financial infrastructure architect with over 20 years of experience spanning fintech, cybersecurity, encryption, and decentralized systems. His background includes designing institutional trading infrastructure, secure settlement systems, and large-scale financial platforms across Europe, the Middle East, and North America. He has developed proprietary transaction and custody architectures used by governments, enterprises, and digital asset platforms. Prescott’s focus is on building secure, scalable infrastructure for regulated digital finance.

Stephen Stephens is a senior operations and technology executive with extensive experience scaling complex fintech, regtech, and enterprise platforms. His career includes leading global delivery teams, managing multimillion-dollar programs, and transitioning advanced technologies into stable operating environments. He brings expertise in operational execution, platform integration, and enterprise process management across regulated industries. Stephens has overseen large-scale implementations spanning trading systems, ERP platforms, and compliance-driven operations.

Aaron Rudder is a finance and economics professional focused on developing fairer and more efficient capital markets through regulated digital infrastructure. He brings experience across crypto finance, derivatives research, and tokenized market structures, including work within EU-regulated trading environments. Rudder has led research initiatives supporting compliant derivatives issuance and structured digital asset products. His background combines financial modeling, market analysis, and applied research at the intersection of regulation and emerging financial systems.

Perpetuals.com Ltd. (NASDAQ: PDC), closed Wednesday's trading session at $4.27, up 2.6442%, on 38,129 volume. The average volume for the last 3 months is 199,866 and the stock's 52-week low/high is $1.64/$10.5.

Recent News

• Perpetuals.com Ltd. (NASDAQ: PDC) - Perpetuals.com Ltd. (NASDAQ: PDC) Completes BayesShield(TM) AI Pilot, Reporting 92% Block Rate on Losing Retail Crypto Trades
• Perpetuals.com Ltd. (NASDAQ: PDC) Targets the Regulated Bridge Between Traditional Markets and Blockchain Infrastructure
• CryptoNewsBreaks - Perpetuals.com Ltd (NASDAQ: PDC) Launches Barrier Futures Targeting Multi-Hundred-Trillion Derivatives Markets

OptimumBank Holdings Inc. (NYSE American: OPHC)

The QualityStocks Daily Newsletter would like to spotlight OptimumBank Holdings Inc. (NYSE American: OPHC).

OptimumBank Holdings (NYSE American: OPHC) announced that its management team will host a conference call and live webcast on Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2026, at 10 a.m. ET to discuss financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended Dec. 31, 2025, and provide a business update. The company released its fourth-quarter and full-year earnings on Feb. 2, 2026, and invited current and prospective investors to register for the webcast, with additional information available by contacting Seth Denison at SDenison@OptimumBank.com

To view the full press release, visit https://ibn.fm/KmB5i

OptimumBank Holdings Inc. (NYSE American: OPHC) is a single bank holding company that owns 100% of OptimumBank, a community bank headquartered in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. OptimumBank offers relationship-driven banking available in person, by phone, and online, serving both local and international clients by offering an alternative to the high fees and impersonal service of larger institutions. Its expertise in real estate and commercial lending has made it a preferred partner for borrowers seeking knowledgeable, accessible financial support.

Driven by disciplined execution and a commitment to local relationships, OptimumBank has experienced substantial organic growth, positioning itself as one of the fastest-growing community banks in the region. The company has surpassed $1 billion in total assets and remains focused on scaling efficiently, maintaining sound credit quality, and delivering strong returns for shareholders.

Looking ahead, the bank is embracing technology modernization while remaining grounded in the principles of relationship-based banking. A new open-architecture core platform, targeted loan expansion, and sustained deposit growth are key pillars of its forward strategy.

Products

OptimumBank offers a full suite of business and personal banking solutions, including Business Banking, Business Lending, SBA Lending Solutions, Treasury Management, and Personal Banking. Its lending focus includes commercial real estate, multifamily, construction, residential, and consumer loans.

The bank achieved Preferred Lender status with the Small Business Administration in just over two years—an uncommon accomplishment—and rapidly scaled its SBA lending operations from zero in record time. Its treasury services and deposit products are supported by a stable core funding base, with a growing percentage of noninterest-bearing demand deposits.

In late 2025, OptimumBank is rolling out a next-generation core banking platform with API-based architecture, enabling paperless processing, streamlined onboarding, and enhanced treasury management tools.

OptimumBank is deeply engaged in the community, providing support to organizations such as Habitat for Humanity of Broward, along with schools, synagogues, and many other nonprofits that are important to its customers and neighbors.

Market Opportunity

The U.S. community banking sector represents a multi-trillion-dollar opportunity, especially in underserved regions where local institutions continue to consolidate. South Florida’s real estate market and growing population create robust demand for personalized commercial lending, construction loans, and deposit services.

According to Mordor Intelligence, the U.S. commercial banking market is expected to grow from $732.5 billion in 2025 to $915.45 billion by 2030, reflecting a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 4.56%. Within this landscape, OptimumBank is well-positioned to benefit from regional consolidation and rising customer dissatisfaction with national banks.

OptimumBank’s continued investments in talent, technology, and compliance infrastructure ensure scalability as it targets its next major milestone: becoming a top 200 publicly traded bank in the United States. The bank has maintained a track record of net recoveries in recent years, with no loan losses in over seven years and no defaults in its current loan portfolio. In addition, OptimumBank has near-zero exposure to long-dated, low-yield bonds, avoiding the balance sheet drag that has pressured many regional peers.

Leadership Team

Moishe Gubin, Chairman of OptimumBank Holdings, has been a director since 2010. He is also the CEO of Strawberry Fields REIT and previously served as CFO of Infinity Healthcare Management. Gubin is a licensed CPA in New York and the founder of the Midwest Torah Center.

Timothy Terry, President and CEO, has led OptimumBank since 2013 and has over 35 years of banking experience. He previously held senior roles at Enterprise Bank of Florida and other financial institutions, with a background in lending, branch administration, and sales.

Elliot Nunez, EVP and CFO, joined the bank in 2020. He previously served as CFO for Brickell Bank and Mellon United National Bank and worked at KPMG. Nunez is a licensed CPA and Chartered Global Management Accountant.

OptimumBank Holdings Inc. (NYSE American: OPHC), closed Wednesday's trading session at $5.24, up 2.947%, on 19,297 volume. The average volume for the last 3 months is 34,837 and the stock's 52-week low/high is $3.53/$5.24.

Recent News

• OptimumBank Holdings Inc. (NYSE American: OPHC) - InvestorNewsBreaks - OptimumBank Holdings, Inc. (NYSE American: OPHC) to Host Feb. 18 Conference Call on Fourth-Quarter and Full-Year 2025 Results
• InvestorNewsBreaks - OptimumBank Holdings, Inc. (NYSE American: OPHC) Reports Record Fourth Quarter and Full-Year 2025 Earnings
• OptimumBank Holdings Inc. (NYSE American: OPHC) Launches Q1 2026 Owner-Occupied CRE Financing Promotion

GridAI Technologies Corp. (NASDAQ: GRDX)

The QualityStocks Daily Newsletter would like to spotlight GridAI Technologies Corp. (NASDAQ: GRDX).

GridAI Technologies (NASDAQ: GRDX) is focused on advancing opportunities at the intersection of artificial intelligence and energy infrastructure following its acquisition of Grid AI, Inc. "The company recently announced that it had named Marshall Chapin as the CEO of the company's GridAI, Inc. subsidiary," an article discussing the company reads. "GridAI, Inc. is developing next-generation grid and power-management software for hyperscale artificial-intelligence (‘AI') data-center campuses, providing an AI-driven energy orchestration platform that coordinates distributed energy resources across multiple scales. With the fast-growing AI-data-center market anticipated to reach $1 trillion by 2030, the need for intelligent power orchestration solutions has become critical… GridAI Inc.'s new CEO has decades of leadership experience across the grid-optimization, energy-transition, and distributed-energy sectors, and, since March 2025, Chapin has served as the Interim CEO of Amp X, an AI-driven grid-edge platform, which is also a GridAI subsidiary. His appointment shows GridAI's commitment to deploying a top-of-the-line orchestration engine that's able to manage the power and flexibility demands of the massive and growing AI data center market."

To view the full article, visit https://ibn.fm/87zSn

GridAI Technologies Corp. (NASDAQ: GRDX) is a company operating at the intersection of artificial intelligence and energy infrastructure following its acquisition of Grid AI Corp. Formerly known as Entero Therapeutics Inc., the company has expanded its corporate scope to include intelligent energy-orchestration solutions designed to address reliability, cost, and sustainability challenges across modern power systems.

GridAI Technologies is focused on enabling more flexible, resilient, and economically optimized electricity systems by coordinating generation, storage, and demand in real time. Its approach centers on software-driven control that integrates with existing hardware, allowing utilities, energy retailers, and large power users to manage increasingly volatile loads associated with electrification, electric vehicles, and AI-driven computing.

In parallel with this expansion, the company continues to advance its legacy life sciences operations developed under Entero Therapeutics, maintaining its clinical-stage gastrointestinal pipeline while pursuing opportunities in AI-enabled energy systems.

The company is headquartered in Boca Raton, Florida.

Products and Platform

GridAI Technologies’ primary operations are anchored in the Grid AI energy-orchestration platform, an AI-native software system designed to coordinate distributed energy resources across multiple scales. The platform monitors real-time conditions, including device status, energy prices, weather, and grid signals, calculates optimal operating strategies, and synchronizes assets so they can function collectively as a flexible power resource.

For residential and small-business users, Grid AI enables behind-the-meter orchestration of devices such as electric-vehicle chargers, batteries, HVAC systems, and appliances. This capability supports participation in demand-response programs and helps enable more efficient energy usage and greater alignment with renewable generation.

In commercial and utility environments, the platform manages fleets of distributed energy resources, supporting peak-load reduction, dynamic pricing programs, and market-based dispatch. At the industrial and hyperscale level, Grid AI is designed to support large, energy-intensive campuses, including AI data centers, by orchestrating scalable power environments that integrate grid connections, on-site generation, and storage to support reliability and cost-efficient operations.

Legacy Biopharmaceutical Pipeline

In addition to its Grid AI operations, the company continues to advance the biopharmaceutical assets developed under Entero Therapeutics. These programs focus on targeted, orally delivered, non-systemic therapies for gastrointestinal diseases.

The pipeline includes latiglutenase, an oral biotherapeutic designed to aid gluten digestion; capeserod, a selective 5-HT4 receptor partial agonist being developed for multiple GI indications; and adrulipase, a recombinant lipase intended to support nutrient absorption in patients with exocrine pancreatic insufficiency. All programs remain at the clinical stage and continue alongside the company’s activities in AI and energy infrastructure.

Market Opportunity

GridAI Technologies is positioned within two large and expanding markets: global energy infrastructure and AI-driven data-center development. Industry projections indicate that AI data centers alone are expected to drive more than 50 gigawatts of incremental power demand by 2028, with total AI-related load growth potentially exceeding 200 gigawatts by 2030.

Meeting this demand is expected to require several trillion dollars in new energy and grid infrastructure investment over the coming decade, as utilities contend with aging assets, extended upgrade timelines, and increasing system volatility. These challenges are further amplified by the variable and high-intensity load profiles associated with GPU-based computing, which place new stresses on traditional grid-planning models.

Grid AI’s software-first orchestration approach is designed to help address these constraints by unlocking flexibility from existing assets and enabling faster deployment than large-scale physical infrastructure alone. As hyperscale campuses, electrified transport, and distributed energy resources continue to expand, the need for real-time, AI-driven coordination across generation, storage, and demand represents a significant and growing market opportunity.

Leadership Team

GridAI Technologies is led by an executive team with experience spanning energy infrastructure, grid optimization, and software-based platform development. Leadership is focused on commercializing complex energy technologies, scaling partnerships with utilities and enterprise customers, and supporting deployment across residential, commercial, and hyperscale environments.

The broader management group brings backgrounds in energy markets, distributed energy resources, and technology commercialization, with an emphasis on integrating physical infrastructure with intelligent digital control systems while maintaining continuity across the company’s diversified operations.

GridAI Technologies Corp. (NASDAQ: GRDX), closed Wednesday's trading session at $3.13, up 15.4982%, on 399,212 volume. The average volume for the last 3 months is 150,083 and the stock's 52-week low/high is $0.9693/$5.84.

Recent News

• GridAI Technologies Corp. (NASDAQ: GRDX) - AINewsBreaks - GridAI Technologies Corp. (NASDAQ: GRDX) Highlights Growth Strategy at Intersection of AI and Power Management
• TinyGemsBreaks - GridAI Technologies Corp. (NASDAQ: GRDX) Appoints Tim Healy as Executive Chairman of Operating Subsidiary
• GridAI Technologies Corp. (NASDAQ: GRDX) Targeting Energy Control Bottleneck Facing AI Data Centers

LIXTE Biotechnology Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: LIXT)

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The QualityStocks Daily Newsletter would like to spotlight LIXTE Biotechnology Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: LIXT).

LIXTE Biotechnology Holdings (NASDAQ: LIXT) , a clinical-stage pharmaceutical company, is focused on enhancing established cancer therapies by targeting a fundamental biological pathway involved in tumor survival and resistance. "Rather than developing standalone treatments, LIXTE is advancing a first-in-class approach designed to increase the effectiveness of chemotherapy and immunotherapy across multiple cancer indications," reads a recent article. "At the center of LIXTE's strategy is protein phosphatase 2A, or PP2A, an enzyme that plays a critical role in regulating cell growth, DNA repair, and survival signaling. In many cancers, PP2A activity enables tumor cells to recover from the damage caused by treatment, contributing to resistance and disease progression… LIXTE's proprietary compound, LB-100, is a small-molecule PP2A inhibitor designed to temporarily disrupt these repair mechanisms at the moment when cancer cells are exposed to therapy. Preclinical research cited in the company's presentation shows that this disruption can make tumor cells more vulnerable to chemotherapy and immunotherapy, increasing treatment effectiveness without introducing a new cytotoxic agent."

To view the full article, visit https://ibn.fm/IxVtt

LIXTE Biotechnology Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: LIXT) is a clinical-stage pharmaceutical company developing differentiated cancer therapies built around a novel biological target. Rather than introducing standalone treatments, the company is focused on advancing a first-in-class approach designed to enhance the effectiveness of established cancer therapies, addressing persistent challenges that continue to limit outcomes in oncology.

LIXTE’s work centers on improving how chemotherapy and immunotherapy perform in difficult-to-treat cancers with significant unmet medical need. By translating a distinct scientific concept into therapies that can be integrated into existing treatment frameworks, the company aims to expand the reach and impact of current standards of care without requiring wholesale changes to clinical practice.

Alongside internal development, LIXTE has pursued selective strategic actions that extend its capabilities beyond drug development, supporting its evolution into a platform-oriented oncology company spanning both pharmaceutical and technology-driven approaches.

The company is headquartered in Boca Raton, Florida.

Portfolio

LB-100 (PP2A Inhibitor Platform)

LIXTE’s lead clinical candidate, LB-100, is a proprietary small-molecule inhibitor of protein phosphatase 2A (PP2A) designed to enhance the activity of chemotherapy and immunotherapy. The compound has demonstrated a favorable safety profile in Phase 1 clinical trials and has been supported by more than 25 published preclinical and translational studies. LB-100 is currently being evaluated in multiple clinical programs targeting solid tumors with limited treatment options.

Ongoing trials include combinations of LB-100 with immunotherapy in ovarian clear cell carcinoma and metastatic MSI-low colon cancer, as well as combination therapy with chemotherapy in advanced soft tissue sarcoma. These studies are being conducted in collaboration with leading academic cancer centers and industry partners, reflecting LIXTE’s emphasis on externally validated clinical execution.

Radiotherapy Platform Expansion (Liora Technologies)

In November 2025, LIXTE expanded beyond pharmaceuticals with the acquisition of Liora Technologies Europe Ltd., adding an electronically controlled proton therapy platform known as the LiGHT System. This acquisition established LIXTE’s entry into radiotherapy, complementing its drug development activities and creating optionality for future recurring revenue models tied to jointly operated treatment centers.

Market Opportunity

LIXTE is targeting cancers where existing therapies show limited durability due to resistance, toxicity constraints, or suboptimal patient response. Chemotherapy and immunotherapy are widely applicable across tumor types but remain constrained by these factors, creating an opportunity for approaches that improve efficacy without proportionally increasing toxicity.

The company’s clinical programs focus on ovarian clear cell carcinoma, metastatic colon cancer, and advanced soft tissue sarcoma, indications characterized by high unmet need and limited effective treatment options. Rather than reshaping oncology care, LIXTE is developing LB-100 to augment existing therapies, an approach that could support wider clinical use within established treatment pathways.

Leadership Team

Geordan Pursglove, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, is an accomplished executive and entrepreneur with more than a decade of experience spanning mergers and acquisitions, capital markets, strategic growth initiatives, and operational leadership across both public and private companies. His background includes leadership roles across technology, logistics, customer experience, sports, and marketing, with a focus on scaling organizations, raising capital, and executing transformative strategies.

Bas van der Baan, Chief Scientific Officer, has more than 20 years of experience in biotechnology with a concentration in oncology and diagnostics. He previously served as Chief Clinical and Business Development Officer at Agendia, where he played a key role in initiating and executing clinical trials that supported the commercialization of precision molecular oncology diagnostics in both the U.S. and Europe.

Peter Stazzone, Chief Financial Officer, brings over two decades of financial management experience across publicly traded and privately held companies. His background includes leading capital raises, mergers and acquisitions, financial controls, and public company reporting, with prior CFO roles at companies including Beyond Commerce, Strainz, and Voice Telecom.

LIXTE Biotechnology Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: LIXT), closed Wednesday's trading session at $3.06, up 13.7546%, on 134,100 volume. The average volume for the last 3 months is 103,892 and the stock's 52-week low/high is $0.64/$6.26.

Recent News

• LIXTE Biotechnology Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: LIXT) - BioMedNewsBreaks - LIXTE Biotechnology Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: LIXT) Bringing First-in-Class Approach to Chemo and Immunotherapy
• LIXTE Biotechnology Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: LIXT) Aligns Liora and the LiGHT System With LB-100 to Push the Frontier of Cancer Treatment
• InvestorNewsBreaks - LIXTE Biotechnology Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: LIXT) Positions LB-100 to Expand Effectiveness of Standard Cancer Treatment

Micropolis Holding Co. (NYSE American: MCRP)

The QualityStocks Daily Newsletter would like to spotlight Micropolis Holding Co. (NYSE American: MCRP).

Micropolis (NYSE American: MCRP) was featured in a recent article that discussed its efforts to expand its industrial robotics portfolio through unveiling a new platform designed for heavy-duty, continuous operations. "The platform was revealed in January at the UMEX 2026 exhibition in Abu Dhabi, where it was showcased on the stand of EDGE Group, the UAE's state-backed advanced technology and defense manufacturer," the publication reads. "The Autonomous Logistics Platform is built on Micropolis' M01 base vehicle and is intended for use in controlled industrial settings rather than public roads. Target environments include manufacturing facilities, industrial zones, logistics corridors, and other secured or access-restricted areas where predictable routes and repeatable missions are critical. The company describes the system as a response to the growing need for reliable, autonomous transport of goods and equipment within large industrial campuses."

To view the full article, visit https://ibn.fm/ZKaVW

Micropolis Holding Co. (NYSE American: MCRP) is a robotics and AI technology company pioneering the development of unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs), autonomous mobility platforms, and smart infrastructure for security, industrial, and urban applications. Since its founding in 2014, the company has evolved from a software startup into a fully integrated robotics manufacturer with expertise spanning mechatronics, embedded systems, AI software, and high-level autonomy. Its core technology is centered on modularity and adaptability, enabling Micropolis to deploy scalable robotics solutions across a wide range of industries and environments.

The company’s mission is rooted in a vision of harmonious human-machine collaboration, where intelligent automation drives sustainable progress. Through a growing portfolio of partnerships with public and private sector clients, including defense agencies, municipalities, and industrial operators, Micropolis aims to transform how the world approaches mobility, surveillance, and operational efficiency. These solutions are engineered not just to automate tasks, but to meaningfully enhance safety, sustainability, and strategic readiness in high-impact environments.

Following its initial public offering on the NYSE American in March 2025, Micropolis has accelerated the rollout of its autonomous platforms through regional pilots, strategic agreements, and ongoing R&D efforts.

The company is headquartered in Dubai, UAE.

Products

Micropolis offers a robust portfolio of autonomous robotics platforms, control systems, and AI software designed to meet the complex needs of security, industrial, and smart city applications.

M-Platform

Micropolis’ core robotics architecture is built around the M-Platform, a modular autonomous system composed of two primary components: a Mobility-Specific Platform (MSP) and an Application-Specific Pod (ASP). The MSP includes drive-by-wire and steer-by-wire systems, a custom suspension framework, and integrated power storage, all designed for durability and maneuverability in both urban and off-road environments. These platforms are compatible with a wide range of ASPs, enabling the same robotic base to be rapidly reconfigured for use cases in law enforcement, logistics, environmental cleanup, or public safety.

Advanced features across the platform include autonomous driving software, centralized control units, and AI-enhanced power management. Supporting technologies such as the Micropolis Robotic Control Unit (MRCU) and Smart Power Distribution Unit (SPDU) ensure high reliability, energy efficiency, and seamless integration with third-party systems. A compact mechanical design, high-precision control, and in-house R&D allow for scalable customization to match industry-specific requirements.

M-Patrol

The M-Patrol series includes specialized autonomous security and policing robots developed in collaboration with Dubai Police and other governmental entities. The M01 Patrol Unit is designed for open-road deployment, with speeds of 40–47 km/h and features like 360-degree AI vision, license plate recognition, crowd monitoring, and autonomous navigation. It is suited for high-traffic environments where rapid mobility and broad coverage are required.

The M02 Patrol Unit is built for enclosed or pedestrian-rich settings such as gated communities, offering a top speed of 7–10 km/h. It delivers low-speed, high-precision surveillance while maintaining safety in public-facing operations. In August 2025, Micropolis launched the final testing phase of the M02 platform in partnership with Dubai Expo City, Transguard Group, and Dubai Police. This pilot focused on validating advanced features including facial recognition, suspect tracking, behavior analysis, and autonomous navigation. Like the M01, the M02 is compatible with Micropolis’ proprietary command systems and can operate autonomously or under remote supervision.

Microspot

Microspot is Micropolis’ proprietary AI surveillance and analytics engine integrated into its robotic platforms. Initially co-developed with Dubai Police, Microspot enables real-time behavior analysis, facial recognition, and license plate detection through edge computing and machine learning algorithms. It is optimized for public safety use cases where rapid threat identification and decentralized processing are critical.

Micropolis’ recent agreement with AERXIO grants exclusive distribution rights of the company’s “Patrol” system, powered by Microspot, across Egypt and North Africa. This variant is engineered for border and desert operations, featuring a top speed of 50 km/h, a 15-hour runtime, and rapid charging capabilities. The integration of Microspot technology into these units allows for scalable deployment in both civilian and defense-oriented surveillance infrastructure.

Market Opportunity

Micropolis is strategically positioned to serve the growing demand for autonomous robotics and AI-powered systems across the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and beyond. The company’s solutions address operational needs in urban security, logistics, defense, infrastructure, and environmental management—sectors that are undergoing rapid digital transformation in the Middle East.

Government initiatives in the UAE and Saudi Arabia have propelled the robotics and AI markets forward through funding, regulation, and institutional support. The UAE’s Strategy for Artificial Intelligence and Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030 have created long-term national frameworks for automation and smart infrastructure adoption. Micropolis’ collaboration with public-sector partners, such as Dubai Police and SEE Holding’s Sustainable City 2.0, is aligned with these policy objectives and reflects growing national demand for autonomous technology.

Leadership Team

Fareed Aljawhari, Founder, Chief Executive Officer & Director, is a seasoned product designer and digital developer with over two decades of experience in Dubai’s digital transformation landscape. He founded Micropolis in 2014 and has led its evolution into a robotics and AI enterprise. He has cultivated strong relationships with government and private entities across the UAE, helping to position the company at the forefront of the region’s technology ecosystem.

Dzmitry Kastahorau, Chief Financial Officer, is a finance executive with international experience across the luxury retail, fashion, and automotive sectors. He holds a master’s degree in international corporate finance from EADA Business School in Barcelona and has previously held senior finance roles at Chalhoub Group, PUIG Spain, and Motherson Automotive in Germany.

Micropolis Holding Co. (NYSE American: MCRP), closed Wednesday's trading session at $2.82, up 8.8803%, on 92,691 volume. The average volume for the last 3 months is 335,519 and the stock's 52-week low/high is $0.6882/$5.64.

Recent News

• Micropolis Holding Co. (NYSE American: MCRP) - InvestorNewsBreaks - Micropolis AI Robotics (NYSE American: MCRP) Debuts M01-Based Autonomous System for Industrial Use
• AINewsBreaks - Micropolis AI Robotics (NYSE: MCRP) Completes Saudi MOI Pilot and Secures Additional 270-Robot LOI
• Micropolis Holding Co. (NYSE American: MCRP) Unveils Autonomous Logistics Platform with Enhanced Autonomy and Performance in Heavy-Duty Industrial Operations

Datavault AI Inc. (NASDAQ: DVLT)

The QualityStocks Daily Newsletter would like to spotlight Datavault AI Inc. (NASDAQ: DVLT).

Datavault AI (NASDAQ: DVLT) is highlighted in the Winter 2026 issue (p. 27) of RADIO + TELEVISION BUSINESS REPORT , which examines the company's patented ADIO technology and real-time bias meter initiative. ADIO leverages embedded, inaudible audio signals to activate mobile viewer responses, enabling live polls, feedback and interactive engagement during broadcast and streamed programming. The publication points to the technology's pilot deployment with Fintech.TV as an early stage proving ground ahead of broader rollout across streaming and broadcast platforms.

The feature also underscores DVLT's patented bias meter , which analyzes content in real time and provides visual indicators designed to highlight balanced versus potentially slanted reporting. As industry concerns mount around deepfakes and AI-generated misinformation, the article frames the technology as a tool to reinforce transparency and trust in digital media. In remarks cited by the publication, Datavault AI head Nathaniel Bradley emphasizes that the integration with Fintech.TV is intended to promote fair and balanced reporting while activating dynamic viewer interaction and setting a higher standard for responsible AI in news delivery.

Datavault AI (NASDAQ: DVLT) announced that Chief Executive Officer Nate Bradley hosted a private, invitation-only dinner Tuesday evening at Mar-a-Lago for institutional investors, high-net-worth individuals and senior government officials, following earlier meetings with a separate group of strategic investors. Discussions focused on the company's execution roadmap, platform capabilities and long-term positioning in data infrastructure, digital engagement and real-world asset tokenization. The engagements follow recent visibility from Super Bowl LX weekend activations and a stockholder letter highlighting $49 million in fourth-quarter 2025 tokenization and technology licensing agreements, record fiscal 2025 revenue performance, expectations for at least $30 million in fiscal 2025 revenue and plans to report fourth-quarter results on Feb. 15, 2026.

To view the full press release, visit https://ibn.fm/qYYvI

Datavault AI Inc. (NASDAQ: DVLT) is a pioneering leader in immersive, wireless sound technology, providing cutting-edge audio solutions for intelligent devices and next-generation home entertainment systems. The company collaborates with top consumer electronics (CE) brands and manufacturers, including industry giants like Harman International (a division of Samsung), LG, Hisense, TCL, Bang & Olufsen, and Platin Audio. WiSA Technologies delivers exceptional wireless sound experiences for high-definition content, including movies, music, sports, gaming, and esports, thereby enhancing the overall consumer experience in home entertainment.

As a founding member of WiSA™ (the Wireless Speaker and Audio Association), WiSA Technologies plays a critical role in defining wireless audio interoperability standards, ensuring seamless integration across devices and platforms. The company actively works with leading consumer electronics companies, technology providers, retailers, and ecosystem partners to promote and market spatial audio technologies, underscoring its commitment to advancing the future of audio and making high-quality, immersive sound accessible to a broader audience.

Headquartered in Beaverton, Oregon, WiSA Technologies extends its global reach with sales teams strategically located in Taiwan, China, Japan, Korea, and California. This international presence allows the company to effectively serve a diverse customer base and maintain strong relationships with key partners worldwide. By continuously innovating and setting new benchmarks in wireless audio, WiSA Technologies is well-positioned to remain at the forefront of the evolving home entertainment landscape.

The WiSA Association

The WiSA® Association, a wholly owned subsidiary of WiSA Technologies, is dedicated to promoting and standardizing spatial audio solutions for home entertainment, ensuring that immersive audio experiences are accessible to everyone. In collaboration with leading consumer electronics companies, technology providers, retailers, and ecosystem partners, the association works to advance wireless audio technology across various devices, making high-quality sound an integral part of modern home entertainment systems. As a key player in the industry, WiSA LLC, also known as the Wireless Speaker and Audio Association, is instrumental in fostering the adoption and integration of cutting-edge audio technologies.

Recently, the WiSA Association significantly expanded its influence by executing licensing agreements with leading HDTV brands, covering 43% of the HDTV market that uses the Android operating system, the most widely used OS in the market. By focusing on Android-based HDTVs and collaborating with speaker manufacturers, WiSA is actively building an ecosystem of WiSA E-enabled speaker systems, mirroring the success of its earlier WiSA HT technology. This strategic initiative, combined with WiSA E’s compatibility with multiple HDTV SoC providers and support for spatial audio formats like Dolby Atmos FlexConnect, positions the association at the forefront of transforming home audio experiences, driving widespread adoption across the home entertainment landscape.

Market Opportunity

From an investment perspective, WiSA Technologies Inc. is strategically positioned to capitalize on the growing demand for wireless and immersive audio experiences as consumer preferences shift toward high-definition home entertainment systems. As streaming services, gaming, and smart home technologies continue to expand, the need for seamless, high-quality audio solutions is becoming increasingly critical. WiSA Technologies, with its innovative wireless sound technology and strong partnerships with leading consumer electronics brands, is well-placed to capture a significant share of this expanding market, particularly as more consumers seek to enhance their home entertainment experiences.

Moreover, the company’s focus on setting industry standards through the WiSA Association further solidifies its role as a key player in the evolving audio landscape. By driving the adoption of wireless audio interoperability standards, WiSA Technologies not only ensures broad compatibility across devices but also positions itself as a leader in the market, capable of influencing future trends and technologies. This proactive approach, combined with its established global presence and collaborations with top-tier brands, provides WiSA Technologies with a strong foundation for sustained growth, making it an attractive opportunity for investors looking to gain exposure to the burgeoning home entertainment and smart audio sectors.

Leadership Team

Brett Moyer is the Chief Executive Officer, President, and Chairman of WiSA Technologies, Inc., and a founding member of the company. He has served in these leadership roles since August 2010. Prior to this, Mr. Moyer was the president and CEO of Focus Enhancements, Inc., where he oversaw the development and marketing of proprietary video technology. He has a rich background in consumer electronics, having held key positions at Zenith Electronics Inc., including Vice President and General Manager of its Commercial Products Division. Mr. Moyer also serves on the board of directors of Alliant International University and has previously served on the boards of HotChalk, Inc., and NeoMagic Corporation. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Beloit College and an MBA in Finance and Accounting from Thunderbird School of Global Management.

Gary Williams is the Chief Accounting Officer and Vice President of Finance at WiSA Technologies, Inc., roles he has held since September 2019 and the company’s founding in August 2010, respectively. He previously served as the company’s Chief Financial Officer and Secretary until 2019. Mr. Williams has extensive experience in finance, having served as CFO of Quantum3D, Inc., and in similar roles at Focus Enhancements Inc. and Videonics Inc. He began his career in public accounting with Coopers & Lybrand LLP. Mr. Williams is a certified public accountant (inactive) and holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration with an emphasis in accounting from San Diego State University.

Datavault AI Inc. (NASDAQ: DVLT), closed Wednesday's trading session at $0.7403, up 0.1759134%, on 23,398,319 volume. The average volume for the last 3 months is 74,783,137 and the stock's 52-week low/high is $0.2512/$4.1.

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Renewal Fuels Inc. (OTC: RNWF)

The QualityStocks Daily Newsletter would like to spotlight Renewal Fuels Inc. (OTC: RNWF).

Renewal Fuels (OTC: RNWF), doing business as American Fusion, announced it has engaged IBN to support its corporate communications strategy following its completed merger with Kepler Fusion Technologies. The company has repositioned its operations toward the development and long-term commercialization of deployable fusion power systems for industrial and infrastructure applications, advancing its technology and deployment roadmap through a wholly owned subsidiary. Under the agreement, IBN will leverage its investor-focused distribution network, including more than 5,000 syndication outlets and InvestorWire services, to expand awareness among investors, journalists and the broader market as Renewal Fuels pursues disciplined governance, intellectual property development and regulatory readiness within a public-company framework.

To view the full press release, visit: https://ibn.fm/SsU31

Renewal Fuels Inc. (OTC: RNWF) (d/b/a American Fusion) is an advanced energy platform company focused on building a scalable, infrastructure-grade fusion energy business through its wholly owned subsidiary, Kepler Fusion Technologies. Following a completed reverse merger with Kepler, the company has repositioned itself around the development and long-term commercialization of deployable fusion power systems designed for real-world industrial and infrastructure use rather than experimental research programs.

The company’s strategy centers on pairing proprietary fusion technology with disciplined governance, intellectual property development, and a public-company operating framework intended to support long-duration value creation. Management has emphasized transparency, regulatory readiness, and institutional credibility as foundational elements alongside continued technical progress.

Renewal Fuels is in the process of transitioning its public identity to American Fusion to reflect its strategic focus on advanced fusion energy infrastructure and commercialization.

The company is based in Southlake, Texas.

Kepler Texatron™

Through wholly owned subsidiary, Kepler Fusion Technologies, the company is developing the Texatron™ aneutronic fusion platform, a compact, pulsed fusion system engineered specifically for commercial and infrastructure-grade deployment. Unlike steady-state fusion concepts that prioritize laboratory demonstration, the Texatron™ operates in controlled cycles designed to support modular scalability, redundancy, and distributed installation across multiple end markets.

The platform is optimized around a Deuterium–Helium-3 fuel pathway that enables direct electrical energy conversion, reducing reliance on traditional steam cycles and minimizing neutron-related material degradation. This design supports a smaller physical footprint and greater flexibility for deployment in grid-constrained or mission-critical environments such as data centers, industrial facilities, defense installations, and remote locations.

Kepler’s commercialization model is structured around a Power-as-a-Service approach under which the company intends to retain ownership of its fusion units and sell electricity to customers under long-term contractual arrangements. This infrastructure-oriented model is designed to align system deployment with predictable, recurring revenue while allowing for fleet-based scaling over time. The platform is supported by a broad and expanding intellectual property estate encompassing reactor architecture, energy conversion systems, control technologies, manufacturing processes, and deployment methodologies.

Market Opportunity

U.S. electricity demand has re-entered a period of sustained growth following nearly two decades of relative stagnation, according to data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration. After years in which efficiency gains and structural economic shifts largely offset population and economic growth, electricity consumption has increased meaningfully since 2020 and is forecast to continue rising through at least the middle of the decade.

Recent and projected growth is being driven primarily by the commercial and industrial sectors, with data centers, advanced manufacturing, and other power-intensive operations accounting for a disproportionate share of incremental demand. These segments tend to require continuous, non-intermittent electricity supply, placing increased pressure on existing generation and transmission infrastructure.

This shift underscores a growing need for reliable baseload power sources that can be deployed without extensive new transmission build-out and that align with emissions-reduction objectives. Fusion-based energy systems designed for distributed, infrastructure-grade deployment represent a potential long-term solution for meeting rising demand in environments where reliability, resilience, and scalability are critical.

Leadership Team

Richard Hawkins, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, has overseen the company’s strategic reset, corporate restructuring, and transition toward an advanced fusion energy platform, with responsibility for governance, capital markets strategy, and long-term corporate development.

Brent Nelson, Chief Executive Officer of Kepler Fusion Technologies, brings extensive experience in energy systems and commercialization strategy and leads the development, validation, and deployment roadmap for the Texatron™ fusion platform, as well as Kepler’s intellectual property and operating model.

Renewal Fuels Inc. (OTC: RNWF), closed Wednesday's trading session at $0.022, up 5.7692%, on 14,069,251 volume. The average volume for the last 3 months is 12,699,260 and the stock's 52-week low/high is $0.000001/$0.0421.

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Numa Numa Resources Inc.

The QualityStocks Daily Newsletter would like to spotlight Numa Numa Resources Inc.

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Numa Numa Resources is positioned for opportunity amid acceleration of global copper demand as electrification, infrastructure expansion and critical technological developments strain existing supplies. This "sets the stage for renewed interest in major copper projects such as those being advanced by Numa Numa Resources in Bougainville. As analysts forecast persistent deficits and structural demand growth for copper, the company's focus on the Panguna Mine and adjacent prospects places it at the heart of discussions about future supply," reads a recent article. "The outlook for copper through 2026 reflects a market in transition, driven by long-term structural growth rather than simple cyclical price swings. According to research from UBS, copper prices are forecast to rise throughout 2026, with expectations of average values climbing toward $11,000 per metric ton as demand continues to outpace constrained mine supply. J.P. Morgan's analysis similarly sees copper prices potentially reaching average levels above $12,000 per metric ton in parts of 2026 amid a tightening global market and significant supply disruptions at major producers. These forecasts reflect deeper imbalances between demand and supply that many analysts believe will persist into the middle of the decade."

To view the full article, visit https://nnw.fm/2heWT

Numa Numa Resources Inc. is a mining and infrastructure development company focused on unlocking transformational opportunities in the Autonomous Region of Bougainville, where the company is headquartered and where its management has lived and worked for 10 years.

Bougainville, a resource-rich archipelago in the South Pacific, is perhaps best known as the home of the Panguna Mine. Developed by Rio Tinto, the Panguna Mine was the largest open cut copper and gold mine in the world when it operated from 1972 to 1989 before being shuttered due to a civil war, called “the Crisis,” between Bougainville and its parent government Papua New Guinea. In 2001, the Bougainville Peace Agreement ended the war and awarded Bougainville limited autonomy, including its own constitution, by which ownership of the mine reverted to its customary landowners. A majority of the Panguna Mine’s copper, gold, and silver ore resources remain within its walls, making the fully explored and developed Panguna Mine one of the largest ore bodies in the world, today worth approximately $100 billion. Most geologists who have studied Bougainville believe that other nearby locations such as Mainoki and Karato are highly prospective and may contain ore deposits similar in size and scale to those of the Panguna Mine.

Numa Numa’s fundamental strength is the relationships it has developed over the years with the landowners in the Panguna, Mainoki, and Karato resource areas.

Pursuant to newly executed written agreements, Numa Numa has formed and now owns a stake in three new corporate entities that will own and develop, with the Panguna, Mainoki, and Karato landowners, their respective resources as partners pursuant to the laws and regulations of Bougainville. One entity has been established for Panguna, one for Mainoki, and one for Karato. Each entity is co-owned with the landowners of those respective areas. Each owns all the landowners’ resource rights to that area, and each entity is to be managed by a joint company/landowner team led by Numa Numa. Due to Bougainville’s constitution and law, each of these entities therefore effectively controls the monetization of the resources in its area. In Bougainville, the landowners—not the government—own the resources. With the Panguna, Mainoki, and Karato landowners as its contractual partners, Numa Numa now expects to prosper significantly in its mining endeavors in Bougainville.

Numa Numa has a contractual agreement to develop the Panguna Mine executed both with the Panguna Mine Landowner Clan Chiefs—the governmentally accepted owners of the Panguna Mine—and the government of Bougainville and President Ishmael Toroama, along with its rights to the exploration licenses regarding Mainoki and Karato for which it has applied and is awaiting approval. The company will be pursuing all such rights through those corporate entities. Numa Numa, together with its landowner partners, fully expect that these entities will ultimately be issued licenses and approvals by the government to legally pursue mining activities in their respective areas. Together with the Panguna, Mainoki, and Karato landowners, Numa Numa then intends to partner with mining companies who are now being invited to explore, fully develop, and ultimately construct and operate these prime Bougainville mining opportunities.

These new assets distinguish Numa Numa from any other aspirants in Bougainville. No one has any similar entities or relationships with any landowners, even in non-prospective areas, and certainly nothing in Panguna, Mainoki, and Karato, described as the three most important mining areas of Bougainville. That said, Numa Numa also continues to develop a road system in Bougainville’s roadless mining region, a limestone quarry and calcination facility to supply lime to all of Bougainville’s mining operations, and an integrated electric utility to supply electricity to Bougainville.

Metals Market Opportunity

The Panguna Mine contains one of the world’s largest copper and gold ore bodies, but the size of the mine’s resource is only one of its favorable characteristics. The amount of resources in the Panguna Mine are beyond dispute. The mine’s reserves are proven, while most of the world’s major deposits waiting to be mined are not. The Panguna Mine itself is highly accessible and comes with developed infrastructure; much of the roads, port facilities, and other infrastructure built to service the Panguna Mine remain largely intact.

The Panguna Mine’s two most important metals—gold and copper—are, at current market prices, almost equally valuable. Together, the mine’s proven gold and copper resources underscore its role as a global tier-one asset.

Panguna’s 547.15 metric tons of known gold reserves equate to nearly 1% of all global reserves, with value estimates exceeding $40 billion. Given the growing interest by many nations in denominating their trade balances in something other than U.S. dollars, the price of gold has increased dramatically over the last two years, and no end is in sight.

As for copper, the global transition to electrification is triggering historic demand for it, yet the supply pipeline is critically constrained. According to RBC Dominion Securities, just four new large-scale copper mines are in development globally, while demand requires at least one new mine per year through 2035. The Panguna Mine’s copper reserves total 5.3 million metric tons—equal to roughly 70% of Canada’s total reserves—placing it in the same league as major copper-producing nations. With ore grades declining and permitting delays mounting worldwide, the Panguna Mine—let alone Mainoki and Karato when they are explored—is uniquely positioned to help fill the world’s looming copper supply gap.

Independence Requires Numa Numa Rebuilding the Panguna Mine—and Diplomacy

Bougainville is currently an autonomous region of Papua New Guinea, but the 2001 Bougainville Peace Agreement provided Bougainville with the right, within 20 years, to conduct an independence referendum. During this period, Bougainville’s current president, Ishmael Toroama, was the lead proponent in advocating Bougainvillean independence. In 2019, the independence referendum, in which registered Bougainvilleans were asked whether they wished to remain part of Papua New Guinea or become citizens of a new, independent country, was held, and 97.7% of the population chose independence. The next year, Ishmael Toroama was elected President of Bougainville.

Numa Numa assisted Toroama in both his independence initiatives and his presidential election. Both Numa Numa and President Toroama, as well as the great majority of Bougainvilleans, understand that Bougainvillean independence depends on having the means to pay for its cost.

Simply put, Bougainvillean independence depends on rebuilding the Panguna Mine. Bougainvilleans know that they cannot do it themselves. The people understand that, and identify Numa Numa’s business plan for rebuilding the Panguna Mine, as well as the support they assume will come from its Western affiliations—most of the company’s shareholders are either American or Canadian—as the key to not only their prosperity, but their freedom as well.

Bougainvilleans also back Numa Numa’s business plan because they fear the alternative: China, which covets not only Bougainville’s gold and copper, but its strategic location together with its deepwater port at Loloho, the best deepwater port in the Third Island Chain.

On the front line in the Western Pacific’s rising tensions between China and the U.S., Bougainvilleans far prefer an alliance with their tradition Western allies to a takeover by China. Numa Numa’s ongoing diplomatic engagement, including arranging recent visits to Washington D.C. with President Ishmael Toroama, positions the company as both an economic and strategic partner in shaping Bougainville’s future.

Leadership Team

John D. Kuhns, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, founded Numa Numa Resources and has led the company since its formation in 2016. He previously founded China Hydroelectric Corporation, the largest foreign-owned electric power company in China, and listed the company on the NYSE. He has taken five other infrastructure and energy companies from initial concept to public listings and has owned and managed three Wall Street investment firms. He holds degrees from Georgetown University, the University of Chicago, and Harvard Business School and is also the author of four published novels.

Shadron L. Stastney, Vice-Chairman & Chief Operating Officer, joined Numa Numa Resources as a consultant in 2022 and became its Vice-Chairman and Chief Operating Officer in 2025. He was previously the co-founder of Vicis Capital, a multi-strategy hedge fund with peak assets of $6.8 billion. Before that, he was a Director and Head of the Hedging and Monetization Group at Credit Suisse First Boston, and a corporate attorney at Cravath, Swaine and Moore. He received his JD from Yale Law School and his BA from the University of North Dakota.

Anthony Dixon, Director, founded and was the CEO of Helios Renewable Energy Limited, a solar energy developer, and Metanoia, a sustainability auditor. He is also the Founder and Chairman of The Alliance for Sustainable Schools. His previous roles include CEO of ASB Biodiesel, Senior Advisor for Project Development in Asia with Canadian Solar; a Director of China Hydroelectric Corporation; Chief Operating Officer of ZEDFactory; and a Director of the Solar Electric Light Company. He was a Managing Director and Head of UK Capital Markets with Citigroup Global Markets; a Vice President with Salomon Brothers; and Director of Nikko Salomon Smith Barney in Tokyo, where he co-headed the firms’ securitization business. He holds a first-class honors degree in physics and a B.A. in philosophy from the University of Western Australia, an MBA from Harvard Business School, and a master’s degree in renewable energy engineering from Imperial College, London.

Mary E. Fellows, Director, has more than two decades of experience in renewable energy and infrastructure development. She previously served as EVP, Chief Compliance Officer, and Corporate Secretary of China Hydroelectric Corporation, and held leadership roles at GenSelf Corporation, Solar Electric Light Company, and New World Power Corporation. She holds a bachelor’s degree from Teikyo Post University and is a graduate of Harvard Business School’s AMP program.

Ian Smith, Director, is a mining engineering honors graduate from the University of Queensland, Australia. He has 60 years’ experience in the international mining industry, spanning functions including corporate management, operations, project management and engineering. Significantly, he was involved with the development of Bougainville’s Panguna copper-gold mine, from exploration, pre-production and startup to full production. The Panguna Mine at the time was the largest open pit copper-gold mine in the world. He was mine manager until he took another corporate responsibility in Mexico to develop the 72,000tpd La Caridad open pit copper mine. Additional operations and engineering experience include the 2,500 tpd CIL gold project in Uruguay and mining projects in Asia, South America, Africa, and the Pacific Rim.

Lawrence Queen, Senior Consulting Geologist, has over 35 years of experience in global mineral exploration, including five years as Principal Economic Geologist for the Geological Survey of Papua New Guinea. He holds a BSc from the New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology and an MSc from the University of Alaska and is a long-standing member of both the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy and the Australian Institute of Geoscientists.

Tete Omas, Manager, Lakeville Mines, oversees operations at Numa Numa’s mining subsidiary and brings deep, hands-on experience in gold mining and equipment fabrication. A second-generation miner, he previously served in the PNG Mineral Resource Authority’s Small Scale Mining Branch and began his career working on his family’s mining lease at Mt. Kaindi.

Seeking Investors: Intention to Go Public Soon

Numa Numa is seeking investors—strategic and financial—to be partners in its world-class, resource-rich Bougainville opportunity. The company’s goal is to not only be the leading mining entity in Bougainville, but to become the country’s leading commercial enterprise as well.

Numa Numa is currently a privately held corporation but is exploring means of going public so as to list its shares on one or more international stock exchanges and provide its shareholders with liquidity.

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D-Wave Quantum Inc. (NYSE: QBTS)

The QualityStocks Daily Newsletter would like to spotlight D-Wave Quantum Inc. (NYSE: QBTS).

The market for quantum computing is expected to grow very fast over the next few years, with experts predicting it could reach about $8.7 billion by 2031. This rapid growth shows how important quantum technology is becoming as industries look for more powerful ways to solve complex problems that traditional computers struggle with. Quantum computing works very differently from classical computing. While normal computers process information using bits that are either 0 or 1, quantum computers use qubits, which can exist in multiple states at the same time. This allows quantum systems to perform certain calculations much faster and more efficiently. Because of this ability, quantum computing is attracting attention from businesses, researchers, and governments around the world. Despite this progress, challenges remain. Quantum systems are very sensitive to their environment, which can cause errors and instability. Error correction is difficult and costly, and current systems are still limited in scale. These issues may slow adoption in some areas until more reliable and fault-tolerant systems are developed. Regionally, North America currently leads the quantum computing market due to strong government support and the presence of major technology firms. Europe is growing steadily through coordinated research programs, while Asia-Pacific is expected to see the fastest growth, driven mainly by China, Japan, South Korea, and Australia. Overall, the quantum computing market is moving from early research toward real-world use. If current trends continue, reaching $8.7 billion by 2031 looks increasingly realistic. Innovative tech firms like D-Wave Quantum Inc. (NYSE: QBTS) are working to claim a sizeable portion of this projected market. 

D-Wave Quantum Inc. (NYSE: QBTS) is a leader in quantum computing systems, software and services focused on delivering customer value via practical quantum applications for problems such as logistics, artificial intelligence, materials sciences, drug discovery, scheduling, fault detection and financial modeling. As the only provider building both annealing and gate-model quantum computers, the company is unlocking commercial use cases in optimization today, while building the technologies that will enable new solutions tomorrow.

D-Wave is a pioneer in quantum computing, with a history of delivering the world’s first commercial quantum computer; the first real-time quantum cloud service; countless hardware and software product and research milestones; and the planned first cross-platform quantum solution which will deliver both annealing and gate-model quantum computers to customers via an integrated platform. Its current commercial product offerings include: Advantage™ (fifth generation quantum computer), Leap™ (quantum cloud service), Launch™ (quantum computing onboarding service) and Ocean™ (full suite of open-source programming tools).

D-Wave’s relentless pursuit of practical quantum computing has resulted in the technology being used today by some of the world’s most advanced enterprises – more than 25 of the Forbes Global 2000 use D-Wave.

D-Wave’s commercial customers include blue-chip industry leaders like Volkswagen, Accenture, BBVA, NEC Corporation, Save-On-Foods, DENSO and Lockheed Martin. The company boasts an extensive IP portfolio featuring more than 200 issued U.S. patents and over 100 peer-reviewed papers published in leading scientific journals.

Founded in 1999, D-Wave is the world’s first commercial supplier of quantum computers. With headquarters and the Quantum Engineering Center of Excellence based near Vancouver, Canada, D-Wave’s U.S. operations are based in Palo Alto, California.

Advantage™ Quantum Computer

 

With the Advantage™ Quantum Computer, D-Wave has incorporated two decades of experience and over 10 years of customer feedback to create the first and only quantum computer designed for business. The platform features a new processor architecture with over 5,000 qubits and 15-way qubit connectivity. This is 2.5x more connections and more than double the number of qubits than the company’s previous generation quantum computer.

D-Wave’s quantum computers, first located in its facilities in British Columbia, have been available to North American users through its Leap™ quantum cloud service since 2018. It has since introduced new Advantage systems in Julich, Germany, and most recently, Marina Del Rey, California, which marked the availability of the first Advantage quantum computer physically located in the United States.

That new deployment is part of the USC-Lockheed Martin Quantum Computing Center (QCC) hosted at USC’s Information Sciences Institute (ISI), a unit of the University of Southern California’s prestigious Viterbi School of Engineering. Additionally, Amazon Web Services (AWS) and D-Wave announced that the U.S.-based system is available for use in Amazon 2racket, expanding the number to three different D-Wave quantum systems available to AWS users.

Leap Quantum Cloud Service

 

D-Wave’s customers interface with its systems through the Leap™ quantum cloud service. Leap delivers immediate, real-time access to the company’s Advantage quantum computer and quantum hybrid solver service, all with enterprise-class performance and scalability.

Leap allows developers proficient in Python to get started building and running quantum applications. Through a seamless and secure cloud-based connection, users can easily start solving complex problems of up to 1 million variables and 100,000 constraints.

Using Leap, D-Wave customers have developed quantum hybrid applications for use cases in manufacturing, logistics, financial services, life sciences, materials science, retail and transportation. By eliminating the need to wait hours, days or weeks to get good answers to a broad array of problems, D-Wave is helping businesses move forward.

D-Wave Launch

D-Wave Launch™ is the company’s onboarding platform aimed at helping businesses easily start their quantum journey. Through this program, D-Wave’s team of experts and partners aid enterprises in identifying best use cases for quantum and work with them to develop a proof of concept and production pilot.

From there, the team coordinates with customers to get their hybrid quantum applications up and running, providing ongoing Leap quantum cloud access to ensure the application is operating smoothly and delivering real business value.

Target Verticals

While the potential applications for quantum computing are effectively limitless, D-Wave has identified a number of industry verticals as key areas of focus for its quantum architecture, providing case studies for each. These include:

• Manufacturing – D-Wave worked with Volkswagen to identify a commercial optimization application, the binary paint shop problem, which was run on D-Wave’s hybrid solver service. The solver outperformed four purely classical methods on problem sizes at commercial scale (N=3,000). In a separate project, similar inputs were tested using a leading ion trap system, which failed to find any commercial solution.
• Life Sciences – Menten AI makes use of D-Wave quantum computing to assist in the design of novel therapeutic peptides—short strings of amino acids that can act as potent drugs. With the rise of COVID-19, D-Wave’s Advantage system made it possible to identify molecules that might be especially well-suited for binding and inhibiting the related spike protein, producing several promising peptide designs.
• Finance – Multiverse Computing, a leader in developing quantum solutions for the financial sector, leveraged D-Wave’s hybrid solver service in a collaboration with BBVA, one of the world’s largest financial institutions. Multiverse demonstrated management strategies that far exceeded the granularity of traditional returns in a fraction of the time, helping BBVA identify a low-risk portfolio for investment.

Market Opportunity

The quantum computing total addressable market is projected to grow between $450 billion and $850 billion over the next 15 to 30 years, with between $5 billion and $10 billion of anticipated TAM growth coming in the next three to five years, according to Boston Consulting Group. Driving factors behind this growth include rising investments in quantum computing tech by governments and an increasing number of commercial use-cases.

Forward-thinking organizations see quantum as an opportunity to move ahead of the competition. From finding efficiencies and reducing waste to decreasing time to solution and solving problems abandoned due to complexity, the business value is real. According to data from 451 Research, 40% of large enterprises are already experimenting with quantum computing.

D-Wave is strategically positioned – in an industry with significant barriers to entry – as evident by a decades-long track record serving a roster of blue-chip customers. The company is singularly focused on helping its customers achieve clear value by leveraging quantum computing in practical business applications. With a full stack of systems, software, developer tools and services, D-Wave is working to enable enterprises, governments, developers and researchers to access the power of quantum computing, thereby providing an intriguing opportunity for prospective investors.

D-Wave’s current investor base includes PSP Investments, Goldman Sachs, BDC Capital, NEC Corporation, Aegis Group Partners and In-Q-Tel.

Leadership Team

Dr. Alan Baratz has served as the CEO of D-Wave since 2020. Previously, as Executive Vice President of R&D and Chief Product Officer, he drove the development, delivery, and support of all of D-Wave’s products, technologies, and applications. Dr. Baratz has over 25 years of experience in product development and bringing new products to market at leading technology companies and software startups. As the first president of JavaSoft at Sun Microsystems, he oversaw the growth and adoption of the Java platform from its infancy to a robust platform supporting mission-critical applications in nearly 80 percent of Fortune 1000 companies. He has also held executive positions at Symphony, Avaya, Cisco, and IBM. Dr. Baratz holds a doctorate in computer science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

John Markovich is the company’s CFO. He brings to D-Wave over three decades of experience working with rapidly growing private and public technology companies across all stages of development. Mr. Markovich has directed the finance, accounting, tax, treasury, M&A, legal, operations, customer service, IR, HR, and IT functions for companies ranging from privately held pre-revenue startups to an NYSE-listed Fortune 500 multi-national company with over $1.2 billion in annual revenue. During his career, he has negotiated and closed over 150 debt, equity, M&A, and joint venture transactions exceeding $2.5 billion in value; over a dozen private placements; nearly a dozen M&A transactions; and several international joint ventures. Mr. Markovich holds a BS in Business from Miami University and an MBA from the Michigan State Graduate School of Business.

D-Wave Quantum Inc. (NYSE: QBTS), closed Wednesday's trading session at $19.64, off by 3.9139%, on 27,294,878 volume. The average volume for the last 3 months is 35,596,634 and the stock's 52-week low/high is $4.45/$46.75.

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Rail Vision Ltd. (NASDAQ: RVSN)

The QualityStocks Daily Newsletter would like to spotlight Rail Vision Ltd. (NASDAQ: RVSN).

Rail Vision (NASDAQ: RVSN) issued a corporate update from Chief Executive Officer David BenDavid outlining key 2025 milestones and strategic priorities for 2026. The company reported commercial advancements including a MainLine system order from a leading Central American freight operator, a $335,000 follow-on order from a Latin American mining company and expanded collaboration with Israel Railways, which highlighted Rail Vision's AI technology at CES 2026. Rail Vision also announced a memorandum of understanding with Sujan Industries in India and the launch of a proof-of-concept project there in January 2026. Additionally, the company completed the acquisition of a 51% stake in Quantum Transportation, positioning the firm to integrate quantum computing and AI capabilities into its rail safety platforms as it focuses on converting pilots into deployments, expanding geographically and scaling sales efforts in 2026.

To view the full press release, visit https://ibn.fm/roLxy

Rail Vision Ltd. (NASDAQ: RVSN) is an early commercialization-stage technology company developing unique rail-specific detection systems designed to improve safety and operational performance across global railway networks. The company’s products address visibility, hazard detection, and situational awareness challenges, which are critical for preventing collisions, reducing operational risks, and improving overall railway efficiency in diverse and demanding environments.

Rail Vision’s technology combines electro-optical sensors with artificial intelligence to extend real-time awareness along and around rail tracks under a wide range of operating conditions. The company aims to support safer train movement, improve operational reliability, and enhance decision-making for both manned and increasingly automated rail systems.

Rail Vision aims to deliver measurable safety, efficiency, and cost benefits for passenger and freight operators, while contributing to the continued evolution of modern rail infrastructure.

The company is headquartered in Ra’anana, Israel.

Products

Rail Vision offers two primary rail-deployed systems, MainLine and ShuntingYard, designed for distinct operating environments, along with a cloud-based operational intelligence dashboard that extends system functionality through data analysis and reporting.

• The MainLine system provides extended forward-looking visibility of up to 1.2 miles along open rail corridors, enabling real-time detection and classification of obstacles, hazards, and track-related events across a wide range of weather and lighting conditions. Designed for continuous operation, the system delivers real-time alerts that enhance driver awareness, improve safety, and increase operational efficiency.
• The ShuntingYard system detects hazards and provides visibility of up to 200 yards under diverse weather and lighting conditions along rail yards. The system offers front-to-back visual coverage, wide-view coupling cameras, and path-finding capabilities to support safe maneuvering in dense, low-speed operational settings.

Both systems are complemented by visual and acoustic alerts intended to reduce collision risk, minimize operational downtime, and improve efficiency during complex operations.

Rail Vision also offers a cloud-based SaaS intelligence portal that aggregates and analyzes data generated by Rail Vision’s products. This platform is designed to empower operators with the tools they need to efficiently manage their fleets, review historical data, and generate comprehensive reports, ultimately reducing downtime, lowering costs, and integrating Rail Vision’s data outputs with existing or future big data environments.

Additional offerings include system software updates, parts and repairs, support services, and tailored integrations.

Market Opportunity

Rail Vision operates within a growing global market driven by increasing demand for railway safety, operational efficiency, and automation. According to Research and Markets, the train collision avoidance systems market was estimated at approximately $20.3 billion in 2024 and is projected to reach $57.8 billion by 2030, representing a compound annual growth rate of 19.0% over that period. This growth reflects heightened focus on accident prevention, infrastructure modernization, and regulatory emphasis on safety.

In parallel, the global autonomous train market was estimated at $9.82 billion in 2023 and is expected to reach $14.50 billion by 2030, growing at a CAGR of 5.9% from 2024 to 2030, according to Grand View Research. Market trends supporting these opportunities include expansion of global rail networks, rising adoption of artificial intelligence and cloud-based services in railway operations, and increased investment in research and innovation related to AI-enabled rail technologies. Together, these dynamics position Rail Vision within markets that are expanding in both scale and technological sophistication.

Leadership Team

David BenDavid, Chief Executive Officer, is a technology executive with more than 25 years of global experience driving innovation across artificial intelligence, cloud computing, and advanced engineering platforms. Prior to joining Rail Vision, he served as CEO and co-founder of Tensorleap, where he led the development of a deep learning analytics platform focused on transparency and performance in AI model deployment.

Ofer Naveh, Chief Financial Officer, brings more than 20 years of experience in accounting and financial management, including roles at KPMG’s audit practice and in senior finance positions at publicly traded companies in Israel and the United States. He holds a B.A. in Accounting and Business and an M.A. in Law.

Noam Shloper, Chief Operating Officer, has more than 20 years of experience in executive compliance, quality management, and project management across military and commercial high-technology environments. He previously served in senior quality and operations roles at DRS Rada Technologies and Logic Industries and holds a degree in Industrial and Management Engineering.

Doron Cohadier, Vice President of Business Development and Marketing, has over two decades of managerial experience in business development and marketing within advanced technology sectors. His background includes senior leadership roles at Foresight Autonomous Holdings and Elbit Systems, supporting global commercialization of vision and defense technologies.

Amit Klir, Vice President of Research and Development, has extensive experience leading multidisciplinary engineering teams and managing the development of products combining video processing, signal processing, and advanced algorithms. He holds a B.Sc. in Electrical and Computer Engineering with a specialization in digital signal processing.

Rail Vision Ltd. (NASDAQ: RVSN), closed Wednesday's trading session at $5.99, off by 9.1047%, on 2,135,337 volume. The average volume for the last 3 months is 292,743 and the stock's 52-week low/high is $3.66/$29.571.

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CNS Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ: CNSP)

The QualityStocks Daily Newsletter would like to spotlight CNS Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ: CNSP).

Mass General Brigham researchers have developed a new AI model that can estimate brain age, assess a patient's risk of developing dementia, and help predict survival outcomes for brain cancer using routine MRI scans. The system, created within the Harvard-affiliated health network, is designed to pull multiple clinical signals from a single brain image rather than being trained for one narrow diagnostic task. Known as BrainIAC, the model takes a different approach from most medical AI tools currently in use. Instead of relying on massive, carefully labeled datasets tied to one disease or outcome, BrainIAC is built to adapt across a range of neurological and oncology-related problems. Researchers say that flexibility is critical in real clinical settings, where high-quality annotated data is often limited or inconsistent across hospitals. Benjamin Kann, an associate professor at Harvard Medical School and a member of Mass General Brigham's Artificial Intelligence in Medicine program, said the model could accelerate the discovery of new imaging-based biomarkers and strengthen diagnostic tools already used in hospitals. He noted that systems like BrainIAC may help clinicians make more informed decisions without adding extra imaging steps or costs. While additional testing is needed across larger datasets and other imaging modalities, the researchers say the model points toward a future where a single AI framework can support many clinical decisions. If validated at scale, BrainIAC could make advanced brain analysis more accessible and consistent across healthcare systems, improving how neurological disease and brain cancer are evaluated. It would be interesting to learn how such an AI model would make the therapies being developed by companies like CNS Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ: CNSP) better suited to the individual needs of brain cancer patients. 

CNS Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ: CNSP) is a clinical stage biotechnology company specializing in the development of novel treatments for primary and metastatic cancers of the brain and central nervous system.

The company was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.

Organ Targeted Therapeutics

The company’s lead drug candidate, Berubicin, is proposed for the treatment of glioblastoma multiforme (“GBM”), an aggressive and incurable form of brain cancer. Berubicin also has potential to treat other central nervous system malignancies. Based on limited clinical data, Berubicin appears to be the first anthracycline to cross the blood brain barrier in the adult brain, and it was the subject of a successful Phase 1 study which found the MDT and produced efficacy data as well.

CNS holds a worldwide exclusive license to the Berubicin chemical compound. The company has acquired all requisite data and know-how from Reata Pharmaceuticals Inc. related to a completed Phase I clinical trial of Berubicin in malignant brain tumors. In this trial, 44% of patients experienced a statistically significant improvement in clinical benefit. In 2017, CNS entered into a collaboration and asset purchase agreement with Reata.

CNS intends to explore the potential of Berubicin to treat other diseases, including pancreatic and ovarian cancers and lymphoma. The company is also examining plans to develop combination therapies that include Berubicin.

CNS estimates that more than $25 million in private capital and grants were invested in Berubicin prior to the company’s $9.8 million IPO in November 2019.

CNS intends to submit an IND for Berubicin during the fourth quarter of 2020 and expects to commence a Phase II clinical trial of Berubicin for the treatment of GBM in the U.S. in Q1 2021. A sub-licensee partner was awarded a $6 million EU/Polish National Center for Research and Development grant to undertake a Phase II trial of Berubicin in adults and a first-ever Phase I trial in pediatric GBM patients in Poland in 2021.

The company’s second drug candidate, WP1244, is a novel DNA binding agent licensed from the MD Anderson Cancer Center. In preclinical studies, WP1244 proved to be 500-times more potent than the chemotherapeutic agent, daunorubicin, in inhibiting tumor cell proliferation. The company has entered into a sponsored research agreement with the MD Anderson Cancer Center to further the development of WP1244.

CNS Pharmaceuticals recently engaged U.S.-based Pharmaceutics International Inc. and Italian BSP Pharmaceuticals SpA for the production of the Berubicin drug product. The company has implemented a dual-track manufacturing strategy to mitigate COVID-19-related risks, diversify its supply chain and provide for localized availability of Berubicin. CNS has already completed synthesis of Berubicin’s active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) and has shipped the API to both manufacturers in order to prepare an injectable form of Berubicin for clinical use.

Global Brain Tumor Therapeutics Market

The high recurrence rate of malignant brain tumors is due to reappearance of focal masses, indicating that a sub-population of tumor cells in these cancers may be insensitive to current therapies and may be responsible for reinitiating tumor growth. This necessitates the development of newer drugs in the market that demonstrate greater efficacy in treating such aggressive cancers.

A global increase in neurological disorders has placed increased attention on cancers of the brain over the past decade. Neurological disorders are becoming one of the most prevalent types of disorders, due to longer life expectancy, greater exposure to infection and an increasingly sedentary lifestyle. Because few treatments for primary and metastatic cancers of the brain exist, costs are high and have acted as a restraint for the brain tumor therapeutics market.

Despite progress in surgery, radiotherapy and chemotherapeutic strategies, effective treatments for brain cancer are limited by a lack of specific therapies for the brain and the difficulty in transporting therapeutic compounds across the blood brain barrier. Therefore, there is a significant need for novel and effective therapeutic drugs and strategies that prolong survival and improve quality of life for brain tumor patients.

Several companies are making significant investments into R&D, which is expected to bring more treatment options to the market in the near future. Industry reports consistently project continued growth in the market.

One report estimates that the global brain tumor therapeutics market will reach a valuation of $2.74 billion in 2023, with the market expected to register a CAGR of 11% during the forecast period from 2018 to 2023. Another report projects that the global brain tumor therapeutics market will reach $3.4 billion by 2025, up from $2.25 billion in 2019 (https://nnw.fm/eDUjp).

Management Team

John M. Climaco is the CEO of CNS Pharmaceuticals. For 15 years, Climaco has served in leadership roles for a variety of health care companies. Recently, Climaco served as the Executive Vice President of Perma-Fix Medical S.A, where he managed the development of a novel method to produce Technitium-99. Climaco also served as President and CEO of Axial Biotech Inc., a DNA diagnostics company. In the process of taking Axial from inception to product development to commercialization, Climaco forged strategic partnerships with Medtronic, Johnson & Johnson and Smith & Nephew.

Christopher Downs, CPA, is the company’s Chief Financial Officer. Downs previously served as Interim Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President of InfuSystem Holdings Inc. (NYSE: INFU), a supplier of infusion services to oncologists in the United States. Downs holds a Bachelor of Science from the United States Military Academy at West Point, an MBA from Columbia Business School and a Master of Science in Accounting from the University of Houston-Clear Lake.

Dr. Donald Picker is the Chief Scientific Officer of CNS. Picker has over 35 years of drug development experience. Prior to joining CNS, Picker worked at Johnson Matthey, where he was responsible for the development of Carboplatin, one of the world’s leading cancer drugs, which was acquired by Bristol-Myers Squibb with annual sales of over $500 million. In addition, he oversaw the development of Satraplatin and Picoplatin, third-generation platinum drugs currently in late-stage clinical development.

Sandra L. Silberman, M.D., Ph.D., is the Chief Medical Officer of CNS Pharmaceuticals. Silberman is a hematologist/oncologist who earned her B.A., Sc.M. and Ph.D. from the Johns Hopkins University School of Arts and Sciences, School of Public Health and School of Medicine, respectively, and her M.D. from Cornell University Medical College. She then completed both a clinical fellowship in hematology/oncology and a research fellowship in tumor immunology at the Brigham & Women’s Hospital and the Dana Farber Cancer Institute in Boston, Massachusetts. Silberman has played key roles in the development of many drugs, including Gleevec(TM), for which she led the global clinical development at Novartis. Silberman advanced several original, proprietary compounds into Phases I through III during her work with leading biopharmaceutical companies, including Bristol-Myers Squibb, AstraZeneca, Imclone and Roche.

CNS Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ: CNSP), closed Wednesday's trading session at $3.63, off by 11.2469%, on 32,986 volume. The average volume for the last 3 months is 66,653 and the stock's 52-week low/high is $3.63/$114.

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Platinum Group Metals Ltd. (TSX: PTM) (NYSE American: PLG)

The QualityStocks Daily Newsletter would like to spotlight Platinum Group Metals Ltd. (TSX: PTM) (NYSE American: PLG).

On Monday, gold started the week on a high, closing the day with gains of 2% to put the metal on firm footing after it had climbed to a record high of $5,106 earlier in the day. Silver also registered gains of 7% on the day, reviving expectations that precious metals could be set to regain their upward momentum. Precious metals have experienced intense volatility thus far in February, but the start to this week has enabled them to regain some of the ground they lost in earlier choppy trading. Walsh is widely viewed as reluctant to reduce interest rates, and interest rates have an inverse relationship with precious metals prices. When rates are high, precious metal prices drop or stagnate and when rates reduce, precious metals rally. Low interest rates are good for precious metals because the metals are non-yielding assets. Low rates therefore slash the opportunity cost of having precious metals in investment portfolios. Many analysts have referred to the recent slump in precious metals as largely driven by speculation rather than market fundamentals. However, Saxo Bank believes silver in particular is likely to continue experiencing violent swings in either direction. Markets and analysts at entities like Platinum Group Metals Ltd. (NYSE American: PLG) (TSX: PTM) will be keeping a close eye on the way prices of precious metals move over the coming weeks as this could determine the prospects of these metals for the rest of the year.

Platinum Group Metals Ltd. (NYSE American: PLG) (TSX: PTM) is the operator of the Waterberg Project, a bulk underground platinum group metals (PGM) deposit discovered by Platinum Group in 2011 and located on the Northern Limb of the Bushveld Complex in South Africa. The Waterberg Project is planned as a fully mechanised platinum, palladium, rhodium and gold mine, including by-product copper and nickel production, and is projected to be one of the largest and lowest cost PGM mines globally.

The project is a joint venture between Platinum Group; integrated PGM producer Impala Platinum Holdings Ltd. (OTCQX: IMPUY); Japanese consortium HJ Platinum, which includes trading house Hanwa Co. and the government-backed Japan Organization for Metals and Energy Security (JOGMEC); and local empowerment partner Mnombo Wethu Consultants (Pty) Ltd. Platinum Group has an effective 50.22% interest in the Waterberg Project.

The company’s primary business objective is to advance the Waterberg Project to a development and construction decision. An update to the 2019 Definite Feasibility Study is expected in 2024.

PGMs are essential and precious metals that include platinum, palladium, rhodium, iridium, osmium and ruthenium. These metals are known for their purity, high melting points and unique catalytic properties. They are utilized in a number of industrial processes, technologies and commercial applications and play a critical role in autocatalysis and pollution control in the automotive sector. The bulk of global PGMs are mined in Southern Africa and Russia.

The unique properties of PGMs are being applied to various technologies as possible solutions for more efficient energy generation and storage, which may create new demand for PGMs. The company’s battery technology initiative through Lion Battery Technologies Inc., using platinum and palladium in lithium battery technologies, represents one such new opportunity in the high-profile lithium battery research and innovation field.

Platinum Group Metals Ltd. founded Lion Battery Technologies Inc. in partnership with Anglo American Platinum Ltd. (AMS: JNB) to support the use of palladium and platinum in lithium battery applications. Lion Battery has entered into an agreement with Florida International University to further advance a research program that uses platinum and palladium to unlock the potential of Lithium Sulfur (Li-S) battery chemistries.

Platinum Group is headquartered in Vancouver, B.C., and Johannesburg, South Africa.

Waterberg Project

Platinum Group’s sole material mineral property, the Waterberg Project, is presently in process with pre-construction permitting; engineering work, including road upgrade and traffic studies; finalization of power and water infrastructure design; and construction camp design.

The company’s principal product from the Waterberg Project is planned to be a PGM-bearing concentrate. The concentrate will contain economic amounts of six elements comprising platinum, palladium, rhodium, gold, copper and nickel. The company’s partner in the Waterberg Project, Impala Platinum Holdings, has acquired a right of first refusal to enter into an offtake agreement, on commercial arm’s-length terms, for the smelting and refining of mineral products from the Waterberg Project.

The Waterberg project has proven and estimated reserves of 19.5 million ounces of PGMs and gold. When fully operational, the mine is projected to produce more than 400,000 ounces of PGMs annually during the peak period of steady state production. The life of the mine is projected at 45 years.

South Africa’s PGM mining sector remains closely tied to economic developments in the global automotive industry, which in 2022 accounted for approximately 43% of the total global demand for platinum and 82% of the total global demand for palladium.

Market Opportunity

According to a report from Straits Research, a global market and business research firm, the worldwide platinum market had an estimated value of $7.72 billion in 2022 and is projected to reach $11.95 billion by 2031. That represents a CAGR of 5.13% over the forecast period.

Platinum, one of the rarest of precious metals, is about 30 times scarcer than gold. It is crucial to the automotive and electronics industries and is also used to make jewelry. Stricter emissions regulations around the world have led to an increased demand for platinum to be used in catalytic converters to reduce automotive emission, the report states.

A report from Allied Market Research estimated the global palladium market at $16.3 billion in 2021 and projects the market will reach $28.6 billion by 2031, growing at a CAGR of 5.8% over the period.

Palladium is also used in automotive catalytic converters for reducing emissions and in jewelry, dentistry, watchmaking, blood sugar test strips, aircraft spark plugs, surgical instruments, electrical contacts and musical instruments.

An increase in demand for consumer electronics has driven demand for palladium-based multilayer ceramic capacitors (MLCC) used to store energy in electronic devices such as broadcasting equipment, mobile telephones, computers, electronic lighting and high voltage circuits, according to the report.

Management Team

Frank R. Hallam is Co-Founder, Director, President and CEO of Platinum Group. He has over 30 years of experience in the mining, minerals and petroleum industry as an operator, principal and founder. He was a co-founder and former CFO of MAG Silver Corp. He was also co-founder and director of West Timmins Mining Inc. and a director of Lake Shore Gold Corp. In addition, he was CFO and director with gold exploration company Tan Range Exploration Corp. He is a Chartered Professional Accountant and was formerly an auditor in the public mining practice of PwC. He holds a Bachelor of Business Administration from Simon Fraser University.

Greg Blair is CFO of Platinum Group. He has been with Platinum Group since 2010 in various roles, most recently as Interim CFO. Prior to joining Platinum Group, he was at a public accounting firm working on public company (mainly mining) audits. He is a Chartered Professional Accountant and holds a degree in Economics from Simon Fraser University and has completed the Canadian Securities Course.

Kris Begic is VP Corporate Development of Platinum Group. He has over 25 years of experience in the mining industry and capital markets and has been involved with the raising of over $500 million for various exploration and development projects globally. His efforts are focused on project generation, mergers and acquisitions, capital markets, investor relations and marketing.

Platinum Group Metals Ltd. (NYSE American: PLG), closed Wednesday's trading session at $2.43, off by 2.0161%, on 2,150,702 volume. The average volume for the last 3 months is 5,665,230 and the stock's 52-week low/high is $0.99/$4.04.

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