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Immutep secures commitments for A$60 million through a two-tranche institutional placement to expand its clinical development and manufacturing program into late-stage settings Key Highlights • Immutep has secured commitments for A$60 million via a two-tranche institutional placement which was supported by multiple institutional investors in Australia and offshore • Immutep will offer an SPP for eligible shareholders of Immutep to seek to raise a further ~A$5 million • Ongoing strength of Immutep's clinical data for efti (presented at SITC 2020, SABCS 2020 and ASCO 2021) provides the opportunity to seek to expand the clinical portfolio including a Phase III clinical trial • Moving efti manufacturing towards commercial scale • Preparing Immutep's autoimmune disease candidate, IMP761 for IND stage • The institutional placement improves Immutep's financial flexibility, providing a $108m1 cash balance and extending its cash runway to the end of CY2023 SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - Immutep Limited (ASX: IMM; NASDAQ: IMMP) (Immutep or Company), is pleased to announce that it has received commitments for a A$60 million via a two-tranche placement of new ordinary shares in Immutep (New Shares) to professional, institutional and sophisticated investors (Placement). Immutep CEO, Marc Voigt said: "Never has there been a more exciting time to be the leading LAG-3 biotech, following the recent industry validation of this promising new immune checkpoint. Efti has continued to report compelling results from multiple clinical trials over the last year, including from key patient subgroups in our AIPAC study. Efti will be tested in different late-stage randomised settings which is a key step towards potential commercialisation. We are very encouraged to have received such strong support from multiple existing and new institutional investors for this financing. The funds will be used to expand our efti clinical development portfolio into late-stage settings, and significantly strengthening our strategic and business development options. They will also support the manufacturing process to reach commercial status as we advance towards registration." Use of Funds The Company will use the proceeds received from the Placement to fund an expanded clinical program including the following: &#9642; New Phase III Registration Trial – metastatic breast cancer (based on AIPAC) 1 Pro forma cash balance based on IMM's cash balance at 31 March 2021 and excluding offer costs and assuming Immutep shareholders approve the issue of the Tranche 2 Shares (defined on page 2) at Immutep's extraordinary general meeting of shareholders to be held on 26 July 2021. 
 &#9642; New Phase II Trial – triple combination therapy with efti + anti-PD-1 therapy + chemotherapy (expected indication: NSCLC) &#9642; Other Trials – two new investigator-initiated trials (IITs) with up to 40 patients each &#9642; Manufacturing &amp; Validation – commence process characterisation and process validation for efti commercial manufacturing (2,000 litre scale) &#9642; Regulatory – ongoing interactions with the FDA and EMA &#9642; Autoimmune Program – IND package for IMP761 &#9642; Strengthen – the team and research projects Placement The Placement will involve the issue of New Shares to institutional and sophisticated investors in two tranches at an issue price of A$0.52 per New Share (representing a 12.9% discount to the volume weighted average price (VWAP) of the Company's ordinary shares as traded on ASX over the 30 days up to and including 16 June 2021). The Placement comprises: • the issue of New Shares ($13.7 million), which will be issued within the Company's available placement capacity with 15,848,340 New Shares issued under ASX Listing Rule 7.1 and 10,565,559 New Shares issued under ASX Listing Rule 7.1A (Tranche 1 Shares); and • the issue of 88,970,717 million New Shares ($46.3 million), the issue of which will be conditional on Immutep's shareholders (Shareholders) approving the issue for the purposes of ASX Listing Rule 7.1 at an extraordinary general meeting of Immutep (EGM) (Tranche 2 Shares). The EGM to seek shareholder approval for the issue of the Tranche 2 Shares (Shareholder Approval) is expected to be held on or around Monday, 26 July 2021 (EGM), with the Notice of Meeting for the EGM to be issued later this month. The New Shares issued under the Placement will rank equally with existing Immutep ordinary shares on issue with effect from their date of issue. Bell Potter Securities Limited and Jefferies (Australia) Pty Ltd, together acted as joint lead managers and bookrunners to the Placement. The Placement was not underwritten. Settlement of the Tranche 1 Shares is expected to occur on Friday, 25 June 2021 with issue of Tranche 1 Shares expected to occur on Monday, 28 June 2021. Assuming Shareholder Approval is obtained for the issue of the Tranche 2 Shares, settlement of the Tranche 2 Shares is expected to occur on Thursday, 29 July 2021 with issue of Tranche 2 Shares expected to occur on Friday, 30 July 2021. Share Purchase Plan Following completion of the issue of the Tranche 1 Shares under the Placement, Immutep will conduct an offer of New Shares under a non-underwritten share purchase plan (SPP) to existing shareholders in the Company with a registered address in Australia and New Zealand as at 7.00pm (Sydney, Australia time) on Friday, 18 June 2021, and who are not in the United States or acting for the account or benefit of a person in the United States (Eligible Shareholders). 
The SPP will provide each Eligible Shareholder with the opportunity to apply for up to A$30,000 of New Shares at the price payable per New Share in the Placement. The SPP is targeting to raise approximately A$5 million, while maintaining the flexibility to accept applications in excess of this amount. Applications in excess of the A$5 million target amount may be scaled back (on a pro rata basis at the discretion of the Board as per the SPP). In the event of a scale-back, the value of SPP shares allocated to investors may be less than the parcel initially applied for. If this occurs, any excess money will be refunded. Immutep expects to announce the final outcome of the SPP, including any scale-back, on Thursday, 22 July 2021. The SPP offer booklet (SPP Offer Booklet) containing further details of the SPP will be released separately and will be mailed to all Eligible Shareholders. Each New Share issued under the SPP will rank equally with existing Shares with effect from its date of issue and Immutep will seek quotation of the New Shares issued under the SPP on the ASX. Shareholder approval is not required for the issue of Shares under the SPP. Timetable* Event Date Record Date for Eligible Shareholders to subscribe for New Shares via the SPP 7.00pm (Sydney, Australia time), Friday, 18 June 2021 Announcement date for Placement and SPP Before market open on ASX on Monday, 21 June 2021 Trading halt lifted and trading resumes on ASX Monday, 21 June 2021 Settlement of Tranche 1 Shares Friday, 25 June 2021 Issue of Tranche 1 Shares under the Placement Monday, 28 June 2021 SPP Offer Booklet despatched to Eligible Shareholders Monday, 28 June 2021 SPP opens 9.00am (Sydney, Australia time), Monday, 28 June 2021 SPP closes 5.00pm (Sydney, Australia time), Monday, 19 July 2021 Immutep EGM (approval of Tranche 2 Shares) 4pm (Sydney, Australia time), Monday, 26 July 2021 Issue of New Shares under SPP Friday, 23 July 2021 Expected date for quotation of Shares issued under the SPP on ASX Monday, 26 July 2021 Settlement of Tranche 2 Shares Thursday, 29 July 2021 Issue of Tranche 2 Shares under the Placement Friday, 30 July 2021 *Immutep retains the discretion to alter any or all of these key dates These dates are indicative only and are subject to change. Immutep reserves the right, subject to the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) and the ASX Listing Rules, to amend this indicative timetable. In particular, Immutep reserves the right to extend the closing date for the SPP, accept late applications under the SPP (either generally or in particular cases) and to withdraw or vary the Placement or SPP without prior notice. Any extension of the closing date for the SPP will have a consequential effect on the date for the issue of New Shares. All amounts are in Australian dollars unless otherwise indicated.

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Immutep Limited (NASDAQ: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/immp#NASDAQ">IMMP</a>) announces it has signed an agreement to commence a new Phase I trial, called INSIGHT-003, to evaluate the combination of lead product candidate eftilagimod alpha ("efti" or "IMP321") in conjunction with an existing approved standard of care therapy consisting of a chemotherapy agent and ananti-PD-1therapy.
INSIGHT-003 will be an investigator-initiated trial conducted bythe Institute of Clinical Cancer Research IKF at Krankenhaus Nordwest in Frankfurt. The trial will be run as an amendment to the protocol of the ongoing INSIGHT trial as the third arm (Stratum C) with Prof. Dr. Salah-EddinAl-Batran as lead investigator.
Up to 20 patients with various solid tumours will be recruited to participate in the trial.Patients will receive 30 mg doses of efti every two weeks for 24 weeks in conjunction with standard of care chemotherapy plus anti-PD-1 therapy.Thereafter, patients will enter a maintenance phase and receive either efti alone or in double or continued triple combination withanti-PD-1therapy. The trial will assess the safety, tolerability and initial efficacy of the combination.
All regulatory and ethical approvals have been received, enabling recruitment to commence. The first patient is expected to be enrolled in Q3 of calendar year 2021, with first interim results expected in 2022.
Commenting on the new trial, Immutep CEO Marc Voigt said: "Testing efti as part of a triple combination therapy is an important and exciting expansion of our development program. Efti activates the immune system and could bring a significant benefit to multiple approved standard of care therapies and experimental therapies. Together with our other trials, we are building a very robust pool of data to understand how efti can ultimately improve outcomes for cancer patients."
Prof. Salah-EddinAl-Batran, Lead Investigator of the INSIGHT trial said: "There is a solid scientific rationale for adding efti to certain existingstandard-of-carechemotherapy plusanti-PD-1regimen in a triple combination approach and we are excited about the possibility of generating the first safety and efficacy data for theefti-add-ontriple combination in our INSIGHT trial platform."

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Despite never being an avid cannabis consumer, Charlamagne Tha God, <a class="color-link" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlamagne_tha_God" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" title="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlamagne_tha_God">controversial</a> co-host of the nationally syndicated radio show The Breakfast Club, television personality, actor and best-selling author, has gotten into the cannabis industry.
&ldquo;I&rsquo;ve never really been much of a smoker. I don&rsquo;t have a lot of good memories associated with smoking. It always makes my body go through the roof,&rdquo; he admits during an exclusive interview.
Charlamagne -born Lenard Larry McKelvel- has recently been very open about his struggles with anxiety and panic attacks. In that way, he tries to fight the stigma around mental health in America, especially among black communities. Shook One: Anxiety Playing Tricks On Me, his second book after Black Privilege: Opportunity Comes to Those Who Create It, is related to this issue and reveals his personal traumas, regrets and fears.
In fact, McKelvel confesses he only survived 2020 because of all the self-care work he has done.
&ldquo;I&rsquo;ve been going to therapy and practicing meditation. I think a lot of people had to sit still last year and see themselves for the first time, and they didn&rsquo;t like what they saw. That happened to me a few years ago, so I started doing the work. You can&rsquo;t keep running. You gotta deal with the trauma,&rdquo; he urges. And it is honest. C has had to do his fair share of introspection, apologies, and self-improvement.
<h2 class="subhead-embed color-accent bg-base font-accent font-size text-align">Tha God And Evolution</h2>
As a teen, Charlamagne was into weed because of its relationship with rap and hip-hop.
&ldquo;Every song was about smoking weed in some way, shape or form. The first time I smoked I was in high school, in Moncks Corner,&rdquo; he reminisces.
&ldquo;Getting high was cool because I was young and I didn&rsquo;t have as much trauma and stuff as you do when you get older. I just used to do it in a recreational and social way.&rdquo;
However, things changed after he got arrested for the first time and was put on probation. For him, smoking was just too scary: &ldquo;Even before I was diagnosed with panic attacks, it would give them to me. I didn&rsquo;t know what it was back then, but the weed was making me super paranoid.&rdquo;
So he left it alone for a long, long time.
<h2 class="subhead-embed color-accent bg-base font-accent font-size text-align">The Green Wave</h2>
In recent years, cannabis became a mainstream product, a topic of discussion, and a big driver of the economy, where it was legalized. And with this mainstreaming of the plant came the realization of the countless benefits medical marijuana has.
Trying to ride that wave, Charlamagne found out, yet again, that smoking was not good for him. It was still triggering anxiety attacks.
Eventually, he did some research and came across those good ol&rsquo; edibles.
&ldquo;The edibles are beautiful. I might do 10 milligrams and drink a glass of wine and be right where I need to be,&rdquo; McKelvel confides.
And so, reconciliation came through. He could finally see marijuana from a whole different perspective.
&ldquo;At this age, I never thought it was something that I would pick up with it. But definitely, when I&#39;m home on the weekends, and I have nothing to do, it&rsquo;s great for me,&rdquo; he says.
<h2 class="subhead-embed color-accent bg-base font-accent font-size text-align">Wake And Bake</h2>
Charlamagne and his The Breakfast Club co-hosts Angela Yee and DJ Envy have interviewed a long list of big names, including Joe Biden and Kamala Harris, current President and Vice President of the United States &ndash; in case you didn&#39;t know who they were.
Addressing the subject of cannabis, Charlamagne punctually questioned Biden about his promise to decriminalize marijuana instead of just legalizing the plant across the country. This promise is yet to be fulfilled, as the executive branch proves to be less cannabis-friendly than anticipated, with Biden even asking several White House staffers to resign due to past marijuana use.
After that experience, the radio host was left feeling sceptical about cannabis being legalized federally during Biden&rsquo;s term. He does hope, however, legalization will happen sometime in the next decade.
&ldquo;We have enough data that shows that marijuana is not addictive, not deadly and that it has a lot of medical benefits. Not legalizing cannabis is hypocritical,&rdquo; he voices.
&ldquo;It also opens up another industry and another form of economic empowerment for folks.&rdquo;
<h2 class="subhead-embed color-accent bg-base font-accent font-size text-align">By The People, For The People</h2>
The 42-year-old media personality recently got involved in the cannabis industry, becoming an advisor to <a class="color-link" href="https://www.citizengrown.com/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" title="https://www.citizengrown.com/">CitizenGrown</a>, a company whose motto is &ldquo;Cannabis by the people, for the people.&rdquo; Wu-Tang Clan&rsquo;s&nbsp;Raekwon is also invested in this company and was profiled in <a class="color-link" href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/javierhasse/2020/08/19/raekwon/" target="_blank" title="https://www.forbes.com/sites/javierhasse/2020/08/19/raekwon/">this Forbes feature</a>.
With a unique business model, CitizenGrown provides households with automated cannabis grow boxes, allowing people to both literally and figurately harvest the rewards of this growing industry.
&ldquo;I was all in because this is a way to empower not just black and brown people, but also empower those who have been impacted by the War on Drugs, whether directly or indirectly,&rdquo; he explains.
As it is, marijuana has become a great place to start systemically reversing the consequences of the War on Drugs.
&ldquo;If there was such a thing as drug war reparations, this would be very, very close to it,&rdquo; he declares.
Deepa Sood, CEO of CitizenGrown, adds, &quot;We are in a tide change of sorts in terms of perceptions of cannabis. Having people like Charlamagne and Rae, people with such incredible influence, supporting our social justice approach to cannabis illustrates how public perception is changing for the better and how there is an appetite and ability to do this right, ground up, and change peoples&#39; lives.&quot;&nbsp;
Moreover, Charlamagne decided to support the community by launching The Black Effect Podcast Network, a service dedicated to uplifting Black culture and Black voices.
&ldquo;I always want people to check out the Black Effect Podcast Network on iHeartRadio, we have like 20 podcasts available,&rdquo; the Radio Hall of Famer concludes.
<a href="https://elplanteo.com/author/franca-quarneti/">Franca Quarneti</a> contributed to this report.
Photo by Fila USA via <a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Charlamagne_Tha_God_2014.png">WikiMedia Commons</a>.
This article was originally published on <a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/javierhasse/2021/03/29/charlamagne-tha-god-not-legalizing-cannabis-is-hypocritical/?sh=4202bb6b3b6f">Forbes</a> and appears here with permission.
Versi&oacute;n en Espa&ntilde;ol: <a href="https://elplanteo.com/entrevista-a-charlamagne-tha-god-no-legalizar-la-marihuana-es-hipocrita/">Entrevista a Charlamagne Tha God: &lsquo;No Legalizar la Marihuana Es Hip&oacute;crita&rsquo;</a>

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This article&nbsp;was originally published on <a href="https://microdose.buzz/psychedelic-guides-with-lucia-huang-of-osmind/">Microdose Psychedelic Insights</a>&nbsp;and appears here with permission.
This week&rsquo;s Psychedelic Guide is Lucia Huang, Co-founder and CEO of&nbsp;<a href="https://osmind.org/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Osmind</a>. Osmind is committed to improving mental health care for those who need it most. They remain unwavering in their service of people with treatment-resistant depression and related mental health issues.
<h4>When did you first become involved in the psychedelic industry and why?</h4>
We co-founded Osmind in early 2020. I&rsquo;ve always been a big believer in psychedelic medicines as incredible healing therapies that can fundamentally shift the mental health paradigm. Especially for treatment-resistant/refractory patients, we realized that the current mental healthcare system fails them. We wanted to build the underlying infrastructure to help these new treatments (psychedelics being just one of them) succeed and present hope to these patients. 
Our backgrounds are more rooted in the traditional healthcare system and we wanted to bridge psychedelics and the mainstream.
<h4>Do you, or have you taken, psychedelic substances?</h4>
Yes
<h4>What&rsquo;s your favourite psychedelic compound?</h4>
<h4>Do your parents/family members know what you&rsquo;re doing?</h4>
Yes
<h4>Have you had an experience with mental health/chronic pain?</h4>
Yes
<h4>What&rsquo;s your vision of the industry in 20 years?</h4>
<blockquote>Psychedelics converge with mainstream mental healthcare. Patients don&rsquo;t have to spin through the healthcare system, going from provider to provider. Mainstream institutions like Kaiser will offer psychedelic therapy just like they offer talk therapy.
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<h4>What are your biggest worries for the industry?</h4>
Hype over substance. Losing track of the patient.
<h4>Who are your heroes?</h4>
Humphry Osmond, whom we&rsquo;re named after! 
Tom Insel and other modern-day heroes who have bridged mainstream mental healthcare with psychedelics.
<h4>If you could create a psychedelic to do anything you wanted, what would it do?</h4>
Wipe out stigma, prejudice, and other barriers. This would eliminate the root cause of a lot of suffering.
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We&rsquo;d like to thank Lucia for being a part of the Psychedelic Guides series. Stay tuned for weekly profiles on leaders in the psychedelic industry.

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This article was originally published on&nbsp;<a href="https://psychedelicspotlight.com/israelis-palestinians-conflict-ayahuasca/">Psychedelic Spotlight</a>, and appears here with permission.
<h3>Could ayahuasca be the key to erasing conflict between Israel and Palestine?</h3>
New research from Imperial College London has investigated whether the psychedelic ayahuasca could be used in peacebuilding between conflict regions such as Israel and Palestine.&nbsp;
The study, published in&nbsp;<a href="https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fphar.2021.607529/full" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Frontiers of Pharmacology</a>,&nbsp;examines the relational processes between Jewish-Israelis and Arab-Palestinians when drinking ayahuasca together in a group setting. This timely piece of research may pave the way for illuminating the most important aspects that can foster better relations between conflicting groups.&nbsp;
<h3>What is Ayahuasca?</h3>
<a href="https://psychedelicspotlight.com/the-healing-power-of-ayahuasca-an-ancient-medicine-for-modern-times/">Ayahuasca</a>&nbsp;is a psychedelic brew used in shamanistic rituals in South America. It combines two plants found in the Amazonian basin:&nbsp;Psychotria viridis, which contains the psychoactive substance DMT, and the&nbsp;Banisteriopsis caapi&nbsp;vine, which allows the DMT to become orally active.&nbsp;
The DMT-containing plant medicine induces a particularly intense psychedelic experience; strong hallucinations and visions are common, while vomiting and elimination&rdquo; purging&rdquo; are also hallmarks of an ayahuasca session.&nbsp;
Contemporary psychedelic research has often taken an individualistic approach to the journey&mdash; psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy in the West is most often an intense and personal experience, with an individual taking a psychedelic in the presence of therapists.&nbsp;
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However, ayahuasca is traditionally taken in group settings. As people travel around the world to journey with ayahuasca, sometimes groups of Israelis and Palestinians take the psychedelic plunge together. This provided a window of opportunity for the team of researchers to investigate whether taking ayahuasca together could affect the way that Jewish-Israelis and Arab-Palestinians could relate to each other, thus potentially identifying a catalyst for peace.
Dr. Leor Roseman from Imperial College London led a team of researchers, including Palestinian activist Antwan Saca, and Natalie Ginsberg, the policy director of MAPS in the groundbreaking study.
<h3>Journeying with Ayahuasca Together</h3>
While using psychedelics to build peace may sound far-fetched, there are strong foundations for setting up this kind of study. Roseman&nbsp;<a href="https://www.imperial.ac.uk/news/221353/qa-could-psychedelic-ceremonies-help-people/" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">highlighted</a>, &ldquo;In theory, psychedelics have the potential to bring more empathy and understanding to political processes. This is their potential for creating harmony, connection, and understanding of the other side.&rdquo;&nbsp;
The participants in the study were 18 Israeli-Jews and 13 Palestinians who attended ayahuasca ceremonies with participants from both groups. The ceremonies themselves weren&rsquo;t intended to build peace, but rather their focus was primarily on developing and fostering a sense of inner-spirituality.&nbsp;&nbsp;
The ongoing Israeli-Palestinian conflict runs deep, with multiple issues underscoring the tension between the two groups. The relational differences between the two groups is immediately apparent when these ceremonies start. &ldquo;Many times Israeli and Palestinians sit separately by choice,&rdquo; Roseman&nbsp;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pH60L-iyeqs" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">said</a>.
To discover the potential role that ayahuasca has in breaking down the boundaries between Israelis and Palestinians, the researchers interviewed the 31 individuals following their participation in a ceremony. The interviews were then analysed, and key themes of the psychedelic experience were uncovered, which likely play a significant role in fostering unity.&nbsp;
<img alt="Israelis and Palestinians Turn to Ayahuasca to Heal Conflict Wounds" src="https://psychedelicspotlight.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/group-hands-psychedelic-spotlight-682x1030.jpg" style="height:680px; width:450px" />
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<h2>Being One and Bearing Witness to the &lsquo;Other&rsquo;</h2>
The researchers found two main themes in their interviews. The first was based on the feeling of unity and oneness. The psychedelic experience is often punctuated by feelings of the boundaries between the&nbsp;self&nbsp;and&nbsp;other&nbsp;dissolving, what&rsquo;s known as ego death. However, the researchers saw that this dissolution of boundaries may also manifest itself at the group level. One Arab-Palestinian woman summarised it: 
&ldquo;You reach that point when you don&rsquo;t see this as Jewish or Arabic &hellip; there&rsquo;s nothing, no language, no religion, no gender, nothing.&rdquo;
The researchers seemed to find that the ayahuasca managed to dissolve the identities of participants, facilitating a connection on a much deeper level.
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The second main theme was a connection based on difference. This theme seemed to work in synergy with the first; experiencing oneness facilitated togetherness, while recognising the difference between Israelis and Palestinians fostered appreciation for the &lsquo;other&rsquo;.
This &lsquo;difference-based&rsquo; connection was often carried through powerful moments of music or prayer. This capacity for groups to express themselves transcended the use of language, and allowed one group to become comfortable within the group setting (by expressing themselves), and fostered a sense of awe, reverence, and inclusion from the other.&nbsp;
The transformational power of ayahuasca to allow people to change their perception of the other group was astonishing. One Jewish-Israeli man was incredibly moved during his journey:&nbsp;
&ldquo;Suddenly you hear the language you most hated, maybe the only language you really hated, and suddenly it is sending you into love and light, and that&rsquo;s the way it always is. Whatever the song, whatever the words, you melt- that&rsquo;s it that&rsquo;s our peace, to sit and listen to a song in Arabic, that&rsquo;s peace.&rdquo;
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<h3>Integrating Into Togetherness</h3>
This study spotlights the powerful potential that psychedelics have to facilitate togetherness and harmony&mdash;even when the conflict runs extremely deep. Roseman says that, while psychedelics may not be the main answer, the findings from the study may prove useful for future relational issues:&nbsp;
&ldquo;I would stress that psychedelics are not a solution in themselves, but potentially a tool which could help. They can create a strong group bonding, and they can help groups address conflicting political issues through new insights and revelations which can occur with psychedelics.&rdquo;
Roseman further highlights that integrating the experiences that people have during the ceremony into real life changes outside of an ayahuasca group ceremony is crucial.&nbsp; 
Further research is being conducted; the authors have an upcoming paper not yet released that will focus more specifically on the changes that occurred&nbsp;after&nbsp;the ceremony itself. This may answer the question: how long-lasting are the transformational effects of ayahuasca in a group setting?

Israelis And Palestinians Turn To Ayahuasca To Heal Conflict Wounds

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The broader market witnessed some scare in the early part of the first half of 2021 but came&nbsp;back up strongly to stay close to record territory.
The volatility seen in the broader market was largely a function of the swings in technology stocks, especially the big ones.
Here&#39;s a look at how the high-profile tech stocks going by the moniker &quot;FAANG&quot;&nbsp;fared during the volatile period:
Broader Market&#39;s &quot;Up-down-up&quot;&nbsp;Move: The S&amp;P 500, which is a considered a broader gauge of overall market performance, closed 2020 just shy of its all-high. Subsequently, the index experienced some volatility and was largely rangebound.
In late January, the market suffered a sell-off, which was blamed on the speculative behavior of retail investors.
Although the market bounced back up fairly soon, another sell-off, orchestrated by tech meltdown, ensued in early March.
After a broadly higher move until early May, the market retreated yet again but this time around the pullback was short-lived.
The resilient market shot back up and is hovering near record territory despite macroeconomic worries over <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/news/21/06/21593776/fed-maintains-interest-rates-continues-asset-purchases-forecasts-2023-rate-hike#/.YMpBEsrnRH4.twitter">rising inflation. </a>
Apple In The Red: Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/aapl#NASDAQ">AAPL</a>), which is the most valued tech company, has had an&nbsp;<a href="&lt;br /&gt;https://www.benzinga.com/analyst-ratings/analyst-color/21/03/20099210/why-apples-stock-sell-off-is-a-golden-buying-opportunity?utm_source=feedburner&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+benzinga%2Ftech+%28Channels+-+Tech%29">unenterprising first half.</a>
Despite reporting stellar first-quarter results, as the iPhone 12 momentum spilled over past the holiday quarter, the shares are still down for the year-to-period.
In comparison, Apple shares were solidly higher in the same period last year and ended 2020 as the top-performing FAANG stock.
Apple&#39;s best comes out in the second half, be it&nbsp;its products or financial performance.
Given that Apple is Apple, one cannot write it off yet. The likely launch of the next iteration of its iPhone in September could kickstart a rally in the second half.
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Netflix Puts Up a Flop Show: Streaming giant Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/nflx#NASDAQ">NFLX</a>) is facing turbulence amid increasing competition, which has put pressure on its net subscriber addition.
Additionally, tougher comparisons versus the lock-down induced strength in 2020 is serving as a dampener.
The stock is still down for the year-to-date period vis-&agrave;-vis very strong performances for the first half of 2020 and the full year 2020.
With &quot;Money Heist&quot; and &quot;The Witcher&quot; &mdash;&nbsp;two of Netflix&#39; most successful shows &mdash;&nbsp;likely to return in the second half, subscriber numbers should look up in the fourth quarter, according to KeyBanc analyst Justin Patterson.
Laggards Turn Leaders: Shares of Facebook, Inc. (NASDAQ: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/fb#NASDAQ">FB</a>) and Alphabet, Inc. (NASDAQ: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/googl#NASDAQ">GOOGL</a>) (NASDAQ: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/goog#NASDAQ">GOOG</a>), both of which had a single-digit gain percentage in the first half of 2020, are the best performers of the year-to-date period in 2021.
Facebook has emerged stronger from the data scandal and the COVID-19 pandemic came at the right time, giving a lift to its user engagement.
Daily active users rose 11% year-over-year to 1.84 billion at the end of 2020 and the monthly active user count was at 2.80 billion, up 12%.
These increased further to 1.878 billion and 2.853 billion, respectively at the end of the first quarter of 2021.
Google is thus far the best performing FAANG stocks, thanks to solid support from rising ad revenues from its core search business and its YouTube video platform.
In addition to ad revenues, YouTube now collects subscription fees. The company also has a thriving cloud computing business.
The sum-of-parts contribution of each of Google&#39;s businesses has given an enviable valuation for shares.
Amazon Cools Off: Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/amzn#NASDAQ">AMZN</a>), which was the second-best performing FAANG in 2020, is barely in the green in the first half of 2021.
This is despite the online retail giant turning in a stellar performance in the first quarter. Amazon&#39;s core retail sales as well as its high-margin AWS cloud business and advertising all performed well in the quarter. On top of this, the company gave upbeat guidance for the second quarter.
The average analyst price target for Amazon is $4,238, suggesting roughly 24% upside from current levels. Amazon shares&nbsp;present a buying opportunity, barring any fundamental mishap, given its muted performance thus far this year.
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Travel through U.S. airports continues to increase as COVID-19 vaccinations ramp up and customers return to the skies. On Friday, the Transportation Security Administration reported 2,081,115 travelers passed through <a href="https://www.tsa.gov/coronavirus/passenger-throughput">airport security checkpoints</a>, up 310% over the same date in 2020.
After periods of consolidation both American Airlines Group&nbsp;Inc&nbsp;(NASDAQ: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/aal#NASDAQ">AAL</a>) and Delta Airlines, Inc. (NYSE: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/dal#NYSE">DAL</a>) also look set for take-off.
The American Airlines Chart: After creating a double top pattern at about $26 on March 18 and June 2 on the daily chart, American Airlines&rsquo; stock has consolidated in a downtrend and lost about 16% of its value. On Thursday and Friday, the stock then created a double bottom reversal pattern, at about $22.80, and bounced.
In its downtrend, between June 3 and Friday, American Airlines created a bullish falling channel pattern and on Friday it bounced up and wicked from the medium line of the pattern. Bulls will be watching for a continuation move up on Monday to break up bullishly from the channel.
American Airlines is trading below the eight-day and 21-day exponential moving averages (EMAs) with the eight-day EMA trending below the 21-day EMA, both of which are bearish indicators in the short term. The stock is trading above the 200-day simple moving average (SMA) which indicates overall sentiment in the stock remains bullish.
There are two gaps in American Airlines&rsquo; chart, one about 38% below in the $13 range and one about 20% above in the $26 range. Because gaps fill 90% of the time, it is likely American Airlines will eventually fill both gaps, however, the upper gap is closer and along with news more people are returning to travel, it is more likely the stock will fill its upper gap first.
<img alt="aal_june_20.png" src="https://www.benzinga.com/files/u278075/aal_june_20.png" style="height:768px; width:1366px" />Bulls want to see American Airlines&rsquo; stock break up bullish from the channel and for big bullish volume to pop the stock back over its upper resistance level at $23.23. If it can regain that level as support it has room to move up toward the $24.50 mark.
Bears want to see American Airlines continue to reject the upper trendline of the channel and for the stock to continue to trade down until it loses support at $21.83. If it was unable to hold the level as support it could revisit $20.62 before a potential bounce.
The Delta Airlines Chart: Delta&rsquo;s stock completed a bearish head-and-shoulders pattern and fell down to a support level at $43.67 and bounced. Like American Airlines&rsquo; stock, Delta fell into a bullish falling channel pattern and on Friday rejected the upper sloping trendline of the pattern.
Delta also has two gaps on its chart, one about 25% below in the $32 and $33 ranges and one about 25% above in the $55 and $56 range. Like American Airlines&rsquo; it is likely Delta will fill both gaps at some point in the future.
Delta is trading slightly below both the eight-day and 21-day EMAs, which is bearish but above the 200-day SMA, which is bullish. The eight-day EMA is also trending slightly below the 21-day EMA.
<img alt="dal_june_20.png" src="https://www.benzinga.com/files/u278075/dal_june_20.png" style="height:768px; width:1366px" />Bulls want to see Delta break up bullish from the channel with big bullish volume and for the stock to pop back above the $45.56 level. If it can regain that level of support it has room to trade up toward $48.32.
Bears want to see Delta continue to trade down in the falling channel until it loses support at $43.76. If it was unable to maintain the level as support it could fall toward the $40 level.
AAL and DAL Price Action:&nbsp; On Friday, American Airlines closed up 0.27% at $22.29 and shares of Delta Airlines closed up 0.88% at $44.96.
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United Kingdom regulator Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) found an &quot;increase in ownership but a decline in understanding of&quot; cryptocurrencies in the country with a survey including&nbsp;2,568 online respondents.
What Happened: According to a study <a href="https://twitter.com/TheFCA/status/1405436920671444993">published</a> by the FCA on Thursday,&nbsp;2.3 million U.K. adults hold cryptocurrencies &mdash; 400,000 more than the previous year.
The regulator also noted that among the holders 38% believe it to be a gamble (down from 47% the previous year), with more investors now seeing them as&nbsp;a complement or alternative to mainstream investments.&nbsp;
The average invested amount was &pound;300 ($418).&nbsp;
Sheldon Mills, FCA&rsquo;s Executive Director, Consumers and Competition warned: &quot;The research highlights increased interest in cryptoassets among UK customers. ...&nbsp;It is important for customers to understand that because these products are largely unregulated that if something goes wrong they are unlikely to have access to the FSCS or the Financial Ombudsman Service. If consumers invest in these types of products, they should be prepared to lose all their money.&quot;
The FCA notes that&nbsp;only 71% correctly identified the definition of cryptocurrency from a list of statements and 78% of all adults have heard of them &mdash; 5% up from the previous year.
Interestingly, investors who only own Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) were more likely to understand cryptocurrencies and more likely to plan to buy more in the future.
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A bipartisan infrastructure plan in the U.S. government, costing little over $1 trillion, has been gaining support in the U.S. Senate, but disputes continue on&nbsp;how it should be funded,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-senators-haggle-over-funding-1-trillion-infrastructure-compromise-2021-06-20/" target="_blank">Reuters</a>&nbsp;reports.
Twenty-one (11 Republicans, nine Democrats and one independent) of the 100 U.S. senators who caucuses&nbsp;with Democrats, are&nbsp;working on the infrastructure framework, which would cost $1.2 trillion over eight years, sources say.
Republican and Democratic senators have held talks on an infrastructure plan that would spend $973 billion over five years, with $579 billion of that funding above expected baseline levels.
As per the draft outline of the proposal, the plan would dedicate $110 billion for bridges and roads, $65 billion to access broadband, and $48.5 billion to public transit.
Extended over an eight-year timeline, the plan would spend a total of $1.2 trillion,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/bipartisan-1-trillion-infrastructure-package-gains-steam-11623961394" target="_blank">WSJ</a>&nbsp;reports.&nbsp;
Initially, President Joe Biden had proposed about $4 trillion to be&nbsp;spent on infrastructures such as fighting climate change and providing care for children and the elderly.
Later the White House cut it to about $1.7 trillion in talks with senators to win Republican support.
The bipartisan group has discussed the revenue-raising provisions such as indexing the gas tax to inflation. But, the&nbsp;White House has resisted indexing the gas tax to inflation. According to the White House officials, it won&#39;t raise taxes on people making less than $400,000 a year.
Senate Budget Committee Chairman Bernie Sanders (I-NH)&nbsp;is working on an infrastructure blueprint of $6 trillion.&nbsp;
Sen. Rob Portman&nbsp;(R-Ohio) has said that this $6 trillion package may require &quot;the largest tax increase in American history&quot;&nbsp;to fund it.
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Elon Musk is one of the most famous people on the face of the planet. As such, Musk has also appeared in several movies and on television shows. Musk was&nbsp;recently the <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/markets/cryptocurrency/21/05/21024609/how-to-watch-and-stream-elon-musk-on-snl">host </a>of &ldquo;Saturday Night Live,&rdquo; one of the few publicly traded CEOs to appear on the show.
Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/tsla#NASDAQ">TSLA</a>) CEO Musk has been featured as himself in episodes of &ldquo;The Big Bang Theory,&rdquo; &ldquo;Young Sheldon&rdquo; and &ldquo;South Park.&rdquo; Musk also voices the character, Elon Tusk, on &ldquo;Rick and Morty.&rdquo;
In 2015, Musk played himself in an episode of &ldquo;The Simpsons,&rdquo; the longest-running animated comedy, which airs on Fox, a unit of Fox Corp (NASDAQ: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/fox#NASDAQ">FOX</a>).
Appearance On The Simpsons: Episode 564 of &ldquo;The Simpsons&rdquo; titled &ldquo;The Musk Who Fell to Earth&rdquo; <a href="https://simpsons.fandom.com/wiki/The_Musk_Who_Fell_to_Earth">features </a>Musk as a character he voiced&nbsp;himself.
Musk moves to Springfield and becomes friends with Homer Simpson. The two revolutionize the town&rsquo;s nuclear power plant, much to the dismay of Mr. Burns.
The episode features Musk arriving to&nbsp;town in a spacecraft that looks like a SpaceX Dragon capsule,&nbsp;revealing that he created self-driving cars.
Mr. Burns tries to assassinate Musk in the episode but instead nearly kills Homer, who is saved by Musk.
The episode was number 12 in season 26 and aired on Fox on Jan.&nbsp;25, 2015.
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If You Invested $1,000 In Tesla: The day after &ldquo;The Musk Who Fell to Earth&rdquo; aired, Tesla shares opened at $201.80.
A $1,000 investment could&rsquo;ve bought 4.96 shares based on the opening share price of Tesla on Jan.&nbsp;26.
In 2020, Tesla completed a five for one split, which would make the 4.96 shares a total of 24.8 shares of Tesla.
Based on a share price of $624.27 at the time of writing, the 24.8 shares of Tesla would be worth $15,481.90.
That represents a return of 1,447% in the six-plus years of owning the Tesla shares.
Not a bad return for watching one of the most beloved shows in America.
Tesla Stock Performance: Tesla shares trade at $624.27 at the time of writing and have traded between $187.43 and $900.40 in the last 52 weeks. Tesla has a market capitalization of $683 billion.
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Later this year, after Vivendi completes the previously announced separation from and listing of UMG on Euronext Amsterdam, the acquired UMG shares will be distributed to PSTH shareholders.
PSTH will continue to exist following these transactions (the "Transactions") and expects to have approximately $1.5 billion in cash and access to an additional $1.4 billion in cash through forward purchase agreements. PSTH intends to pursue a business combination with an operating business promptly.
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A 22-minute, live-streamed video presentation prepared by Universal Music Group for PSTH shareholders about the company will be available on Wednesday, June 23 at 8:15am EDT. The video will be livestreamed once and will not be available to watch thereafter. We therefore encourage PSTH shareholders to access the site before the video begins at 8:15am EDT. The live stream will be accessible here. A transcript of the video will be made available on the Universal Music Group website following the live stream.
Following the UMG video presentation, on the same Wednesday, June 23rd, at 9:00am EDT the Pershing Square investment team will make a detailed presentation about UMG and the Transactions, and answer questions. The PSTH presentation is open to investors and the general public. The live stream of the presentation will be available at <a href="http://www.PSTontine.com" title="www.PSTontine.com">www.PSTontine.com</a>, and will be simulcast in French, Japanese, Mandarin, Cantonese, German, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Arabic, and Russian, made possible by KUDO. Please email your questions to <a href="mailto:ir@persq.com">ir@persq.com</a> in advance or during the presentation. To address any questions that we do not have an opportunity to answer during the presentation, we will shortly thereafter distribute a detailed FAQ on our website at <a href="http://www.PSTontine.com" title="www.PSTontine.com">www.PSTontine.com</a>.

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Pershing Square Tontine Holdings, Ltd. (NYSE:PSTH) ("PSTH"), a special purpose acquisition company, announced today that it had entered into a definitive agreement with Vivendi S.E. ("Vivendi") to acquire 10% of the outstanding Ordinary Shares of Universal Music Group B.V. ("UMG") for approximately $4 billion.

On the occasion of Father&#39;s Day, it&#39;s time to bond with your father while binge-watching some exciting sporting events taking place today.
The final round of the U.S. Open at Torrey Pines Golf Course&nbsp;had Louis Oosthuizen, Russell Henley and Mackenzie Hughes&nbsp;tied for the lead entering the final round.&nbsp;
You can tune in to Golf Channel, which will start the day with pre-round coverage at 8 a.m. EST before beginning live action from the final round from 10 a.m. to EST.
These channels will wrap up the day with post-round coverage from 8-10 p.m. EST.
NBC will start broadcasting the match from Noon and will run live through 8 p.m. EST.
You&nbsp;can also watch by streaming NBC&#39;s broadcast on the NBC Sports website or the NBC Sports App.&nbsp;
Golf Channel and NBC are&nbsp;both owned by&nbsp;Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/cmcsa#NASDAQ">CMCSA</a>)
Related Link: <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/general/sports/21/06/21594851/pga-us-open-how-to-watch-brooks-vs-bryson-and-more-bets-to-watch">PGA U.S. Open: How To Watch, Brooks vs. Bryson and More Bets To Watch</a>
The NASCAR Cup Series started on Saturday and today&#39;s&nbsp;event is the inaugural race for the series at Nashville Superspeedway, hosting its first NASCAR weekend since 2011.
And, It&#39;s the first Cup Series race in the Nashville area since 1984 when the circuit last visited the .596-mile fairgrounds track in town.
You can watch them on NBCSN, NBC Sports App, MRN, SiriusXM.
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If you and your father are NBA fans, the NBA Playoffs&nbsp;continue&nbsp;today. Tune in to channels such as ABC, ESPN, or TNT, or watch live streams on ESPN, TNT, or fuboTV. There are live scores available on SN Scoreboard. ESPN and ABC are owned by Walt Disney Co&nbsp;(NYSE: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/dis#NYSE">DIS</a>).
The semifinal series&nbsp;is still going on between the Philadelphia 76ers and Atlanta Hawks,&nbsp;which will play Game 7&nbsp;tonight. The winner will face the Milwaukee Bucks, who knocked out the Brooklyn Nets in their bracket.
How about watching a soccer event, because the&nbsp;UEFA Euro Soccer is something no one should miss. Matchday three of the 2020 Euro competition will kick off today when&nbsp;Switzerland meets Turkey, while&nbsp;Italy is playing Wales in Group A match-ups&nbsp;&nbsp;You can watch it on ESPN or through the live stream on WatchESPN, ESPN.&nbsp;
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The 200-day moving average is above the 50 day MA &ndash; Bitcoin Death Cross day.
Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) and other leading altcoins have been mostly flat since June 18th at 4 pm.
Short positions are decreasing.
Similarities between today&rsquo;s price pattern and the BCD pattern of 2019 continue.
Bitcoin price movement prediction is at the end of this article.
<h2>Comparing Today&#39;s Bitcoin Chart and 2019 Bitcoin Death Cross Chart</h2>
It&#39;s official: The Death Cross for Bitcoin has occurred for the fourth year in a row. The last three times, this lagging indicator has signaled a buying opportunity.
The 200-day moving average for Bitcoin is now $42,922, while the&nbsp;50-day moving average is now $42,557.
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The short interest is now decreasing, however, it is still near yearly high levels. This high level of shorts indicates the potential for a short squeeze.
The level of short interest on Bitfinex cryptocurrency exchange has increased over 1,800% this month;&nbsp;off highs of over 2,800%.
<h2>Current Bitcoin Analysis</h2>
The similarities between 2019 and 2021 BDC patterns are remarkably similar. In 2019 you had a downturn into the BCD day; many positions were short, then a short squeeze followed.&nbsp;That year, the Bitcoin price increased 40% from $7,443 to over $10,500.
Like 2019, Bitcoin price has been flat the day before the BDC; it had an approximately 1% price range for 32 hours now since the American stock market closed.
I am waiting to see a small increase in the Bitcoin price. A price above $41,000 will be a very bullish signal, as additional price increases will put pressive on short positions.
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With the start of a new week comes the excitement surrounding a new set of companies looking to make an impact through their public offerings. <a href="https://pro.benzinga.com/?utm_source=insights">According to Benzinga Pro</a>, these enticing companies are scheduled to trade publicly this week. 
Mister Car Wash, Inc (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/MCW#NYSE">MCW</a>) will be trading publicly starting on June 25, 2021 at 02:32 AM. The company's price band is set between $15.0 and $17.0 with an insider lock-up period of 180 days. Mister Car Wash, Inc will be offering 37,500,000 shares at a per-share value of $16.0. 
AMTD Digital Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/HKD#NYSE">HKD</a>) becomes publicly listed starting on June 25, 2021 at 02:32 AM. The company has a price range set between $6.8 and $8.2 with a 180-day lockup period. AMTD Digital Inc. will be offering 16,000,000 shares at a per-share value of $7.5. 
Soulgate Inc (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/SSR#NASDAQ">SSR</a>) becomes publicly listed starting on June 24, 2021 at 05:34 AM. The company has a price range set between $13.0 and $15.0 with a 180-day lockup period. Soulgate Inc will be offering 13,200,000 shares at a per-share value of $14.0. 
Doximity, Inc (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/DOCS#NYSE">DOCS</a>) will be trading publicly starting on June 24, 2021 at 10:34 AM. The company's price band is set between $20.0 and $23.0 with an insider lock-up period of 180 days. Doximity, Inc will be offering 23,300,000 shares at a per-share value of $21.5. 
CONFLUENT, INC (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/CFLT#NASDAQ">CFLT</a>) becomes publicly listed starting on June 24, 2021 at 02:59 AM. The company has a price range set between $29.0 and $33.0 with a 180-day lockup period. CONFLUENT, INC will be offering 23,000,000 shares at a per-share value of $31.0. 
BRIGHT HEALTH GROUP, INC (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/BHG#NYSE">BHG</a>) will be trading publicly starting on June 24, 2021 at 02:57 AM. The company's price band is set between $20.0 and $23.0 with an insider lock-up period of 180 days. BRIGHT HEALTH GROUP, INC will be offering 60,000,000 shares at a per-share value of $21.5. 
FIRST ADVANTAGE CORPORATION (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/FA#NASDAQ">FA</a>) will be trading publicly starting on June 23, 2021 at 01:05 AM. The company's price band is set between $13.0 and $15.0 with an insider lock-up period of 180 days. FIRST ADVANTAGE CORPORATION will be offering 21,250,000 shares at a per-share value of $14.0. 
Sprinklr, Inc (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/CXM#NYSE">CXM</a>) will be trading publicly starting on June 23, 2021 at 01:22 AM. The company's price band is set between $18.0 and $20.0 with an insider lock-up period of 180 days. Sprinklr, Inc will be offering 19,000,000 shares at a per-share value of $19.0. 
Full Truck Alliance Co. Ltd (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/YMM#NYSE">YMM</a>) becomes publicly listed starting on June 22, 2021 at 02:11 AM. The company has a price range set between $17.0 and $19.0 with a 180-day lockup period. Full Truck Alliance Co. Ltd will be offering 82,500,000 shares at a per-share value of $18.0. 
<h3>Evaluating IPOs</h3>
An initial public offering, or IPO, is the transitional process of a private company deciding to go public and offer shares to investors on an exchange. Typically, IPOs offer companies the ability to build capital. Before a company becomes publicly listed, it must meet SEC requirements and work with investment banks through audits to determine pricing, offering date, and other important data points before the offering. 
Companies and investment banks will work to establish a price range that the stock is expected to sell between. This is known as an offering range. Once a company goes public, its stock comes with an opening price. The insider lock-up period is usually a set number of days after an IPO where company insiders, or employees with a 10% or higher stake in their company, cannot sell shares.

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Last week featured five&nbsp;announced SPAC deals. The week also had earnings from several well-known former SPACs. Here is a look back at the week that was SPACs for deals, rumors and headline news all covered on Benzinga&rsquo;s &ldquo;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4k0fH8EgI3Z9twaah9Sz_PQQ7VC19X_Y">SPACs Attack.</a>&rdquo;
SPAC Deals:
Ecommerce company Boxed announced a SPAC merger with Seven Oaks Acquisition Corp (NASDAQ: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/svok#NASDAQ">SVOK</a>). Boxed offers bulk consumables to businesses and households using an end-to-end artificial intelligence-driven platform.
Boxed is working on a software-as-a-service (SaaS) offering for future growth, including a signed SaaS partnership with one of Asia&rsquo;s largest retail conglomerates Aeon Group. The company is forecasting revenue of $212 million for fiscal 2021, up 14% year-over-year.
Solid-state battery company Solid Power <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/m-a/21/06/21567971/solid-state-battery-company-solid-power-lands-spac-deal-what-investors-should-know">announced </a>a SPAC merger with Decarbonization Plus Acquisition Corporation III (NASDAQ: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/dcrc#NASDAQ">DCRC</a>) valuing the company at $1.2 billion.
Investors in Solid Power include Ford Motor Company (NYSE: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/f#NYSE">F</a>), BMW (OTC: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/bmwyy#OTC">BMWYY</a>), Samsung and Hyundai Motor Company GDR (OTC: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/hymtf#OTC">HYMTF</a>). Solid-state batteries being developed by the company are expected to have a range of 500 miles and provide cheaper costs to automotive companies.
Ford and BMW have an existing joint development to use Solid Power batteries in future electric vehicles.
5G and renewable infrastructure service provider QualTek announced a SPAC merger with Roth CH Acquisition III Co (NASDAQ: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/rocr#NASDAQ">ROCR</a>) valuing the company at $829 million.
Founded in 2012, QualTek provides services to companies in the 5G, telecom and renewable energy sectors in North America. Services include fiber-optic infrastructure, program management, engineering, permitting, testing, emergency restoration, and electrical services.
The company expects to grow revenue with increases in federal and municipal infrastructure spending.
Radiation technology company Mirion Technologies <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/m-a/21/06/21608089/mirion-technologies-gets-spac-deal-with-gsah-what-investors-should-know">announced </a>a SPAC merger with GS Acquisition Holdings&nbsp;Corp II (NYSE: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/gsah#NYSE">GSAH</a>) valuing the company at $2.5 billion. Mirion is a leader in radiation hardware, software and alignment for hospitals, urgent care clinics, dental offices, veterinarians and nuclear power plants. Mirion has a market share leading position in 14 of 17 categories it operates in.
Seventy percent of the company&rsquo;s revenue comes from replacement, maintenance and recurring items.
Revenue for Mirion was $651 million in fiscal 2020 and the company forecasts revenue to hit $689 million in fiscal 2021.
Agriculture technology company Local Bounti <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/m-a/21/06/21625674/indoor-farming-company-local-bounti-the-latest-agtech-company-to-go-public-with-spac-what-investors">announced </a>a SPAC deal with Leo Holdings III Corp (NYSE: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/liii#NYSE">LIII</a>) valuing the company at $1.1 billion. Strategic partner and investor Cargill is part of the SPAC merger investment and will provide additional funds for the company.
Local Bounti operates in the controlled environment agriculture segment, growing cut lettuce, living lettuce and living herbs with indoor year-round farming using less water, zero pesticides and providing cost-competitive produce to consumers.
Related Link: <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/m-a/21/06/21459123/10-spacs-and-former-spacs-that-could-be-short-squeeze-candidates-clover-nikola-and-more">10 SPACs And Former SPACs That Could Be Short Squeeze Candidates: Clover, Nikola And More</a>
SPAC Rumors:
Thrasio could be valued at $2 billion in a SPAC merger with Churchill Capital V Corp (NYSE: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/ccv#NYSE">CCV</a>), <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/news/21/06/21541770/thrasio-in-talks-to-merge-with-spac-churchill-capital-v-report">according </a>to Bloomberg. The company acquires new sellers on the third-party marketplace of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/amzn#NASDAQ">AMZN</a>).
Satellite launch company Virgin Orbit is rumored to be merging with NextGen Acquisition II Corp (NASDAQ: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/ngca#NASDAQ">NGCA</a>). A deal could value the company owned by Sir Richard Branson at $3 billion, according to Sky News.
Virgin Orbit was spun off of Virgin Galactic Holdings Inc (NYSE: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/spce#NYSE">SPCE</a>) four years ago.
The company launched ten small satellites into space in January and is scheduled to launch more by the end of June as one of only two commercial small satellite operators to hit the milestone.
Indoor and urban farming company Infarm could announce a merger with Kernel Group Holdings Inc (NASDAQ: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/krnl#NASDAQ">KRNL</a>), according to Bloomberg.
Headline News:
One of the big movers of the week was Arrival SA (NASDAQ: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/arvl#NASDAQ">ARVL</a>), which found itself mentioned as a short squeeze or low float name from retail traders. The company also announced in a filing that it will be calling the warrants of the stock, sending shares back down to close out the week.
Clever Leaves Holdings (NASDAQ: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/clvr#NASDAQ">CLVR</a>) announced a supply agreement with CBD Life Holding, marking the company&rsquo;s first commercial agreement in the Mexican market. CBD Life Holdings has more than 18,000 points of sale in Mexico.
Draftkings Inc (NASDAQ: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/dkng#NASDAQ">DKNG</a>) was the <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/news/21/06/21569136/draftkings-falls-on-hindenburg-short-report-calls-out-sports-betting-co-for-skirting-law-hiding-blac">target of a short report</a> from Hindenburg Research calling the company &ldquo;A $21 billion SPAC betting it can hide its black market operations.&rdquo;
The report targeted SBTech, an owned company of DraftKings that was part of the three-way SPAC merger. Accusations included SBTech being linked to the black market, money laundering and organized crime. SBTech made up 25% of the company revenue at the time of the SPAC merger.
Rocket Lab, set to merge with Vector Acquisition Corp (NASDAQ: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/vacq#NASDAQ">VACQ</a>), announced it won a NASA award contract for a mission to Mars in 2024. The contract will undergo further reviews and could be part of a larger announced deal by the end of July. Rocket Lab has existing contracts to fly missions to Venus and orbit the Moon.
Pershing Square Tontine Holdings Ltd&nbsp;(NYSE: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/psth#NYSE">PSTH</a>), which announced plans to acquire 10% of Universal Music Group from Vivendi SE&nbsp;(OTC: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/vivhy#OTC">VIVHY</a>) <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/m-a/21/06/21575496/bill-ackman-spac-deal-for-universal-music-group-could-face-battle-from-dan-loeb-among-others">could face</a> a struggle to get the votes needed on June 22 for the deal. Several Vivendi shareholders are objecting to the deal favoring a more favorable tax spinoff instead. Dan Loeb&rsquo;s Third Point has built up a stake in Vivendi and did not announce&nbsp;if it opposes the PSTH transaction yet.
Lordstown Motors Corp (NASDAQ: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/ride#NASDAQ">RIDE</a>) shares plunged after the company&rsquo;s CEO Steve Burns and chief financial officer both resigned from the company. Lordstown admitted to inaccurate pre-order disclosures.
Be sure to tune into &quot;SPACs Attack,&quot; Monday through Friday, 11 a.m. EST. Here are the links to the past week&rsquo;s shows.
Monday: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0SlaXmxQm-c&amp;t=30s">SIGNA Sports United SPAC $YAC</a>
Tuesday:<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zTfBrMrxNFE&amp;t=5s"> 3 SPAC ETFs</a>
Wednesday:<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FHaY2nvuINs&amp;t=2s"> Fast Chargers SPAC EVgo $CLII</a>
Thursday: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hR9B6-hJl8I&amp;t=11s">SPAC BATTLE Who Will Win?</a>
Friday: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4RmDwoqwWYM">Who Will Win The Best &amp; Worst SPAC?</a>
Disclosure: Author is long shares SPCE.
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SPACs Attack Recap: Looking Back At 5 SPAC Deals, New SPAC Rumors And Headline News

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<a href="https://www.benzinga.com/fintech/21/06/21558643/american-express-delivers-on-small-business-plans-with-kabbage-checking?utm_campaign=Fintech%20-%20BZ%20Fintech%20Daily%20Beat&amp;utm_source=hs_email&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9_jds_PI_kk0HlG4nIda15sss1-vCCTwBqfbMyxuq53mFyTtO2JlV5-Ciiy7mwtrbrhm9X">American Express Delivers On Small Business Plans With Kabbage Checking</a> 
American Express announced it would launch its first small business checking account, Kabbage Checking.
The development comes shortly after the firm&rsquo;s acquisition of Kabbage, an online fintech lender.
Through Kabbage&rsquo;s team and full suite of fintech products, data platform, and IP, the new American Express offer will consist of a no-fee digital account that pays 1.1% interest on balances up to $100,000. Also offered will be mobile deposits, debit cards, bill pay, and savings features, as well as ATM accessibility.
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<a href="https://www.benzinga.com/markets/cryptocurrency/21/06/21559921/quick-pitch-liti-capital-allows-retail-investors-tokenized-access-to-litigation-finance?utm_campaign=Fintech%20-%20BZ%20Fintech%20Daily%20Beat&amp;utm_source=hs_email&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9_jds_PI_kk0HlG4nIda15sss1-vCCTwBqfbMyxuq53mFyTtO2JlV5-Ciiy7mwtrbrhm9X">Quick Pitch: Liti Capital Allows Retail Investors Tokenized Access To Litigation Finance</a> 
Liti Capital, a Swiss-based litigation finance company, on Monday made its entrance into the world of retail crypto tokenization, with the launch of LITI, an asset-backed equity token.
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<a href="https://www.benzinga.com/fintech/21/06/21522775/how-ovtlyrs-platform-helps-investors-take-advantage-of-volatility-in-stocks-like-tesla?utm_campaign=Fintech%20-%20BZ%20Fintech%20Daily%20Beat&amp;utm_source=hs_email&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9_jds_PI_kk0HlG4nIda15sss1-vCCTwBqfbMyxuq53mFyTtO2JlV5-Ciiy7mwtrbrhm9X">How OVTLYR&#39;s Platform Helps Investors Take Advantage of Volatility In Stocks Like Tesla</a> 
OVTLYR, an AI-driven behavioral analytics tool, recently launched a free pilot version of its web-based platform.
Co-founders Mark Gorzycki and Mahesh Kashyap talked with Benzinga about how the platform helps traders develop educated opinions.
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<a href="https://www.benzinga.com/fintech/21/06/21560583/quick-pitch-meet-market-moves-a-platform-for-actionable-market-insights?utm_campaign=Fintech%20-%20BZ%20Fintech%20Daily%20Beat&amp;utm_source=hs_email&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9_jds_PI_kk0HlG4nIda15sss1-vCCTwBqfbMyxuq53mFyTtO2JlV5-Ciiy7mwtrbrhm9X">Quick Pitch: Meet Market Moves, A Platform For Actionable Market Insights</a> 
Alongside the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic lockdowns, participants sheltered at home searched for ways to maintain engagement with the outside world, thus fueling an impressive rise in trading activity.
As a result, this sparked interest in resources, like option order flow and analytics, that provide added insight.
Founded by Giannino, Market Moves is a holistic destination for courses on trading as well as tools to find and act on opportunities in the market.
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<a href="https://www.benzinga.com/general/entrepreneurship/21/06/21559666/tiktok-stars-josh-richards-and-griffin-johnson-venture-into-gen-z-marketing?utm_campaign=Fintech%20-%20BZ%20Fintech%20Daily%20Beat&amp;utm_source=hs_email&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9_jds_PI_kk0HlG4nIda15sss1-vCCTwBqfbMyxuq53mFyTtO2JlV5-Ciiy7mwtrbrhm9X">TikTok Stars Josh Richards And Griffin Johnson Venture Into Gen Z Marketing</a> 
Influencers and entrepreneurs Josh Richards and Griffin Johnson, in partnership with Erik Huberman, founder and CEO at Hawke Media, have launched HawkeZ, a new marketing agency serving brands targeting Gen Z audiences.
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<a href="https://www.benzinga.com/fintech/21/06/21589676/sharesight-expands-product-portfolio-adds-exchange-support?utm_campaign=Fintech%20-%20BZ%20Fintech%20Daily%20Beat&amp;utm_source=hs_email&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9_jds_PI_kk0HlG4nIda15sss1-vCCTwBqfbMyxuq53mFyTtO2JlV5-Ciiy7mwtrbrhm9X">Sharesight Expands Product Portfolio, Adds Exchange Support</a> 
In a move to expand its product portfolio globally, Sharesight announced the addition of price and performance tracking for new markets.
As part of the development, Sharesight&rsquo;s online investment portfolio tracker added support for the Shanghai Stock Exchange, Exchange of Thailand, Moscow Exchange, Warsaw Stock Exchange, and Euronext Dublin. Now, Sharesight supports over 40 global markets, including major U.S.-based exchanges.
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<a href="https://www.benzinga.com/fintech/21/06/21620317/b-charitable-launches-as-modern-tax-exempt-fintech-for-charitable-donations?utm_campaign=Fintech%20-%20BZ%20Fintech%20Daily%20Beat&amp;utm_source=hs_email&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9_jds_PI_kk0HlG4nIda15sss1-vCCTwBqfbMyxuq53mFyTtO2JlV5-Ciiy7mwtrbrhm9X">B Charitable Launches As Modern, Tax-Exempt Fintech For Charitable Donations</a> 
B Charitable launched its fintech platform allowing donors modern technology to impact the charitable causes they care about.
The company provides the only platform that harnesses the tax advantages of charitable contribution, in combination with smart technology, crowdfunding campaigns, low fees, performance tracking, and tax-free investment growth.
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<a href="https://www.benzinga.com/startups/21/06/21619798/gilbert-family-foundation-rock-family-of-companies-support-opening-of-detroit-apple-developer-academ?utm_campaign=Fintech%20-%20BZ%20Fintech%20Daily%20Beat&amp;utm_source=hs_email&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9_jds_PI_kk0HlG4nIda15sss1-vCCTwBqfbMyxuq53mFyTtO2JlV5-Ciiy7mwtrbrhm9X">Gilbert Family Foundation, Rock Family Of Companies Support Opening Of Detroit Apple Developer Academy</a> 
Michigan State University announced Thursday that the Gilbert Family Foundation, in partnership with the Rock Family of Companies (FOC), will support Apple Inc.&#39;s Apple Developer Academy with a multi-million dollar grant.
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<a href="https://www.benzinga.com/fintech/21/06/21599390/fintech-spotlight-axis-z-brings-virtual-reality-to-trading?utm_campaign=Fintech%20-%20BZ%20Fintech%20Daily%20Beat&amp;utm_source=hs_email&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9_jds_PI_kk0HlG4nIda15sss1-vCCTwBqfbMyxuq53mFyTtO2JlV5-Ciiy7mwtrbrhm9X">Fintech Spotlight: Axis-Z Brings Virtual Reality To Trading</a> 
Virtual reality, commonly referred to as VR, is taking the world by storm.
That&rsquo;s according to the founders at Axis-Z who are looking to be first movers in the space of VR trading.
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Loyalty should not be discounted.
Why? It leads to conversion.
That&rsquo;s the key takeaway from one recent TikTok video Jesse Itzler posted about on his relationship with rapper, producer and businessman 50 Cent who, many years prior, interned under Itzler.
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<li>Porsche, owned by&nbsp;Volkswagen AG&nbsp;(OTC: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/vwagy#OTC">VWAGY</a>),&nbsp;is setting up a joint venture with German battery maker Customcells to produce high-performance battery cells,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-06-20/porsche-to-make-high-performance-battery-cells-in-new-venture?sref=TBDibEcD" target="_blank">Bloomberg</a>&nbsp;reports.&nbsp;</li>
<li>According to the report, these battery cells will help vehicles reduce charging times, providing better performance.&nbsp;</li>
<li>The new joint venture will produce batteries with higher energy density than prototypes used in Porsche&#39;s current electric cars. The production will begin in 2024.&nbsp;</li>
<li>The company will use silicon as anode material for higher energy density and a more compact battery.&nbsp;</li>
<li>Porsche will invest a high double-digit million euro sum in the joint venture and have an 83.75% stake in the joint venture called Cellforce Group.&nbsp;</li>
<li>Related Link: <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/electric-vehicles">For more electric vehicle news, check out Benzinga&#39;s EV hub.</a></li>
<li>The production will take place in T&uuml;bingen, south of Stuttgart, Germany, and will have a capacity of 100 kilowatt-hours. This will translate into about enough batteries for 1,000 cars a year.&nbsp;</li>
<li>The company has said that it will continue to test its battery technology in motorsports.&nbsp;</li>
<li>In February,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.benzinga.com/news/21/02/19527447/porsche-ceo-electric-vehicles-will-make-up-most-of-companys-sales-by-2030" target="_blank">Porsche</a>&nbsp;announced that it would invest $18.1 billion in the electrification of its vehicles over the next five years.</li>
<li>Earlier, Volkswagen has said that it will continue to offer the Porsche&nbsp;911 model with internal combustion engines, albeit able to handle synthetic fuels.</li>
<li>Volkswagen plans to build battery cell plants across Europe and expand infrastructure to charge electric vehicles globally.</li>
<li>Related Link: <a href="https://youtu.be/uFdtvNSBqO8">Start your day with PreMarket Prep on Benzinga&#39;s YouTube channel</a></li>

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Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/amzn#NASDAQ">AMZN</a>) is preparing for its sixth annual Prime Day sales event that offers Amazon Prime members big discounts across nearly all categories on the e-commerce site.
This year,&nbsp;several of Amazon&#39;s&nbsp;retail rivals are trying to steal its thunder with their own discount-heavy events.
A Brief History: Amazon Prime Day was first observed on July 15, 2015, in celebration of the company&rsquo;s 20th anniversary. The initial event lasted 24 hours was accessible to consumers in nine countries: the U.S., the UK, Spain, Japan, Italy, Germany, France, Canada and Austria.
Prime Day has traditionally been a summer happening, but due to last year&rsquo;s COVID-19 pandemic, it was pushed back to October. The health crisis didn&rsquo;t keep shoppers away &mdash;&nbsp;the event brought in more than $3.5 billion in sales from third-party sellers, up 60% from the previous year, and the company claimed Amazon Prime members saved a total of $1.4 billion in discounts during the event.
Related Link: <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/news/21/06/21609569/amazon-blames-social-media-sites-for-enabling-fake-review-authors">Amazon Blames Social Media Sites For Enabling Fake Review Authors</a>
Ready, Set, Shop: This year&rsquo;s Prime Day kicks off at 12&nbsp;a.m. PDT on June&nbsp;21 and lasts through the end of the day on June 22.
The event is open to Amazon Prime members in 20 countries, including first-time participants Portugal and Saudi Arabia. The event will not include Canada and India this year due to the ongoing coronavirus health crisis in those countries.
Joseph Feldman, senior managing director and assistant director of research at Telsey Advisory Group, is forecasting this year&rsquo;s Prime Day will generate between $11 billion and $12 billion in sales, with $8 billion to $8.5 billion coming from U.S. shoppers.
&ldquo;The company should benefit from a favorable macro environment, including the ongoing shift toward online, strong discretionary demand, a larger global Prime member base, a wider product assortment, particularly private brands, and an increase in participation by small businesses,&rdquo; Feldman wrote in an analyst&rsquo;s note.
For some products, Amazon didn&rsquo;t bother waiting for Prime Day to start cutting prices, with discount the deals on its Amazon-branded products and other merchandise.
The company also recruited entertainers Kristen Bell, Mindy Kaling and Karamo Brown to curate lists of products from smaller retailers selling on Amazon, and consumers who spend $10 with a small business on Amazon through June 20 will receive a $10 credit to spend on Prime Day.
Not So Friendly Competition: A few of Amazon&rsquo;s rivals are going up against the e-commerce giants with discount sales of their own.
Best Buy Co. Inc. (NYSE: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/bby#NYSE">BBY</a>) has been hosting its &ldquo;Bigger Deal Sales Event&rdquo; since June 15 and will keep the discounts in place through June 22. Target Corporation (NYSE: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/tgt#NYSE">TGT</a>) is hosting its &ldquo;Deal Days Sale&rdquo; from June 20-22, promising the &quot;biggest digital sale of the summer&quot; with &quot;hundreds of thousands&quot; of discounts.
Walmart Inc. (NYSE: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/wmt#NYSE">WMT</a>) will host its &ldquo;Deals for Days&rdquo; shopping event from June 20-23 in both its retail outlets and e-commerce site, with the promise of Black Friday-like savings.&quot; And Kohl&rsquo;s Corporation (NYSE: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/kss#NYSE">KSS</a>) is hosting its &ldquo;WOW Deals&rdquo; event that runs June 21-22, with the promise of &ldquo;epic savings on hundreds of products.&rdquo;
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(Illustration by Tumisu / Pixabay.)

As Amazon Readies For Prime Day, Rival Retailers Prepare Their Own Sales Events

Biotech stocks came under pressure in the week ended June 18, dragged by the negative sentiment that prevailed in the broader market due to macroeconomic worries.
The U.S. Federal Reserve&#39;s monetary policy setting arm &mdash;&nbsp;the FOMC &mdash;&nbsp;met this week and the key takeaway from the meeting is that after being at a very accommodative level of 0-0.25% ever since the onset of the pandemic,&nbsp;the fed funds target could be hiked as early as 2023.
Several stock-specific catalysts also panned out negatively. After Aduhelm approval, Biogen, Inc. (NASDAQ: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/biib#NASDAQ">BIIB</a>) faced multiple clinical trial disappointments, including a failed gene therapy study in choroideremia and stalling of an Alzheimer&#39;s trial.
High-flying meme stock Orphazyme A S ADR&nbsp;(NASDAQ: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/orph#NASDAQ">ORPH</a>) came crashing down after the Food and Drug Administration slapped a <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/general/biotech/21/06/21621339/orphazyme-wild-party-at-risk-as-fda-rejects-its-rare-neurodegenerative-disease-drug">complete response letter</a> for its new drug application for an investigational drug to treat Niemann-Pick disease type C, a rare, progressive, neurodegenerative disease.
Among the other FDA decisions due for the week, Eton Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/eton#NASDAQ">ETON</a>) and Blueprint Medicines Corp&nbsp;(NASDAQ: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/bpmc#NASDAQ">BPMC</a>) secured nods for treatments for low blood pressure and advanced systemic mastocytosis, respectively. Takeda Pharmaceutical Co Ltd&nbsp;(NYSE: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/tak#NYSE">TAK</a>) is yet to hear from the FDA on its eosinophilic esophagitis treatment.
German vaccine developer CureVac BV&nbsp;(NASDAQ: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/cvac#NASDAQ">CVAC</a>), backed by the Gates Foundation, <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/general/biotech/21/06/21600110/tesla-backed-curevac-plunges-on-underwhelming-covid-19-vaccine-efficacy-data">reported</a> disappointing Phase 2/3 results for its vaccine candidate, sending its shares down by over 40% in a single session.
The week, however, started with some positive tidings from Novavax, Inc. (NASDAQ: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/nvax#NASDAQ">NVAX</a>). The Maryland-based biopharma reported encouraging data from the U.S. leg of the Phase 3 study of its vaccine candidate against the wild coronavirus and variants.
The week also witnessed a host of an initial public offering, as IPO news flow resumed after a lull.
Here are the key catalytic events for the unfolding week:
<h3>Conferences</h3>
<ul>
<li>16th International Conference on Malignant Lymphoma, or ICML, Virtual Edition: June 18-22</li>
<li>Raymond James Human Health Innovation 2021 Virtual Conference: June 21-23</li>
<li>LifeSci Genetics Medicine Conference: June 22</li>
<li>BMO Biopharma Day: Spotlight on Rare Disease and Ophthalmology: June 22</li>
<li>Prader-Willi Syndrome Association, or PWSA, USA National Convention: June 22-26</li>
<li>The Piper Sandler SynBio Day: June 23</li>
<li>Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy, or PPMD, Annual Conference (Virtual Edition): June 23-26</li>
<li>The International Liver Congress 2021 - The Annual Meeting of the European Association for the Study of the Liver, or EASL:&nbsp;June 23-26</li>
<li>Facioscapulohumeral Muscular Dystrophy, or FSHD, Society&#39;s International Research Congress: June 24</li>
<li>Polycystic Kidney Disease, or PKD, Connect Conference: June 25-26</li>
<li>2021 Peripheral Nerve Society, or PNS, Annual Meeting: June 25-27</li>
</ul>
Related Link: <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/general/biotech/21/06/21551364/novavax-vs-pfizer-vs-moderna-how-covid-19-vaccines-stack-up">Novavax Vs. Pfizer Vs. Moderna: How COVID-19 Vaccines Stack Up</a>
<h3>PDUFA Dates</h3>
The FDA is scheduled to rule on Incyte Corporation&#39;s (NASDAQ: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/incy#NASDAQ">INCY</a>) NDA for ruxolitinib cream, a selective JAK1/JAK2 inhibitor designed for topical application, as a treatment for atopic dermatitis. The PDUFA date is fixed for Monday, June 21.
Incyte also awaits the decision on its supplemental NDA for ruxolitinib, which goes by the trade name Jakafi, as a treatment option for steroid-refractory chronic graft-versus-host disease in adult and pediatric patients 12 years and older. The PDUFA date for the sNDA is Tuesday, June 22.
The regulator will also announce by Friday, June 25, its decision on the&nbsp;Ascendis Pharma A/S&nbsp;(NASDAQ: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/asnd#NASDAQ">ASND</a>) biologic license application for TransCon hGH, which is being evaluated for the treatment of pediatric patients with growth hormone deficiency.
The FDA could also rule on AbbVie&nbsp;Inc.&#39;s (NYSE: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/abbv#NYSE">ABBV</a>) sNDA for Rinvoq as a treatment option for patients with active ankylosing spondylitis. Given the regulatory application was accepted for regular review on Aug. 25, 2020, a decision could come by Friday, June 25.
<h3>Clinical Readouts</h3>
ICML Presentation 
Innate Pharma SA&nbsp;(NASDAQ: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/ipha#NASDAQ">IPHA</a>): preliminary mycosis fungoides data from the Phase 2 TELLOMAK trial evaluating lacutamab, an anti-KIR3DL2 cytotoxicity-inducing antibody in development for T-cell lymphomas (Tuesday)
EASL Meeting Presentations 
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/alny#NASDAQ">ALNY</a>) and&nbsp;Vir Biotechnology, Inc. (NASDAQ: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/vir#NASDAQ">VIR</a>): Preliminary on-treatment data from a phase 2 study evaluating VIR-2218 in combination with pegylated interferon alfa-2a in participants with chronic hepatitis B infection (Wednesday). Also up for Vir Biotechnology, is additional data from the Phase 1 study evaluating the neutralizing, vaccinal monoclonal antibody VIR-3434 in participants with chronic hepatitis B virus infection (Friday)
Assembly Biosciences&nbsp;Inc. (NASDAQ: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/asmb#NASDAQ">ASMB</a>): Phase 2 data for second-generation hepatitis B virus core inhibitor ABI-H2158 (Friday)
Inventiva ADR&nbsp;(NASDAQ: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/iva#NASDAQ">IVA</a>): SUbgroup analysis of data from the Phase 2b study of Lanifibranor therapy in patients with NASH and F2 and F3 fibrosis stages (Friday)
Akero Therapeutics&nbsp;Inc&nbsp;(NASDAQ: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/akro#NASDAQ">AKRO</a>): Results from the Cohort C extension of the Phase 2a BALANCED study of efruxifermin in F4 non-alcoholic steatohepatitis patients with compensated cirrhosis (Saturday)
Arbutus Biopharma Corp&nbsp;(NASDAQ: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/abus#NASDAQ">ABUS</a>): Phase 1a/1b data for AB-729 in subjects with chronic hepatitis B (Saturday)
DURECT Corporation (NASDAQ: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/drrx#NASDAQ">DRRX</a>): Phase 1b data for DUR-928 in NASH
PPMD Conference Presentation 
Capricor Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/capr#NASDAQ">CAPR</a>): Phase 2 HOPE-2 open-label study of CAP-1002 in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (Wednesday)
PWSA Meeting Presentation 
Radius Health, Inc. (NASDAQ: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/rdus#NASDAQ">RDUS</a>): Data from Phase 2 study of RAD011 in Prader-Willi Syndrome (Wednesday)
FSHD Congress Presentation 
Fulcrum Therapeutics&nbsp;In. (NASDAQ: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/fulc#NASDAQ">FULC</a>): Data from the Phase 2b clinical trial of Losmapimod, a treatment for FSH muscular dystrophy that is intended to stop the expression of the DUX4 gene and slow the progression of symptoms (Thursday)
Regulus Therapeutics Inc&nbsp;(NASDAQ: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/rgls#NASDAQ">RGLS</a>): Data from the first cohort of Phase 1b study of RGLS4326 in patients with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (Friday)
2021 PNS Annual Meeting Presentation
Intellia Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/ntla#NASDAQ">NTLA</a>): Interim Phase 1 data from NTLA-2001, its lead CRISPR/Cas9 in vivo therapy in development as a single-dose, systemically administered treatment for transthyretin amyloidosis (Saturday)
<h3>IPOs </h3>
IPO Pricings 
Miromatrix Medical Inc., a life sciences company developing a technology for bioengineering fully transplantable human organs to help save and improve patients&#39; lives, has filed to offer 4 million shares in an initial public offering. The company expects to price the offering between $7 and $9. It has applied for listing its shares on the Nasdaq under the ticker symbol &quot;MIRO.&quot;
Unicycive, a California-based biopharma that focuses on treatment of kidney diseases, has filed to offer $2.635 million shares at an estimated price range of $8.50-$1.50. The company has applied for listing its shares on the Nasdaq under the ticker symbol &quot;UNCY.&quot;
Acurx Pharmaceuticals, a New York-based clinical-stage biopharma developing a new class of antibiotics for infections caused by bacteria listed as priority pathogens, has filed to offer 2.5 million shares in an IPO at an estimated price range of $5-$7. The company has applied for listing its shares on the Nasdaq under the ticker symbol &quot;ACXP.&quot;
Hong Kong-based Regencell Bioscience Holdings Limited is proposing to offer 2.3 million 2.35 million shares in an IPO. The company expects to price the offering between $8.50 and $10.50 apiece and has applied for listing the shares on the Nasdaq under the ticker symbol RGC.
Regencell focuses on treatments for neurocognitive disorders and degeneration, specifically Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and Autism Spectrum Disorder.
Related Link: <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/analyst-ratings/analyst-color/21/06/21569095/biogen-analyst-raises-price-target-on-higher-chance-of-success-for-depression-drug">Biogen Analyst Raises Price Target On Higher Chance Of Success For Depression Drug</a> 
IPO Quiet Period Expiry 
Day One Biopharmaceuticals Inc&nbsp;(NASDAQ: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/dawn#NASDAQ">DAWN</a>) 
Centessa Pharmaceuticals PLC - ADR&nbsp;(NASDAQ: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/cnta#NASDAQ">CNTA</a>) 
Singular Genomics Systems&nbsp;Inc&nbsp;(NASDAQ: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/omic#NASDAQ">OMIC</a>)

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The Week Ahead In Biotech: Incyte, Ascendis FDA Decisions, Liver Congress Presentations And 4 IPOs

Traders and investors looking to buy and sell cryptocurrencies on the secondary market now have two new securities at their disposal.

<h3>What Happened</h3>

Two new Grayscale products began trading last month on the OTCQX Market: Grayscale Bitcoin Cash Trust (OTCQX:<a class="ticker" href="/stock/BCHG#OTCQX">BCHG</a>) and Grayscale Litecoin Trust (OTC:<a class="ticker" href="/stock/LTCN#OTC">LTCN</a>). The new securities bring the total of Grayscale products that trade publicly on a regulated market to six.

The securities are structured as open-ended trusts. Similar to other Grayscale products, each trust will hold the underlying cryptocurrency and track its performance through the corresponding TradeBlock index (minus fees and expenses).

&ldquo;The Trusts will not generate any income and will regularly distribute Bitcoin Cash and Litecoin respectively to pay for its ongoing expenses,&rdquo; according to the company. &ldquo;Therefore, the amount of Bitcoin Cash and Litecoin represented by each respective share gradually decreases over time.&rdquo;

Since March of 2018 Grayscale has offered a private placement to accredited investors for each of the trusts. Those investors who participated will be eligible to sell their shares after a one year holding period.

As of August 31, 2020, there were 12,806,000 Shares Outstanding of BCHG, with each share representing 0.00939315 Bitcoin Cash/share, and 4,028,000 Shares outstanding of LTCN, with each share representing 0.09393145 Litecoin/share.

<h3>Why It&#39;s Important</h3>

According to the company, BCHG and LTCN are the first publicly quoted securities in the U.S. that track Bitcoin Cash and Litecoin respectively. The introduction of LTCN and BCHG on a regulated trading market makes the cryptocurrencies available to investors who might otherwise have been locked out of, or have restrictions operating within, the unregulated cryptocurrency market.

They also give investors the opportunity to buy and sell Litecoin and Bitcoin Cash without having to worry about going through an unregulated exchange and storing the asset directly.

Known largely for its Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (OTCQX:<a class="ticker" href="/stock/GBTC#OTCQX">GBTC</a>), Grayscale Investments is the world&#39;s largest digital currency asset manager with more than $6.1 billion in assets under management as of August 31, 2020.

The company&rsquo;s other products that trade on OTCQX include Grayscale Ethereum Trust (OTCQX:<a class="ticker" href="/stock/ETHE#OTCQX">ETHE</a>), Grayscale Ethereum Classic Trust (OTCQX:<a class="ticker" href="/stock/ETCG#OTCQX">ETCG</a>), and Grayscale Digital Large Cap Fund (OTCQX:<a class="ticker" href="/stock/GDLC#OTCQX">GDLC</a>).

Through the first 10 trading days, BCHG averaged a daily volume of roughly 92,000 shares, while LTCN averaged 14,750 shares.

<h3>Benzinga&#39;s Take</h3>

For the first time, retail investors can now buy and sell Bitcoin Cash and Litecoin on a public market. The introduction of BCHG and LTCN to public markets is another development in the continuing progression of crypto into the mainstream.

The two new crypto-related securities will also come at a welcome time for investors searching for alternatives to equities in light of the stock market&rsquo;s historic rally.

Meet The 2 Newest Grayscale Products That Trade On OTC Markets

Dollar volume on the OTCQX Market rose roughly 8.6% in August from July, with much of that increase coming from heightened trading activity in a select number of industries.&nbsp;

Of the top 30 most actively traded securities on the OTCQX Market last month, the names with the greatest month-over-month increases in volume all fit into three buckets: cannabis, crypto, and gold.&nbsp;

North and South American mining company GoldMining Inc. (OTCQX:<a class="ticker" href="/stock/GLDLF#OTCQX">GLDLF</a>) experienced the greatest increase from July to August, as dollar volume rose 344%. Grayscale Digital Large Cap Fund LLC (OTCQX:<a class="ticker" href="/stock/GDLC#OTCQX">GDLC</a>) followed with a 312% monthly increase, while Trulieve Cannabis Corporation (OTCQX:<a class="ticker" href="/stock/TCNNF#OTCQX">TCNNF</a>) and Green Thumb Industries Inc. (OTCQX:<a class="ticker" href="/stock/GTBIF#OTCQX">GTBIF</a>) increased 163% and 112% respectively.&nbsp;

The pattern is hardly a surprise. In an industry buoyed by the fact that many dispensaries were allowed to remain open during quarantine, Trulieve and Green Thumb have been among the best-performing cannabis companies this year. Both companies have seen their shares rise over 300% from the bottom in mid-March.

And with the major indexes rising to new all-time highs in the midst of a global pandemic, some investors have sought alternatives to U.S. equities&mdash;such as gold and cryptocurrencies. Along with GLDC, the Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (OTCQX:<a class="ticker" href="/stock/GBTC#OTCQX">GBTC</a>) and Grayscale Ethereum Classic Trust (OTCQX:<a class="ticker" href="/stock/ETCG#OTCQX">ETCG</a>) also saw dollar volume rise 31% and 45% respectively during the month.&nbsp;

In all, two of the top three most actively traded securities on OTCQX in July were crypto-related securities from Grayscale, and five of the top 10 are involved in cannabis.&nbsp;

The list of the top 10 most active securities for the OTCQX Market is below. Cannabis companies are denoted with an asterisk.

<table border="1" cellspacing="0" class="Table" style="width:700px">
	<tbody>
		<tr>
			<td style="border-color:#cccccc; height:25.5pt; vertical-align:top">
			Company Name
			</td>
			<td style="border-color:#cccccc; height:25.5pt; vertical-align:top">
			Symbol
			</td>
			<td style="border-color:#cccccc; height:25.5pt; vertical-align:top">
			Country
			</td>
			<td style="border-color:#cccccc; height:25.5pt; vertical-align:top">
			August Dollar Volume
			</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td style="border-color:#cccccc; height:15.0pt; vertical-align:top">
			Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (BTC)
			</td>
			<td style="height:15.0pt; vertical-align:top">
			<a href="http://www.otcmarkets.com/stock/GBTC/quote">GBTC</a>
			</td>
			<td style="height:15.0pt; vertical-align:top">
			USA
			</td>
			<td style="height:15.0pt; vertical-align:top">
			$1,862,222,369
			</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td style="border-color:#cccccc; height:15.0pt; vertical-align:top">
			Roche Holding Ltd
			</td>
			<td style="height:15.0pt; vertical-align:top">
			<a href="http://www.otcmarkets.com/stock/RHHBY/quote">RHHBY</a>
			</td>
			<td style="height:15.0pt; vertical-align:top">
			Switzerland
			</td>
			<td style="height:15.0pt; vertical-align:top">
			$786,638,197
			</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td style="border-color:#cccccc; height:15.0pt; vertical-align:top">
			Grayscale Ethereum Trust (ETH)
			</td>
			<td style="height:15.0pt; vertical-align:top">
			<a href="http://www.otcmarkets.com/stock/ETHE/quote">ETHE</a>
			</td>
			<td style="height:15.0pt; vertical-align:top">
			USA
			</td>
			<td style="height:15.0pt; vertical-align:top">
			$326,284,216
			</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td style="border-color:#cccccc; height:15.0pt; vertical-align:top">
			Trulieve Cannabis Corporation*
			</td>
			<td style="height:15.0pt; vertical-align:top">
			<a href="http://www.otcmarkets.com/stock/TCNNF/quote">TCNNF</a>
			</td>
			<td style="height:15.0pt; vertical-align:top">
			USA
			</td>
			<td style="height:15.0pt; vertical-align:top">
			$249,800,502
			</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td style="border-color:#cccccc; height:15.0pt; vertical-align:top">
			Green Thumb Industries Inc.*
			</td>
			<td style="height:15.0pt; vertical-align:top">
			<a href="http://www.otcmarkets.com/stock/GTBIF/quote">GTBIF</a>
			</td>
			<td style="height:15.0pt; vertical-align:top">
			USA
			</td>
			<td style="height:15.0pt; vertical-align:top">
			$176,435,346
			</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td style="border-color:#cccccc; height:15.0pt; vertical-align:top">
			Curaleaf Holdings Inc.*
			</td>
			<td style="height:15.0pt; vertical-align:top">
			<a href="http://www.otcmarkets.com/stock/CURLF/quote">CURLF</a>
			</td>
			<td style="height:15.0pt; vertical-align:top">
			USA
			</td>
			<td style="height:15.0pt; vertical-align:top">
			$150,124,518
			</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td style="border-color:#cccccc; height:15.0pt; vertical-align:top">
			Planet 13 Holdings Inc.*
			</td>
			<td style="height:15.0pt; vertical-align:top">
			<a href="http://www.otcmarkets.com/stock/PLNHF/quote">PLNHF</a>
			</td>
			<td style="height:15.0pt; vertical-align:top">
			USA
			</td>
			<td style="height:15.0pt; vertical-align:top">
			$132,887,119
			</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td style="border-color:#cccccc; height:15.0pt; vertical-align:top">
			Danone
			</td>
			<td style="height:15.0pt; vertical-align:top">
			<a href="http://www.otcmarkets.com/stock/DANOY/quote">DANOY</a>
			</td>
			<td style="height:15.0pt; vertical-align:top">
			France
			</td>
			<td style="height:15.0pt; vertical-align:top">
			$130,110,712
			</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td style="border-color:#cccccc; height:15.0pt; vertical-align:top">
			Cresco Labs Inc.*
			</td>
			<td style="height:15.0pt; vertical-align:top">
			<a href="http://www.otcmarkets.com/stock/CRLBF/quote">CRLBF</a>
			</td>
			<td style="height:15.0pt; vertical-align:top">
			USA
			</td>
			<td style="height:15.0pt; vertical-align:top">
			$104,266,908
			</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td style="border-color:#cccccc; height:15.0pt; vertical-align:top">
			adidas AG
			</td>
			<td style="height:15.0pt; vertical-align:top">
			<a href="http://www.otcmarkets.com/stock/ADDYY/quote">ADDYY</a>
			</td>
			<td style="height:15.0pt; vertical-align:top">
			Germany
			</td>
			<td style="height:15.0pt; vertical-align:top">
			$93,108,125
			</td>
		</tr>
	</tbody>
</table>

OTCQB

On the OTCQB Venture Market, DSG Global Inc (OTCQB:<a class="ticker" href="/stock/DSGT#OTCQB">DSGT</a>),&nbsp;GreenPower Motor Company Inc. (OTCQB:<a class="ticker" href="/stock/GPVRF#OTCQB">GPVRF</a>),&nbsp;and Galaxy Next Generation, Inc. (OTCQB:<a class="ticker" href="/stock/GAXY#OTCQB">GAXY</a>) experienced the greatest month-over-month dollar volume increases.&nbsp;

The list of the top 10 most active securities for the OTCQB Market is below.

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			<td style="border-color:#cccccc; height:25.5pt; vertical-align:top">
			Company Name
			</td>
			<td style="border-color:#cccccc; height:25.5pt; vertical-align:top">
			Symbol
			</td>
			<td style="border-color:#cccccc; height:25.5pt; vertical-align:top">
			Country
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			August Dollar Volume
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		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td style="border-color:#cccccc; height:15.0pt; vertical-align:top">
			CytoDyn Inc.
			</td>
			<td style="height:15.0pt; vertical-align:top">
			<a href="http://www.otcmarkets.com/stock/CYDY/quote">CYDY</a>
			</td>
			<td style="height:15.0pt; vertical-align:top">
			USA
			</td>
			<td style="height:15.0pt; vertical-align:top">
			$476,197,034
			</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td style="border-color:#cccccc; height:15.0pt; vertical-align:top">
			Galaxy Next Generation, Inc.
			</td>
			<td style="height:15.0pt; vertical-align:top">
			<a href="http://www.otcmarkets.com/stock/GAXY/quote">GAXY</a>
			</td>
			<td style="height:15.0pt; vertical-align:top">
			USA
			</td>
			<td style="height:15.0pt; vertical-align:top">
			$213,694,808
			</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td style="border-color:#cccccc; height:15.0pt; vertical-align:top">
			Fannie Mae
			</td>
			<td style="height:15.0pt; vertical-align:top">
			<a href="http://www.otcmarkets.com/stock/FNMA/quote">FNMA</a>
			</td>
			<td style="height:15.0pt; vertical-align:top">
			USA
			</td>
			<td style="height:15.0pt; vertical-align:top">
			$135,240,459
			</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td style="border-color:#cccccc; height:15.0pt; vertical-align:top">
			GreenPower Motor Company Inc.
			</td>
			<td style="height:15.0pt; vertical-align:top">
			<a href="http://www.otcmarkets.com/stock/GPVRF/quote">GPVRF</a>
			</td>
			<td style="height:15.0pt; vertical-align:top">
			Canada
			</td>
			<td style="height:15.0pt; vertical-align:top">
			$97,849,334
			</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td style="border-color:#cccccc; height:15.0pt; vertical-align:top">
			Freddie Mac
			</td>
			<td style="height:15.0pt; vertical-align:top">
			<a href="http://www.otcmarkets.com/stock/FMCC/quote">FMCC</a>
			</td>
			<td style="height:15.0pt; vertical-align:top">
			USA
			</td>
			<td style="height:15.0pt; vertical-align:top">
			$65,519,497
			</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td style="border-color:#cccccc; height:15.0pt; vertical-align:top">
			Humanigen, Inc.
			</td>
			<td style="height:15.0pt; vertical-align:top">
			<a href="http://www.otcmarkets.com/stock/HGEN/quote">HGEN</a>
			</td>
			<td style="height:15.0pt; vertical-align:top">
			USA
			</td>
			<td style="height:15.0pt; vertical-align:top">
			$60,266,131
			</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td style="border-color:#cccccc; height:15.0pt; vertical-align:top">
			TOMI Environmental Solutions, Inc.
			</td>
			<td style="height:15.0pt; vertical-align:top">
			<a href="http://www.otcmarkets.com/stock/TOMZ/quote">TOMZ</a>
			</td>
			<td style="height:15.0pt; vertical-align:top">
			USA
			</td>
			<td style="height:15.0pt; vertical-align:top">
			$52,399,841
			</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td style="border-color:#cccccc; height:15.0pt; vertical-align:top">
			TPT Global Tech, Inc.
			</td>
			<td style="height:15.0pt; vertical-align:top">
			<a href="http://www.otcmarkets.com/stock/TPTW/quote">TPTW</a>
			</td>
			<td style="height:15.0pt; vertical-align:top">
			USA
			</td>
			<td style="height:15.0pt; vertical-align:top">
			$45,060,406
			</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td style="border-color:#cccccc; height:15.0pt; vertical-align:top">
			Vystar Corp.
			</td>
			<td style="height:15.0pt; vertical-align:top">
			<a href="http://www.otcmarkets.com/stock/VYST/quote">VYST</a>
			</td>
			<td style="height:15.0pt; vertical-align:top">
			USA
			</td>
			<td style="height:15.0pt; vertical-align:top">
			$44,068,244
			</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td style="border-color:#cccccc; height:15.0pt; vertical-align:top">
			NaturalShrimp Incorporated
			</td>
			<td style="height:15.0pt; vertical-align:top">
			<a href="http://www.otcmarkets.com/stock/SHMP/quote">SHMP</a>
			</td>
			<td style="height:15.0pt; vertical-align:top">
			USA
			</td>
			<td style="height:15.0pt; vertical-align:top">
			$43,775,621
			</td>
		</tr>
	</tbody>
</table>

&nbsp;

Commodities

Traders Piled Into Cannabis, Crypto, and Gold Securities On OTC Markets In August

Grayscale Investments on Wednesday reported&nbsp;it received&nbsp;$1.05 billion in cryptocurrency investment products in the&nbsp;third quarter.&nbsp;

What Happened:&nbsp;The New York-based investment firm, in its &quot;Digital Asset Investment&quot;&nbsp;report, said that it saw the largest&nbsp;single-quarter capital inflow in Q3. Its&nbsp;year-to-date investments have topped $2.4 billion &mdash;&nbsp;double the cumulative flow of $1.2 billion in the 2013-2019 period.

The company&rsquo;s Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (OTC:<a class="ticker" href="/stock/GBTC#OTC">GBTC</a>) led investment demand,&nbsp;garnering inflows of $719.3 million in the period with assets under management growing 147%&nbsp;year-to-date.&nbsp;

Demand also grew for other products &mdash;&nbsp;Grayscale Bitcoin Cash Trust (OTC:<a class="ticker" href="/stock/BCHG#OTC">BCHG</a>), Grayscale Litecoin Trust (OTC:<a class="ticker" href="/stock/LTCN#OTC">LTCN</a>), and Grayscale Digital Large Cap Fund (OTC:<a class="ticker" href="/stock/GDLC#OTC">GDLC</a>) saw inflows rise by more than 1,400% quarter-over-quarter.

Grayscale Ethereum Trust (OTC:<a class="ticker" href="/stock/ETHE#OTC">ETHE</a>) drew 17% of inflows from new institutional investors.

As much as 81% of the investments in the firm&rsquo;s products came from institutional investors in the period.

Why It Matters: On Monday, Grayscale said its Ethereum trust now operated as&nbsp;a&nbsp;U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/markets/cryptocurrency/20/10/17876580/eth-cryptocurrency-surges-2-7-as-grayscale-ethereum-trust-becomes-sec-reporting-company">reporting</a> company.

The company&rsquo;s Bitcoin Cash and Litecoin funds got approval for <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/markets/cryptocurrency/20/07/16702521/bitcoin-cash-and-litecoin-cryptocurrencies-to-trade-at-the-stock-market-as-grayscale-wins-">listing</a> on the OTC markets by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority in July.

JPMorgan analysts said Tuesday that Square Inc&rsquo;s (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="/stock/SQ#NASDAQ">SQ</a>) $50 million investment in Bitcoin signifies the cryptocurrency&rsquo;s <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/analyst-ratings/analyst-color/20/10/17896345/squares-50m-bitcoin-investment-vote-of-confidence-for-cryptocurrencys-future-jpmorg">potential</a> as an asset. The analysts also pointed to the $425 million Bitcoin <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/markets/cryptocurrency/20/09/17502250/business-analytics-firm-microstrategy-to-rely-on-bitcoin-as-primary-treasury-reserve-asset">purchase</a> of MicroStrategy Incorporated (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="/stock/MSTR#NASDAQ">MSTR</a>) as an indicator of demand for Bitcoin outstripping its supply in the third quarter.

Price Action: Bitcoin traded 0.58% lower at $11,390.44 at press time, while Ethereum traded 1.6% lower at $377.32.

Institutional Investors Drive Grayscale's Cryptocurrency Q3 Inflows Above $1B

Trading activity on OTC Markets spiked hard in November, reflecting the frenzied state of markets as investors reacted to the Presidential election and COVID-19 vaccine developments from Pfizer Inc (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="/stock/PFE#NYSE">PFE</a>), BioNTech Inc (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="/stock/BNTX#NASDAQ">BNTX</a>) and Moderna Inc (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="/stock/MRNA#NASDAQ">MRNA</a>).&nbsp;

According to OTC Markets Group, overall dollar trading volume on the OTCQX Market, the top tier of OTC Markets, rose to nearly $11 billion in November, a 65% increase from October. On the OTCQB Venture Market, dollar volume rose 25% to nearly $2.5 billion.&nbsp;

&ldquo;The elevated trading volume reflects an increase in interest from investors across our markets,&rdquo;&nbsp; said OTC Markets Group EVP Of Corporate Services Jason Paltrowitz, noting that trading increased in Roche Holding Ltd (OTCQX:<a class="ticker" href="/stock/RHHBY#OTCQX">RHHBY</a>), Danone (OTCQX:<a class="ticker" href="/stock/DANOY#OTCQX">DANOY</a>) and BNP Paribas (OTCQX:<a class="ticker" href="/stock/BNPQY#OTCQX">BNPQY</a>), and Heineken N.V. (OTCQX:<a class="ticker" href="/stock/HEINY#OTCQX">HEINY</a>). &ldquo;The resolution of the election may have given investors confidence to put some capital to work there.&rdquo;

<h3>The Most-Traded Securities</h3>

As has often been the case in 2020, companies in the crypto and cannabis industries were among the most-traded during the month. Of the 10 most actively traded securities on the OTCQX in November, six fall into one of those buckets.&nbsp;

The Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (OTCQX:<a class="ticker" href="/stock/GBTC#OTCQX">GBTC</a>) was once again the most-traded security, Over $5 billion worth of shares changed hands last month, a 142% increase from October. Likewise, the Grayscale Ethereum Trust (OTCQX:<a class="ticker" href="/stock/ETHE#OTCQX">ETHE</a>) experienced a 195% month-over-month increase in dollar volume, making it the third most-traded name on the market.&nbsp;

Other crypto-based securities also had big volume increases:

<ul>
	<li>HIVE Blockchain Technologies Ltd. (OTCQX:<a class="ticker" href="/stock/HVBTF#OTCQX">HVBTF</a>) dollar volume rose 372%</li>
	<li>Grayscale Ethereum Classic Trust (OTCQX:<a class="ticker" href="/stock/ETCG#OTCQX">ETCG</a>) dollar volume rose 191%&nbsp;</li>
	<li>Grayscale Bitcoin Cash Trust (OTCQX:<a class="ticker" href="/stock/BCHG#OTCQX">BCHG</a>) dollar volume rose 161%</li>
	<li>Grayscale Digital Large Cap Fund LLC (OTCQX:<a class="ticker" href="/stock/GDLC#OTCQX">GDLC</a>) dollar volume rose 144%</li>
</ul>

On the cannabis front, Green Thumb Industries Inc. (OTCQX:<a class="ticker" href="/stock/GTBIF#OTCQX">GTBIF</a>), Curaleaf Holdings Inc. (OTCQX:<a class="ticker" href="/stock/CURLF#OTCQX">CURLF</a>), Trulieve Cannabis Corporation (OTCQX:<a class="ticker" href="/stock/TCNNF#OTCQX">TCNNF</a>) and Cresco Labs Inc. (OTCQX:<a class="ticker" href="/stock/CRLBF#OTCQX">CRLBF</a>) were once again among the most-traded names. But those weren&rsquo;t the only cannabis companies that traders loved last month:

<ul>
	<li>AYR Strategies Inc. (OTCQX:<a class="ticker" href="/stock/AYRSF#OTCQX">AYRSF</a>) dollar volume rose 247%</li>
	<li>Columbia Care Inc. (OTCQX:<a class="ticker" href="/stock/CCHWF#OTCQX">CCHWF</a>) dollar volume rose 155%</li>
	<li>Harvest Health &amp; Recreation Inc. (OTCQX:<a class="ticker" href="/stock/HRVSF#OTCQX">HRVSF</a>) dollar volume rose 131%</li>
	<li>TerrAscend Corp. (OTCQX:<a class="ticker" href="/stock/TRSSF#OTCQX">TRSSF</a>) dollar volume rose 122%</li>
	<li>Charlottes Web Holdings Inc. (OTCQX:<a class="ticker" href="/stock/CWBHF#OTCQX">CWBHF</a>) dollar volume rose 112%</li>
</ul>

On the OTCQB market Fannie Mae (OTCQB:<a class="ticker" href="/stock/FNMA#OTCQB">FNMA</a>) and Freddie Mac (OTCQB:<a class="ticker" href="/stock/FMCC#OTCQB">FMCC</a>) remained the most-traded securities. Through the end of the month, more than twice as many shares of Fannie had traded this year than Freddie.&nbsp;

November&rsquo;s top 10 most-traded securities on the OTCQX and OTCQB markets are below

OTCQX 

<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
	<tbody>
		<tr>
			<td style="vertical-align:top">
			Company Name
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align:top">
			Symbol
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align:top">
			Country
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align:top">
			November

			Dollar Volume
			</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td style="vertical-align:top">
			Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (BTC)
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align:top">
			<a href="http://www.otcmarkets.com/stock/GBTC/quote">GBTC</a>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align:top">
			USA
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align:top">
			$5,097,277,241
			</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td style="vertical-align:top">
			Roche Holding Ltd
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align:top">
			<a href="http://www.otcmarkets.com/stock/RHHBY/quote">RHHBY</a>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align:top">
			Switzerland
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align:top">
			$1,311,121,039
			</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td style="vertical-align:top">
			Grayscale Ethereum Trust (ETH)
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align:top">
			<a href="http://www.otcmarkets.com/stock/ETHE/quote">ETHE</a>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align:top">
			USA
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align:top">
			$492,750,730
			</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td style="vertical-align:top">
			Green Thumb Industries Inc.
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align:top">
			<a href="http://www.otcmarkets.com/stock/GTBIF/quote">GTBIF</a>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align:top">
			USA
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align:top">
			$292,482,296
			</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td style="vertical-align:top">
			Curaleaf Holdings Inc.
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align:top">
			<a href="http://www.otcmarkets.com/stock/CURLF/quote">CURLF</a>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align:top">
			USA
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align:top">
			$289,002,439
			</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td style="vertical-align:top">
			Trulieve Cannabis Corporation
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align:top">
			<a href="http://www.otcmarkets.com/stock/TCNNF/quote">TCNNF</a>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align:top">
			USA
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align:top">
			$274,222,296
			</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td style="vertical-align:top">
			Danone
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align:top">
			<a href="http://www.otcmarkets.com/stock/DANOY/quote">DANOY</a>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align:top">
			France
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align:top">
			$184,638,327
			</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td style="vertical-align:top">
			Cresco Labs Inc.
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align:top">
			<a href="http://www.otcmarkets.com/stock/CRLBF/quote">CRLBF</a>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align:top">
			USA
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align:top">
			$177,096,817
			</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td style="vertical-align:top">
			Heineken N.V.
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align:top">
			<a href="http://www.otcmarkets.com/stock/HEINY/quote">HEINY</a>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align:top">
			The Netherlands
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align:top">
			$111,891,022
			</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td style="vertical-align:top">
			BNP Paribas
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align:top">
			<a href="http://www.otcmarkets.com/stock/BNPQY/quote">BNPQY</a>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align:top">
			France
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align:top">
			$105,698,076
			</td>
		</tr>
	</tbody>
</table>

 
Source: OTC Markets Group

&nbsp;

OTCQB 

<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
	<tbody>
		<tr>
			<td style="vertical-align:top">
			Company Name
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align:top">
			Symbol
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align:top">
			Country
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align:top">
			November

			Dollar Volume
			</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td style="vertical-align:top">
			Fannie Mae
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align:top">
			<a href="http://www.otcmarkets.com/stock/FNMA/quote">FNMA</a>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align:top">
			USA
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align:top">
			$335,808,867
			</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td style="vertical-align:top">
			Freddie Mac
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align:top">
			<a href="http://www.otcmarkets.com/stock/FMCC/quote">FMCC</a>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align:top">
			USA
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align:top">
			$149,820,679
			</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td style="vertical-align:top">
			CytoDyn Inc.
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align:top">
			<a href="http://www.otcmarkets.com/stock/CYDY/quote">CYDY</a>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align:top">
			USA
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align:top">
			$135,089,334
			</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td style="vertical-align:top">
			MIND MEDICINE MINDMED INC.
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align:top">
			<a href="http://www.otcmarkets.com/stock/MMEDF/quote">MMEDF</a>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align:top">
			Canada
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align:top">
			$107,550,148
			</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td style="vertical-align:top">
			RELIEF THERAPEUTICS HLDG AG
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align:top">
			<a href="http://www.otcmarkets.com/stock/RLFTF/quote">RLFTF</a>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align:top">
			Switzerland
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align:top">
			$107,529,263
			</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td style="vertical-align:top">
			Northwest Biotherapeutics, Inc.
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align:top">
			<a href="http://www.otcmarkets.com/stock/NWBO/quote">NWBO</a>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align:top">
			USA
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align:top">
			$96,432,047
			</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td style="vertical-align:top">
			The Very Good Food Co Inc
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align:top">
			<a href="http://www.otcmarkets.com/stock/VRYYF/quote">VRYYF</a>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align:top">
			Canada
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align:top">
			$86,540,670
			</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td style="vertical-align:top">
			ADOMANI, Inc.
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align:top">
			<a href="http://www.otcmarkets.com/stock/ADOM/quote">ADOM</a>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align:top">
			USA
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align:top">
			$43,402,073
			</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td style="vertical-align:top">
			Alpine 4 Technologies Ltd.
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align:top">
			<a href="http://www.otcmarkets.com/stock/ALPP/quote">ALPP</a>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align:top">
			USA
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align:top">
			$40,308,646
			</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td style="vertical-align:top">
			Nextech AR Solutions Corp.
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align:top">
			<a href="http://www.otcmarkets.com/stock/NEXCF/quote">NEXCF</a>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align:top">
			Canada
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align:top">
			$39,112,031
			</td>
		</tr>
	</tbody>
</table>

 
Source: OTC Markets Group

&nbsp;

&nbsp;

Emerging Markets

Specialty ETFs

ETFs

Data Show Which OTC Companies Traders Are Flocking To

Cryptocurrency markets have staged a smart recovery with the total global market capitalization jumping 10.17% in 24 hours leading to press time, as per CoinMarketCap data.

What Happened: <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/money/is-bitcoin-a-good-investment/" style="text-decoration-line:none">Bitcoin</a> (BTC) was up 10.01% at press time at $37,330.57 while Ethereum (ETH) rallied 5.48% higher at $1,105.77.

Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (OTC:<a class="ticker" href="/stock/GBTC#OTC">GBTC</a>) closed 3.67% higher at $40.35 on Wednesday. On the same day, Grayscale Ethereum Trust (OTC:<a class="ticker" href="/stock/ETHE#OTC">ETHE</a>) closed 1.75% higher at $13.40.

Grayscale is making moves to dissolve its XRP Trust after having announced the liquidation of XRP positions from its Grayscale Digital Large Cap Fund (OTC:<a class="ticker" href="/stock/GDLC#OTC">GDLC</a>).&nbsp;

The decision comes in the wake of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/markets/cryptocurrency/20/12/18909892/ripple-xrp-and-the-sec-what-you-need-to-know">filing a lawsuit</a> against XRP linked company Ripple Labs, as per a <a href="https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2021/01/13/2158237/0/en/Grayscale-Investments-Commences-Dissolution-of-Grayscale-XRP-Trust.html" style="text-decoration-line:none">statement</a>. XRP traded 0.99% higher at $0.29 at press time.

Most other major altcoins followed the lead of the apex cryptocurrency with Litecoin (LTC) higher by 8.27% at $145.98 and Bitcoin Cash (BCH) up by 3.5% at $491.10.

Chainlink (LINK) and Monero (XMR) traded higher by 12.31% and 3.66% at $15.79 and $164.91 respectively at press time.

A cryptocurrency that bucked the trend was Solana (SOL), which traded 4.49% lower at $3.38.&nbsp;

Why It Matters: Despite the jump in prices, analysts are not taking a bright view of the market.

Misha Alefirenko, founder of VelvetFormula, a crypto market maker, told CoinDesk that he has no &ldquo;clear view at the moment.&rdquo;

See also: <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/markets/cryptocurrency/21/01/19137556/bitcoin-hype-to-activity-ratio-what-that-tells-us-about-the-latest-rally" style="text-decoration-line:none">Bitcoin Hype-To-Activity Ratio: What That Tells Us About The Latest Rally</a>

&ldquo;Looks like big guys stepped away to wait and see. The market has to find its own balance,&rdquo; said Alefirenko.

Constantin Kogan, a partner at Wave Financial, said there was potential for downwards movement in BTC.

See Also: <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/markets/cryptocurrency/21/01/19093335/key-metric-indicates-bitcoin-rally-might-be-over-for-the-time-being-what-you-need-to-know" style="text-decoration-line:none">Key Metric Indicates Bitcoin Rally Might Be Over For The Time-Being: What You Need To Know</a>

&ldquo;We may go even lower to $23,000,&rdquo; said Kogan &mdash; adding,&nbsp; &ldquo;There is a zone from which they [traders] will start to actively buy back.&rdquo;

Intraday Update

Crypto Market Update: Bitcoin Posts Massive Recovery, XRP Faces Grayscale Setback

It was a historic year for investors&mdash;both good and bad, depending on the market and industry.&nbsp;

Trading activity spiked dramatically on OTC Markets&rsquo; top two tiers, OTCQX and OTCQB, as traders negotiated their way through a global pandemic, a Presidential election, and record-breaking volatility.&nbsp;

Below are seven numbers to help put 2020 investments and trading in perspective.&nbsp;

<h3>11,578</h3>

The number of securities that traded on OTC Markets as of December 31, 2020, up from 10,760 at the end of 2019 and 10,465 at the end of 2018.&nbsp;

That figure, which is more than the NYSE and Nasdaq combined includes 511 securities on the OTCQX Best Market, the top tier of OTC Markets typically for more established companies, and 948 securities on the OTCQB Venture Market, the middle tier typically for emerging companies.

<h3>349&nbsp;</h3>

The number of new securities added to the OTCQX and OTCQB Markets last year&mdash;113 on OTCQX and 236 on OTCQB. This is in-line with previous years (332 new securities were added in 2019).&nbsp;

<h3>$2.4 billion</h3>

The average 2020 dollar volume of the top 30 most actively traded OTCQX securities. In 2019, that figure was just $606 million.&nbsp;

<h3>42</h3>

The number of securities across the three main tiers of OTC Markets (OTCQX, OTCQB, and Pink) that exceeded $1 billion in dollar volume. These include cryptocurrency derivatives like the Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (OTCQX:<a class="ticker" href="/stock/GBTC#OTCQX">GBTC</a>), pharmaceutical giants like Roche Holding Ltd (OTCQX:<a class="ticker" href="/stock/RHHBY#OTCQX">RHHBY</a>), credit monitoring service Experian plc (OTCQX:<a class="ticker" href="/stock/EXPGY#OTCQX">EXPGY</a>), and Heineken N.V. (OTCQX:<a class="ticker" href="/stock/HEINY#OTCQX">HEINY</a>).

<h3>33%</h3>

That was the 2020 return of the OTCQX Cannabis Index, which tracks the cannabis securities that trade on the OTCQX Market. In comparison, the ETFMG Alternative Harvest ETF (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="/stock/MJ#NYSE">MJ</a>), the largest cannabis ETF by assets, rose just 6%. (Note: investors cannot trade an index).

<h3>10</h3>

The number of countries represented among the 30 most actively traded (by dollar volume) securities on OTCQX. Those countries are the U.S., Switzerland, France, Germany, United Kingdom, Mexico, Canada, Ireland, The Netherlands, and China.&nbsp;

<h3>6</h3>

Six of the top 30 most actively traded securities on the OTCQX Market offer direct exposure to the cryptocurrency market: Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (OTCQX:<a class="ticker" href="/stock/GBTC#OTCQX">GBTC</a>), Grayscale Ethereum Trust (OTCQX:<a class="ticker" href="/stock/ETHE#OTCQX">ETHE</a>), Bitwise 10 Crypto Index Fund (OTCQX:<a class="ticker" href="/stock/BITW#OTCQX">BITW</a>), Grayscale Digital Large Cap Fund (OTCQX:<a class="ticker" href="/stock/GDLC#OTCQX">GDLC</a>), HIVE Blockchain Technologies Ltd. (OTCQX:<a class="ticker" href="/stock/HVBTF#OTCQX">HVBTF</a>), Grayscale Bitcoin Cash Trust (OTCQX:<a class="ticker" href="/stock/BCHG#OTCQX">BCHG</a>).&nbsp;

In 2019, only GBTC cracked the list of most-traded securities.&nbsp;

7 Numbers That Sum Up The Record Trading Activity On OTC Markets In 2020

When it comes to trading over-the-counter stocks,&nbsp;OTCQX is the top tier of the three marketplaces that are provided and operated by&nbsp;OTC Markets Group.

Today,&nbsp;OTCQX unveiled its &quot;Best 50&quot; &mdash; a ranking of top performing companies on the OTCQX Best Market based on 2020 total return and average daily dollar volume growth.

Among those 50 companies, five were cannabis players. Here they are:

<h4>Columbia Care</h4>

The first marijuana business on the ranking at number 14 is Columbia Care Inc. (OTCQX:<a class="ticker" href="/stock/CCHWF#OTCQX">CCHWF</a>). Over the past year, the company has&nbsp;substantially increased its retail footprint within the country. Last fall, it boosted its presence in Illinois by&nbsp;<a href="http://www.benzinga.com/markets/cannabis/20/09/17608920/columbia-care-expands-in-illinois-debuts-new-dispensary-in-villa-park">launching</a>&nbsp;a new store in Villa Park. It also cut the ribbon on&nbsp;<a href="http://www.benzinga.com/markets/cannabis/20/09/17720963/harvest-health-columbia-care-each-open-dispensaries">two new stores in Florida</a>, and jumped right into the new recreational market <a href="https://finance.yahoo.com/news/arizona-heats-mint-columbia-care-162713740.html?guccounter=1&amp;guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&amp;guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAIlECvTlrkwBQTCNM01ho2lhrqf-yFBrYAkDh8f28N6WDmQUwrClBSCTeZNkYJ3J7C22MT8Uj2y0fDx5PmqdQ8tGUr7GtmrdGVsVu1nFhrzBuPucJfl_XdcI26bKdkdKTucn0GgCRD335RT0MFRZ0ve_KyPqQa5VGQnWzfy_aD-w">in Arizona</a>.

In November, marketing expert Alison Worthington&nbsp;<a href="http://www.benzinga.com/markets/cannabis/20/11/18188328/cannabis-movers-shakers-columbia-care-radiko-terranueva-akerna">opted to join</a>&nbsp;the company&rsquo;s board of directors. Worthington recently&nbsp;<a href="http://www.benzinga.com/markets/cannabis/20/12/18918805/the-migration-saga-from-beverage-to-cannabis-and-vice-versa">told Benzinga</a>&nbsp;she &ldquo;can&rsquo;t think of a more dynamic industry than cannabis,&rdquo; adding that Columbia Care is able to &ldquo;make a difference with their ethical, growth-oriented mindset.&rdquo;

<h4>Planet 13</h4>

At number 22 is Planet 13 Holdings Inc. (OTCQX:<a class="ticker" href="/stock/PLNHF#OTCQX">PLNHF</a>). This Nevada-based company didn&#39;t&nbsp;let the 2020 pandemic halt its plans.&nbsp;<a href="http://irdirect.net/prviewer/release_only/id/4496492">In October</a>,&nbsp;Planet 13 began expanding its Las Vegas SuperStore dispensary, spanning&nbsp;112,000 square-feet and with&nbsp;a new 80-foot video-wall. The store &mdash;&nbsp;<a href="http://www.benzinga.com/pressreleases/18/11/r12609169/planet-13-superstore-the-worlds-largest-cannabis-entertainment-complex">launched</a>&nbsp;in November&nbsp;&mdash; bolstered&nbsp;the retail space to 23,000 square feet with 40 new points of sale. The&nbsp;budget ranges from $1.5 million to&nbsp;$2.5 million. Planet 13&nbsp;expects to complete the project by the end of the first quarter of fiscal 2021.

<h4>TerrAscend</h4>

TerrAscend Corp. (OTCQX:<a class="ticker" href="/stock/TRSSF#OTCQX">TRSSF</a>) came in right after Planet 13 at number 23. Last month, it secured $120 million in financing through a Senior Secured Term Loan with a syndicate of lenders.

The closed loan is secured by Ilera Healthcare, a&nbsp;company TerrAscend&nbsp;<a href="http://www.benzinga.com/markets/cannabis/19/08/14240943/terrascend-acquires-ilera-in-deal-valued-upwards-of-125m">purchased</a>&nbsp;last year.

According to the company&#39;s&nbsp;<a href="http://www.benzinga.com/markets/cannabis/20/11/18169957/terrascend-earnings-report-boasts-90-yoy-net-sales-increase">latest earnings report</a>, net sales amounted to CA$51 million for the third quarter, up by 90% year-over-year. The company&nbsp;<a href="http://www.benzinga.com/markets/cannabis/19/02/13141986/canada-based-terrascend-expands-into-us-through-apothecarium-acquisi">debuted</a>&nbsp;on the U.S. market in February 2019 by acquiring the California-based retailer &mdash; Apothecarium. These days, it continues to expand its footprint, most recently by cutting the ribbon on its&nbsp;<a href="http://www.benzinga.com/markets/cannabis/20/11/18323504/terrascend-green-thumb-each-open-new-stores">fifth store in the Golden State</a>.

<h4>Next Green Wave</h4>

At number 41 is Next Green Wave (OTCQX:<a class="ticker" href="/stock/NXGWF#OTCQX">NXGWF</a>). This Vancouver-based company recently grabbed headlines when it&nbsp;inked a supply and production deal with Gilbert Anthony Milam Jr. (aka&nbsp;hip hop artist Berner) where it&nbsp;agreed&nbsp;to grow exclusive COOKIES genetics, and to commercialize it later under Berner&#39;s&nbsp;Cookies brand.

Next Green Wave also has a&nbsp;new cultivation facility in Coalinga, California, which upon&nbsp;completion should span 50,000 square-feet.

<h4>Green Thumb</h4>

At 48 is Green Thumb Industries Inc. (OTCQX:<a class="ticker" href="/stock/GTBIF#OTCQX">GTBIF</a>). Last year, the Chicago-based company sold a chunk of its real estate portfolio to&nbsp;Innovative Industrial Properties&nbsp;Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="/stock/IIPR#NYSE">IIPR</a>) for $50 million.&nbsp; In fact, GTI did at least three deals with Innovative Industrial.

In November, GTI opened Rise Kendall &mdash;&nbsp;its 50th&nbsp;retail location.

The top five companies on the OTC Best list&nbsp;included&nbsp;AcuityAds Hldgs Inc. (OTCQX:<a class="ticker" href="/stock/ACUIF#OTCQX">ACUIF</a>); Nouveau Monde Graphite Inc. (OTCQX:<a class="ticker" href="/stock/NMGRF#OTCQX">NMGRF</a>); Grayscale Digital Large Cap Fund LLC (OTCQX:<a class="ticker" href="/stock/GDLC#OTCQX">GDLC</a>);&nbsp;HIVE Blockchain Technologies Ltd. (OTCQX:<a class="ticker" href="/stock/HVBTF#OTCQX">HVBTF</a>); and&nbsp;PointsBet Holdings Ltd. (OTCQX:<a class="ticker" href="/stock/PBTHF#OTCQX">PBTHF</a>).

<a href="https://www.otcmarkets.com/files/2021_OTCQX_Best_50.pdf?utm_campaign=NGW%20Updates&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;_hsmi=108389552&amp;_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9kjuv7f4m8vcokDliHzbMR2EbGhQI1WAFBKca7hEGaC8tT1c8RwwO1aQZ8XB24PgbimrTvKb_grINAMsUWy13g-Q7ZgQ&amp;utm_content=108389552&amp;utm_source=hs_email">For the full list, click here</a>.

These 5 Cannabis Companies Are Among The Top Performers On OTCQX

OTC Markets recently released its newest installment of the OTCQX Best 50 list. Released annually, the OTCQX Best 50 is a list of the 50 top-performing companies on the OTCQX Market, its top market tier.&nbsp;

The OTCQX not only includes companies from the U.S. but from all over the globe. As such, companies featured on this list are also listed on various stock exchanges around the world.

The companies on this list are ranked based on their performance during the 2020 calendar year. In addition, the list is based on an equal weighting of one-year total return and average daily dollar volume growth.

According to OTC Markets, the 50 companies on the 2021 OTCQX Best 50 list traded an aggregate of $30.7 billion in dollar volume in 2020, delivering an average total return of 235% to investors.

Coming in as the top-performing company for 2020 is Canadian technology and advertising company AcuityAds Holdings Inc (OTCQX:<a class="ticker" href="/stock/ACUIF#OTCQX">ACUIF</a>); much of the company&rsquo;s growth came during the last quarter of the year.&nbsp;

The second top-performer for 2020 is mining company Nouveau Monde Graphite Inc (OTCQX:<a class="ticker" href="/stock/NMGRF#OTCQX">NMGRF</a>). Similar to AcuityAds, Nouveau&rsquo;s also experienced the majority of its growth in the last quarter of the year.

Yet, Nouveau Monde Graphite is not the only mining company to grace this year&rsquo;s list. In fact, half of the companies on the 2021 OTCQX Best 50 list belonged to the mining and resources industries. Among some of these companies were Skeena Resources Limited (OTCQX:<a class="ticker" href="/stock/SKREF#OTCQX">SKREF</a>), Amex Exploration Inc. (OTCQX:<a class="ticker" href="/stock/AMXEF#OTCQX">AMXEF</a>), Calibre Mining Corp. (OTCQX:<a class="ticker" href="/stock/CXBMF#OTCQX">CXBMF</a>), and Neo Lithium Corp. (OTCQX:<a class="ticker" href="/stock/NTTHF#OTCQX">NTTHF</a>).

Two of the mining and resources companies on the list, K92 Mining Inc (OTCQX:<a class="ticker" href="/stock/KNTNF#OTCQX">KNTNF</a>) and Teranga Gold Corporation (OTCQX:<a class="ticker" href="/stock/TGCDF#OTCQX">TGCDF</a>), made their third consecutive appearance on the OTCQX Best 50.&nbsp;

In addition to K92 Mining and Teranga Gold Corporation, there are four companies from last year&rsquo;s ranking that made their second appearance on this year&rsquo;s list. These four companies are Chesapeake Gold Corp. (OTCQX:<a class="ticker" href="/stock/CHPGF#OTCQX">CHPGF</a>), Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (BTC) (OTCQX:<a class="ticker" href="/stock/GBTC#OTCQX">GBTC</a>), H2O Innovation Inc. OTCQX: HEOFF), Skeena Resources Limited (OTCQX:<a class="ticker" href="/stock/SKREF#OTCQX">SKREF</a>).

Two community banks, PB Financial Corporation (OTCQX:<a class="ticker" href="/stock/PBNC#OTCQX">PBNC</a>) and Peoples Financial Corp. (OTCQX:<a class="ticker" href="/stock/PFBX#OTCQX">PFBX</a>) were also featured on this year&rsquo;s list.

Companies from emerging and trending sectors such as gaming, crypto, and cannabis also made an appearance on the Best 50 list. Among these companies were Bragg Gaming Group Inc. (OTCQX:<a class="ticker" href="/stock/BRGGF#OTCQX">BRGGF</a>), Columbia Care Inc. (OTCQX:<a class="ticker" href="/stock/CCHWF#OTCQX">CCHWF</a>), Planet 13 Holdings Inc. (OTCQX:<a class="ticker" href="/stock/PLNHF#OTCQX">PLNHF</a>) Grayscale Digital Large Cap Fund LLC (OTCQX:<a class="ticker" href="/stock/GDLC#OTCQX">GDLC</a>), HIVE Blockchain Technologies Ltd. (OTCQX:<a class="ticker" href="/stock/HVBTF#OTCQX">HVBTF</a>), and Hut 8 Mining Corp (OTCQX:<a class="ticker" href="/stock/HUTMF#OTCQX">HUTMF</a>).

Out of the 462 companies that were on the OTCQX at the time of ranking, the following criteria were applied in order to be eligible for the Best 50 list: companies were required to have a closing share price of at least $0.25 or greater on December 31, 2020, a closing share price on December 31, 2020, greater than on December 31, 2019, traded at least $500,000 in dollar volume for the year, not be a &quot;penny stock&quot; as defined under SEC Rule 3a51-1 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and be a member of the OTCQX Composite Index.

Below is the complete list of companies on the 2021 OTCQX Best 50:

<table border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
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			<td>&nbsp;</td>
			<td>&nbsp;</td>
			<td>&nbsp;</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>Rank</td>
			<td>Company</td>
			<td>Symbol</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>1</td>
			<td>AcuityAds Hldgs Inc.</td>
			<td>(OTCQX:<a class="ticker" href="/stock/ACUIF#OTCQX">ACUIF</a>)</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>2</td>
			<td>Nouveau Monde Graphite Inc.</td>
			<td>(OTCQX:<a class="ticker" href="/stock/NMGRF#OTCQX">NMGRF</a>)</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>3</td>
			<td>Grayscale Digital Large Cap Fund LLC</td>
			<td>(OTCQX:<a class="ticker" href="/stock/GDLC#OTCQX">GDLC</a>)</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>4</td>
			<td>HIVE Blockchain Technologies Ltd.</td>
			<td>(OTCQX:<a class="ticker" href="/stock/HVBTF#OTCQX">HVBTF</a>)</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>5</td>
			<td>PointsBet Holdings Limited</td>
			<td>(OTCQX:<a class="ticker" href="/stock/PBTHF#OTCQX">PBTHF</a>)</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>6</td>
			<td>Converge Technology Solutions Corporation</td>
			<td>(OTCQX:<a class="ticker" href="/stock/CTSDF#OTCQX">CTSDF</a>)</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>7</td>
			<td>Skeena Resources Limited</td>
			<td>(OTCQX:<a class="ticker" href="/stock/SKREF#OTCQX">SKREF</a>)</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>8</td>
			<td>Bragg Gaming Group Inc.</td>
			<td>(OTCQX:<a class="ticker" href="/stock/BRGGF#OTCQX">BRGGF</a>)</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>9</td>
			<td>Nanoxplore Inc.</td>
			<td>(OTCQX:<a class="ticker" href="/stock/NNXPF#OTCQX">NNXPF</a>)</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>10</td>
			<td>VIQ Solutions Inc.</td>
			<td>(OTCQX:<a class="ticker" href="/stock/VQSLF#OTCQX">VQSLF</a>)</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>11</td>
			<td>Hut 8 Mining Corp</td>
			<td>(OTCQX:<a class="ticker" href="/stock/HUTMF#OTCQX">HUTMF</a>)</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>12</td>
			<td>Amex Exploration Inc.</td>
			<td>(OTCQX:<a class="ticker" href="/stock/AMXEF#OTCQX">AMXEF</a>)</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>13</td>
			<td>Calibre Mining Corp.</td>
			<td>(OTCQX:<a class="ticker" href="/stock/CXBMF#OTCQX">CXBMF</a>)</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>14</td>
			<td>Columbia Care Inc.</td>
			<td>(OTCQX:<a class="ticker" href="/stock/CCHWF#OTCQX">CCHWF</a>)</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>15</td>
			<td>IsoEnergy Ltd.</td>
			<td>(OTCQX:<a class="ticker" href="/stock/ISENF#OTCQX">ISENF</a>)</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>16</td>
			<td>Lumina Gold Corp</td>
			<td>(OTCQX:<a class="ticker" href="/stock/LMGDF#OTCQX">LMGDF</a>)</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>17</td>
			<td>RIO2 Limited</td>
			<td>(OTCQX:<a class="ticker" href="/stock/RIOFF#OTCQX">RIOFF</a>)</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>18</td>
			<td>Neo Lithium Corp.</td>
			<td>(OTCQX:<a class="ticker" href="/stock/NTTHF#OTCQX">NTTHF</a>)</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>19</td>
			<td>Standard Lithium Ltd.</td>
			<td>(OTCQX:<a class="ticker" href="/stock/STLHF#OTCQX">STLHF</a>)</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>20</td>
			<td>PB Financial Corporation</td>
			<td>(OTCQX:<a class="ticker" href="/stock/PBNC#OTCQX">PBNC</a>)</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>21</td>
			<td>Mace Security International, Inc.</td>
			<td>(OTCQX:<a class="ticker" href="/stock/MACE#OTCQX">MACE</a>)</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>22</td>
			<td>Planet 13 Holdings Inc.</td>
			<td>(OTCQX:<a class="ticker" href="/stock/PLNHF#OTCQX">PLNHF</a>)</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>23</td>
			<td>TerrAscend Corp.</td>
			<td>(OTCQX:<a class="ticker" href="/stock/TRSSF#OTCQX">TRSSF</a>)</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>24</td>
			<td>Global Atomic Corp.</td>
			<td>(OTCQX:<a class="ticker" href="/stock/GLATF#OTCQX">GLATF</a>)</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>25</td>
			<td>H2O Innovation Inc.</td>
			<td>(OTCQX:<a class="ticker" href="/stock/HEOFF#OTCQX">HEOFF</a>)</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>26</td>
			<td>Discovery Metals Corp</td>
			<td>(OTCQX:<a class="ticker" href="/stock/DSVMF#OTCQX">DSVMF</a>)</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>27</td>
			<td>K92 Mining Inc</td>
			<td>(OTCQX:<a class="ticker" href="/stock/KNTNF#OTCQX">KNTNF</a>)</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>28</td>
			<td>Xebec Adsorption Inc.</td>
			<td>(OTCQX:<a class="ticker" href="/stock/XEBEF#OTCQX">XEBEF</a>)</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>29</td>
			<td>Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (BTC)</td>
			<td>(OTCQX:<a class="ticker" href="/stock/GBTC#OTCQX">GBTC</a>)</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>30</td>
			<td>Midas Gold Corp</td>
			<td>(OTCQX:<a class="ticker" href="/stock/MDRPF#OTCQX">MDRPF</a>)</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>31</td>
			<td>GoGold Resources, Inc.</td>
			<td>(OTCQX:<a class="ticker" href="/stock/GLGDF#OTCQX">GLGDF</a>)</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>32</td>
			<td>Anaconda Mining Inc.</td>
			<td>(OTCQX:<a class="ticker" href="/stock/ANXGF#OTCQX">ANXGF</a>)</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>33</td>
			<td>Ascot Resources Ltd.</td>
			<td>(OTCQX:<a class="ticker" href="/stock/AOTVF#OTCQX">AOTVF</a>)</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>34</td>
			<td>Almonty Industries Inc.</td>
			<td>(OTCQX:<a class="ticker" href="/stock/ALMTF#OTCQX">ALMTF</a>)</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>35</td>
			<td>Peoples Financial Corp.</td>
			<td>(OTCQX:<a class="ticker" href="/stock/PFBX#OTCQX">PFBX</a>)</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>36</td>
			<td>Software AG</td>
			<td>(OTCQX:<a class="ticker" href="/stock/STWRY#OTCQX">STWRY</a>)</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>37</td>
			<td>First Cobalt Corp</td>
			<td>(OTCQX:<a class="ticker" href="/stock/FTSSF#OTCQX">FTSSF</a>)</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>38</td>
			<td>Teranga Gold Corporation</td>
			<td>(OTCQX:<a class="ticker" href="/stock/TGCDF#OTCQX">TGCDF</a>)</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>39</td>
			<td>Critical Elements Lithium Corporation</td>
			<td>(OTCQX:<a class="ticker" href="/stock/CRECF#OTCQX">CRECF</a>)</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>40</td>
			<td>SILVER ELEPHANT MNG CORP.</td>
			<td>(OTCQX:<a class="ticker" href="/stock/SILEF#OTCQX">SILEF</a>)</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>41</td>
			<td>Next Green Wave</td>
			<td>(OTCQX:<a class="ticker" href="/stock/NXGWF#OTCQX">NXGWF</a>)</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>42</td>
			<td>POET Technologies Inc.</td>
			<td>(OTCQX:<a class="ticker" href="/stock/POETF#OTCQX">POETF</a>)</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>43</td>
			<td>Sabina Gold &amp; Silver Corp</td>
			<td>(OTCQX:<a class="ticker" href="/stock/SGSVF#OTCQX">SGSVF</a>)</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>44</td>
			<td>Chesapeake Gold Corp.</td>
			<td>(OTCQX:<a class="ticker" href="/stock/CHPGF#OTCQX">CHPGF</a>)</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>45</td>
			<td>Adventus Mng Corp.</td>
			<td>(OTCQX:<a class="ticker" href="/stock/ADVZF#OTCQX">ADVZF</a>)</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>46</td>
			<td>Quarterhill Inc.</td>
			<td>(OTCQX:<a class="ticker" href="/stock/QTRHF#OTCQX">QTRHF</a>)</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>47</td>
			<td>Deep Yellow Ltd.</td>
			<td>(OTCQX:<a class="ticker" href="/stock/DYLLF#OTCQX">DYLLF</a>)</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>48</td>
			<td>Green Thumb Industries Inc.</td>
			<td>(OTCQX:<a class="ticker" href="/stock/GTBIF#OTCQX">GTBIF</a>)</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>49</td>
			<td>Drone Delivery CDA Corp</td>
			<td>(OTCQX:<a class="ticker" href="/stock/TAKOF#OTCQX">TAKOF</a>)</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>50</td>
			<td>Williams Industrial Services Group Inc.</td>
			<td>(OTCQX:<a class="ticker" href="/stock/WLMS#OTCQX">WLMS</a>)</td>
		</tr>
	</tbody>
</table>

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