Avalon to Receive Funding from Ontario Government for Separation Rapids Lithium Project.

Avalon Advanced Materials {TSX: AVL} is pleased to announce that the Government of Ontario has agreed to contribute $500,000 towards assisting Avalon with piloting and scaling up its proprietary process developed to recover high purity lithium hydroxide from the lithium mineral petalite produced from the 100% owned Separation Rapids Lithium Project, Kenora, ON.

 

 

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Avalon to Receive Funding from Ontario Government for Separation Rapids Lithium Project, Kenora, ON

 

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Toronto, ON – Avalon Advanced Materials {TSX: AVL} is pleased to announce that the Government of Ontario has agreed to contribute $500,000 towards assisting Avalon with piloting and scaling up its proprietary process developed to recover high purity lithium hydroxide from the lithium mineral petalite produced from the 100% owned Separation Rapids Lithium Project, Kenora, ON.

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Lithium hydroxide is in increasing demand as a critical material in the manufacturing of lithium ion battery cathodes needed for rapidly growing energy storage and electric vehicle markets.
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The funding by the Government of Ontario is being made through the Northern Innovation Program of the Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corporation (“NOHFC”).This program is designed to support the development and commercialization of new technologies that will contribute to future prosperity in Northern Ontario.

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Avalon’s President & CEO, Don Bubar commented, “Avalon is very appreciative of the support from the NOHFC. This funding will provide significant financial support towards commercializing the innovative process we have developed to produce lithium battery materials from the Separation Rapids Lithium Project near Kenora.”

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Mr. Bubar added that, “The NOHFC and the Government of Ontario are to be commended for recognizing that Northern Ontario’s mineral wealth can be leveraged to create the full energy storage supply chain in the province as it becomes a leader in taking advantage of the growing economic opportunities being presented by the transition to a low carbon economy.”

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Successful completion of the pilot plant process optimization work supported by the NOHFC will allow Avalon to move forward on designing, financing and constructing its planned Phase 1 Demonstration Plant as contemplated in the news release dated April 25, 2017.

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About Avalon Advanced Materials Inc.
Avalon Advanced Materials Inc. is a Canadian mineral development company specialising in niche market metals and minerals with growing demand in new technology. The Company has three advanced stage projects, all 100%-owned, providing investors with exposure to lithium, tin and indium, as well as rare earth elements, tantalum, niobium, and zirconium. Avalon is currently focusing on its Separation Rapids Lithium Project, Kenora, ON and its East Kemptville Tin-Indium Project, Yarmouth, NS. Social responsibility and environmental stewardship are corporate cornerstones.

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POET Technologies to hold their AGM on the 13th July 2017

Poet Technologies Inc. will hold its annual general meeting on Thursday, July 13, 2017, at 18.00 GMT at the Holiday Inn San Jose, Silicon Valley, on 1350 North First St.

A web-cast of the event will be available, see details on the company website.

 

 

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POET TECHNOLOGIES ANNOUNCES AGM OF STOCKHOLDERS – JULY 13, 2017

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Poet Technologies Inc. will hold its annual general meeting on Thursday, July 13, 2017, at 10 a.m. PT at the Holiday Inn San Jose — Silicon Valley on 1350 North First St.

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Following the formal stockholder meeting and vote on the board’s proposals, several additional agenda items will be covered by management, including:

  • Presentation on the company’s growth strategy;
  • Technical progress and update on the company’s GaAs (gallium arsenide) and InP (indium phosphide) integration platforms;
  • Updated shareholder communications policy and future marketing activity.

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In addition to these items, management also intends to address the 2014 shareholders rights plan (SRP) and the rationale for not renewing the plan at this time. In short, the board exercised its discretion in not pursuing renewal of the SRP due in large part to favourable regulatory changes made in 2016 by the Canadian Securities Administrators, which pro-actively protects the interests of stockholders by ensuring the integrity of any hostile takeover bids as well as providing a process to determine whether such bids infringe on the rights of stockholders.

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As a result, the company believes these new regulations effectively serve the same purpose and provide adequate protection to stockholders as those covered by the SRP approved in 2014. That being said, the board and management will continue to monitor how market participants and regulators navigate and respond to these new regulations, and subsequently determine whether the company will recommend that stockholders adopt a new SRP in the future. Given the potential complexities of these new protections afforded by the amended regulations, management plans to fully address the topic and associated rationale as part of its presentation at the AGM.

For reference, a copy of the 2014 SRP agreement is available on the company website.

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In advance of the AGM, investors may submit questions to the company through a form provided on the company website.

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Webcast information

A live audio webcast and archived replay of the company’s AGM will be made available in the investor relations section of the company website.

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Proxy notice and access details

The record date for voting and receiving notice of the AGM was May 26, 2017. The company is using the notice and access method for this AGM, whereby only a proxy or a voting instruction form (VIF) is being mailed to the shareholders of the company, and the information circular will be available for download from the company website following the said mailing. A proxy or VIF is scheduled to be mailed to the shareholders today, and will contain the details of the meeting and the instructions for downloading the information circular or requesting a hard copy.

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The company’s transfer agent will be mailing a proxy to the shareholders who hold their shares in their own names and a VIF to the shareholders who have consented to having their broker release the details of their shareholdings to the company (known as non-objecting beneficial owners or NOBO shareholders). Shareholders will be able to vote on-line, by fax or by mail. The shareholders who have objected to having their information shared with the company (known as objecting beneficial owners or OBO shareholders) may, at the discretion of their broker, receive a VIF mailed by the broker or its agent. The NOBO and OBO shareholders will be required to return their VIF within the time frame and in the manner set out in the instructions contained in the VIF. If they wish to attend the AGM and vote personally, they must appoint themselves as proxyholder before the cut-off time and date set out in the VIF.

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All proxy votes must be received by the company’s transfer agent no later than 12 p.m. ET on July 11, 2017. Shareholders may want to contact their broker to verify whether they are on the NOBO or OBO list and, if desired, ensure that they receive the appropriate voting form.

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About Poet Technologies Inc.

Poet Technologies and its subsidiaries are developers of opto-electronic and photonic fabrication processes, devices and products. The company’s vision is to enable the integration of photonics and electronics through both monolithic and hybrid approaches to design and packaging.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Eguana Technologies Reports First Volume Order for Australia

Eguana Technologies Inc {TSX.V: EGT}, one of the leaders in power conversion and control systems for distributed energy storage reported that it has received $3M CDN in orders for its AC Battery for the Australian residential market.

 

 

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Eguana Reports First Volume Order for Australia

 

CALGARY, Alberta, June 26, 2017 – Eguana Technologies Inc {TSX.V: EGT}, one of the leaders in power conversion and control systems for distributed energy storage is pleased to report that it has received $3M CDN in orders for its AC Battery for the Australian residential market.

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“Through our partnership with Itochu Corporation we have been able to establish a strong beachhead in the Australian market with a very capable national distributor that positions us for growth,” said Justin Holland, CEO at Eguana Technologies. “Enirgi Power Storage has the scale and battery expertise required to deliver our products into key regional markets for energy storage within Australia. We are pleased to be able to support their growth expectations across residential and commercial segments.”

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The Australian residential storage market is widely expected by analysts to be the fastest growing storage market in the world over the next several years.  Australia’s market dynamics are being driven by a unique combination of behind-the-meter self-consumption and grid service revenues supported by the country’s utilities and electricity retailers.  Initial growth was driven by Australia’s strong solar resource and state level feed-in tariffs, but since these tariffs have ended, high and rising electricity prices combined with falling cost of storage have resulted in an increasing percentage of solar systems being installed with energy storage.

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“Enirgi Power Storage is a strong first channel for Eguana in Australia,” said Hiroaki Murase, Manager at Itochu.  “The Eguana AC Battery will enable Enirgi to offer flexible high performance solutions to a range of customers across Australia, and to adapt to the steadily advancing requirements of grid service opportunities.”

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“It was very important as Enirgi Power Storage undertook this growth initiative into the lithium solar+storage market that we launch with a versatile, high performance product offering,” said Todd Vains, COO of Enirgi LLC.  “Eguana’s AC Battery enables our immediate entry into the residential market and their product portfolio will support our expansion across all segments.”

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About Enirgi Power Storage:

Enirgi Power Storage (http://www.enirgipower.com.au/) is the first fully integrated national power storage company that can take care of the full life cycle of batteries – from supplying new batteries, collecting the old ones and then recycling them.  We are your battery specialists. Our goal is to look after the diverse battery and power storage needs of our customers, ranging from small businesses, through to national companies with large vehicle fleets and extensive industrial facilities.

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Enirgi Power Storage is part of the international Enirgi Group, a diversified industrials and specialty chemicals company. Incorporated in 2010, Enirgi Group is a private corporation with four unique divisions, including Enirgi Power Storage, which own and operate world-class assets around the world. Our mission is to unlock value through the intelligent application of vision, innovation and organisation.

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About Itochu:

With approximately 130 bases in 65 countries, ITOCHU, one of the leading sogo shosha, is engaging in domestic trading, import/export, and overseas trading of various products such as textile, machinery, metals, minerals, energy, chemicals, food, information and communications technology, realty, general products, insurance, logistics services, construction, and finance, as well as business investment in Japan and overseas.

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About The AC Battery:

The Eguana AC Battery™ is a certified, grid ready power control solution pre-integrated with LG Chem Li-ion batteries. Our solution can be seamlessly integrated with a local energy management system or a distributed fleet control network using open communication protocols to provide a fully functional energy storage installation. The AC Battery provides maximum flexibility for system aggregators which want to deploy it as a standalone product, as part of new solar storage installations, or as a retrofit to solar PV installations already in place.

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About Eguana Technologies Inc.

Eguana Technologies Inc. {TSX.V: EGT} designs and manufactures high performance power controls for residential and commercial energy storage systems. Eguana has more than 15 years’ experience delivering grid edge power electronics for fuel cell, photovoltaic and battery applications and delivers proven, durable, high quality solutions from its high capacity manufacturing facilities in Europe and North America.

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With thousands of its proprietary energy storage inverters deployed in the European and North American markets, Eguana is the leading supplier of power controls for solar self-consumption, grid services and demand charge applications at the grid edge.

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To learn more, please visit www.EguanaTech.com

 

 

 

 

 

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Crypto currencies taking a breather after their strong run – Ethereum incident

Bitcoin {BTC} and fellow crtypto currencies have reversed somewhat after their recent strong run, which has seen some coins run up to ridiculous multiples of where they were a few short weeks ago.

Ethereum is the best example of that, and recently suffered a catastrophic collapse, only to recover minutes later, wiping out some investors in the process.

 

 

 

Ethereum ‘incident’ highlights the dangers of crypto currencies.

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Ethereum has been the best investment in the world this year, beating any other asset in any other asset class hands down, with an increase from just $3 at the beginning of January 2017 to just shy of $400 a week or so ago.

 

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The percentage increase in value is astronomical!

 

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The suddenly something strange happened, and a lot of people lost a lot of money very quickly, with some wiped out. It goes like this;

 

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An internet rumour started that the founder of Ethereum, Vitalik Buterin, had been killed in a car crash. This was not true, but before it was known he was still alive Ethereum investors had begun selling in panic at the news. This was coupled with a sell order of some 96,100 ETH on the GDAX Exchange, which triggered stop loss positions and margin calls, resulting in a collapse in the price from nearly $400 per coin to  just 10 cents, before rebounding!

 

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Needless to say many people were wiped out and have lost all their money, however it has just been announced that  the GDAX Exchange will compensate those clients on their exchange that suffered losses.

 

 

This incident highlights the very clear risks of investing in the crypto currency markets, although the payment of compensation is a nice touch, and somewhat reassuring.

 

To read the article about the GDAX Exchange, please click HERE

 



Condor Gold quiet on protests at La India, in Leon, Nicaragua.

Condor Gold {AIM: CNR} have not reported that there have been protests against them by the local citizens of the locality where their La India project is located, in León, Nicaragua.

This was first reported by www.Shareprophets.com, a popular London based investor information website.

 

 

 

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Protests at the La India project owned by Condor Gold.

 

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Condor Gold {AIM: CNR} have not reported that there have been protests against them by the local citizens of the locality where their La India project is located, in León, Nicaragua.

 

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The protests have increased since the company tried to have seven people prosecuted for “damaging bags of sand” in a previous protest.  This is hardly likely to anything other than antagonise the locals, and seems a huge own goal by the company!

 

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I do think the company should be reporting the protests, as the lack of reporting leads one to believe all is hunky dory, when it clearly isn’t.  This is clearly price sensitive, in my view.

 

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Storedot demonstrates 5 minute car battery charge potential in Berlin

StoreDot, the Israeli battery pioneer has demonstrated its flash  car battery charge in 5 minutes potential at the CUBE show in Berlin.

The StoreDot battery uses molecular structures instead of graphite, and protects the lithium from damage at the same time.

 

 

 

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StoreDot is developing fast charge mobile phone batteries and 200 mile range car batteries, that will both charge in around 5 minutes.

 

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At the CUBE trade fair in Berlin StoreDot demonstrated the potential for their new batteries, and informed the audience they are in discussions with major manufacturers.

 

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The main issues with car batteries are charge time and range, and StoreDot’s solution addresses those problems.  a 200 mile range for a car on a single charge, and a recharge in 5 minutes is as good as a car fueled by petrol or diesel, and the cost of driving those miles will be considerably less than conventionally fueled vehicles.

 

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To read the article in full, please click HERE



Condor Gold insider Jim Mellon buys again in the market

Condor Gold {AIM: CNR} insider Jim Mellon has added another 90,000 shares to his substantial holding, with a transaction in the market, value £54,000.

Numis  Securities recently boosted their price target for Condor Gold from £1.30 to £1.50p, with a “buy” recommendation.

 

 

 

 

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Condor Gold {AIM: CNR} insider Jim Mellon has added another 90,000 shares to his substantial holding, with a transaction in the market, value £54,000.

 

Jim Mellon last purchased shares in May, again in an on-market transaction.

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Numis  Securities recently boosted their price target for Condor Gold from £1.30 to £1.50p, with a “buy” recommendation, and this occurred in May as well.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Minera IRl and COFIDE enter arbitration in Lima

Minera iRL {CSE: MIRL} and COFIDE, with whom they have a loan agreement, have entered into arbitration proceedings after Minera were unable to repay the $70 million loan by the due date, and COFIDE have security over the Ollachea mine.

 

 

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Minera seek arbitration to retain Ollachea after failing to repay COFIDE.

 

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Minera iRL {CSE: MIRL} and COFIDE, woth whom they have a loan agreement, have entered into arbitration proceedings after Minera were unable to repay the $70 million loan by the due date, and COFIDE have security over the Ollachea mine.

 

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It is a bit of a mystery to me why, when Minera entered freely into a loan agreement secured on their Ollachea mine in Puno, Peru, with COFIDE, they can now seek an arbitration hearing to prevent loss of the mine, as Minera are unable to pay back the loan as per their agreement!

 

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This is just incredible really, it’s like buying a car on hire purchase, and defaulting on the payment and refusing to give it back!

 

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Minera stumbles from one disaster to another, first it was massive boardroom shenanigans, several times, and once that was finally settled, they are now fighting to retain ownership of a property they freely offered as security for a loan they cannot pay back!

 

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Neometals has lodged three US patent applications for spent lithium battery recycling

Neometals Ltd {ASX: NMT}  announced that it has lodged three US provisional patent applications associated with its technology to recover high‐value materials from spent lithium batteries. The scoping studies completed to date confirm that the technology can economically recover high‐value cobalt (99.2% recovery), at potentially lowest quartile operating cost.

 

 

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Neometals lodges three us provisional patent applications for recycling spent lithium batteries.

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Neometals Ltd {ASX: NMT}  announced that it has lodged three US provisional patent applications associated with its technology to recover high‐value materials from spent lithium batteries. The scoping studies completed to date confirm that the technology can economically recover high‐value cobalt (99.2% recovery), at potentially lowest quartile operating cost.

 

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To read the article in full, please click HERE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Barkerville announce results of their AGM and Special Meeting

Barkerville Gold Mines Ltd. {TSXV: BGM} announced that shareholders voted in favour of all resolutions presented in its management information circular at the annual and special meeting held on June 9, 2017.

 

 

 

 

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Barkerville Announces Results Of Annual & Special Meeting
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TORONTO, ON – June 19, 2017 – Barkerville Gold Mines Ltd. {TSXV: BGM} is pleased to announce that shareholders voted in favour of all resolutions presented in its management information circular at the annual and special meeting held on June 9, 2017, which included:

  • the election of the Board of Directors;
  • the appointment of auditors;
  • the approval of the Company’s Stock Option Plan; and
  • the approval of the Company’s Restricted Share Unit Plan

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The Board of Directors now consists of:

  • Chris Lodder (President and Chief Executive Officer)
  • Sean Roosen (Chairman)
  • Tom Obradovich
  • Morris Prychidny
  • John Kutkevicius
  • Tony Makuch
  • Andrée St-Germain
  • John Sabine
  • John Burzinsky

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For further information on Barkerville Gold Mines please visit  www.barkervillegold.com

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Chris Lodder
President & Chief Executive Officer
155 University Avenue, Suite 1440
Toronto, Ontario, Canada


Inovio Pharmaceuticals to Participate on Panel at 2017 BIO International Convention.

Inovio Pharmaceuticals, Inc. {NASDAQ: INO}  announced that Dr. J. Joseph Kim, President & CEO, will participate on a panel, titled “Platform Technologies: The Key to Responding to Emerging Infectious Diseases,” at the 2017 BIO International Conference at the San Diego Convention Center on Wednesday, June 21, 2017.

 

 

 

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Inovio Pharmaceuticals to Participate on Panel at
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PLYMOUTH MEETING, Pa. – June 19, 2017 – Inovio Pharmaceuticals, Inc. {NASDAQ: INO} today announced that Dr. J. Joseph Kim, President & CEO, will participate on a panel, titled “Platform Technologies: The Key to Responding to Emerging Infectious Diseases,” at the 2017 BIO International Conference at the San Diego Convention Center on Wednesday, June 21, 2017, at 1:45pm PT.

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New platform technologies based on important scientific advances are being recognized as the best way to develop vaccines and therapeutics for emergency situations. This panel will explore the latest scientific and clinical advances in the development of such platform technologies, and highlight novel partnerships and approaches that are leveraging such technologies to speed up response times to and the ability to potentially conquer novel pathogens.

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Inovio’s DNA-based platform, which is the foundation of all Inovio products, is unique in its ability to leverage the body’s naturally existing mechanisms to generate robust, highly targeted immune responses to prevent and treat disease – and to do so in the body with a favorable safety profile. Its SynCon® immunotherapy design technology allows rapid development of new products to stimulate effective immune responses against targeted infectious diseases and cancers. Inovio has demonstrated this rapid and robust capability with its vaccines for HIV, Ebola, MERS and Zika, where the immune response rates consistently ranged from 90 to 100% in phase 1 studies. In fact, Inovio’s Zika vaccine advanced from concept design to the start of human trials in about six months, establishing this product as having one of the fastest times for such development. These results have validated the potential of Inovio’s technology platform to respond rapidly to global health emergencies.

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About Inovio Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Inovio is taking immunotherapy to the next level in the fight against cancer and infectious diseases. We are the only immunotherapy company that has reported generating T cells in vivo in high quantity that are fully functional and whose killing capacity correlates with relevant clinical outcomes with a favorable safety profile. With an expanding portfolio of immune therapies, the company is advancing a growing preclinical and clinical stage product pipeline. Partners and collaborators include MedImmune, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Genentech, GeneOne Life Science, Plumbline Life Sciences, ApolloBio Corporation, The Wistar Institute, Laval University, University of Pennsylvania, Drexel University, DARPA, NIH, HIV Vaccines Trial Network, National Cancer Institute, and U.S. Military HIV Research Program.

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For more information, please visit www.inovio.com
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CONTACT:
Bernie Hertel
+1  858-410-3101
bhertel@inovio.com

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This press release contains certain forward-looking statements relating to our business. Actual events or results may differ from the expectations set forth herein as a result of a number of factors, including the availability and timing of data from ongoing clinical trials, uncertainties inherent in the completion of ongoing clinical trials and the initiation of future clinical trials, whether the results of earlier clinical trials will be indicative of the results of future trials, expectations for regulatory approvals, the availability of funding to support continuing research and studies, the adequacy of our capital resources, the availability or potential availability of alternative therapies or treatments for the conditions targeted by the company or its collaborators, including alternatives that may be more efficacious or cost effective than any therapy or treatment that the company and its collaborators hope to develop and other factors discussed in the “Risk Factors” section of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016, filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on March 15, 2017, our Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2017, filed with the SEC on May 10, 2017, and other filings that Inovio makes with the SEC from time to time. There can be no assurance that any product candidate in Inovio’s pipeline will be successfully developed or manufactured, that final results of clinical trials will be supportive of regulatory approvals required to market licensed products, or that any of the forward-looking information provided herein will be proven accurate.In addition, the forward-looking statements included in this press release represent Inovio’s views as of the date hereof. Inovio anticipates that subsequent events and developments may cause its views to change. However, while Inovio may elect to update these forward-looking statements at some point in the future, the company specifically disclaims any obligation to do so, except as may be required by law. These forward-looking statements should not be relied upon as representing Inovio’s views as of any date subsequent to the date of this release.

 



Neometals featured in Daily Mail and media articles – Share buyback update

Neometals {ASX: NMT} The recent presentation by MD Chris Reed in London has been featured in a Daily Mail article, focusing on the potential to separate the company into two and for the technical side to be listed in the USA, where markets are more receptive to tech stories.

The company continued the share buyback program of 28 million shares, passing the halfway mark.

 

 

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Neometals featured in recent media articles, continues share buyback program.

 

 

MD Chris Reed presented to London city professionals and investors recently, and that presentation has become the subject of three media articles, most notably being featured in the prominent and esteemed British newspaper, The Daily Mail.

To read the Daily Mail article in full, please click HERE

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Another article was written by Chris Ecclestone , Mining Strategist of Hallgarten and Co. of London, and European Editor for the Investorintel website in Canada, the most prominent investor focused clean tech website in the world.

To read the Chris Ecclestone article in full, please click HERE

 

 

James Brewer, an independent journalist for All About Shipping also published an article;

To read the James Brewer article in full, please click HERE

 

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Zenyatta scales up their graphite to graphene oxide

Zenyatta Ventures {TSX.V: ZEN} has announced a program for a scaled-up production method of its graphite to graphene oxide for applications like water treatment, sensors, supercapacitors and Li‐ion batteries. The program is receiving grant funding from the Ontario Centres for Excellence.

 

 

 

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Zenyatta Ventures and Lakehead University announce scale-up of GO program.

 

 

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Zenyatta Ventures {TSX.V: ZEN} has announced a program for a scaled-up production method of its graphite to graphene oxide for applications like water treatment, sensors, supercapacitors and Li‐ion batteries. The program is receiving grant funding from the Ontario Centres for Excellence (OCE) to allow a team of scientists at Lakehead University in Ontario, Canada to carry out this research.

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The OCE funding helps established Ontario‐based companies develop, implement and commercialize technical innovations by supporting partnerships with publicly‐funded post‐secondary institutions. The focus of the research work will be on scaling up production methods for Zenyatta’s graphite to GO, a first critical step towards commercialization of the technology. The OCE VIP II $100,000 grant will be administered over two years and Zenyatta will be contributing $50,000 in cash and $60,000 in‐kind support to the project.

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Zenyatta Ventures is also involved in an ongoing project concentrating on graphene-enhanced concrete.

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Condor Gold insider Jim Mellon adds to his holding

Condor Gold PLC {AIM: CNR} insider James(Jim) Mellon bought 10,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, May 22nd. The shares were purchased at an average cost of 59p per share, for a total transaction of £5,900.

 

 

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Condor Gold PLC {AIM: CNR} insider James(Jim) Mellon bought 10,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, May 22nd. The shares were purchased at an average cost of 59p per share, for a total transaction of £5,900.
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On Tuesday, May 23rd, James(Jim) Mellon bought 90,000 shares of Condor Gold PLC stock. The shares were purchased at an average cost of 60p per share, for a total transaction of £54,000.


Inovio Enrolls 160 Subjects in Puerto Rico for Second Zika Vaccine Phase 1 Trial

Inovio Pharmaceuticals, Inc. {NASDAQ: INO} today announced that it has completed enrollment of its phase 1 clinical trial in Puerto Rico evaluating its Zika vaccine, GLS-5700.

This second phase 1 study (ZIKA-002) was designed to assess safety, tolerability, and immune responses in the setting of potentially ongoing disease transmission.

 

 

 

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Inovio Fully Enrolls 160 Subjects in Puerto Rico for Second Zika Vaccine Phase 1 Trial; Continues Leadership to Advance an Effective Preventive Solution
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PLYMOUTH MEETING, Pa. – June 15, 2017 – Inovio Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: INO) today announced that it has completed enrollment of its phase 1 clinical trial in Puerto Rico evaluating its Zika vaccine, GLS-5700.

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Inovio is developing this vaccine with GeneOne Life Science, Inc. (KSE: 011000) and academic collaborators from the US and Canada. This second phase 1 study (ZIKA-002) was designed to assess safety, tolerability, and immune responses in the setting of potentially ongoing disease transmission.
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ZIKA-002 study, initiated in 3Q 2016, is a placebo-controlled, double-blind trial involving 160 healthy adult volunteers (80 subjects received vaccine and 80 subjects received placebo) to evaluate GLS-5700 administered with Inovio’s skin delivery system. Along with safety and immune responses, the study is also assessing differences in Zika infection rates in participants given either placebo or vaccine as part of an exploratory endpoint being evaluated over one year.

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A recent CDC study found that upwards of 5% of children born to pregnant women with Zika infection had abnormalities and these were noted even with infections as late as the third trimester. Babies born with congenital Zika syndrome resulting from Zika infection of an expectant mother often have severe microcephaly, a neurological condition in which babies are born with abnormally small heads. Other abnormalities include diminished brain tissue and eye damage, as well as restricted joint movement and rigid muscle tone. Recent research suggests they may also suffer hearing problems and seizure disorders such as epilepsy.

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Dr. J. Joseph Kim, Inovio’s President and CEO, said, “Families and babies are terribly affected by Zika and there is no preventive vaccine or treatment. Similar diseases like dengue and chikungunya have persisted for decades and infected millions; while their medical symptoms are arguably less notable than Zika, their debilitating medical and economic impact has motivated continuing research and funding support to find viable immune-related solutions. Inovio is proud to be at the forefront of Zika vaccine development and to produce foundational data that clearly supports advancement of DNA technology and our vaccine candidate. We look forward to the prospect of securing funding for phase 2 efficacy studies and attaining clarity on the regulatory pathway necessary to potentially commercialize our Zika vaccine.”

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Inovio was the first in the race to take a vaccine candidate into clinical studies in 2016. Our ZIKA-001 phase 1 trial was conducted in the US and Canada in 40 healthy volunteers. In February 2017 Inovio was also the first group to report positive clinical data: high levels of binding antibodies were measured in 100% (39 of 39) of evaluated subjects; two doses or a single dose of vaccine generated a robust antibody response in 95% (37 of 39) and 40% (16 of 40) of evaluated subjects, respectively. The vaccine was well tolerated and no significant safety concerns were noted.

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Preclinical data published in the peer-reviewed journals npg Vaccines (2016) and Nature Communications (2017) showed that GLS-5700 generated single-dose protection in 100% of mice and non-human primates from death as well as neurologic or testicular effects of the Zika virus.

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About GLS-5700 Zika Vaccine

Inovio is developing GLS-5700, a DNA vaccine encoded for pre-membrane and envelope antigens, to provide broad protective antibody and therapeutic T cell responses against multiple strains of Zika virus.

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About Inovio’s DNA Immunotherapy Technology Platform

Inovio is advancing the medical potential of a unique class of immunotherapy technology. Its DNA-based platform, which is the foundation of all Inovio products, including GLS-5700, is unique in its ability to leverage the body’s naturally existing mechanisms to generate robust, highly targeted immune responses to prevent and treat disease – and to do so in the body with a favorable safety profile. Its SynCon® immunotherapy design and CELLECTRA® delivery system transform novel genetic blueprints into functional antibody and killer T cell responses. Inovio has achieved significant antigen-specific immune responses against multiple diseases and is advancing a growing pipeline of cancer and infectious disease immunotherapies and vaccines.

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About Inovio Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Inovio is taking immunotherapy to the next level in the fight against cancer and infectious diseases. We are the only immunotherapy company that has reported generating T cells in vivo in high quantity that are fully functional and whose killing capacity correlates with relevant clinical outcomes with a favorable safety profile. With an expanding portfolio of immune therapies, the company is advancing a growing preclinical and clinical stage product pipeline. Partners and collaborators include MedImmune, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Genentech, GeneOne Life Science, Plumbline Life Sciences, ApolloBio Corporation, The Wistar Institute, Laval University, University of Pennsylvania, Drexel University, DARPA, NIH, HIV Vaccines Trial Network, National Cancer Institute, and U.S. Military HIV Research Program.

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For more information, please visit www.inovio.com.

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CONTACT:
Bernie Hertel
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Radisson close small private placement for $483,000

Radisson Mining Resources Inc. {TSX.V: RDS} announced that it has closed a private placement totalling $483,000. The company raised a gross proceed of $ 483,000 through the issuance of 292,000 flow-through shares at a price of $0.25 and 2,562,500 hard units (the “Unit”) at a price of $0.16.

 

 

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Radisson Mining closes a $483,000 placing.

 

Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec, June 15, 2017: Radisson Mining Resources Inc. {TSX.V: RDS} is pleased to announce that it has closed a private placement totalling $483,000. The company raised a gross proceed of $ 483,000 through the issuance of 292,000 flow-through shares at a price of $0.25 and 2,562,500 hard units (the “Unit”) at a price of $0.16.

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Each Unit consists of one class A share of the share capital of Radisson and one half-share purchase warrant (“½ Warrant”). Each full Warrant entitles its holder thereof to purchase one class A share at a price of $0.22 for a period of 18 months following the closing date. In accordance with Canadian securities laws, the securities issued under this private placement are subject to a four-month hold period expiring on October 15, 2017. Consequent to the closing of this private placement a tranche of 625,000 units was issued to SIDEX, s.e.c. for a subscription totaling $ 100,000 under the “2017 Field Action” program.

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One director of the corporation made contribution to the private placement for a total amount of $30,000 representing 120,000 flow-through shares. In connection with this closing, Radisson paid an amount of $ 7,700 in finder’s fee and issued 35,000 finder’s warrants entitling the holder thereof to acquire one class A share of the share capital of Radisson at $0.22 for a period of 18 months following the closing date.

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The closing of this private placement is subject to final acceptance by the TSX Venture Exchange. As a result of the private placement, there are currently 110,448,857 class A shares of Radisson issued and outstanding.

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About Radisson Mining Resources Inc. Radisson is a Quebec-based mineral exploration company.

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The O’Brien project, cut by the regional Larder-Lake-Cadillac Fault, is Radisson’s main asset. The former O’Brien Mine, is considered to have been the Abitibi Greenstone Belt’s highest-grade gold producer during its production (1,197,147 metric tons at 15.25 g/t Au for 587,121 ounces of gold from 1926 to 1957; InnovExplo, April 2015).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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POET Technologies AGM confirmed for 13th July 2017

POET Technologies Inc. {TSX.V: PTK} a developer of opto-electronic fabrication processes for the semiconductor industry, announced that it will hold its Annual General Meeting (“AGM”) on Thursday, July 13, 2017 at 10:00 a.m. PDT at the Holiday Inn San Jose – Silicon Valley on 1350 North First Street.

 

 

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POET Technologies Inc. {TSX.V: PTK} a developer of opto-electronic fabrication processes for the semiconductor industry, announced that it will hold its Annual General Meeting (“AGM”) on Thursday, July 13, 2017 at 10:00 a.m. PDT at the Holiday Inn San Jose – Silicon Valley on 1350 North First Street.

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Following the formal stockholder meeting and vote on the board’s proposals, several additional agenda items will be covered by management, including:

  • Presentation on POET’s growth strategy
  • Technical progress and update on POET’s GaAs and InP integration platforms
  • Updated shareholder communications policy and future marketing activity

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In addition to these items, management also intends to address the 2014 Shareholders Rights Plan (SRP) and the rationale for not renewing the Plan at this time. In short, the board exercised its discretion in not pursuing renewal of the SRP due in large part to favorable regulatory changes made in 2016 by the Canadian Securities Administrators, which proactively protects the interests of stockholders by ensuring the integrity of any hostile take-over bids as well as providing a process to determine whether such bids infringe on the rights of stockholders. [see enacted “Bid Amendments” contained in National Instrument (NI) 62-104].

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As a result, the Company believes these new regulations effectively serve the same purpose and provide adequate protection to stockholders as those covered by the SRP approved in 2014. That being said, the board and management will continue to monitor how market participants and regulators navigate and respond to these new regulations, and subsequently determine whether POET will recommend that stockholders adopt a new SRP in the future. Given the potential complexities of these new protections afforded by the amended regulations, management plans to fully address the topic and associated rationale as part of its presentation at the AGM.

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For reference, a copy of the 2014 SRP Agreement is available on POET’s website at http://www.poet-technologies.com/agm/agm2017.html

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In advance of the Annual General Meeting, investors may submit questions to the Company through a form provided on POET’s website at http://www.poet-technologies.com/agm/agm2017.html

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Webcast Information
A live audio webcast and archived replay of the Company’s Annual General Meeting will be made available in the Investor Relations section of POET’s website at www.poet-technologies.com

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Proxy Notice and Access Details
The Record Date for voting and receiving notice of the AGM was May 26, 2017.  The Company is using the “Notice and Access” method for this AGM, whereby only a proxy or a voting instruction form (“VIF”) is being mailed to the shareholders of the Company (the “Shareholders”) and the Information Circular will be available for download from the Company’s website at www.poet-technologies.com/agm following the said mailing. A proxy or VIF is scheduled to be mailed to the Shareholders today and will contain the details of the meeting and the instructions for downloading the Information Circular or requesting a hard copy.

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The Company’s Transfer Agent will be mailing a proxy to the Shareholders who hold their shares in their own names (“Registered Shareholders”) and a VIF to the Shareholders who have consented to having their broker release the details of their shareholdings to the Company (known as Non Objecting Beneficial Owners or “NOBO Shareholders”). Shareholders will be able to vote online, by fax or by mail.  The Shareholders who have objected to having their information shared with the Company (known as Objecting Beneficial Owners or “OBO Shareholders”) may, at the discretion of their broker, receive a VIF mailed by the broker or its agent.  NOBO and OBO Shareholders will be required to return their VIF within the time frame, and in the manner, set out in the instructions contained in the VIF.  If they wish to attend the AGM and vote personally, they must appoint themselves as proxyholder before the cut-off time and date set-out in the VIF.  All proxy votes must be received by the Company’s transfer agent no later than 12:00 noon (EDT) on July 11, 2017. Shareholders may want to contact their broker to verify whether they are on the NOBO or OBO list and, if desired, ensure that they receive the appropriate voting form.

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About POET Technologies Inc.
POET (Planar Opto-Electronic Technology) and its subsidiaries are developers of opto-electronic and photonic fabrication processes, devices and products. The company’s vision is to enable the integration of photonics and electronics through both monolithic and hybrid approaches to design and packaging. Integration is fundamental to increasing functional scaling and lowering the cost of current photonic solutions that drive applications in data communications, consumer products and industrial sensing. Leveraging both Gallium Arsenide (GaAs) and Indium Phosphide (InP) technology platforms, POET believes that its advanced processes for active photonic devices and innovative passive components provide a unique and differentiated combination that will enable substantial improvements in component cost, size and performance over current photonic solutions.

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More information may be obtained at To read the article in full, please click HERE

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Neither TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.

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Shareholder Contact:
Shelton Group
Brett L. Perry
Leanne K. Sievers

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Tezos ICO confirmed for the 1st July

Tezos is the latest ICO (Initial coin offering) to enter the frantic world of crypto currencies.

The date has now been set for the 1st July to allow participants to arrange their payments. Tezos is based in Zug, Switzerland.

 

 

 

Tezos ICO confirmed for the 1st July.

 

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The self-amending cryptographic ledger  – www.tezos.com

 

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Tezos is a decentralised blockchain that governs itself by establishing a true digital commonwealth. What’s more, Tezos was built to facilitate formal verification, a technique which boosts the security of the most sensitive or financially weighted smart contracts by mathematically proving the correctness of the code governing transactions.

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The Tezos blockchain will underpin secure, decentralised applications and smart contracts while avoiding some of the political and technological problems which earlier efforts such as Bitcoin and Ethereum have faced. Tezos was built on the belief that a deep commitment to security, formal verification, and governance that gives stakeholders the power to make protocol decisions is the formula for earning trust and generating widespread adoption on the blockchain. This document provides a comprehensive overview of Tezos, its applications and benefits, the developers involved in the project, the upcoming Tezos fundraiser (sometimes loosely called “ICO” or “crowdsale”), the Tezos Foundation and the goals the Foundation hopes to achieve.

 

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Work on Tezos began in 2014 by its founding development team, whose academic experience spans from philosophy to physics, mathematics and computer science, along with professional experience that includes positions at Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, The Wall Street Journal, and Accenture. They recognized that decentralised blockchains share the same challenges that exist in any commons (the name economists give to a resource shared by several people), specifically that challenges around governance and maintenance often lead to stagnation, shortages, and political deadlock. In the case of pioneers like Bitcoin and Ethereum, those challenges have manifested themselves in situations that put too much power in the hands of core development teams or miners. In other words, first-generation blockchains have become subject to a form of centralization that their developers sought to avoid. During three years of development, the Tezos team sought to address the need for decentralized innovation in protocol design and emphasised the importance of formal verification in its software design philosophy.

 

 

 



GDXJ Van Eck Vector Junior Gold Miners index re-balancing to occur on June 17th

GDXJ Van Eck Junior Gold Miners Index  – The prices of some junior mining stocks have been mauled as a result of a re-balancing that is going to occur on the 17th June.

This has caused selling in some junior gold mining stocks ahead of the rebalance, and pushed stock prices down as a result.

 

 

 

Van Eck Junior Mining Index rebalancing explained.

 

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GDXJ Van Eck Junior Gold Miners Index  – The prices of some junior mining stocks have been mauled as a result of a re-balancing that is going to occur on the 17th June.

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This has caused selling in some junior gold mining stocks ahead of the rebalance, and pushed stock prices down as a result.

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Frank Holmes has explained this well in an article featured on LawrieonGold by Lawrie Williams, To read the article in full, please click HERE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Crypto currencies continue to soar to new highs

Bitcoin {BTC} and other crypto currencies continue to soar to new all time highs, with Ethereum increasing 50% in the last 7 days before pulling back slightly.

Bitcoin itself rose above the $3,000 mark, again before a pullback.

 

 

 

Crypto currencies continue to soar, whilst gold remains in the doldrums.

 

For once, Bitcoin wasn’t the main crypto currency in the news last week, that mantle goes to Ethereum, which rose 50% in a week before retracing slightly. These currencies now have a ‘market cap’ of $42 billion and $34 billion respectively.

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One smaller crypto, Bitshares, rose over 207% over the past week, and now has a ‘market cap’ or nearly $1 billion.

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Amongst the losers were Ripple, down 15% in a week, and Stratis, 33%, highlighting the volatility in the sector.

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One wonders who the market participants are that are pushing the crypto prices higher, and the answer appears to be Hedge Funds, and to a lesser extent, Chinese investors. As long as money circulates in the market, and more people participate prices look set to run higher, but you do have to ask what will happen when some start to exit?

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It never ceases to amaze me how fast investor trust has risen in crypto, whilst the price of gold continues to amble along. Is it because, unlike the price of gold, the price of crypto cannot be manipulated?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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