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  • MIL-OSI: CS Diagnostics Corp. to Present at the Small Cap Growth Virtual Investor Conference June 26th

    Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI)

    DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, June 24, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — CS Diagnostics Corp. (OTCQB: CSDX), based in Germany and USA and focused on innovation in Healthcare, today announced that Thomas Fahrhoefer, Chairman of the Group, and Mohammad Essayed, Chief Financial Officer, will present live at the Small Cap Growth Virtual Investor Conference hosted by VirtualInvestorConferences.com, on June 26th, 2025

    DATE: June 26th
    TIME: 12:30 PM ET
    LINK: REGISTER HERE
    Available for 1×1 meetings: June 27th to July 1st

    This will be a live, interactive online event where investors are invited to ask the company questions in real-time. If attendees are not able to join the event live on the day of the conference, an archived webcast will also be made available after the event.

    It is recommended that online investors pre-register and run the online system check to expedite participation and receive event updates.  

    Learn more about the event at www.virtualinvestorconferences.com.

    Recent Company Highlights

    • Floated 19 million shares on August 23, 2024.
    • Uplifted to OTCQB on November 1, 2024
    • Submitted FDA application for CS-Protect Hydrogel on March 12, 2025
    • MEDUSA evaluated at USD 513 million on April 22, 2025

    About CS Diagnostics Corp.

    CS Diagnostic Corp. is a global healthcare innovation company committed to advancing medical diagnostics through innovation and precision technology. With a strong foundation in research and a global vision, the company delivers cutting-edge solutions to meet the evolving needs of the healthcare industry. Its flagship products, CS – Protect Hydrogel and MEDUSA are designed to meet critical unmet needs in patient care and environmental protection.

    About Virtual Investor Conferences®
    Virtual Investor Conferences (VIC) is the leading proprietary investor conference series that provides an interactive forum for publicly traded companies to seamlessly present directly to investors.

    Providing a real-time investor engagement solution, VIC is specifically designed to offer companies more efficient investor access.  Replicating the components of an on-site investor conference, VIC offers companies enhanced capabilities to connect with investors, schedule targeted one-on-one meetings and enhance their presentations with dynamic video content. Accelerating the next level of investor engagement, Virtual Investor Conferences delivers leading investor communications to a global network of retail and institutional investors.

    CONTACTS:
    CS Diagnostics Corp
    Mohammad Essayed                
    Chief Financial Officer
    +971 52 861 1930
    Mohammad.essayed@csdcorp.us 

    Virtual Investor Conferences
    John M. Viglotti
    SVP Corporate Services, Investor Access
    OTC Markets Group
    (212) 220-2221
    johnv@otcmarkets.com 

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  • MIL-OSI: Strata Decision Technology Launches StrataJazz Position Control to Streamline Healthcare Hiring Processes, Optimize Financial Performance

    Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI)

    CHICAGO, June 24, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Strata Decision Technology, LLC (Strata), a leader in the development of cloud-based financial planning, analytics, and performance tools for healthcare, today announced the launch of its innovative new solution, StrataJazz® Position Control. StrataJazz Position Control automates routine and clear-cut hiring decisions so healthcare teams can dedicate valuable resources to positions that require more complex decision-making.

    The solution helps healthcare organizations streamline and improve the accuracy of planning for new positions, making it easier for finance, operations, and human resources (HR) to stay aligned with data-driven decisions. The product was unveiled this week at the Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA) Annual Conference.

    In today’s complex healthcare landscape, managing labor expenses — the single largest cost for hospitals and health systems — is more critical than ever. Finance leaders often face numerous hurdles in managing open positions, such as manually pulling data from multiple systems to validate requests. Misalignment between financial budgets and HR’s position tracking adds extra work, slows down reviews, and makes it harder to drive strategic decisions — leading to unfilled roles, lost candidates, and higher costs.

    “Healthcare organizations are under immense pressure to fill essential roles quickly without overspending or sacrificing decision quality,” said John Martino, Chief Executive Officer of Strata. “StrataJazz Position Control provides a unified platform that enables them to streamline hiring, avoid over-hiring or costly contract labor, and align staffing with strategic and financial goals, all while enhancing collaboration across finance, HR, and operations. It empowers organizations to invest strategically in their most valuable asset — their people — helping organizations elevate both patient care and operational performance.”

    StrataJazz Position Control is designed to address these urgent market needs by delivering a robust set of capabilities:

    • Unified collaboration: Connects finance, HR, and operations on one platform to streamline position management.
    • Intelligent validation: Automatically assesses requests against financial plans and productivity data.
    • System integration: Syncs with enterprise resource planning (ERP) and human capital management (HCM) platforms for consistent job code and full-time equivalent (FTE) tracking.
    • Automated workflows: Routes and tracks requests, speeding approvals and rejections.
    • Strategic review enablement: Filters routine requests, freeing finance teams to focus on high-impact decisions.

    By automating key processes, providing comprehensive data insights, and fostering inter-departmental collaboration, StrataJazz Position Control empowers healthcare organizations to make more informed, timely, and financially sound staffing decisions.

    To learn more about StrataJazz Position Control, visit our website and stop by our booth #319 or the Strata coffee station at the HFMA Annual Conference in Denver on June 22-25, 2025.

    About Strata Decision Technology, LLC: Strata Decision Technology, LLC provides an innovative, cloud-based platform for software, and data and service solutions to help healthcare organizations acquire insights, accelerate decisions, and enhance performance in support of their missions. More than 2,300 organizations rely on Strata’s StrataJazz and Axiom® solutions for market-leading service and enterprise performance management software, data, and intelligence solutions. To learn more about Strata and why the company has been named the market leader for Business Decision Support for more than 15 consecutive years, please go to www.stratadecision.com.

    Strata Social Networks 

    LinkedIn: Strata Decision Technology

    Media contact:

    Sally Brown, Inkhouse 
    strata@inkhouse.com  

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  • MIL-OSI: Fengate and Alpha Omega Power start operations at Caballero Battery Energy Storage System

    Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI)

    NIPOMO, Calif., June 24, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Fengate Asset Management (Fengate) and Alpha Omega Power (AOP) today announced that the 100-megawatt (MW)/400-megawatt-hour (MWh) Caballero Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) facility in Nipomo, California has achieved full commercial operations.

    Caballero BESS is the first facility of its kind in San Luis Obispo County, providing much needed power capacity and using only top-tier technology to ensure world-class safety and durability.

    “Caballero BESS is good for the environment and the community, providing enough reliable, clean energy to the central coast of California to power more than 100,000 homes for up to four hours every day, and contributing to local economic growth through the use of 100% union labor during the project’s construction phase,” said Greg Calhoun, Managing Director, Infrastructure Investments at Fengate. “We look forward to funding the continued growth of AOP and bringing resilient, stable power to grids across the United States.”

    “Delivering a best-in-class energy storage facility of this scale is AOP’s core mission. Thanks to the world-class team of BESS experts, we have at AOP, and support from our trusted partners, we’re now delivering ‘Reliability, Stored’ to California,” said Paul Choi, Founder and CEO of AOP. “Our team is proud to achieve this milestone, which solidifies AOP as a leading BESS Independent Power Producer.”

    Working shoulder-to-shoulder with all local and state authorities, Caballero BESS underwent rigorous testing and training with Cal Fire, San Luis Obispo City, and County Fire during the construction and testing phases. The project meets or exceeds all local, state, and federal safety requirements, including California Fire Codes and the latest National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 855 standards for energy storage.

    Caballero BESS is the first investment by the Fengate and AOP partnership, which formed in 2023. Fengate is managing this investment on behalf of the Fengate Infrastructure Fund IV and its affiliated entities, including an investment by the LiUNA Pension Fund of Central and Eastern Canada.

    The project received financing from MUFG Bank Ltd. (MUFG) and from U.S. Bancorp Impact Finance, a subsidiary of U.S. Bank that provides capital to the renewable energy industry via tax equity and project finance debt.

    “MUFG is pleased to partner with AOP as it deploys the energy storage resources needed to facilitate the effective and reliable integration of renewable resources into the electric system,” said Phillip Fletcher, Director, Project Finance at MUFG.

    “Our investment in the Caballero BESS project is one way we can support our clients with custom financing solutions,” said Jon Peeples, Environmental Finance Business Development Director at U.S. Bancorp Impact Finance. “We’re proud to support Fengate and AOP in their work to expand sources of clean energy, strengthen the energy grid, and drive local job creation.”

    About Fengate

    Fengate is a leading alternative investment manager focused on infrastructure, private equity and real estate strategies, with more than $7 billion of capital commitments under management. The firm has been investing in infrastructure since 2006 with a focus on mid- market greenfield and brownfield infrastructure assets in the transportation, social, energy transition and digital sectors. Fengate is one of North America’s most active infrastructure investors and developers with a portfolio of more than 50 assets. Learn more at www.fengate.com.

    About Alpha Omega Power

    We are innovators focused on utility-scale battery storage, enhancing grid reliability, supporting renewable energy integration for a cleaner, sustainable energy future. AOP develops, acquires, builds, and operates BESS assets in the United States focusing on investment discipline and technological excellence. AOP currently holds a portfolio of over 2GW of BESS projects across key markets and partners with the nation’s top Load Serving Entities to deliver “Reliability, Stored.”

    Media contact

    Maddison Sharples
    Vice President, Communications and Marketing
    Fengate Asset Management
    +1 416-254-3326
    Maddison.Sharples@fengate.com

    A photo accompanying this announcement is available at https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/c0d84e7c-908c-464f-84d5-1bca7ec1d02e

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  • MIL-OSI: Nykredit Realkredit A/S – Extraordinary General Meeting on 24 June 2025 and changes to the Executive Board

    Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI)

    To Nasdaq Copenhagen

    Nykredit Realkredit A/S – Extraordinary General Meeting on 24 June 2025 and changes to the Executive Board

    At Nykredit Realkredit’s Extraordinary General Meeting held on Tuesday 24 June 2025, Lasse Nyby was elected member of the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors further includes Merete Eldrup, Preben Sunke, Olav Bredgaard Brusen, Michael Demsitz, Rasmus Fossing, Per W. Hallgren, Kathrin Helene Hattens, Jørgen Høholt, Torsten Hagen Jørgensen, Vibeke Krag, Mie Krog and Inge Sand.

    At the meeting of the Board of Directors immediately following the Extraordinary General Meeting, the Board of Directors elected Merete Eldrup as its Chair and Preben Sunke and Lasse Nyby as its Deputy Chairs.

    Also at the subsequent meeting of the Board of Directors, Martin Kudsk Rasmussen joined the Group Executive Board. The Group Executive Board of Nykredit Realkredit A/S now consists of Group Chief Executive Michael Rasmussen and Group Managing Directors Anders Jensen, David Hellemann, Martin Kudsk Rasmussen, Pernille Sindby and Tonny Thierry Andersen.

    Information about Martin Kudsk Rasmussen’s education, professional experience and other directorships and executive positions is provided in Appendix 1.

    Copenhagen, 24 June 2025

    Nykredit Realkredit A/S
    Board of Directors

    Contact
    Questions may be addressed to Press Relations, tel +45 31 21 06 39.

    Appendix 1 – CV of Martin Kudsk Rasmussen

    Martin Kudsk Rasmussen
    Year of birth: 1978

    Career  
    2020 – Managing Director, Spar Nord Bank A/S
    2016 – 2020 Head of Corporate Banking, Spar Nord Bank A/S
    2012 – 2016 Head of Special Credits, Spar Nord Bank A/S
    2010 – 2012 Managing Director, Credits, Sparbank A/S
    2009 – 2010 Head of Corporate Accounts, Sparbank A/S
    2008 – 2009 Head of Credits, Jyske Bank A/S
    2008 – 2008 Acting Head of Corporate Accounts, Sparbank A/S
    2005 – 2008 Credit Adviser, Sparbank Vest A/S
    2002 – 2005 Accountant, PwC
       
    Education  
    2019 Executive education from Insead
    2003 – 2007 Master (Business Economics and Auditing), University of Southern Denmark
    1999 – 2002 Bachelor (Economics and Business Administration), Herning Institute of Business Administration and Technology 
       
    Directorships and other positions (current)  
    Aktieselskabet Skelagervej 15 (Board Member)  
    Nærpension Forsikringsformidling (Board Member)  
    SNB IV Komplementar ApS (Board Member)  
    Vækst-Invest Nordjylland A/S (Board Member)  
       
    Directorships and other positions (previous)  
    Egnsinvest Tyske Ejendomme A/S (Deputy Chair)  
    Letpension Forsikringsformidling A/S (Board Member)  
    BI Asset Management Fondsmæglerselskab A/S (Deputy Chair)  
    BI Holding A/S (Deputy Chair)                   
    SNB II Komplementar ApS (Board Member)  
       

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  • MIL-OSI: Nykredit Bank A/S – changes to the Executive Board

    Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI)

    To Nasdaq Copenhagen

    Nykredit Bank A/S – changes to the Executive Board

    As of 24 June 2025, Carsten Levring Jakobsen and Martin Kudsk Rasmussen have joined the Executive Board of Nykredit Bank A/S. The Executive Board of Nykredit Bank A/S now consists of Carsten Levring Jakobsen, Martin Kudsk Rasmussen, Dan Erik Krarup Sørensen and Søren Kviesgaard.

    Information about Carsten Levring Jakobsen’s and Martin Kudsk Rasmussen’s education, professional experience and other directorships and executive positions is provided in Appendix 1.

    Copenhagen, 24 June 2025

    Nykredit Bank A/S
    Board of Directors

    Contact
    Questions may be addressed to Press Relations, tel +45 31 21 06 39.

    Appendix 1 – CVs of Martin Kudsk Rasmussen and Carsten Levring Jakobsen

    Martin Kudsk Rasmussen
    Year of birth: 1978

    Career    
    2020 – Managing Director, Spar Nord Bank A/S
    2016 – 2020 Head of Corporate Banking, Spar Nord Bank A/S
    2012 – 2016 Head of Special Credits, Spar Nord Bank A/S
    2010 – 2012 Managing Director, Credits, Sparbank A/S
    2009 – 2010 Head of Corporate Accounts, Sparbank A/S
    2008 – 2009 Head of Credits, Jyske Bank A/S
    2008 – 2008 Acting Head of Corporate Accounts, Sparbank A/S
    2005 – 2008 Credit Adviser, Sparbank Vest A/S
    2002 – 2005 Accountant, PwC
       
    Education  
    2019 Executive education from Insead
    2003 – 2007 Master (Business Economics and Auditing), University of Southern Denmark
    1999 – 2002 Bachelor (Economics and Business Administration), Herning Institute of Business Administration and Technology 
       
    Directorships and other positions (current)  
    Aktieselskabet Skelagervej 15 (Board Member)  
    Nærpension Forsikringsformidling (Board Member)  
    SNB IV Komplementar ApS (Board Member)  
    Vækst-Invest Nordjylland A/S (Board Member)  
       
    Directorships and other positions (previous)  
    Egnsinvest Tyske Ejendomme A/S (Deputy Chair)  
    Letpension Forsikringsformidling A/S (Board Member)  
    BI Asset Management Fondsmæglerselskab A/S (Deputy Chair)  
    BI Holding A/S (Deputy Chair)                   
    SNB II Komplementar ApS (Board Member)  
       

    Carsten Levring Jakobsen
    Year of birth: 1970

    Career    
    2023 – Managing Director, Spar Nord Bank A/S
    2019 – 2023 Chief Risk Officer (CRO), Spar Nord Bank A/S
    2006 – 2019 Financial Manager, Spar Nord Bank A/S
    2005 – 2006 Chief Controller, Spar Nord Bank A/S
    2005 Business Controller, Spar Nord Bank A/S
    2002 – 2005 Business Controller, Danske Bank A/S
    1998 – 2002 Business Analyst, Danske Bank A/S
       
    Education  
    2010 – 2012 Master of Business Administration, MBA Strategy, Business Institute Denmark  
    1992 – 1998 Msc (Economics and Finance), Aarhus University  
       
    Directorships and other positions (current)  
    Aktieselskabet Skelagervej 15 (Board Member)  
       
    Directorships and other positions (previous)  
    DLR Kredit A/S (Deputy Chairman)  
       

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  • MIL-OSI USA: Newhouse Secures Key Funding in Agriculture Appropriations Bill

    Source: United States House of Representatives – Congressman Dan Newhouse (4th District of Washington)

    Headline: Newhouse Secures Key Funding in Agriculture Appropriations Bill

    WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Dan Newhouse (WA-04) released the following statement upon committee passage of the Fiscal Year 2026 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill. 

    “The Appropriations Committee has delivered on House Republicans’ commitment to strengthen the agriculture industry while getting our fiscal house in order,” said Rep. Newhouse.  

    Newhouse continued, “By adding the Secretary of Agriculture to the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS), we can combat the Chinese Communist Party’s efforts to acquire critical American farmland. The legislation provides funding for key agriculture research programs that support innovation in our specialty crop industries in Central Washington. In pursuit of fiscal responsibility, the legislation passed out of committee today reins in spending in areas we can afford while providing producers the resources they need to be successful and competitive across the agriculture industry.”  

    “I am also proud to announce funding in this legislation for several projects in Washington’s Fourth District including Astria Toppenish’s Emergency Department, medical staff living spaces at Coulee Medical Center, the expansion of surgical services at Skyline Health, and resources to help finish the new Toppenish Police Department.” 

    The Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill provides a total discretionary allocation of $25.523 billion, which is $1.163 billion (4.2%) below the Fiscal Year 2025 enacted level. The bill prioritizes agencies and programs that protect our nation’s food and drug supply; support America’s farmers, ranchers, and rural communities; and ensure low-income Americans have access to nutrition programs.

    Below are projects in Washington’s Fourth Congressional District Rep. Newhouse secured funding for in this legislation. 

    Astria Toppenish Hospital 

    Amount: $1,512,000 

    Description: The current Emergency Department at Astria Toppenish Hospital is outdated, and in certain areas in a state of disrepair, including the exam rooms, corridors, nurses’ station, waiting room, the staff registration areas, and waiting room for patients and families. A newly designed and expanded fast track area will include a centrally located nursing station area and four contiguous patient rooms. A new results waiting area will be added which will include four holding bays for patients waiting for results. The redesigned area will improve efficiency, streamline processes, and minimize delays which will enhance patient care and satisfaction. Most importantly, the enhanced capacity will support the increasing demand for Emergency Services in Yakima County by 30 patients per day, and 10,950 per year.

    Coulee Medical Center 

    Amount: $3,020,475

    Description: To ensure the availability of safe, dependable living space for health professionals working at the hospital, Coulee Medical Center (CMC) proposes the construction of 30 modular housing units. These housing units will be located at an approximately 5-acre CMC-owned property adjacent to the hospital, providing critical care personnel with accessible accommodations that are significantly closer than St. Rita’s. Each unit will span approximately 357 square feet, and will include a bed, bathroom, and kitchen. Based on the current and anticipated demands of CMC staff, 30 units were determined as an appropriate number to maximize the availability of private living staff while leveraging federal investment responsibly and efficiently.

    Skyline Health 

    Amount: $3,000,000

    Description: As the community of White Salmon, WA continues to grow and expand, so does the need to provide high-quality accessible care. This project will expand Surgical Services by renovating existing facility space and increasing the capacity of Skyline Health to provide new essential services to meet the current community need and prepare for future growth. A modern Surgical Center at Skyline will allow the hospital to recruit specialists and medical staff who will be critical for the hospital’s continued growth of services.

    Toppenish Police Department 

    Amount: $500,000 

    Description: Toppenish, WA faces significant challenges, with crime rates higher than 98.7% of other U.S. cities and higher than any neighboring cities in the region. This underscores the urgent need for proper police infrastructure to support the department and the nearly 10,000 residents it serves. The City has approved the purchase of a building to serve as a permanent police precinct. The total cost for the purchase and renovation of this building is estimated at $2.5 million. The City is seeking $500,000 in funding to complete the necessary interior and exterior renovations to bring the precinct online. The completion of this project will not only create a more effective Police Department but also help reduce the City’s annual operating deficit. The current temporary building costs the City $15,000 per month, further straining the budget. By moving to a permanent facility, the City can allocate resources more efficiently and improve public safety.

    Bill text, before adoption of amendments, is available here. 

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  • MIL-OSI Security: St. Louis Man Sentenced to 25 Years in Prison for Shootings and Carjacking

    Source: United States Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms and Explosives (ATF)

    ST. LOUIS – U.S. District Judge Henry E. Autrey on Tuesday sentenced a convicted felon who committed an armed 2018 carjacking, a 2021 shooting and two other crimes involving guns to 25 years in prison.

    Darnell L. Clemons left a string of victims terrified and traumatized, according to testimony at Monday’s sentencing hearing.

    On May 16, 2018, Darnell L. Clemons and a nephew robbed and carjacked the manager of a University City, Missouri restaurant. Clemons stole the victim’s 2015 Toyota Corolla, cash and her phone after placing the muzzle of a handgun to her forehead and stomach.

    On July 29, 2021, Clemons’ nephew spotted a gun in a bag belonging to a customer at a Florissant, Missouri gas station and convenience store. The nephew tried to steal the gun, triggering a struggle. Clemons spotted the struggle, ran into the store and shot the victim in the back, resulting in permanent injury. He fired another shot from outside of the store.

    On Aug. 4, 2021, following a shootout with unknown individuals in a car, Clemons jumped through a stranger’s window in the O’Fallon neighborhood in St. Louis. Police found a stolen 9mm pistol with the slide locked back and no ammunition, indicating that Clemons had fired it recently. Clemons initially gave his brother’s name to police and claimed that officers planted the gun they found. A witness saw Clemons with the gun and his fingerprint was on the pistol’s magazine, however.

    On Dec. 8, 2021, Clemons was arrested on outstanding warrants by the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department’s Fugitive Unit with the assistance of Homeland Security Investigations. After a foot chase through the Delmar Loop, officers found a 9mm Glock loaded with a large capacity drum magazine. Clemons again gave his brother’s name and falsely claimed that police had planted the gun. He later told police he “should have shot it out with you all” rather than surrendering, and threatened to kill an officer that he recognized, and that officer’s mother.

    Clemons was a “one-man crime wave” for 20 years before that arrest, placing him in the highest criminal history category, according to a sentencing memo. That crime wave included a carjacking committed by Clemons and his nephew at a church and resisting-arrest convictions dating back to age 16. Clemons also “capped off months of domestic abuse by throwing his pregnant girlfriend through a table, causing her to miscarry his own child,” the memo says. He also shot her, the memo says. In a letter to Judge Autrey, Clemons’ former girlfriend said Clemons’ gun went off while he was pistol-whipping her on Mother’s Day. “Hurting people made you laugh, and that’s where you found your joy in life,” she wrote in her letter. “To this day, I still deal with not feeling safe, not even when the police would come, because you have successfully broken into my house countless times. Not only are you my worst nightmare, but also the mother of a child’s worst nightmare as well.”

    “This was a career criminal with no regard for human life and demonstrated a willingness to terrorize communities with violence,” said Mark Zito, Special Agent in Charge of ICE Homeland Security Investigations Kansas City. “This is exactly the kind of dangerous offender HSI targets: armed, repeat violent criminals who think they can operate without consequence. Let this sentencing serve as a clear warning – if you prey on the public with guns and fear, we will find you, we will build the case, and we will make sure you face the full weight of the justice system.”

    Clemons, 38, of St. Louis, pleaded guilty in January in U.S. District Court in St. Louis to one count of carjacking, two counts of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and one count of possession of ammunition by a convicted felon.

    The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, the University City Police Department, the Florissant Police Department and the St. Louis County Crime Lab investigated the case. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Zachary Bluestone and Matthew Martin prosecuted the case.

    This case is part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), a program bringing together all levels of law enforcement and the communities they serve to reduce violent crime and gun violence, and to make our neighborhoods safer for everyone. On May 26, 2021, the Department launched a violent crime reduction strategy strengthening PSN based on these core principles: fostering trust and legitimacy in our communities, supporting community-based organizations that help prevent violence from occurring in the first place, setting focused and strategic enforcement priorities, and measuring the results.

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  • MIL-OSI Security: St. Louis Man Sentenced to 25 Years in Prison for Shootings and Carjacking

    Source: United States Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms and Explosives (ATF)

    ST. LOUIS – U.S. District Judge Henry E. Autrey on Tuesday sentenced a convicted felon who committed an armed 2018 carjacking, a 2021 shooting and two other crimes involving guns to 25 years in prison.

    Darnell L. Clemons left a string of victims terrified and traumatized, according to testimony at Monday’s sentencing hearing.

    On May 16, 2018, Darnell L. Clemons and a nephew robbed and carjacked the manager of a University City, Missouri restaurant. Clemons stole the victim’s 2015 Toyota Corolla, cash and her phone after placing the muzzle of a handgun to her forehead and stomach.

    On July 29, 2021, Clemons’ nephew spotted a gun in a bag belonging to a customer at a Florissant, Missouri gas station and convenience store. The nephew tried to steal the gun, triggering a struggle. Clemons spotted the struggle, ran into the store and shot the victim in the back, resulting in permanent injury. He fired another shot from outside of the store.

    On Aug. 4, 2021, following a shootout with unknown individuals in a car, Clemons jumped through a stranger’s window in the O’Fallon neighborhood in St. Louis. Police found a stolen 9mm pistol with the slide locked back and no ammunition, indicating that Clemons had fired it recently. Clemons initially gave his brother’s name to police and claimed that officers planted the gun they found. A witness saw Clemons with the gun and his fingerprint was on the pistol’s magazine, however.

    On Dec. 8, 2021, Clemons was arrested on outstanding warrants by the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department’s Fugitive Unit with the assistance of Homeland Security Investigations. After a foot chase through the Delmar Loop, officers found a 9mm Glock loaded with a large capacity drum magazine. Clemons again gave his brother’s name and falsely claimed that police had planted the gun. He later told police he “should have shot it out with you all” rather than surrendering, and threatened to kill an officer that he recognized, and that officer’s mother.

    Clemons was a “one-man crime wave” for 20 years before that arrest, placing him in the highest criminal history category, according to a sentencing memo. That crime wave included a carjacking committed by Clemons and his nephew at a church and resisting-arrest convictions dating back to age 16. Clemons also “capped off months of domestic abuse by throwing his pregnant girlfriend through a table, causing her to miscarry his own child,” the memo says. He also shot her, the memo says. In a letter to Judge Autrey, Clemons’ former girlfriend said Clemons’ gun went off while he was pistol-whipping her on Mother’s Day. “Hurting people made you laugh, and that’s where you found your joy in life,” she wrote in her letter. “To this day, I still deal with not feeling safe, not even when the police would come, because you have successfully broken into my house countless times. Not only are you my worst nightmare, but also the mother of a child’s worst nightmare as well.”

    “This was a career criminal with no regard for human life and demonstrated a willingness to terrorize communities with violence,” said Mark Zito, Special Agent in Charge of ICE Homeland Security Investigations Kansas City. “This is exactly the kind of dangerous offender HSI targets: armed, repeat violent criminals who think they can operate without consequence. Let this sentencing serve as a clear warning – if you prey on the public with guns and fear, we will find you, we will build the case, and we will make sure you face the full weight of the justice system.”

    Clemons, 38, of St. Louis, pleaded guilty in January in U.S. District Court in St. Louis to one count of carjacking, two counts of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and one count of possession of ammunition by a convicted felon.

    The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, the University City Police Department, the Florissant Police Department and the St. Louis County Crime Lab investigated the case. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Zachary Bluestone and Matthew Martin prosecuted the case.

    This case is part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), a program bringing together all levels of law enforcement and the communities they serve to reduce violent crime and gun violence, and to make our neighborhoods safer for everyone. On May 26, 2021, the Department launched a violent crime reduction strategy strengthening PSN based on these core principles: fostering trust and legitimacy in our communities, supporting community-based organizations that help prevent violence from occurring in the first place, setting focused and strategic enforcement priorities, and measuring the results.

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  • MIL-OSI: Proceedings of the extraordinary general meeting of Spar Nord Bank A/S

    Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI)

    Company announcement no. 22

            

    Proceedings of the extraordinary general meeting of Spar Nord Bank A/S and changes to the Executive Board

    At the extraordinary general meeting held on 24 June 2025, the following resolutions were passed:

    • Election of members to the Board of Directors
    • Dismissal of the auditor and election of a new auditor
    • Amendments to the Articles of Association

    Election of members to the Board of Directors
    All existing members of the Board of Directors elected by the general meeting resigned from the Board of Directors. Michael Rasmussen, Anders Jensen, Tonny Thierry Andersen, Pernille Sindby, and David Hellemann were elected as new members of the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors also consists of the following employee representatives: Jannie Merete Thorsø Skovsen, Gitte Holmgaard Sørensen, and Rikke Marie Jacobsen Christiansen.

    At the subsequent Board meeting, the Board of Directors constituted itself with Michael Rasmussen as Chairman and Anders Jensen as Vice Chairman.

    Removal of the auditor and election of a new auditor
    It was resolved to remove the company’s auditor, Deloitte Statsautoriseret Revisionspartnerselskab, and EY Godkendt Revisionspartnerselskab was elected as the new auditor to audit the company’s annual financial statements and to issue a statement on the company’s sustainability reporting.

    Amendments to the Articles of Association
    It was resolved to amend the company’s Articles of Association in accordance with the proposal set out in the notice convening the meeting dated 2 June 2025.

    Changes to the Executive Board
    At the subsequent Board meeting, the Board of Directors appointed Søren Kviesgaard and Dan Erik Krarup Sørensen to the company’s Executive Board, while Lasse Nyby and John Lundsgaard resigned from the Executive Board. The Executive Board also consists of Martin Kudsk Rasmussen and Carsten Levring Jakobsen.

    Søren Kviesgaard holds an MSc (Business Administration and Auditing) from Aarhus School of Business and is a state-authorized public accountant. He joined the Nykredit Group in 2016 from a position as partner at PwC and has since held the position of Executive Vice President of Corporates & Institutions. He was previously Senior Executive Director of FIH Erhvervsbank. Søren has been a member of the Executive Board of Nykredit Bank A/S since 2023.

    Dan Erik Krarup Sørensen holds a PhD in Mathematics from the Technical University of Denmark and a Graduate Diploma in Finance from Copenhagen Business School. He joined the Nykredit Group in 1997 from a position as assistant professor of mathematics at the Technical University of Denmark and has, among other positions, been Vice Executive Director with responsibility for risk management, capital and regulatory affairs. Dan has been a member of the Executive Board of Nykredit Bank A/S since 2015.

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    Martin Bach
    SVP Corporate Communication

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  • MIL-OSI: Proceedings of the extraordinary general meeting of Spar Nord Bank A/S

    Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI)

    Company announcement no. 22

            

    Proceedings of the extraordinary general meeting of Spar Nord Bank A/S and changes to the Executive Board

    At the extraordinary general meeting held on 24 June 2025, the following resolutions were passed:

    • Election of members to the Board of Directors
    • Dismissal of the auditor and election of a new auditor
    • Amendments to the Articles of Association

    Election of members to the Board of Directors
    All existing members of the Board of Directors elected by the general meeting resigned from the Board of Directors. Michael Rasmussen, Anders Jensen, Tonny Thierry Andersen, Pernille Sindby, and David Hellemann were elected as new members of the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors also consists of the following employee representatives: Jannie Merete Thorsø Skovsen, Gitte Holmgaard Sørensen, and Rikke Marie Jacobsen Christiansen.

    At the subsequent Board meeting, the Board of Directors constituted itself with Michael Rasmussen as Chairman and Anders Jensen as Vice Chairman.

    Removal of the auditor and election of a new auditor
    It was resolved to remove the company’s auditor, Deloitte Statsautoriseret Revisionspartnerselskab, and EY Godkendt Revisionspartnerselskab was elected as the new auditor to audit the company’s annual financial statements and to issue a statement on the company’s sustainability reporting.

    Amendments to the Articles of Association
    It was resolved to amend the company’s Articles of Association in accordance with the proposal set out in the notice convening the meeting dated 2 June 2025.

    Changes to the Executive Board
    At the subsequent Board meeting, the Board of Directors appointed Søren Kviesgaard and Dan Erik Krarup Sørensen to the company’s Executive Board, while Lasse Nyby and John Lundsgaard resigned from the Executive Board. The Executive Board also consists of Martin Kudsk Rasmussen and Carsten Levring Jakobsen.

    Søren Kviesgaard holds an MSc (Business Administration and Auditing) from Aarhus School of Business and is a state-authorized public accountant. He joined the Nykredit Group in 2016 from a position as partner at PwC and has since held the position of Executive Vice President of Corporates & Institutions. He was previously Senior Executive Director of FIH Erhvervsbank. Søren has been a member of the Executive Board of Nykredit Bank A/S since 2023.

    Dan Erik Krarup Sørensen holds a PhD in Mathematics from the Technical University of Denmark and a Graduate Diploma in Finance from Copenhagen Business School. He joined the Nykredit Group in 1997 from a position as assistant professor of mathematics at the Technical University of Denmark and has, among other positions, been Vice Executive Director with responsibility for risk management, capital and regulatory affairs. Dan has been a member of the Executive Board of Nykredit Bank A/S since 2015.

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    SVP Corporate Communication

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  • MIL-OSI USA: Welch Statement on Trump’s Proposal to Upend Vital USDA RD Loan Programs

    US Senate News:

    Source: United States Senator Peter Welch (D-Vermont)

    BURLINGTON, VT – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Agriculture Committee on Rural Development, Energy, and Credit, today released the following statement responding to reports that the Trump Administration is considering an executive order to transfer certain U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development (RD) Programs to the Small Business Administration (SBA). This proposal would allow SBA to control USDA RD’s Business and Industry Guaranteed Loan Program, Rural Business Investment Program, and the Rural Microentrepreneur Assistance Program. 
    “The Trump Administration’s proposal to move crucial USDA RD programs to the SBA is alarming for rural communities in red and blue states alike. This move won’t ‘improve efficiency’ it will just make it harder for farmers and rural small businesses to access the specialized support farmers and rural small businesses depend on. The Administration’s willful ignorance of fundamental differences between the two agencies will rob rural communities of vital resources provided by USDA’s vast local knowledge and rural presence. I urge the Trump Administration to drop this proposal.”  

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  • MIL-OSI Asia-Pac: FS attends Summer Davos in Tianjin

    Source: Hong Kong Information Services

    Financial Secretary Paul Chan today attended the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting of the New Champions 2025 in Tianjin, and led representatives from about 20 startups and enterprises to visit the Tianjin Binhai High-tech Industrial Development Area for business matching activities.

    At the annual meeting, also known as the Summer Davos, Mr Chan joined the Informal Gathering of World Economic Leaders where he exchanged views on the current international financial and trade landscape and developments with other international and regional leaders.

    In the afternoon, Mr Chan participated as a keynote speaker in a discussion session on the economic and investment relationship and development prospects between the Middle East & North Africa (MENA) and China.

    He pointed out that Hong Kong can serve as a “super connector” in trade, investment, finance, and innovation and technology (I&T) between China and the MENA.

    Specifically, with the increasing popularity of trade settled in local currencies among economies in the region, renminbi liquidity, the range of renminbi investment products and risk management tools, and custodian services can be enhanced to support renminbi investment and funding needs of MENA countries.

    Furthermore, as the region invests heavily in infrastructure and green transformation, Hong Kong can act as a financing centre for quality enterprises and projects. Collaboration between I&T enterprises can also help countries in the region achieve their development goals in various fields.

    Separately, the Financial Secretary, leading representatives from startups from the Hong Kong Science & Technology Parks Corporation, Cyberport and the Hong Kong Investment Corporation, visited the Tianjin Binhai High-tech Industrial Development Area in the morning.

    They toured two enterprises and held a roundtable meeting with about 30 Tianjin-based tech companies to discuss further co-operation directions and strategies between Tianjin and Hong Kong’s innovation sectors, and promote exchanges and interface between enterprises of the two places.

    During the roundtable meeting, Mr Chan said Hong Kong welcomes Tianjin’s I&T companies to leverage Hong Kong’s platform for international expansion. He emphasised that enterprises can utilise Hong Kong’s vibrant and comprehensive fundraising market and high-quality financial services to connect with global funds and investors. He also encouraged them to collaborate with Hong Kong’s I&T enterprises to make use of Hong Kong’s internationalised application scenarios and global business networks, thereby accelerating the pace of their international expansion.

    In the evening, Mr Chan met Tianjin Municipal Committee Deputy Secretary Liu Guiping for in-depth exchanges on strengthening co-operation in trade, finance, shipping, I&T and tourism between Tianjin and Hong Kong.

    Additionally, Mr Chan met Xi’an Mayor Ye Niuping, also attending the Summer Davos, to exchange views on further fostering co-operation.

    The Financial Secretary will continue to attend the Summer Davos in Tianjin tomorrow and depart for Beijing in the evening.

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  • MIL-OSI: WISe.ART Launches Mayte Spínola’s “Galactic Christ” into Space Aboard SpaceX Mission Pioneering Space-Based Art NFTs and Digital Expression

    Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI)

    WISe.ART Launches Mayte Spínola’s “Galactic Christ” into Space Aboard SpaceX Mission Pioneering Space-Based Art NFTs and Digital Expression
      

    Geneva, Switzerland, June 24, 2025 –WISeKey International Holding Ltd (“WISeKey”) (SIX: WIHN, NASDAQ: WKEY), a leading global cybersecurity, blockchain, and IoT company, today announces that WISe.ART, its secure NFT marketplace subsidiary has successfully launched Spanish artist Mayte Spínola’s digital artwork El Cristo Cósmico (“The Galactic Christ”) into low Earth orbit (LEO) aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, marking another milestone in the company’s strategy to expand the frontier of digital expression through space technology.

    The launch occurred at 23:11 CET on June 23, 2025, placing a WISeSat satellite carrying Spínola’s artwork into orbit. Tokenized as an NFT on the WISe.ART platform, the artwork is securely stored on the satellite using embedded hardware security modules and blockchain-based authentication protocols.

    This mission is part of WISe.ART’s broader initiative to pioneer the use of space as a platform for artistic and personal expression. By combining secure satellite technology, blockchain infrastructure, and NFTs, WISe.ART is enabling artists, creators, and public figures to engage with audiences globally and now, extraterrestrially.

    “Space is not only the next frontier for technology, it is a new medium for human expression,” said Carlos Moreira, Founder of WISeKey and WISe.ART. “Through WISeSat and WISe.ART, we are giving artists and celebrities a secure and visionary way to project their work and messages from orbit.”

    This is not WISe.ART’s first milestone in space. In 2022, during a special ceremony at the NASDAQ headquarters in New York, WISe.ART minted and transmitted a space-based NFT featuring actress Brooke Shields, demonstrating the platform’s early commitment to combining celebrity expression, secure blockchain, and satellite communications.

    Mayte Spínola, one of Spain’s most celebrated contemporary artists and founder of the Grupo Pro Arte y Cultura, shared her thoughts on the occasion: “Seeing my work orbiting Earth is deeply symbolic. It represents the union of art, science, and faith, transcending borders and reminding us that peace is a universal message.”

    Technical details of the mission:

    • Rocket: SpaceX Falcon 9 (Transporter Mission)
    • Orbit: Sun-synchronous low Earth orbit (~500–600 km)
    • Payload: WISeSat satellite with secure NFT storage and communication capabilities
    • Security: Blockchain certification anchored to WISeKey’s Root of Trust, with post-quantum secure elements
    • Access: Two-way data connectivity for metadata validation and message exchange

    With this launch, El Cristo Cósmico becomes a space-hosted digital artifact, merging art, spirituality, and space technology. It showcases how WISe.ART is redefining the role of NFTs, offering creators new dimensions for secure global, and now orbital engagement.

    About WISe.ART

    WISe.ART is a full-service NFT platform designed for artists, collectors, and brands. It leverages WISeKey’s trusted cybersecurity technologies to ensure secure creation, trading, and verification of digital assets, with integrations into IoT, satellite systems, and post-quantum infrastructures.

    About WISeKey

    WISeKey International Holding Ltd (“WISeKey”, SIX: WIHN; Nasdaq: WKEY) is a global leader in cybersecurity, digital identity, and IoT solutions platform. It operates as a Swiss-based holding company through several operational subsidiaries, each dedicated to specific aspects of its technology portfolio. The subsidiaries include (i) SEALSQ Corp (Nasdaq: LAES), which focuses on semiconductors, PKI, and post-quantum technology products, (ii) WISeKey SA which specializes in RoT and PKI solutions for secure authentication and identification in IoT, Blockchain, and AI, (iii) WISeSat AG which focuses on space technology for secure satellite communication, specifically for IoT applications, (iv) WISe.ART Corp which focuses on trusted blockchain NFTs and operates the WISe.ART marketplace for secure NFT transactions, and (v) SEALCOIN AG which focuses on decentralized physical internet with DePIN technology and house the development of the SEALCOIN platform.

    Each subsidiary contributes to WISeKey’s mission of securing the internet while focusing on their respective areas of research and expertise. Their technologies seamlessly integrate into the comprehensive WISeKey platform. WISeKey secures digital identity ecosystems for individuals and objects using Blockchain, AI, and IoT technologies. With over 1.6 billion microchips deployed across various IoT sectors, WISeKey plays a vital role in securing the Internet of Everything. The company’s semiconductors generate valuable Big Data that, when analyzed with AI, enable predictive equipment failure prevention. Trusted by the OISTE/WISeKey cryptographic Root of Trust, WISeKey provides secure authentication and identification for IoT, Blockchain, and AI applications. The WISeKey Root of Trust ensures the integrity of online transactions between objects and people. For more information on WISeKey’s strategic direction and its subsidiary companies, please visit www.wisekey.com.

    Disclaimer
    This communication expressly or implicitly contains certain forward-looking statements concerning WISeKey International Holding Ltd and its business. Such statements involve certain known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, which could cause the actual results, financial condition, performance or achievements of WISeKey International Holding Ltd to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. WISeKey International Holding Ltd is providing this communication as of this date and does not undertake to update any forward-looking statements contained herein as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

    This press release does not constitute an offer to sell, or a solicitation of an offer to buy, any securities, and it does not constitute an offering prospectus within the meaning of the Swiss Financial Services Act (“FinSA”), the FinSa’s predecessor legislation or advertising within the meaning of the FinSA. Investors must rely on their own evaluation of WISeKey and its securities, including the merits and risks involved. Nothing contained herein is, or shall be relied on as, a promise or representation as to the future performance of WISeKey.

    Press and Investor Contacts

    WISeKey International Holding Ltd
    Company Contact: Carlos Moreira
    Chairman & CEO
    Tel: +41 22 594 3000
    info@wisekey.com 

    Media Contact:
    press@wise.art
    www.wise.art

    		 WISeKey Investor Relations (US) 
    The Equity Group Inc.
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    Tel: +1 212 836-9611
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  • MIL-OSI: Bitcoin & Crypto Casinos Ranked: Reddit Users Share Top Crypto Casino Experiences

    Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI)

    Hivedit Research Labs Reports Bitcoin Casino Adoption Trends and Crypto Casino Platform Performance in 2025 Online Casino Markets

    AUSTIN, TX, June 24, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) —  Hivedit Research Labs today announced comprehensive findings from extensive bitcoin casino market analysis, revealing how crypto casino platforms are transforming the global casino industry. The bitcoin casino research, analyzing crypto casino adoption patterns across international casino markets, demonstrates that crypto casino platforms now outperform traditional casino operators in user satisfaction, casino innovation, and online casino market growth.

    The bitcoin casino industry analysis examined crypto casino performance metrics across diverse casino markets, evaluating casino preferences, casino game offerings, online casino user behavior, and crypto casino technological advancement. Results show bitcoin casino platforms consistently deliver superior casino experiences compared to conventional operators, with crypto casino adoption rates exceeding traditional online casino growth by 340% in casino markets worldwide.

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    Operational History Research: Bitcoin casino operators with 7+ year operational histories have demonstrated consistent payout performance and transparent practices. Casino welcome bonus programs reaching $10,000 have received 91% approval ratings from player communities, indicating growing market acceptance of cryptocurrency gaming platforms.

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    • 500+ Live Casino Options: Extensive live dealer games including live casino games favorites like blackjack, roulette, and baccarat providing authentic casino experience
    • 300+ Table Game Variations: Traditional options enhanced with crypto casino innovations, featuring casino games or sports betting integration
    • 150+ Provably Fair Games: Unique crypto casino games allowing players to verify fairness independently through provably fair crypto technology

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    “The bitcoin casino revolution represents the most significant casino industry transformation since online casino inception,” noted Dr. Sarah Williams, Senior Analyst at Hivedit Research Labs. “Crypto casino platforms are establishing new standards for casino excellence while traditional casino operators struggle to match crypto casino innovation levels.”

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    Contact Information: Company: Hivedit Research Labs
    Email: research@hivedit.net
    Website: www.hivedit.net
    Address: 2301 W Anderson Ln., Austin, TX 78757, United States

    Disclaimer: This research is for informational purposes only. Casino activities involve risk and should only be undertaken by individuals of legal age. Always practice responsible gaming and check local laws before participating in online casino activities.

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  • MIL-OSI: Bitcoin & Crypto Casinos Ranked: Reddit Users Share Top Crypto Casino Experiences

    Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI)

    Hivedit Research Labs Reports Bitcoin Casino Adoption Trends and Crypto Casino Platform Performance in 2025 Online Casino Markets

    AUSTIN, TX, June 24, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) —  Hivedit Research Labs today announced comprehensive findings from extensive bitcoin casino market analysis, revealing how crypto casino platforms are transforming the global casino industry. The bitcoin casino research, analyzing crypto casino adoption patterns across international casino markets, demonstrates that crypto casino platforms now outperform traditional casino operators in user satisfaction, casino innovation, and online casino market growth.

    The bitcoin casino industry analysis examined crypto casino performance metrics across diverse casino markets, evaluating casino preferences, casino game offerings, online casino user behavior, and crypto casino technological advancement. Results show bitcoin casino platforms consistently deliver superior casino experiences compared to conventional operators, with crypto casino adoption rates exceeding traditional online casino growth by 340% in casino markets worldwide.

    Top Bitcoin Casino Categories Leading Market Innovation

    Hivedit’s comprehensive crypto casino analysis identified four primary bitcoin casino categories leading casino industry innovation through advanced crypto casino technologies and enhanced casino experiences:

    Discover High-Performance Bitcoin Casino Leaders – Research Access

    Market Research Access: Bitcoin casino operators demonstrating sub-5-minute crypto withdrawal processing, comprehensive game libraries exceeding 8,000 options, and innovative bonus structures offering up to 500 free spins have achieved 96% user satisfaction ratings across global markets. These platforms integrate emerging crypto technologies with established casino operations.

    ️ Explore Established Crypto Casino Market Leaders – Industry Analysis

    Operational History Research: Bitcoin casino operators with 7+ year operational histories have demonstrated consistent payout performance and transparent practices. Casino welcome bonus programs reaching $10,000 have received 91% approval ratings from player communities, indicating growing market acceptance of cryptocurrency gaming platforms.

    Access Advanced Gaming Platform Features – Market Research

    Platform Analysis Report: Bitcoin casino platforms featuring 200+ live casino tables and game collections exceeding 5,000 titles with 97%+ RTP ratings have garnered 89% positive feedback across diverse player demographics. Weekly tournaments with $250,000 prize pools demonstrate the scale of crypto casino market growth.

    Full Research Report: Next-generation bitcoin casino platforms integrating casino and sports betting, advanced crypto casino games, mobile casino optimization, provably fair games technology, and comprehensive crypto sports betting options achieved 87% user satisfaction while establishing new standards for casino innovation and online casino accessibility. Additional community insights available in this comprehensive reddit analysis examining real user experiences across top bitcoin platforms.

    “Our extensive bitcoin casino research reveals fundamental shifts in casino industry preferences,” stated Dr. Michael Chen, Chief Research Director at Hivedit Research Labs. “Crypto casino platforms represent the future of casino innovation, offering casino experiences that conventional online casino platforms cannot match.”

    Best Bitcoin Casino Research Methodology

    Hivedit researchers conducted comprehensive crypto casino market analysis, examining bitcoin casino performance across 45 international casino markets. The casino industry research encompassed:

    • 50,000+ Casino Player Interactions: Detailed analysis of preferences, crypto casino adoption patterns, online casino usage behaviors, and casino satisfaction metrics across reddit communities and forums
    • 2,500+ Bitcoin Casino Platform Evaluations: Comprehensive assessment of crypto casino features, bitcoin casino games, casino bonus structures, and crypto casino site technologies
    • 850+ Community Surveys: In-depth examination of casino player preferences regarding crypto casino benefits, bitcoin casino advantages, and traditional online casinos comparisons
    • Real-Time Casino Performance Monitoring: Continuous tracking of crypto casino payout speeds, live casino games reliability, and btc casino user experience metrics

    The bitcoin casino research methodology incorporated advanced analytics examining patterns, crypto casino technology adoption, online casino market trends, and traditional casino industry comparisons.

    Top Bitcoin Casino vs Traditional Casino Performance Analysis

    Revolutionary Crypto Casino Transaction Speeds

    Hivedit’s bitcoin casino research reveals crypto casino platforms process deposit and withdrawal requests 15x faster than conventional operators. Leading bitcoin casino platforms complete crypto transactions within 2-8 minutes, while traditional online casino withdrawal processing requires 24-72 hours. This crypto casino advantage represents fundamental improvement in casino accessibility and casino player satisfaction.

    Advanced bitcoin casino platforms utilizing instant crypto processing technologies enable casino players to enjoy seamless casino experiences without banking delays. The best bitcoin casino operators have eliminated interruptions through innovative crypto casino payment systems, making gambling with crypto more efficient than traditional online casinos.

    Top bitcoin gambling platforms now process crypto casino withdrawals faster than any online gambling sites, with some btc casino operators achieving sub-minute processing times. These crypto casino site innovations represent one of the best bitcoin casino advantages over conventional betting and casino platforms.

    Enhanced Casino Game Selection and Innovation

    Contemporary bitcoin casino platforms offer significantly expanded casino game libraries compared to conventional operators. Leading crypto casino platforms feature casino games available across all categories:

    • 8,000+ Titles: Comprehensive casino game collections from providers like Pragmatic Play, Evolution Gaming, and NetEnt, offering casino games without limitations of traditional online casinos
    • 500+ Live Casino Options: Extensive live dealer games including live casino games favorites like blackjack, roulette, and baccarat providing authentic casino experience
    • 300+ Table Game Variations: Traditional options enhanced with crypto casino innovations, featuring casino games or sports betting integration
    • 150+ Provably Fair Games: Unique crypto casino games allowing players to verify fairness independently through provably fair crypto technology

    These extensive casino game offerings demonstrate how bitcoin casino platforms enhance traditional casino experiences through crypto casino technological advancement and expanded casino game variety.

    Best Crypto Casino Security and Responsible Gaming

    Advanced Bitcoin Casino Security Protocols

    Leading crypto casino platforms implement military-grade security measures protecting casino player funds and personal information. Bitcoin casino security features include:

    • Blockchain-Based Transaction Security: Crypto casino transactions utilize distributed ledger technology ensuring transaction integrity
    • Advanced Crypto Wallet Protection: Multi-signature crypto wallet systems securing casino player funds with institutional-grade protection
    • Enhanced Casino Player Verification: Streamlined verification processes balancing casino player privacy with regulatory compliance
    • Real-Time Monitoring: Advanced AI systems detecting unusual patterns and protecting casino player interests

    Comprehensive Responsible Gaming Programs

    Best bitcoin casino platforms prioritize responsible gaming through comprehensive casino player protection programs:

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  • MIL-OSI Global: Federal energy office illustrates the perils of fluctuating budgets and priorities

    Source: The Conversation – USA – By Christelle Khalaf, Associate Director, Government Finance Research Center, University of Illinois Chicago

    How much money goes into which pile often changes with the presidency. valiantsin suprunovich/iStock / Getty Images Plus

    When new presidential administrations enter the White House, federal agencies often find their funding and priorities shifting, sometimes dramatically.

    I’m a scholar who studies how policy and market shifts affect regional economies, labor markets and public systems, particularly in the context of critical infrastructure such as energy and water. I’ve seen how both of those types of changes – of funding levels and priorities – destabilize agencies and cut off long-term projects before they achieve their intended goals.

    In one research project, with co-authors Dr. Deborah A. Carroll and Zach Perkins, I took a close look at one office within a federal agency, the Department of Energy’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy. What we found serves as an example of how these changes have played out in the past, and it gives context to how the Trump administration’s changes are playing out now in that agency and across the federal government.

    The office, known by researchers and its personnel as EERE, is mainly focused on funding research and development to advance energy efficiency and renewable energy technologies and reduce the costs of those technologies to consumers. Its key efforts involve low-emission transportation, renewable electricity generation and decreasing the carbon emissions of buildings and industry processes.

    It makes grants to, and enters research and development agreements with, small businesses, industry, national laboratories, universities and state and local governments. Recipients are often required to contribute matching funds or other support to the project to complement the federal funding.

    In general, Congress appropriates funding to the office as part of the yearly budget process. However, the office also receives sporadic influxes of additional funding to stimulate the economy or address concerns related to energy security and greenhouse gas emissions. Ultimately, the amount of funding EERE gets depends in part on overall economic conditions or national crises.

    Boosting funding levels

    Some of those supplemental allocations can be significant, and many last until the funds have been spent, even if that takes a number of years. Following the energy crisis in the early 2000s, Congress allocated EERE a total of about $7 billion in funding for research and development in energy efficiency, renewable energy and biofuels.

    Then in 2009, following the Great Recession, Congress gave EERE $16.7 billion – most of which was to help low-income families pay to install efficient light sources or insulation to save them money. About $5.4 billion was for research and development.

    In 2020, amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Congress passed the Energy Act of 2020, mainly focusing on nuclear energy and carbon capture technologies but also providing over $500 million in research and development funding for EERE.

    In 2021, the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act allocated about $16.3 billion to EERE. And in 2022, the Inflation Reduction Act provided an additional $18 billion. As with other additional funding allocations, Congress made most of that money available until the total authorized amount has been spent.

    But the future of these allocations is uncertain. A January 2025 executive order by President Donald Trump requested that all agencies immediately pause the disbursement of funds Congress approved in both laws.

    In its 2026 budget, the Trump administration is proposing spending $900 million on EERE’s work – a 70% reduction from its 2025 allocation of $3.5 billion. This echoes a move during Trump’s first term when the White House proposed the office’s funding be cut by nearly 70% between the 2017 and 2018 budgets. However, at that time, Congress decided to keep the office’s budget largely intact. Congress will review and decide on this proposed budget as well.

    Solar energy is just one of the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy’s areas of research.
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    Shifting priorities

    How those varying amounts of money are spent also changes, often based on shifts in political leadership with different views about what types of technologies are most worth investing in, and about the most effective role of government in developing new technologies.

    Our qualitative analysis has found that Republican administrations typically believe that very-early-stage research and development is an appropriate role for the federal government, but that as technologies move closer to commercialization, the private sector should take the lead.

    In contrast, we found that Democratic administrations believe that promising innovations often fail to reach the market due to insufficient private sector support during the demonstration and deployment phases. So they tend to advocate for increased federal involvement to assist with the transition from research to market-ready technologies.

    There is also a partisan difference in which technologies get financial support. Solar and wind energy technologies have historically received higher funding under Democratic administrations. In contrast, bioenergy and hydrogen technologies have received higher funding under Republican administrations.

    Funding the future

    EERE often funds projects that are considered too risky for private investors to fund alone. Expanding knowledge requires experimentation, so some EERE projects have achieved notable success, while others have not.

    For instance, the office’s investments have played a pivotal role in both spreading electric vehicle technologies and reducing their cost to consumers. Beginning with a major funding boost from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, and with further allocations in subsequent years, EERE helped fund breakthroughs in battery manufacturing, power electronics and electric drive systems.

    These advancements contributed to a sharp rise in adoption: In 2012, there were just 100,000 electric vehicles registered in the U.S. By 2022, that number was above 3 million. And in 2014, hybrid, plug-in hybrid and battery electric vehicles accounted for 3% of all new light-duty vehicle sales. By 2024, that share had grown to 19%.

    EERE’s investments in electric vehicles powered by hydrogen fuel cells, by contrast, have not done so well. Despite significant government support in the 2000s, their commercial availability remains largely limited to California, where most of the country’s hydrogen refueling stations are located.

    Various aspects of electric vehicle technologies have received federal support.
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    A change in approach

    Our analysis of the office’s operations finds that the amount of change in funding levels and priorities can create an environment that hinders thoughtful project selection. Programs that begin under one administration can’t be counted on to continue under subsequent presidents, and dollars allocated for the future may be repurposed down the road, leaving projects only partially finished.

    Studies also find that rapidly increasing budgets can create misaligned incentives as public administrators scramble to use the funds during the authorization period. For example, some may prioritize grantees who can accept and spend money rapidly, regardless of the potential public benefit of their innovation.

    Further, the shifting priorities complicate long-term planning for government officials, researchers and businesses. Sustaining innovation over a long period takes years of commitment. Studies have shown that inconsistent or volatile government funding can hinder overall technological progress and discourage private investment. One example is the exploration of algae-based biofuels in the 1980s, which was shut down in the 1990s due to shifting federal priorities. That stalled progress in the field and led to a loss of more than half of the genetic legacy collected through the program. In the late 2000s, the federal government resumed funding algae-based biofuel research.

    Overall, research by us and others underscores the importance of sustained funding and institutional continuity to ensure the success of publicly funded research and development. That’s what other peer countries are doing: boosting long-term investments in clean energy with consistent priorities and predictable funding.

    Following that model, in contrast to the current practice of ever-shifting priorities, would create more effective opportunities to develop, produce and deploy innovative energy technologies in the U.S., helping to maintain global competitiveness and reduce reliance on foreign manufacturing.

    Christelle Khalaf received funding from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation to examine EERE R&D funding trends. She has also received funding from the Department of Energy for separate research.

    – ref. Federal energy office illustrates the perils of fluctuating budgets and priorities – https://theconversation.com/federal-energy-office-illustrates-the-perils-of-fluctuating-budgets-and-priorities-255936

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  • MIL-OSI United Kingdom: Council set to purchase Beethoven Centre in boost to community services in Queen’s Park | Westminster City Council

    Source: City of Westminster

    Westminster City Council’s Cabinet has approved the purchase of Beethoven Centre in Queen’s Park to protect and improve local community services in the area.  

    The centre will offer affordable space for local groups, charities, and services such as health advice, housing support, and community events. It will also help smaller organisations find a permanent base in the area.  

    The purchase will support the Council’s Fairer Westminster goals, making sure residents have access to the services and spaces they need — especially in Queen’s Park, one of the most deprived parts of Westminster.  

    Cllr David Boothroyd, Cabinet Member for Finance and Council Reform, said:  

     “The purchase of Beethoven Centre will mark a significant step in our commitment to building a Fairer Westminster. 

    “By securing this vital community asset, we are safeguarding affordable space for local groups and ensuring that the people of Queen’s Park have a vibrant, inclusive hub at the heart of their community.”  

    The Beethoven Centre includes a large community hall, multiple office and meeting rooms, and existing space for service providers including Age UK, Carers Network, and Creative Futures.   

    Once operational under Council management, the centre is expected to operate on a self-sustaining financial model, with income from hires and rentals covering its running costs from the first year.  

    The Beethoven Centre will also undergo a full carbon assessment as part of the Council’s commitment to sustainability and energy efficiency.  

    The purchase of the centre supports the North Paddington Programme which aims to improve outcomes and opportunities for local people by addressing social, economic, health and environmental inequalities which exist within the city.

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  • MIL-OSI: Silvaco and Fraunhofer ISIT Collaborate to Advance Next-Generation GaN Device Technology using Silvaco’s DTCO Flow

    Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI)

    SANTA CLARA, Calif., June 24, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Silvaco Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: SVCO) (“Silvaco” or the “Company”), a provider of TCAD, EDA software, and SIP solutions that enable innovative semiconductor design and digital twin modeling through AI software and automation, today announced a strategic R&D collaboration with Fraunhofer Institute for Silicon Technology (ISIT). The partnership aims to accelerate development of next-generation Gallium Nitride (GaN) devices using Silvaco’s industry-leading Power Devices Solution to perform Design Technology Co-Optimization (DTCO). This collaboration aligns with Fraunhofer ISIT’s role in the EU Chips Act initiative through its participation in the APECS pilot line (www.apecs.eu).

    Fraunhofer ISIT’s Power Electronics division is at the forefront of developing and manufacturing cutting-edge device prototypes for high-performance power electronic and sensor systems. Fraunhofer ISIT will leverage Silvaco’s industry-leading design tools—including the Victory TCAD™ platform, Utmost IV™, and SmartSpice™—to perform Design Technology Co-Optimization (DTCO) for power and sensor device development. Silvaco DTCO platform will enable accelerated prototyping in Fraunhofer ISIT’s post-CMOS process environment, which is set up to explore emerging processes for both GaN and MEMS technologies on 8-inch wafers. In addition, Silvaco’s Victory Design of Experiments™ (DOE) solution will streamline development workflows and support rapid innovation during the evaluation of novel process modules and emerging device concepts.

    “This collaboration marks a significant step forward in strengthening Europe’s semiconductor capabilities and driving the global evolution of GaN devices,” said Eric Guichard, Ph.D., Senior Vice President and General Manager of Silvaco’s TCAD Division. “Institutes like Fraunhofer ISIT are instrumental in pushing the boundaries of innovation in device and process technology. By collaborating with Fraunhofer ISIT, we not only accelerate their development efforts but also enhance our own TCAD tools to meet the demands of future device design.”

    “We are excited to expand our GaN design capabilities with Silvaco’s Victory products,” said Michael Mensing, Ph.D., Head of the Advanced Devices Group at Fraunhofer ISIT. “By using Silvaco’s advanced TCAD solutions, our teams can explore, understand, and optimize the performance of GaN devices with greater depth and efficiency. Especially during our current development of high voltage lateral and vertical GaN devices based on engineering substrates, like Qromis® Substrate Technology, we see many physical effects that require accurately calibrated process and device models.”

    In addition to the active utilization of Silvaco’s tools in R&D and industry customer projects, Fraunhofer ISIT will train students at local universities in the utilization of Silvaco’s Victory TCAD™ platform to prepare the next generation of semiconductor device engineers.

    About Silvaco Group, Inc.
    Silvaco is a provider of TCAD, EDA software, and SIP solutions that enable semiconductor design and digital twin modeling through AI software and innovation. Silvaco’s solutions are used for semiconductor and photonics processes, devices, and systems development across display, power devices, automotive, memory, high performance compute, foundries, photonics, internet of things, and 5G/6G mobile markets for complex SoC design. Silvaco is headquartered in Santa Clara, California, and has a global presence with offices located in North America, Europe, Brazil, China, Japan, Korea, Singapore, and Taiwan. Learn more at silvaco.com.

    About Fraunhofer ISIT 
    Fraunhofer ISIT develops and manufactures customer-specific components for power electronics and microsystems technology. Local and external industrial partners offer the potential for commercialization. Within the Research Fab Microelectronics Germany (FMD), Fraunhofer ISIT is the main location for 8-inch post-CMOS technologies, non-CMOS-compatible MEMS and GaN-on-X processing. The latter is specialized in the development of GaN sensor chiplets and advanced membrane transistors as well as the processing of emerging ceramic substrates.

    Contacts
    Media Relations:
    Tiffany Behany, press@silvaco.com

    Investor Relations:
    Greg McNiff, investors@silvaco.com

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  • MIL-OSI: Music Licensing, Inc. Announces Intention to Apply for OTCID Basic Market Qualification

    Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI)

    NAPLES, FL, June 24, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) —  Music Licensing, Inc. (OTC: SONG), also known as Pro Music Rights, today announced its intention to apply for qualification under the new OTCID Basic Market structure introduced by OTC Markets Group. The company expects to submit its application in the coming days as part of its ongoing commitment to transparency, regulatory compliance, and enhanced engagement with the investor community.

    The OTCID Basic Market replaces the Pink Current Information tier and is designed to distinguish companies that provide baseline, reliable disclosure from those that do not. To qualify, issuers must meet disclosure standards similar to previous Pink Current Information requirements while also filing an annual Management Certification or 12g3-2(b) Certification, maintaining an up-to-date profile on www.otcmarkets.com, and authorizing their transfer agent to confirm share structure data directly with OTC Markets.

    By pursuing OTCID Basic Market status, Music Licensing, Inc. reaffirms its dedication to corporate transparency and intends to maintain eligibility under SEC Rule 15c2-11. The company views this transition as a proactive step toward better serving its shareholders and the broader market..

    Music Licensing, Inc. (OTC: SONG) is a diversified holding company and the fifth public performance rights organization (PRO) established in the United States. It is recognized under the federal registry of the United States government. The company licenses music to some of the most prominent platforms and businesses, including TikTok, iHeartMedia, Triller, Napster, 7Digital, Vevo, and many others.

    Pro Music Rights holds an estimated 7.4% market share in the United States, representing a catalog of more than 2.5 million works by notable artists such as A$AP Rocky, Wiz Khalifa, Pharrell, Young Jeezy, Juelz Santana, Lil Yachty, MoneyBagg Yo, Larry June, Trae Pound, Sauce Walka, Trae Tha Truth, Sosamann, Soulja Boy, Lex Luger, Trauma Tone, Lud Foe, SlowBucks, Gunplay, OG Maco, Rich The Kid, Fat Trel, Young Scooter, Nipsey Hussle, Famous Dex, Boosie Badazz, Shy Glizzy, 2 Chainz, Migos, Gucci Mane, Young Dolph, Trinidad James, Chingy, Lil Gnar, 3OhBlack, Curren$y, Fall Out Boy, Money Man, Dej Loaf, Lil Uzi Vert, and many others—including works generated by artificial intelligence (AI).

    Additionally, Music Licensing, Inc. holds royalty interests in the iconic Listerine® “Mouthwash” Antiseptic brand as well as a vast portfolio of musical works by globally recognized artists such as The Weeknd, Justin Bieber, Kanye West, Elton John, Mike Posner, blackbear, Lil Nas X, Lil Yachty, DaBaby, Stunna 4 Vegas, Miley Cyrus, Lil Wayne, XXXTentacion, BlueFace, The Game, Jeremih, Ty Dolla $ign, Eric Bellinger, Ne-Yo, MoneyBagg Yo, Halsey, Desiigner, DaniLeigh, Rihanna, and many others.

    With the upcoming OTCID application, Music Licensing, Inc. continues to prioritize responsible public company practices and value creation for its investors.

    About Music Licensing, Inc. (OTC: SONG) (ProMusicRights.com)

    About Music Licensing, Inc. (OTC:SONG)  (ProMusicRights.com)

    Music Licensing, Inc. (OTC: SONG), also known as Pro Music Rights, is a diversified holding company and the fifth public performance rights organization (PRO) established in the United States. It is recognized under the federal registry of the United States government. The company licenses music to some of the most prominent platforms and businesses, including TikTok, iHeartMedia, Triller, Napster, 7Digital, Vevo, and many others.

    Pro Music Rights holds an estimated 7.4% market share in the United States, representing a catalog of more than 2.5 million works by notable artists such as A$AP Rocky, Wiz Khalifa, Pharrell, Young Jeezy, Juelz Santana, Lil Yachty, MoneyBagg Yo, Larry June, Trae Pound, Sauce Walka, Trae Tha Truth, Sosamann, Soulja Boy, Lex Luger, Trauma Tone, Lud Foe, SlowBucks, Gunplay, OG Maco, Rich The Kid, Fat Trel, Young Scooter, Nipsey Hussle, Famous Dex, Boosie Badazz, Shy Glizzy, 2 Chainz, Migos, Gucci Mane, Young Dolph, Trinidad James, Chingy, Lil Gnar, 3OhBlack, Curren$y, Fall Out Boy, Money Man, Dej Loaf, Lil Uzi Vert, and many others, including works generated by artificial intelligence (AI).

    Additionally, Music Licensing, Inc. (OTC: SONG) holds royalty interests in Listerine “Mouthwash” Antiseptic and a vast portfolio of musical works by globally renowned artists, including The Weeknd, Justin Bieber, Kanye West, Elton John, Mike Posner, blackbear, Lil Nas X, Lil Yachty, DaBaby, Stunna 4 Vegas, Miley Cyrus, Lil Wayne, XXXTentacion, BlueFace, The Game, Jeremih, Ty Dolla $ign, Eric Bellinger, Ne-Yo, MoneyBagg Yo, Halsey, Desiigner, DaniLeigh, Rihanna, and many others.

    Forward-Looking Statements:

    This press release contains certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, which are intended to be covered by the safe harbors created thereby. Investors are cautioned that, all forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties, including without limitation, the ability of Music Licensing, Inc. & Pro Music Rights, Inc. to accomplish its stated plan of business. Music Licensing, Inc. & Pro Music Rights, Inc. believes that the assumptions underlying the forward-looking statements contained herein are reasonable, any of the assumptions could be inaccurate, and therefore, there can be no assurance that the forward-looking statements included in this press release will prove to be accurate. In light of the significant uncertainties inherent in the forward-looking statements included herein, the inclusion of such information should not be regarded as a representation by Pro Music Rights, Inc., Music Licensing, Inc., or any other person.

    Non-Legal Advice Disclosure:

    This press release does not constitute legal advice, and readers are advised to seek legal counsel for any legal matters or questions related to the content herein.

    Non-Investment Advice Disclosure:

    This communication is intended solely for informational purposes and does not in any way imply or constitute a recommendation or solicitation for the purchase or sale of any securities, commodities, bonds, options, derivatives, or any other investment products. Any decisions related to investments should be made after thorough research and consultation with a qualified financial advisor or professional. We assume no liability for any actions taken or not taken based on the information provided in this communication

    Contact: investors@ProMusicRights.com

    SOURCE: Music Licensing, Inc

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  • MIL-OSI Africa: Angola Becomes Shareholder in Africa Finance Corporation (AFC), Reinforcing Commitment to Africa-Led Development

    Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) (www.AfricaFC.org), Africa’s leading infrastructure solutions provider, today announced that the Republic of Angola has become its latest sovereign shareholder. This strategic equity investment further strengthens Angola’s partnership with AFC and underscores the country’s confidence in AFC’s mandate to accelerate sustainable development and regional integration through transformational infrastructure.

    As a member of the Africa Finance Corporation since 2022, Angola has deepened its strategic partnership with the institution through a landmark equity investment commitment of US$184.8 million. This bold move reflects Angola’s confidence in the AFC’s institutional strength and its ambition to help shape Africa’s development agenda from within. It builds on nearly US$1 billion in AFC investments across Angola’s priority sectors—power, rail, logistics, and critical minerals—core to the country’s industrialization and economic diversification strategy. The investment also signals growing momentum for African-led capital solutions to drive long-term, transformative growth across the continent.

    Earlier this year, the Fundo Soberano de Angola, Angola’s Sovereign Wealth Fund, also made a US$25 million equity investment in AFC. Together, these investments reflect a cohesive national strategy to advance Angola’s infrastructure and industrial development agenda through close collaboration with the Corporation.

    With this milestone investment, Angola becomes the second Lusophone African nation, after Cape Verde, to join the growing list of equity investors in AFC. This underscores the Corporation’s expanding pan-African footprint and its commitment to accelerating the continent’s structural transformation through strategic, high-impact partnerships.

    “Angola’s capital commitment underscores the impact of sovereign alignment with AFC’s mandate to catalyse Africa’s transformation. It affirms the value of combining national vision with AFC’s model of delivering critical infrastructure, deploying innovative financing solutions, and forging catalytic partnerships across the public and private sectors”, said Samaila Zubairu, President & CEO of Africa Finance Corporation. “This marks a significant step in AFC’s journey to broaden shareholder representation across Africa”.

    Dr. Vera Daves de Sousa, Angola’s Minister of Finance, said: “Angola’s shareholding investment in AFC signals our strong belief in the power of partnerships to deliver lasting economic transformation. The Corporation has been a trusted ally over the last few years, financing strategic sectors including infrastructure, energy, and industrial projects critical to our diversification efforts, and we look forward to a continued, mutually beneficial partnership”.

    AFC and Angola have had a strong collaborative history over the years, exemplified by initiatives such as the Lobito Corridor project, where AFC is acting as lead developer alongside other partners. This transformational multi-country transport network connecting Angola, Zambia, and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has the potential to unlock new industrial and value-chain opportunities across key sectors, including mining, agriculture, energy, and tourism. 

    Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Africa Finance Corporation (AFC).

    Media Enquiries:
    Yewande Thorpe
    Communications
    Africa Finance Corporation
    Mobile: +234 1 279 9654
    Email: yewande.thorpe@africafc.org

    About AFC:
    AFC was established in 2007 to be the catalyst for pragmatic infrastructure and industrial investments across Africa. AFC’s approach combines specialist industry expertise with a focus on financial and technical advisory, project structuring, project development, and risk capital to address Africa’s infrastructure development needs and drive sustainable economic growth.

    Eighteen years on, AFC has developed a track record as the partner of choice in Africa for investing and delivering on instrumental, high-quality infrastructure assets that provide essential services in the core infrastructure sectors of power, natural resources, heavy industry, transport, and telecommunications. AFC has 45 member countries and has invested over US$15 billion in 36 African countries since its inception.

    www.AfricaFC.org

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  • MIL-OSI: LPL Financial and Strategic Wealth Group Welcome Financial Advisors Mike Trudeau, Matt Merrick, Ben Ollila and Ben Prchal

    Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI)

    SAN DIEGO, June 24, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — LPL Financial LLC announced today that financial advisors Mike Trudeau, CFP®, Matt Merrick, Ben Ollila, CFP® and Ben Prchal have joined LPL Financial’s broker-dealer, Registered Investment Advisor (RIA) and custodial platforms, aligning with existing RIA firm Strategic Wealth Group. They reported serving approximately $220 million in advisory, brokerage and retirement plan assets* and join LPL from Thrivent Investment Management.

    Based just outside of Minneapolis in Lino Lakes, Minn., Trudeau, Merrick and Ollila began collaborating in 2009 and bring a combined three decades of financial industry experience to the practice. Prchal, who entered the financial industry in 2021, completes the team. Together, they take a take a holistic approach to helping their clients — most of whom are nearing or in retirement — plan for the next phase of their fiscal futures.

    “We approach financial planning like it’s a jigsaw puzzle to solve,” Merrick said. “Each piece of our clients’ financial puzzle — like retirement, Social Security investments, assets and estate planning — must be placed correctly to complete their fiscal picture.”

    Why they chose LPL and Strategic Wealth Group

    Looking for a strategic partner to help them provide an elevated client experience, free from corporate mandates and proprietary investments, Trudeau, Merrick, Ollila and Prchal turned to Strategic Wealth Group and LPL for the next chapter of their business.

    “By going independent with Strategic Wealth Group and LPL, we will be able to provide a holistic and tailored experience for each client, using products and services that make sense for their long- and short-term goals,” Trudeau said. “A tremendous plus is that Strategic Wealth Group’s services are backed by LPL’s innovative technology and integrated capabilities, allowing us to provide a next-level experience.”

    Prchal added, “By partnering with Strategic Wealth Group, we now have access to Strategic Tax Group, an in-house team of tax professionals, which will allow us to bundle financial planning, accounting and estate planning under one roof. By making this move, we will have the opportunity to serve our clients our way and build the business we envision.”

    Scott Posner, LPL Managing Director, Business Development, said, “We welcome Mike, Ben, Matt and Ben to LPL and congratulate them on their move to independence with Strategic Wealth Group. With more freedom and flexibility, financial advisors who choose LPL can work more effectively, run thriving practices and create value for their clients. We look forward to supporting Strategic Wealth Group for years to come.”

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  • MIL-OSI: Grayscale® Launches Grayscale® Space and Time Trust

    Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI)

    STAMFORD, Conn., June 24, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Grayscale®, the world’s largest digital asset-focused investment platform, today announced the creation and launch of Grayscale® Space and Time Trust (the “Trust”).

    Space and Time is a blockchain built to deliver verifiable, real-time database processing for smart contracts, artificial intelligence (AI), and decentralized applications. Built to meet the growing demands of the Web 3.0 ecosystem and AI, it seeks to offer scalable, transparent access to both on-chain and off-chain data, addressing a critical limitation of traditional blockchains.

    While traditional blockchain technology offers decentralization and resilience, it has historically not been designed for computationally intensive tasks. In contrast, legacy systems like data warehouses excel at complex queries and throughput, but rely on centralized infrastructure, potentially creating single points of failure, as opposed to the trustless nature of blockchains.

    Space and Time strives to bridge this gap by combining the reliability of blockchain networks with the performance of traditional data platforms. The result is a high-performance, decentralized data and compute layer that brings speed and efficiency, and is designed to help preserve transparency and data integrity. This innovative approach is especially crucial for decentralized finance and AI, where verifiable data integrity, provenance, and auditability are essential.

    “As we enter the next age of computing, transparency is paramount. Verifiable data ensures that we can trust the underlying datasets used for AI and smart contract applications,” said Rayhaneh Sharif-Askary, Head of Product & Research at Grayscale. “Grayscale Space and Time Trust provides investors with access to a project that combines blockchain technology with enterprise-grade data architecture, enabling a wide range of use cases across Web 2.0 and Web 3.0.”

    “AI and blockchain are converging around one critical need: verifiable data. Space and Time is built to solve this problem, bringing verifiability, transparency, and auditability to the data and compute that will drive the next generation of intelligent and decentralized applications,” said the Space and Time Foundation.

    Grayscale® Space and Time Trust provides investors with exposure to SXT, the native token of the Space and Time network, which plays a critical role in securing the network through staking and facilitating data processing payments.

    The Trust is now open for daily subscription by eligible individual and institutional accredited investors.* The Trust functions like Grayscale’s other single-asset investment trusts, except as may be disclosed in the Private Placement Memorandum relating to the Trust, and is solely invested in the SXT token underpinning the Space and Time protocol. For additional information regarding the seeding of the Trust and other ways in which an investment in the Trust might differ from an investment in Grayscale’s other single-asset investment trusts, please refer to the Private Placement Memorandum relating to the Trust.

    This press release is not an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any security in any jurisdiction where such an offer or solicitation would be illegal, nor shall there be any sale of any security in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of that jurisdiction.

    *Grayscale’s private placements are only available to Accredited Investors as defined in Rule 501(a) of Regulation D under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. Most individuals are not Accredited Investors. For additional information on Accredited Investors and their qualifications please consult https://www.sec.gov/newsroom/speeches-statements/spch121714laa

    Grayscale may attempt to have shares of new products quoted on a secondary market. However, there is no guarantee that Grayscale will be successful. Although the shares of certain products have been approved for trading on a secondary market, investors in the new products should not assume that the shares will ever obtain such an approval due to a variety of factors, including questions regulators, such as the SEC, FINRA, or other regulatory bodies may have regarding such products. As a result, shareholders of such products should be prepared to bear the risk of investment in the shares indefinitely. To date, certain products have not met their investment objective, and the shares of such products quoted on OTC Markets have not reflected the value of the digital assets held by such products, less such products’ expenses and other liabilities, but have instead traded at a premium over such value, which at times has been substantial. There have also been instances where the shares of certain products have traded at a discount.

    Private placement securities are speculative, illiquid, and entail a high level of risk, including the risk that an investor could lose their entire investment. The Space and Time protocol was relatively recently conceived and its particular underlying technological mechanisms may not function as intended, which could have an adverse impact on the value of SXT and an investment in the Shares.

    Extreme volatility of trading prices that many digital assets have experienced in recent periods and may continue to experience, could have a material adverse effect on the value of the Trust and the shares could lose all or substantially all of their value.

    About Grayscale
    Grayscale enables investors to access the digital economy through a family of future-forward investment products. Founded in 2013, Grayscale has a decade-long track record and deep expertise as a digital asset-focused investment platform. Investors, advisors, and allocators turn to Grayscale for single asset, diversified, and thematic exposure. For more information, please follow @Grayscale or visit grayscale.com.

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  • MIL-OSI: RATE25: Victor Ciardelli and Rate Companies, the #2 retail lender in the country, celebrate 25 years of empowering homeownership with the Launch of Rate25

    Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI)

    CHICAGO, June 24, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Rate, a leading fintech company, is commemorating 25 years of innovation, growth, and impact with the launch of Rate25. This week-long celebration honors the people, partnerships, and milestones that have propelled the company to help over 2 million customers realize their dreams with more than $300 billion in originated loan volume.

    Founded in 2000 as a bold startup on Chicago’s north side, Rate has grown into one of the nation’s top retail mortgage lenders. Rate has spent the past 25 years differentiating itself in the marketplace with low, low prices, cutting-edge technology, unparalleled speed, as well as expert advice and service.

    At the heart of Rate’s success is a mission to Grow for Good and make a meaningful impact on its customers’ overall wellbeing, both financial and personal. This commitment comes to life through two key pillars: the Rate Foundation, which supports families and communities in need, and the newly launched Rate Super App, which brings together all of Rate’s financial offerings and personal wellness resources in one seamless experience.

    “Reaching this milestone is a moment of reflection, pride, and deep gratitude,” said Victor Ciardelli, Founder and CEO of Rate Companies. “Our success has always been rooted in relationships, those we build with our customers, our employees, our referral partners, and the communities we serve. I’m incredibly proud of how far we’ve come and even more excited for what lies ahead.”

    Rate25 will take place the week of June 23rd, bringing employees together across the country to celebrate its journey and future direction. The campaign includes company-wide recognitions, meaningful experiences, and a digital timeline celebrating the people and milestones that have shaped Rate.

    “Our team’s relentless drive to imagine what’s possible and then bring that to life has been the foundation of Rate’s success,” added Ciardelli. “Rate25 is about celebrating how far we’ve come, while renewing our commitment to where we’re going and beyond. Rate is truly building the future of fintech and personal wellness, by putting people first, using technology to empower, and staying grounded in our mission to make a meaningful difference in every life we touch.”

    About Rate
    Rate Companies is a leader in mortgage lending and digital financial services. Headquartered in Chicago, Rate has over 850 branches across all 50 states and Washington D.C. Since its launch in 2000, Rate has helped more than 2 million homeowners with home purchase loans and refinances. The company has cemented itself as an industry leader by introducing innovative technology, offering low rates, and delivering unparalleled customer service. Honors and awards include: Top 5 Mortgage Lender by Inside Mortgage Finance for 2024; Best Mortgage Lender for First-Time Homebuyers by NerdWallet for 2023; HousingWire’s Tech100 award for the company’s industry-leading FlashClose℠ digital mortgage platform in 2020, MyAccount in 2022, and Language Access Program in 2023; the most Scotsman Guide Top Originators for 11 consecutive years; Chicago Agent Magazine’s Lender of the Year for seven consecutive years; and Chicago Tribune’s Top Workplaces list for seven straight years. Visit rate.com for more information.

    Media Contact:
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  • MIL-OSI: AvePoint Confidence Platform Adds New ROI and Resilience Command Centers Plus Agentic AI Security to Drive Operational Excellence

    Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI)

    JERSEY CITY, N.J., June 24, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — AvePoint (Nasdaq: AVPT), the global leader in data security, governance and resilience, today announced significant updates to the AvePoint Confidence Platform, including the launch of two new Command Centers – the Optimization and ROI Command Center and the Resilience Command Center – along with expanded agentic AI governance capabilities for Microsoft Copilot agents. These new capabilities enable organizations to maximize efficiency and reduce costs while maintaining robust security standards.

    “These updates represent our holistic approach to the challenges defining the modern data landscape,” said John Hodges, Chief Product Officer, AvePoint. “Whether organizations are looking to optimize costs, scale AI safely, or govern data across multiple clouds, the AvePoint Confidence Platform provides the unified intelligence and control they need to transform operational pressure into strategic advantage.”

    Optimization and ROI Command Center: Unveiling Measurable Cost Savings

    92 percent of companies intend to implement cost savings measures and strategically allocate resources, such as decommissioning unnecessary infrastructure, reevaluating vendor contracts, and implementing automation. The Optimization and ROI Command Center provides organizations with a comprehensive view of hard-to-find cost-saving opportunities across their data estate in a single pane of glass. The Command Center examines critical areas including integrated license management for cost reduction opportunities, information lifecycle management to mitigate data storage costs, and strategic data migration to consolidate and optimize cloud storage.

    Resilience Command Center: Unified Data Governance

    As 89 percent of enterprises have adopted multi-cloud strategies to minimize vendor lock-in and improve overall resilience, AvePoint’s new Resilience Command Center addresses the critical challenge of tracking and managing data resilience across complex environments. The offering provides comprehensive monitoring and actionable insights for Microsoft 365 services, including storage consumption tracking, backup data oversight, visibility into the most critical data protection with Backup Express, and cost optimization recommendations to enhance data protection efficiency. This foundational capability serves as the launching pad for AvePoint’s broader multi-cloud governance vision, with planned expansions to Salesforce, Google Workspace, and additional platforms throughout 2025.

    Enhanced AI Governance for the Agentic AI Era

    According to Gartner, 33 percent of enterprise software applications will include agentic AI by 2028 – up from less than 1 percent in 2024 – enabling 15 percent of day-to-day work decisions to be made autonomously. Recognizing that each AI agent represents a new endpoint requiring governance, AvePoint expanded AI management capabilities to address the emerging agentic AI landscape.The updates include enhanced Copilot agent governance, enabling scalable security applications across distributed AI deployments, expanded prompt monitoring capabilities, and comprehensive insights and recommendations for Copilot reporting and management.

    The AvePoint Confidence Platform creates an integrated ecosystem where risk and resilience management, cost optimization, and AI governance work together to provide organizations with unprecedented visibility and control over their data operations. This comprehensive approach enables organizations to position themselves for sustained growth and innovation.

    To learn more about the newest capabilities in the AvePoint Confidence Platform, join the AvePoint Innovates webinar taking place at 11am ET on Tuesday, July 8.

    About AvePoint:

    Beyond Secure. AvePoint is the global leader in data security, governance, and resilience, going beyond traditional solutions to ensure a robust data foundation and enable organizations everywhere to collaborate with confidence. Over 25,000 customers worldwide rely on the AvePoint Confidence Platform to prepare, secure, and optimize their critical data across Microsoft, Google, Salesforce, and other collaboration environments. AvePoint’s global channel partner program includes approximately 5,000 managed service providers, value-added resellers, and systems integrators, with our solutions available in more than 100 cloud marketplaces. To learn more, visit www.avepoint.com.

    Forward-Looking Statements

    This press release contains certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the “safe harbor” provisions of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and other federal securities laws including statements regarding the future performance of and market opportunities for AvePoint. These forward-looking statements generally are identified by the words “believe,” “project,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “intend,” “strategy,” “future,” “opportunity,” “plan,” “may,” “should,” “will,” “would,” “will be,” “will continue,” “will likely result,” and similar expressions. Forward-looking statements are predictions, projections and other statements about future events that are based on current expectations and assumptions and, as a result, are subject to risks and uncertainties. Many factors could cause actual future events to differ materially from the forward-looking statements in this press release, including but not limited to: changes in the competitive and regulated industries in which AvePoint operates, variations in operating performance across competitors, changes in laws and regulations affecting AvePoint’s business and changes in AvePoint’s ability to implement business plans, forecasts, and ability to identify and realize additional opportunities, and the risk of downturns in the market and the technology industry. You should carefully consider the foregoing factors and the other risks and uncertainties described in the “Risk Factors” section of AvePoint’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. Copies of these and other documents filed by AvePoint from time to time are available on the SEC’s website, www.sec.gov. These filings identify and address other important risks and uncertainties that could cause actual events and results to differ materially from those contained in the forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made. Readers are cautioned not to put undue reliance on forward-looking statements, and AvePoint does not assume any obligation and does not intend to update or revise these forward-looking statements after the date of this release, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise, except as required by law. AvePoint does not give any assurance that it will achieve its expectations. Unless the context otherwise indicates, references in this press release to the terms “AvePoint,” “the Company,” “we,” “our” and “us” refer to AvePoint, Inc. and its subsidiaries.

    Disclosure Information

    AvePoint uses the https://avepoint.com/ir website as a means of disclosing material non-public information and for complying with its disclosure obligations under Regulation FD.

    Investor Contact
    AvePoint
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    ir@avepoint.com 
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  • MIL-OSI: Q1 update for the three months ended 30 April 2025

    Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI)

    ICG Enterprise Trust plc

    24 June 2025

    Q1 update for the three months ended 30 April 2025

         
         
         
     

    Highlights

    • NAV per Share of 2,011p; LTM NAV per Share Total Return of 6.3% (5 year annualised: 14.8%)
    • Q1 Portfolio Return on a Local Currency Basis of 0.6%, offset by FX, resulting in Portfolio Return on a Sterling Basis of (2.4)% and NAV per Share Total Return of (2.6)%
    • Total Proceeds of £149m, including £62m net proceeds from the sale of a portion of our Portfolio at a 5.5% discount and £48m from sale of Minimax (previously our largest portfolio company holding)1; Total New Investments of £48m
    • £9m of buybacks during the quarter, adding 0.4% (8.4p) to NAV per Share Total Return
    • Robust balance sheet: low gearing ratio (3%); €300m revolving credit facility extended to May 2029
    • Q1 dividend of 9p per share; Board intends to pay total dividends of at least 38p per share for FY26 (FY25: 36p)
    • Secondaries are offering some compelling investment opportunities

    1 As announced in April 2025, and includes £3m of further Minimax proceeds received in late April 2025

    		  
      PERFORMANCE OVERVIEW      
            Annualised
      Performance to 30 April 2025 3 months 1 year 3 years 5 years 10 years
      Portfolio Return on a Local Currency Basis 0.6% 10.3% 8.4% 17.8% 15.1%
      NAV per Share Total Return (2.6)% 6.3% 6.3% 14.8% 13.4%
      Share Price Total Return (12.5)% (0.9)% 4.4% 12.6% 10.3%
      FTSE All-Share Index Total Return (1.2)% 7.5% 7.0% 10.9% 5.8%
      Portfolio activity overview for Q1 FY26 Primary Direct Secondary Total ICG-managed
      Portfolio Return on a Local Currency Basis 0.3% 1.5% (0.2)% 0.6% 1.4%
      Portfolio Return in Sterling (2.1)% (2.0)% (4.3)% (2.4)% (1.6)%
      New Investments £25m £14m £8m £48m £28m
      Proceeds £98m £36m £15m £149m £66m
      New fund Commitments £76m £—m £—m £76m £21m
      Closing Portfolio value £699m £475m £211m £1,386m £389m
      % Total Portfolio 50% 34% 15% 100% 28%

    ENQUIRIES

    Institutional investors and analysts:         Martin Li, Shareholder Relations                        +44 (0) 20 3545 1816
    Nathan Brown, Deutsche Numis                        +44 (0) 20 7260 1426
    David Harris, Cadarn Capital                        +44 (0) 20 7019 9042
    Media:                                        Clare Glynn, Corporate Communications, ICG        +44 (0) 20 3545 1850

    COMPANY TIMETABLE

    A presentation for investors and analysts will be held at 10:30 BST tomorrow (Wednesday 25 June 2025). A link for the presentation can be found on the Results & Reports page of the Company website. A recording of the presentation will be made available on the Company website after the event.

      FY26 First Interim Dividend
    Ex-dividend date 14 August 2025
    Record date 15 August 2025
    Dividend payment date 29 August 2025

    ABOUT ICG ENTERPRISE TRUST

    ICG Enterprise Trust is a leading listed private equity investor focused on creating long-term growth by delivering consistently strong returns through selectively investing in profitable, cash-generative private companies, primarily in Europe and the US.

    We invest in companies directly as well as through funds managed by Intermediate Capital Group plc (“ICG”) and other leading managers who focus on creating long-term value and building sustainable growth through active management and strategic change.

    ICG Alternative Investment Limited, a regulated subsidiary of ICG, acts as the Manager of the Company.

    NOTES
    Included in this document are Alternative Performance Measures (“APMs”). APMs have been used if considered by the Board and the Manager to be the most relevant basis for shareholders in assessing the overall performance of the Company, and for comparing the performance of the Company to its peers and its previously reported results.

    All performance figures are stated on a Total Return basis (i.e. including the effect of re-invested dividends).

    DISCLAIMER
    The information contained herein and on the pages that follow does not constitute an offer to sell, or the solicitation of an offer to acquire or subscribe for, any securities in any jurisdiction where such an offer or solicitation is unlawful or would impose any unfulfilled registration, qualification, publication or approval requirements on ICG Enterprise Trust PLC (the “Company”) or its affiliates or agents. Equity securities in the Company have not been and will not be registered under the applicable securities laws of the United States, Australia, Canada, Japan or South Africa (each an “Excluded Jurisdiction”). The equity securities in the Company referred to herein and on the pages that follow may not be offered or sold within an Excluded Jurisdiction, or to any U.S. person (“U.S. Person”) as defined in Regulation S under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “U.S. Securities Act”), or to any national, resident or citizen of an Excluded Jurisdiction.

    The information on the pages that follow may contain forward looking statements. Any statement other than a statement of historical fact is a forward looking statement. Actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied by any forward looking statement. The Company does not undertake any obligation to update or revise any forward looking statements. You should not place undue reliance on any forward looking statement, which speaks only as of the date of its issuance.

    MANAGER’S REVIEW

    Our investment strategy

    Within developed markets, we focus on investing in buyouts of profitable, cash-generative businesses that exhibit resilient growth characteristics, which we believe will generate long-term compounding returns across economic cycles.

    We take an active approach to portfolio construction, with a flexible mandate that enables us to deploy capital in Primary, Direct and Secondary investments. Geographically we focus on the developed markets of North America and Europe, including the UK, which have deep and mature private equity markets supported by a robust corporate governance framework.

    Investments managed by ICG accounted for 28% of the Portfolio.

      Medium-term target Five-year average Q1 FY26
    1. Target Portfolio composition 1      
    Investment category      
    Primary ~50% 56% 51%
    Direct ~25% 29% 34%
    Secondary ~25% 15% 15%
    Geography      
    North America ~50% 43% 45%
    Europe (inc. UK) ~50% 50% 49%
    Other — 7% 7%
    1 As percentage of Portfolio  

    Performance overview

    • At 30 April 2025, the Portfolio was valued at £1,386m. The Portfolio Return on a Local Currency Basis for the quarter was 0.6%, and in Sterling terms was (2.4)%
    • ICG Enterprise Trust generated a NAV per Share Total Return of (2.6)% during the quarter, ending the period with a NAV per Share of 2,011p
    • Over the last five years ICG Enterprise Trust has generated an annualised NAV per Share Total Return of 14.8%
    Movement in the Portfolio
    £m    		 3 months to 30 April 2025
    Opening Portfolio1 £1,523m
    Total New Investments £48m
    Total Proceeds £(149)m
    Portfolio net cashflow £(101)m
    Valuation movement2 £9m
    Currency movement £(45)m
    Closing Portfolio £1,386m
    1 Refer to the Glossary
    2 86% of the Portfolio is valued using 31 March 2025 (or later) valuations.    		  
    NAV per Share Total Return 3 months to 30 April 2025
    % Portfolio growth (local currency) 0.6%
    % currency movement (3.0)%
    % Portfolio growth (Sterling) (2.4)%
    Impact of gearing 0.1%
    Finance costs and other expenses (0.4)%
    Management fee (0.3)%
    Co-investment Incentive Scheme Accrual movement 0.1%
    Impact of share buybacks 0.4%
    NAV per Share Total Return (2.6)%

    Quoted company exposure

    • We do not actively invest in publicly quoted companies but gain listed investment exposure when IPOs are used as a route to exit an investment. In these cases, exit timing typically lies with the manager with whom we have invested
    • At 30 April 2025, ICG Enterprise Trust’s exposure to quoted companies was valued at £62.9m, equivalent to 4.5% of the Portfolio value (31 January 2025: 4.8%). There was one quoted investment that individually accounted for 0.5% or more of the Portfolio value:
    Company Ticker 30 April 2025
    % of Portfolio value
    Chewy CHWY-US 1.8%
    Other companies   2.7%
    Total   4.5%

    Realisation activity

    • Total Proceeds of £149m during the quarter, including £62m net proceeds from a sale of a portion of our Portfolio (see RNS here). The sale was executed at a discount of 5.5% to 30 September 2024 valuation and realised a 1.6x return on invested cost (15% IRR)
    • £48m (€57m) cash proceeds from realisation of Minimax, our largest portfolio company. ICG Enterprise Trust is reinvesting €10m alongside Management and other investors including certain ICG funds
    • 45 Full Exits completed LTM, at a weighted average Uplift to Carrying Value of 15% and a 3.0x Multiple to Cost

    New investment activity

    • Total New Investments of £48m during the quarter, of which 58% (£28m) was alongside funds managed by ICG
    • The split of Total New Investments was split by category as follows:
    Investment Category

    Cost (£m)

    		 % of New Investments
    Primary £25m 52%
    Direct £15m 30%
    Secondary £8m 18%
    Total £48m 100%

    Commitments

    • We made five new fund Commitments totalling £76.0m during the quarter:
    Fund Manager Commitment during the period
        Local currency £m
    Integrum II Integrum $15.0m £11.6m
    GHO Capital IV GHO €15.0m £12.4m
    Hg Saturn IV Hg $20.0m £15.4m
    TH Lee X THL $20.0m £15.9m
    ICG Europe IX ICG €25.0m £20.7m
    • At 30 April 2025 we had total Undrawn Commitments of £375m to funds in their investment period and a further £163m to funds outside their investment period

    Balance sheet and liquidity

    • Total available liquidity at 30 April 2025 was £201.5m (31 January 2025: £124.6m)
      £m
    Cash at 31 January 2025 3.9
    Total Proceeds 148.7
    New investments (47.7)
    Debt drawn down (79.6)
    Shareholder returns (14.5)
    Management fees (4.2)
    Co-investment Incentive Scheme distribution (0.5)
    FX and other income/(expenses) 1.4
    Cash at 30 April 2025 7.5
    Available undrawn debt facilities 193.9
    Total available liquidity 201.5
    • The cash balance was £7.5m (31 January 2025: £3.9m) and drawn debt was £52.3m (31 January 2025: £131.9m). As a result, we had net debt of £44.8m (31 January 2025: £128.0m)
    • Maturity of our €300m revolving credit facility extended to 29 May 2029. All other key terms remain the same as per December 2024 RNS (available here)
    • At 30 April 2025, the Portfolio represented 104.2% of net assets (31 January 2025: 114.3%)
      £m % of net assets
    Portfolio 1,385.9 104.2%
    Cash 7.5 0.6%
    Drawn debt (52.3) (3.9)%
    Co-investment Incentive Scheme Accrual (52.1) 0.2%
    Other net current liabilities (10.9) (1.0)%
    Net assets 1,278.0 100.0%

    Dividend and share buyback

    • Progressive dividend policy maintained: first quarter dividend of 9p per share (Q1 FY25: 8.5p)
    • It is the Board’s current intention to declare total dividends of at least 38p per share for FY26 (FY25: 36p)
    • The following purchases have been made under the Company’s share buyback programme:
      Long-term Opportunistic Total
      Q1 FY263 Since inception1 Q1 FY263 Since inception2 Q1 FY263 Since
    inception
    Number of shares purchased 245,000 2,997,688 473,000 1,965,175 718,000 4,962,863
    % of opening shares since buyback started           7.2%
    Capital returned to shareholders £3.1m £35.7m £5.8m £24.1m £8.9m £59.8m
    Number of days shares have been acquired 21 204 7 18 28 222
    Weighted average discount to last reported NAV 36.3% 38.3% 38.7% 36.8% 37.9% 37.6%
    NAV per Share accretion (p)         8.4 57.8
    NAV per Share accretion (% of NAV)         0.4% 3.0%

    1.Since October 2022 (which was when the long-term share buyback programme was launched) up to and including 30 April 2025.
    2. Since May 2024 (which was when the opportunistic buyback programme was launched) up to and including 30 April 2025.
    3. Based on company-issued announcements / date of purchase, rather than date of settlement.
    Note: aggregate consideration excludes commission, PTM and SDRT.

    Activity since the period end

    Notable activity between 1 May 2025 and 31 May 2025 includes Realisation Proceeds of £1.5m and Total New Investments of £10.9m.

    ICG Private Equity Fund Investments Team
    24 June 2025

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  • MIL-OSI: Rapid7 Puts Agentic AI to Work in the SOC, Empowering Analysts to Investigate Smarter and Faster

    Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI)

    BOSTON, June 24, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Today, Rapid7, Inc. (NASDAQ: RPD), a leader in threat detection and exposure management, announced that agentic AI workflows are now embedded within Rapid7’s next-gen SIEM and XDR platform to fundamentally change how threats in MDR customer environments are investigated in the SOC. Leveraging Rapid7’s AI Engine, agentic AI autonomously performs foundational investigative tasks with the rigor and expertise of a SOC analyst, but at AI speeds. This empowers analysts to perform deeper analysis, shorten investigation cycles, and ultimately solve security problems faster for customers.

    As AI accelerates the threat landscape, enabling attackers to launch faster, more personalized, and harder-to-detect campaigns, organizations need an MDR experience that scales to meet the demands of their environment and the broader attacker landscape while providing direct visibility into decisions. The new agentic AI workflows in Rapid7 MDR address the demand for scale, speed and transparency, incorporating Rapid7’s industry-leading AI automation for alert triage, which closes benign alerts with 99.93% accuracy and saves 200+ SOC hours per week.

    “AI isn’t just an enhancement to security operations, it’s a catalyst for a new era of scale, speed, and strategic decision-making. At Rapid7, we believe AI must be human-centric, transparent and accountable, and built on analyst expertise,” said Laura Ellis, vice president of AI and data at Rapid7. “The launch of agentic AI workflows for MDR represents the foundational step in our broader vision for agentic AI across the platform. Far more than just automation, this is the beginning of a system capable of intelligent and adaptive decision-making.”

    Agentic AI workflows are trained on playbooks designed by Rapid7’s own SOC experts, and refined through continuous real-world application, ultimately delivering:

    • Improved confidence in security postures through scalable, repeatable, high quality investigations that protect against sophisticated AI attackers amid increasing alert volume.
    • Greater visibility and control of service outcomes with transparency into the reasoning, evidence, and logic behind every AI-powered action and output.
    • Maximum return on detection and response investments via reallocation of analyst hours to the most complex tasks and strategic decisions to maximize impact across customer environments.

    “A world-class SOC optimizes for the ‘human’ decision moment. With agentic AI workflows, we’re using AI to present the right information to enable accurate and fast human decisions that allow organizations to quickly find and stop today’s AI-enabled attackers,” said Jon Hencinski, vice president detection & response at Rapid7. “Agentic AI workflows automate repetitive tasks, surface relevant findings, and provide contextual information to support analyst decision-making. By delivering timely, actionable insights, these workflows improve the quality of decisions being made and empower analysts to move confidently to the next step in the response process.”

    “Successful AI deployment in any cybersecurity platform needs to be thoughtful and planned: from the classification of data through to disciplined workflows and orchestration of detections with responses. Rapid7’s approach to AI implementation checks each of these boxes with deliberate, transparent, practical AI processes that deliver real-world efficiencies for its customers,” said Craig Robinson, research vice president at IDC.        

    To learn more about Rapid7’s Managed Detection and Response service with agentic AI Workflows, visit https://www.rapid7.com/services/managed-detection-and-response-mdr.

    About Rapid7
    Rapid7, Inc. (NASDAQ: RPD) is on a mission to create a safer digital world by making cybersecurity simpler and more accessible. We empower security professionals to manage a modern attack surface through our best-in-class technology, leading-edge research, and broad, strategic expertise. Rapid7’s comprehensive security solutions help more than 11,000 global customers unite cloud risk management with threat detection and response to reduce attack surfaces and eliminate threats with speed and precision. For more information, visit our website, check out our blog, or follow us on LinkedIn or X.

    Rapid7 Media Relations
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    Director, Global Communications
    press@rapid7.com
    (857) 216-7804

    Rapid7 Investor Contact
    Elizabeth Chwalk
    Vice President, Investor Relations
    investors@rapid7.com
    (617) 865-4277

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  • MIL-OSI: Wrap Technologies Announces Appointment of Gerald “Jerry” Ratigan as Chief Financial Officer

    Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI)

    MIAMI, June 24, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Wrap Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: WRAP) (“Wrap” or, the “Company”), a global pioneer in innovative public safety technologies and services, today announced the appointment of Gerald “Jerry” Ratigan, seasoned finance executive, as the Company’s new Chief Financial Officer.

    Mr. Ratigan brings over 20 years of experience leading financial strategy across public companies, capital markets, investment banking and performance-focused advisory roles. Mr. Ratigan’s background includes extensive work in both international and domestic publicly traded environments, where Mr. Ratigan has consistently driven financial modernization and organizational agility.

    Mr. Ratigan has demonstrated exceptional ability in scaling finance operations, transforming reporting ecosystems and guiding companies through pivotal milestones—including M&A transactions and enterprise-wide digital transformations.

    Mr. Ratigan’s diverse career spans Big Four public accounting, Fortune 500 audit leadership, and C-suite roles in high-growth sectors such as gaming, fintech, travel and entertainment. Most recently, Mr. Ratigan served as the Senior Vice President of Accounting and Controls—and later as Acting Chief Financial Officer—at The Gearbox Entertainment Company. In this role, Mr. Ratigan led financial operations through a critical phase that culminated in a successful acquisition by Take-Two Interactive.

    Mr. Ratigan’s leadership encompassed building the finance function from the ground up, post-merger integration, ERP implementation, ESG reporting and consolidating multi-entity operations across geographies and currencies.

    Prior to Gearbox, Mr. Ratigan served as Senior Director of Accounting and Financial Reporting at Entertainment Benefits Group (a Creative Artists Agency company), where Mr. Ratigan managed global accounting and audit operations. Mr. Ratigan also held Chief Accounting Officer and Chief Audit Executive roles at MoneyOnMobile, Inc. (MOMT), where Mr. Ratigan led public filings, investor communications and SEC compliance—supporting uplisting efforts and complex carve-outs related to divestitures.

    Earlier in Mr. Ratigan’s career, Mr. Ratigan served as Director of SEC Financial Reporting at Prestige Cruise Holdings (acquired by Norwegian Cruise Line), overseeing public filings, XBRL tagging and IPO readiness. At Cooper Industries (later acquired by Eaton), Mr. Ratigan led internal audit efforts, implementing global audit strategies and streamlining post-acquisition integration.

    Mr. Ratigan began his career at KPMG and Grant Thornton, quickly distinguishing with international assignments and national training roles. Mr. Ratigan’s global experience spans work in the U.S., Mexico, China, the U.K., India, Germany, Australia, Bahrain, Thailand and Sweden.

    An advocate for ethics, compliance, and professional development, Mr. Ratigan currently serves on the Global Board of Directors for the Institute of Management Accountants (IMA), contributes to COSO’s new corporate governance framework, and sits on the Global Advisory Board of The CFO Alliance, offering insight on capital markets and economic trends.

    Mr. Ratigan holds a Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting and Finance from the University of Miami and an MBA in Data Analytics from Louisiana State University–Shreveport. Mr. Ratigan is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) in Texas, a Certified Management Accountant (CMA), and holds credentials in Strategy and Competitive Analysis (CSCA) and Production and Inventory Management (CPIM).

    “Across every role, Jerry has brought a distinctive blend of technical excellence, operational leadership and strategic vision. His work has consistently aligned financial operations with long-term value creation, enabled agility in complex environments, and driven measurable outcomes that build stockholder confidence and enterprise growth. We believe Jerry’s operational experience in capital markets and public accounting make him the right choice to align Wrap’s financial operations with its long-term strategy,” said Scot Cohen, Chief Executive Officer of Wrap.

    “This appointment emphasizes Wrap’s readiness for accelerating adoption and growing market interest. We believe Jerry’s leadership will help drive product scale, ensure accountability, and position Wrap to maximize the commercial opportunities of its expanding portfolio,” said Jared Novick, President and Chief Operating Officer of Wrap.

    “I am both honored and inspired to join Wrap at this defining moment,” said Mr. Ratigan. “The Company is delivering powerful solutions at the intersection of technology, public safety and compassion. I look forward to contributing to our mission while advancing a disciplined financial strategy that strengthens our foundation and creates sustainable stockholder value.”

    Louis Springer Elevated to Vice President of Finance to Support Financial Operational Scale

    Louis Springer’s promotion from Corporate Development to Vice President of Finance reflects both Wrap’s deep bench of internal talent and its disciplined focus on scaling operations with continuity and precision. Over the past 18 months, Mr. Springer played a central role in enacting the operational elements of Wrap’s cost-cutting initiatives and supporting broader organizational change. We believe his background in financial services, investment banking, and public company capital markets further strengthens Wrap’s ability to align day-to-day financial operations with long-term stockholder value creation.

    “Louis Springer has proven himself over the years with Wrap,” said Chief Executive Officer of Wrap, Mr. Cohen. “He’s earned his spot as Vice President of Finance and will continue to anchor our fiscal strategy under Mr. Ratigan’s leadership—bringing both stability and forward momentum that we believe benefits all stakeholders.”

    About Wrap Technologies, Inc.

    Wrap Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: WRAP) a global leader in innovative public safety technologies and non-lethal tools, delivering cutting-edge technology with exceptional people to address the complex, modern day challenges facing public safety organizations.

    Wrap’s BolaWrap® 150 solution leads the world in pre-escalation and beyond, providing law enforcement with a safer choice for nearly every phase of a critical incident.

    This innovative, patented device deploys a multi-sensory, cognitive disruption that leverages sight, sound and sensation to expand the pre-escalation period and give officers the advantage and critical time to manage non-compliant subjects before resorting to higher-force options. The BolaWrap® 150 is a not pain-based- compliance. It does not shoot, strike, shock, or incapacitate—instead, it helps officers strategically operate pre-escalation on the force continuum, reducing the risk of injury to both officers and subjects. Used by over 1,000 agencies across the U.S. and in 60 countries, BolaWrap® is backed by training certified by the International Association of Directors of Law Enforcement Standards and Training (IADLEST), reinforcing Wrap’s commitment to public safety through cutting-edge technology and expert training.

    Wrap Reality® VR is a fully immersive training simulator to enhance decision-making under pressure.

    As a comprehensive public safety training platform, it provides first responders with realistic, interactive scenarios that reflect the evolving challenges of modern law enforcement. By offering a growing library of real-world situations, Wrap Reality® equips officers with the skills and confidence to navigate high stakes encounters effectively, leading to safer outcomes for both responders and the communities they serve.

    WrapVision is an all-new body-worn camera and evidence management system built for efficiency.

    Designed for efficiency, security, and transparency to meet the rigorous demands of modern law enforcement, WrapVision captures, stores and helps manage digital evidence, with operational security, regulatory compliance and superior video picture quality and field of view.

    The WrapVision camera, powered by IONODES boasts cloud integration and adheres to Trade Agreements Act (TAA) compliance requirements and GSA schedule contracts requirements. Crucially, unlike many competitor devices manufactured overseas in foreign, non-compliant, and possibly hostile regions, WrapVision is built in North America, promoting unparalleled data integrity and reducing critical concerns over unauthorized access or foreign surveillance risks.

    Trademark Information

    Trademark Information Wrap, the Wrap logo, BolaWrap®, Wrap Reality® and Wrap Training Academy are trademarks of Wrap Technologies, Inc., some of which are registered in the U.S. and abroad. All other trade names used herein are either trademarks or registered trademarks of the respective holders.

    Cautionary Note on Forward-Looking Statements – Safe Harbor Statement

    This release contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the “safe harbor” provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Words such as “expect,” “anticipate,” “should”, “believe”, “target”, “project”, “goals”, “estimate”, “potential”, “predict”, “may”, “will”, “could”, “intend”, and variations of these terms or the negative of these terms and similar expressions are intended to identify these forward-looking statements. Moreover, forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, many of which involve factors or circumstances that are beyond the Company’s control. The Company’s actual results could differ materially from those stated or implied in forward-looking statements due to a number of factors, including but not limited to: the Company’s expectations related to the appointment of the new Chief Financial Officer, the expected benefits of the acquisition of W1 Global, LLC, the Company’s ability to maintain compliance with the Nasdaq Capital Market’s listing standards; the Company’s ability to successfully implement training programs for the use of its products; the Company’s ability to manufacture and produce products for its customers; the Company’s ability to develop sales for its products; the market acceptance of existing and future products; the availability of funding to continue to finance operations; the complexity, expense and time associated with sales to law enforcement and government entities; the lengthy evaluation and sales cycle for the Company’s product solutions; product defects; litigation risks from alleged product-related injuries; risks of government regulations; the business impact of health crises or outbreaks of disease, such as epidemics or pandemics; the impact resulting from geopolitical conflicts and any resulting sanctions; the ability to obtain export licenses for counties outside of the United States; the ability to obtain patents and defend intellectual property against competitors; the impact of competitive products and solutions; and the Company’s ability to maintain and enhance its brand, as well as other risk factors mentioned in the Company’s most recent annual report on Form 10-K, subsequent quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, and other Securities and Exchange Commission filings. These forward-looking statements are made as of the date of this release and were based on current expectations, estimates, forecasts, and projections as well as the beliefs and assumptions of management. Except as required by law, the Company undertakes no duty or obligation to update any forward-looking statements contained in this release as a result of new information, future events or changes in its expectations.

    Investor Relations Contact:
    (800) 583-2652
     ir@wrap.com

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  • MIL-OSI Video: The Deputy President Paul Mashatile addresses the South African Trade and Investment Seminar.

    Source: Republic of South Africa (video statements)

    The Deputy President Paul Mashatile addresses the South African Trade and Investment Seminar, at the SPIEF 2025.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C_nYZuizcco

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: Expanding Opportunities: At SPIEF 2025, GUU signed a number of cooperation agreements

    Translation. Region: Russian Federal

    Source: State University of Management – Official website of the State –

    Rector of the State University of Management Vladimir Stroyev signed several cooperation agreements at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum.

    One of the new partners of the State University of Management has become ANO “Eurasia”, with which it is planned to conduct joint programs, internships, forums and projects where students will be able to grow and take part in various activities.

    “We are pleased with the new cooperation, it opens up new opportunities for both our organizations. It seems to me that we have a happy, working and friendly future for the benefit of our Eurasia,” said Vladimir Stroyev, Rector of the State University of Management.

    State Duma deputy, Chairperson of the Council of the ANO “Eurasia” Alena Arshinova also noted the importance and benefits of future joint projects:

    “It’s good when such platforms unite us, because the efforts we make become visible to an even larger circle of partners. This is where the integration takes place, because our “Eurasia” is precisely about integration and about promoting the development of international cooperation, first and foremost. So thank you very much for agreeing to sign an agreement with us.”

    Also at SPIEF-2025, the rector signed agreements with such organizations as Rostelecom, Tsifroinvest Management Company, the Fatherland Defenders Foundation, Rostransnadzor, and Transmashholding.

    In addition, Vladimir Stroyev spoke at the session “Investments in the Future: How Business Inspires and Supports Youth Initiatives” and presented awards to the winners of the “My Country – My Russia” competition.

    Please note: This information is raw content directly from the source of the information. It is exactly what the source states and does not reflect the position of MIL-OSI or its clients.

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  • MIL-OSI: Matrixdock Expands Real-World Asset Tokenization to Include Silver, Platinum, and Palladium

    Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI)

    SINGAPORE, June 24, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Amid rising global demand for alternative precious metals, Matrixdock, the real-world asset (RWA) tokenization platform under the Matrixport Group, announces its strategic plan to expand beyond gold by introducing tokenized silver, platinum, and palladium. Following the success of its flagship gold-backed token, XAUm.This expansion plan represents Matrixdock’s next step toward bringing a full suite of precious metals on-chain, broadening access for institutions, corporates, and individuals through enhanced transparency and liquidity.

    The new tokens will follow the same institutional-grade structure as XAUm, including a bankruptcy-remote setup, trusted vaulting partners, third-party reserve audits, on-chain transparency, and seamless DeFi integration. By expanding its product suite to include silver, platinum, and palladium, Matrixdock continues to bridge traditional commodities with blockchain-native finance, unlocking new possibilities for portfolio diversification, financial inclusion, and the evolution of next-generation capital markets.

    “XAUm gold token was a groundbreaking step,” said Eva Meng, Head of Matrixdock. “With our secure vaulting network, trusted procurement network, and proven tokenization infrastructure already in place, silver, platinum, and palladium are natural next steps. We’re committed to expanding real-world assets on chain. Driven by strong demand for hard assets, year-to-date, silver has rallied 25%, a clear break-through long-held resistance above $35, while platinum has surged 44% amid tightening supply and industrial demand. “It’s meaningful to enable broader ownership of the full suite of precious metals and help level the playing field,” Meng added.

    The tokenized gold XAUm launched by Matrixdock is one of the Top 3 gold tokens by chain adoption rate. It has been integrated with on-chain protocols such as UniSwap, PancakeSwap, Kinza Finance, etc., and supports dollar-cost averaging (DCA) to enable users to build a gold portfolio on a regular basis over time. Currently, Matrixdock manages 12,569 troy ounces of gold assets, each XAUm is backed by one troy ounce of 99.99% purity, London Bullion Market Association (LBMA) accredited gold.

    About Matrixport

    Founded in 2019, Matrixport is the world’s leading all-in-one hub for crypto financial services. The platform is committed to providing every user with a personalized Super Account that integrates crypto trading, investment, loan, custody, RWA, research, and more. With $6 billion in AUM (assets under management), Matrixport offers global users diverse crypto-financial solutions designed for optimal capital efficiency and sustainable returns.

    Matrixport official website:：https://www.matrixport.com

    About Matrixdock

    Matrixdock is a premier platform under Matrixport Group that offers access to high-quality Real World Assets (RWA) through advanced tokenization technology. As the first in Asia to introduce a tokenized short-term treasury bill product, STBT, Matrixdock earned the Ecosystem Excellence TADS Award in 2023 for Trading & Liquidity Solutions. In 2024, Matrixdock launched XAUm, a tokenized gold asset fully backed by 99.99% purity gold, providing investors with a trusted and transparent digital asset linked to LBMA-accredited gold.

    With a steadfast focus on building a trusted and secure RWA ecosystem for cryptocurrency, Matrixdock aims to provide diversified investment opportunities while setting new standards for trust and governance in the digital asset space.

    Matrixdock official website: https://www.matrixdock.com/

    Media Contact: Cici.Lu@matrixport.com

    Disclaimer: This press release is provided by Matrixport. The statements, views, and opinions expressed in this content are solely those of the content provider and do not necessarily reflect the views of this media platform or its publisher. We do not endorse, verify, or guarantee the accuracy, completeness, or reliability of any information presented. This content is for informational purposes only and should not be considered financial, investment, or trading advice. Investing in crypto and mining related opportunities involves significant risks, including the potential loss of capital. Readers are strongly encouraged to conduct their own research and consult with a qualified financial advisor before making any investment decisions. However, due to the inherently speculative nature of the blockchain sector–including cryptocurrency, NFTs, and mining–complete accuracy cannot always be guaranteed. Neither the media platform nor the publisher shall be held responsible for any fraudulent activities, misrepresentations, or financial losses arising from the content of this press release.

    A photo accompanying this announcement is available at https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/166d4d48-4294-4a8d-80f2-449bcee634cd

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