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New Age Metals Inc. $NAM.ca – #Palladium surges to new record on tight fundamentals $WG.ca $XTM.ca $WM.ca $PDL.ca

Posted by AGORACOM-JC at 9:03 AM on Thursday, January 17th, 2019

SPONSOR: New Age Metals Inc. (TSX-V: NAM) The company’s new Lithium Division has already made significant acquisitions in Canada and the USA. The company also owns one of North America’s largest primary platinum group metals deposit in Sudbury, Canada. Learn More.

NAM: TSX-V
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  • Palladium scaled a new peak on Thursday, driven by a deficit in the auto-catalyst metal and robust demand, while gold held firm on concerns surrounding a U.S. government logjam and Brexit.
  • Spot palladium had jumped 3.53 percent to $1,407 per ounce as of 8:08 a.m. ET, hitting an all-time high, and rising more than 10 percent so far this month.

“Any new high in the market is triggering additional buying … It is a good old-fashioned squeeze driven by tight fundamentals, strong momentum and low liquidity,” Saxo Bank analyst Ole Hansen said.

The price of palladium, used mainly in emissions-reducing catalysts for vehicles, has leapt more than 60 percent since hitting a trough in mid-August. The metal overtook gold in price terms for the first time in 16 years late last year.

Meanwhile, holdings in palladium exchange-traded funds (ETFs) tracked by Reuters have nearly halved from January last year as prices rose.

“There is not sufficient supply in the market, so people are purchasing metals from the ETFs,” said Samson Li, a Hong Kong-based precious metals analyst at Refinitiv GFMS.

Spot gold fell 0.04 percent at $1,292.92 per ounce and U.S. gold futures were down 0.1 percent at $1,292.50.

“Gold is looking for the next short-term stimulus … On the next occasion we see a sustained equity market pull-back, you’re likely to see a movement above $1,300,” Capital Economics analyst Ross Strachan said.

Spot gold is about to exit a neutral range of $1,285-$1,299, and either rise to $1,311 or drop towards $1,268, according to Reuters technical analyst Wang Tao.

Gold remains supported by a variety of factors, including a prolonged partial U.S. government shutdown, a possible pause in the U.S. Federal Reserve’s rate hike cycle, and concerns surrounding Brexit, analysts said.

In other metals, platinum fell 0.06 percent to $804 an ounce, while silver dropped 0.4 percent to $15.53.

Source: https://www.cnbc.com/2019/01/17/gold-markets-fed-rate-hike-brexit-in-focus.html

Star Navigation $SNA.ca Announces Acquisition

Posted by AGORACOM-JC at 8:34 AM on Thursday, January 17th, 2019
  • Signed an arm’s length agreement which provides for the acquisition by Star of a majority position in SOLUTIONS ISONEO INC. (“ISONEO”), currently a wholly-owned FGD subsidiary located in Montreal.
  • No finder’s fees were paid. STAR will undertake full operational management of the company, to be renamed STAR-ISONEO Inc.

TORONTO, Jan. 16, 2019 — Star Navigation Systems Group Ltd. (CSE: SNA) (OTCQB: SNAVF)  (“Star” or the “Company”) announces that Star and Finances Gestion & Développement SAS (“FGD”), the French Holding company managing Artal Technologies (http://www.artal.fr) and Magellium (http://www.magellium.com/), today signed an arm’s length agreement which provides for the acquisition by Star of a majority position in SOLUTIONS ISONEO INC. (“ISONEO”), currently a wholly-owned FGD subsidiary located in Montreal. No finder’s fees were paid. STAR will undertake full operational management of the company, to be renamed STAR-ISONEO Inc.

ISONEO is a specialised software subsidiary of FGD, developing complex solutions in engineering, simulation and development for Canadian customers. ISONEO was already working closely with Star in the development of Stars’ MEDEVAC (STAR-ISAMM™ and STAR- LSAMM™) applications of the patented STAR-A.D.S. ® technology, and on Star’s current R&D program with Bombardier.

Artal Technologies specializes in onboard real-time systems, data simulation and processing and model-based engineering.  Magellium specializes in earth observation, GIS and geo intelligence and has expert knowledge of image processing and related services.

Going forward, STAR-ISONEO Inc. will benefit from the combined strengths of both Artal, Magellium and Star, exploring and undertaking new R&D projects related to the business of the two groups. It will develop new applications directed towards both Canadian and North American OEMs. In addition, STAR-ISONEO will market the Artal-Magellium capabilities, in engineering and in sensors and image processing, towards the Canadian market.

Mr. Jean-Louis Larmor, VP-Corporate Development and proposed President of STAR-ISONEO said:

‘The possibilities offered by this operation strengthen the capabilities of both companies and widen our audience, starting with Quebec and Canada but also with France, where Artal will allow us to have a ‘footprint’ for promoting our solutions’

The financial terms of the acquisition are not considered material by the Company.

About Star Navigation: 
Star Navigation Systems Group Ltd. owns the exclusive worldwide license to its proprietary, patented In-flight Safety Monitoring System, STAR-ISMS®, the heart of the STAR-A.D.S. ® System. Its real-time capability of tracking performance trends and predicting incident-occurrence enhances aviation safety and improves fleet management while reducing costs for the operator.

Star’s MMI Division designs and manufactures high performance, mission critical, flight deck flat panel displays for defence and commercial aviation industries worldwide.

Certain statements contained in this News Release constitute forward-looking statements. When used in this document, the words “may”, “would”, “could”, “will” and similar expressions, as they relate to Star or its management are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Such statements reflect Star’s current views with respect to future events and are subject to certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions. Many factors could cause Star’s actual performance or achievements to vary from those described herein. Should one or more of these factors or uncertainties materialize, or should assumptions underlying forward-looking statements prove incorrect, actual results may vary materially from those described herein as intended, planned, anticipated, believed, estimated or expected. Star does not assume any obligation to update these forward-looking statements, except as required by law.

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

This Press Release is available On the Company’s CEO Verified Discussion Forum, A Moderated Social Media Platform That Enables Civilized Discussion and Q&A between Management and Shareholders. https://agoracom.com/ir/StarNavigationSystems/forums/discussion

Please visit www.star-navigation.com or

Viraf Kapadia, CEO, (416) 252-2889 Ext. 230
[email protected]

Esports Entertainment Group $GMBL – #Puma Enters #Esports with #Cloud9 $ATVI $TTWO $GAME $EPY.ca $TCEHF

Posted by AGORACOM-JC at 4:08 PM on Tuesday, January 15th, 2019
SPONSOR: Esports Entertainment $GMBL Esports audience is 350M, growing to 590M, Esports wagering is projected at $23 BILLION by 2020. The company has launched VIE.gg esports betting platform and has accelerated affiliate marketing agreements with an additional 42 Esports teams, bringing total to 176 Esports teams. Click here for more information
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Puma Enters Esports with Cloud9

  • Apparel brand Puma is set to become the official apparel and official game-day pants/shoes provider of the Cloud9 LCS team.
  • The deal only covers the 2019 Spring Split, but C9’s head of partnerships indicated that the relationship has the potential to expand in the future.
  • Puma will also provide women’s apparel for team managers.

Ben Fischer

Puma will announce its first major esports move today, an apparel deal with the tier-one team organization Cloud9 .

Under the deal, Puma becomes the official apparel and official game-day pants/shoes provider of the Cloud9 League of Legends Championship Series (LCS) team. The Puma logo will also appear on the breastplate of the team’s jersey, which are sold by We Are Nations via a league-wide apparel deal with Riot Games.

“This deal gives us ability to be a part of more things our kids love, and that’s how our brand moves the culture forward,” said Matt Shaw,  team head, digital marketing for Puma. “Cloud9 is really uniquely posed to help us do that.”

The deal only covers the spring LCS season, which kicks off Jan. 26, and it does not include any Puma product available for retail. But both sides suggested the relationship will expand. â€œThere’s a lot of potential for growth on both sides, so we’re ecstatic that this is only the beginning of the partnership,” said Cloud9 head of partnerships Jordan Udko.

Terms were not disclosed. Cloud9 is one of esports’ most valuable and successful brands, with its League of Legends team becoming the first American team to make the global semifinals in 2018. Because the deal covers team managers too, Puma is providing women’s apparel as well.

Puma did a brand integration deal with the video game Pro Evolution Soccer in 2014, but this is its first foray into modern elite esports. Other apparel brands that have entered esports recently include Champion with Team Dignitas and K-Swiss with Immortals.

Source: https://esportsobserver.com/puma-apparel-cloud9/

Betteru Education Corp. $BTRU.ca – Adult learners prefer university degrees, but short courses gaining popularity too $ARCL $CPLA $BPI $FC.ca

Posted by AGORACOM-JC at 3:07 PM on Tuesday, January 15th, 2019
SPONSOR:  Betteru Education Corp. Connecting global leading educators to the mass population of India. BetterU Education has ability to reach 100 MILLION potential learners each week. Click here for more information.
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Adult learners prefer university degrees, but short courses gaining popularity too

New Delhi: A certificate from a college is still the most important thing for Indian learners, but many in the country would now consider taking up short online courses too, according to data from a survey of more than 1,000 Indians by British multinational publishing and education firm Pearson.

One in three Indian learners would consider doing a university master’s degree in the next three years, but one in four learners would also consider taking up short courses, either free or paid, ..

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INTERVIEW: PyroGenesis $PYR.ca Discusses Partnership Agreement with Aubert & Duval to Supply Plasma Atomized Titanium Powder to European Union Additive Manufacturing/3D Printing Market

Posted by AGORACOM-JC at 1:13 PM on Tuesday, January 15th, 2019

New Age Metals $NAM.ca Updated NI 43-101 Mineral Resource Estimate 2,867,000 PdEq Measured and Indicated Ounces, with an additional 1,059,000 PdEq Ounces in the Inferred Classification River Valley #Platinum Group Metal Deposit, Sudbury, Ontario #Palladium #PGM

Posted by AGORACOM-JC at 12:08 PM on Tuesday, January 15th, 2019
  • The amended January 9, 2019 NI 43-101 Mineral Resource Estimate confirms that the River Valley Project has 2,867,000 Measured and Indicated PdEq ounces, with 1,059,000 PdEq ounces in Inferred at a 0.35 g/t and 2.0 g/t PdEq cut-off for open pit and underground respectively.
  • The amended and restated Mineral Resource Estimate presents a Mineral Resource that demonstrates reasonable prospects for eventual economic extraction.
  • The new pit constrained Mineral Resource will be more representative of the potentially economic portion of the Mineral Resource that will be disclosed in the upcoming 2019 Preliminary Economic Assessment (PEA).
  • River Valley is the largest undeveloped primary PGM Mineral Resource in North America. The Project has excellent infrastructure and is within 100 kilometres of the Sudbury Metallurgical Complex. The Project is 100% owned by New Age Metals.
  • The Project’s first economic study (Preliminary Economic Assessment) is slated to be completed on or before the end of Q2 2019.

January 15, 2019 / Rockport, Canada – New Age Metals Inc. (NAM) (TSX.V: NAM; OTCQB: NMTLF; FSE: P7J.F) Harry Barr, Chairman & CEO, stated; “The company is pleased to update our shareholders with the new amended May 2018 NI 43-101 Mineral Resource Estimate of the River Valley Platinum Group Metals (PGM) Project. As a result of a review by the British Columbia Securities Commission (“BCSC”) the Company is clarifying the Technical Report on its River Valley PGM Project filed on May 7, 2018. WSP Canada Inc. (WSP) under the supervision of Todd McCracken, P. Geo., completed the Mineral Resource estimation. Management believes this study has upgraded the open pit bulk mining potential of this project. The May 2018 Technical Report presented a global mineral inventory whereas the January 2019 Technical Report presents a pit constrained Mineral Resource that shows reasonable prospects for eventual economic extraction. Our objective is to complete the Project’s first economic study, a Preliminary Economic Assessment (PEA) on or before the end of Q2 2019. The second objective is to continue to explore and develop the entire 16 kilometres of mineralization throughout the contact zone (current established Mineral Resource) and test the new footwall discovery that has potential to extend throughout the overall Project.” (See Figure 1)

WSP Canada, under the supervision of Todd McCracken, P. Geo (Manager-Mining at WSP Canada) has recently amended the 2018 NI 43-101 Mineral Resource estimation of the River Valley PGM Deposit in the Sudbury Mining District of Ontario, Canada. The new Mineral Resource Estimate has incorporated all the past data, geophysics, new drilling since 2015 and the River Valley Extension (RVE), including the additional drilling in the new footwall discoveries Pine Zone and T3.

The results of the updated Mineral Resource Estimate are tabulated in Table 1 below (0.35 g/t PdEq open pit and 2.0 g.t PdEq underground cut-off). This 43-101 Technical Report is available on SEDAR.

Table 1: Results from the amended NI 43-101 Mineral Resource Estimate.


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Class PGM + Au (oz) PdEq (oz) PtEq (oz)
Measured 1,394,000 1,701,000 1,701,000
Indicated 983,000 1,166,000 1,166,000
Meas +Ind 2,377,000 2,867,000 2,867,000
Inferred 841,000 1,059,000 1,059,000

Notes:

  1. 1.CIM definition standards were followed for the Mineral Resource Estimate.
  2. 2.The 2018 Mineral Resource models used Ordinary Kriging grade estimation within a three-dimensional block model with mineralized zones defined by wireframed solids.
  3. 3.A base cut-off grade of 0.35 g/t PdEq was used for reporting Mineral Resources in a constrained pit and 2.00 g/t PdEq was used for reporting the Mineral Resources under the pit.
  4. 4.Palladium Equivalent (PdEq) calculated using (US$): $950/oz Pd, $950/oz Pt, $1,275/oz Au, $1500/oz Rh, $2.75/lb Cu, $5.25/lb Ni, $36/lb Co.
  5. 5.Numbers may not add exactly due to rounding.
  6. 6.Mineral Resources that are not Mineral Reserves do not have economic viability

7. The Inferred Mineral Resource in this estimate has a lower level of confidence than that applied to an Indicated Mineral Resource and must not be converted to a Mineral Reserve. It is reasonably expected that the majority of the Inferred Mineral Resource could be upgraded to an Indicated Mineral Resource with continued exploration.


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Figure 1: The Yellow Band represents the footwall potential area of the River Valley Deposit based on the results of the Pine Zone where footwall mineralization was noted to extend 150 metres eastward from the Pine Zone/ T3 main deposit. At present the only area that has confirmed footwall mineralization is in the Pine Zone (defined from 2015 to 2017 drilling). Geophysics and exploration are in progress to test other areas of the Deposit. Management’s specific focus is to outline a sufficient potentially economic Mineral Resource in the northern portion of the project, and subsequently develop a series of open pits (bulk mining), crush, and concentrate on site, and ship the concentrates to Sudbury for metallurgical extraction.

CONFERENCES THIS QUARTER

In late January, our Chairman & CEO Harry Barr is travelling to South Africa attending two 1-2-1 style conferences with over 25 pre-booked meetings with mine finance companies, major mine companies, institutions, stock brokers, and high net worth individuals.

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ABOUT NAM’S PGM DIVISION

NAM’s flagship project is its 100% owned River Valley PGM Project (NAM Website – River Valley Project) in the Sudbury Mining District of Northern Ontario (100 km east of Sudbury, Ontario). See results from the most recent NI 43-101 Mineral Resource update above in Table 1. NAM management and consultants are currently designing a complete drill program to be executed in 2019 for the River Valley Project. This plan will consider previously proposed drill parameters and will be based on the most recent geophysical assessment and consultant expertise. The projects first economic study, a Preliminary Economic Assessment (PEA) is underway and is being overseen by Mr. Michael Neumann, P.Eng., a veteran mining engineer and one of NAM’s directors. See the most recent press releases for the River Valley Project PEA which details the appointment of P&E Mining Consultants Inc. and DRA Americas to jointly conduct the study, dated July 25, 2018 and August 1, 2018 respectively. Our new Fall Chairman’s message can be accessed at our website (www.newagemetals.com) .

On April 4th, 2018, NAM signed an agreement with one of Alaska’s top geological consulting companies. The companies stated objective is to acquire additional PGM and Rare Metal projects in Alaska. On April 18th, 2018, NAM announced the right to purchase 100% of the Genesis PGM Project, NAM’s first Alaskan PGM acquisition related to the April 4th agreement. The Genesis PGM Project is a road accessible, under explored, highly prospective, multi-prospect drill ready Palladium (Pd)- Platinum (Pt)- Nickel (Ni)- Copper (Cu) property. A comprehensive report on previous exploration and future phases of work was completed by Avalon Development of Fairbanks Alaska in August 2018 on Genesis. A full sampling program will be conducted to continue to outline additional mineralization along the 800-metre by 40-metre mineralized zone

On August 29, the Avalon report was submitted to NAM, management is actively seeking an option/joint-venture partner for this road accessible PGM and Multiple Element Project using the Prospector Generator business model.

QUALIFIED PERSON

The contents contained herein that relate to Exploration Results or Mineral Resources is based on information compiled, reviewed or prepared by Todd McCracken, P.Geo. an employee of WSP and independent of New Age Metals. Mr. McCracken is the Qualified Person as defined by National Instrument 43-101 and approves the content of this news release.

On behalf of the Board of Directors

Harry Barr”

Harry G. Barr

Chairman and CEO

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

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward Looking Statements: This release contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. These statements may differ materially from actual future events or results and are based on current expectations or beliefs. For this purpose, statements of historical fact may be deemed to be forward-looking statements. In addition, forward-looking statements include statements in which the Company uses words such as “continue”, “efforts”, “expect”, “believe”, “anticipate”, “confident”, “intend”, “strategy”, “plan”, “will”, “estimate”, “project”, “goal”, “target”, “prospects”, “optimistic” or similar expressions. These statements by their nature involve risks and uncertainties, and actual results may differ materially depending on a variety of important factors, including, among others, the Company’s ability and continuation of efforts to timely and completely make available adequate current public information, additional or different regulatory and legal requirements and restrictions that may be imposed, and other factors as may be discussed in the documents filed by the Company on SEDAR (www.sedar.com), including the most recent reports that identify important risk factors that could cause actual results to differ from those contained in the forward-looking statements. The Company does not undertake any obligation to review or confirm analysts’ expectations or estimates or to release publicly any revisions to any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events. Investors should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements.

Good Life Networks $GOOD.ca – In Europe, Programmatic Ad Spending Grows by Double Digits $TTD $RUBI $AT.ca $TRMR $FUEL

Posted by AGORACOM-JC at 12:28 PM on Monday, January 14th, 2019
SPONSOR: Good Life Networks (GOOD:TSX-V) Video advertising is the future! Company’s A.I. makes 80,000 calculations / second, targeting 750 million users to deliver higher prices and volume. Revenue was $10,000,650 for the nine months ended September 30th, 2018, a 142% increase from $4,133,231 reported for the six months ended September 30th, 2017.  Click here for more information.
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In Europe, Programmatic Ad Spending Grows by Double Digits

  • Estimated that programmatic ad spending in France reached €1.04 billion ($1.18 billion) in 2018.
  • In 2019, investment in programmatic ads is predicted to approach €1.22 billion ($1.38 billion).

Article by eMarketer Editors

Programmatic advertising—defined as the use of automation in the buying, selling or fulfillment of digital display advertising—now accounts for the majority of digital display spending in France, Germany and the UK, following the trend that we’ve seen in the US.

Here’s what programmatic ad spending looks like in each country, with forecasts through 2020.

France

We estimate that programmatic ad spending in France reached €1.04 billion ($1.18 billion) in 2018. In 2019, investment in programmatic ads is predicted to approach €1.22 billion ($1.38 billion).

Historically, real-time bidding (RTB) has dominated France’s programmatic market, but it is gradually losing share. Together, open auctions and private marketplace (PMP) deals made up 51.0% of all programmatic spending in 2018, but RTB will account for just 48.5% in 2019. The rise of social media display advertising, typically bought via programmatic direct deals, will remain a key factor.

Germany

In 2018, programmatic advertising accounted for 70.0% of digital display ad spending in Germany, and outlays on programmatic ads will rise more than 15% in 2019. The advent of the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) somewhat depressed spend in mid-2018, but may not have long-term negative effects.

RTB in Germany (again, including open auctions and PMP deals) will account for 51.0% of the programmatic total in 2019, compared with programmatic direct’s 49.0%. Spending on social media advertising will continue to boost outlays in direct here as well.

UK

Nearly nine in 10 digital display ad dollars will be spent on programmatic inventory in the UK this year. Despite uncertainties around the effects of GDPR and Brexit, programmatic’s march continues unabated.

In the UK, RTB is losing share as a desire for greater control over programmatic spending has led to a skew toward programmatic direct trades. And within RTB spending, PMP trades are gaining ground. Open exchanges will persist and register growth, but not as quickly as those more controlled environments. Indeed, in 2020, we’ll see PMP spend overtake open exchange spend for the first time.

For an in-depth look at programmatic buying in France, Germany and the UK, eMarketer subscribers can access each country’s report now.

Source: https://www.emarketer.com/content/in-europe-programmatic-ad-spending-is-growing-by-double-digits

Tartisan Nickel Corp. $TN.ca – Investors bet on #nickel prices and nickel stocks to rally in 2019 $ROX.ca $FF.ca $EDG.ca $AGL.ca $ANZ.ca

Posted by AGORACOM-JC at 10:12 AM on Monday, January 14th, 2019

SPONSOR: Tartisan Nickel (TN:CSE) The company’s Kenbridge Property has a measured and indicated resource of 7.14 million tonnes at 0.62% nickel, 0.33% copper. Tartisan also has interests in Peru, including a 20 percent equity stake in Eloro Resources and 2 percent NSR in their La Victoria property. Click her for more information

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Investors bet on nickel prices and nickel stocks to rally in 2019

  • Class 1 nickel demand forecast to increase 17 fold from 2017 to 2025 due to the EV boom
  • According to McKinsey research if annual electric vehicle (EV) production reaches 31 million vehicles by 2025 as expected then demand for high-purity class 1 nickel is likely to increase significantly from 33 Kt in 2017 to 570 Kt in 2025

Matthew Bohlsen

Use of nickel has been traced as far back as 3,500 BC. In more recent times nickel has been used in coins (a nickel), but is best known for its use in stainless steel driven mostly by Chinese construction. With the current negative sentiment due to the US-China trade war and some mild slowdown in China, nickel prices have fallen to a low level, as have the nickel miners. Provided we don’t head into a significant China or global slowdown, any resolution in the trade war with China should lead to some recovery in nickel prices and the nickel miner’s stock prices.

Class 1 nickel demand forecast to increase 17 fold from 2017 to 2025 due to the EV boom

According to McKinsey research if annual electric vehicle (EV) production reaches 31 million vehicles by 2025 as expected then demand for high-purity class 1 nickel is likely to increase significantly from 33 Kt in 2017 to 570 Kt in 2025. Class 1 nickel is the “high purity” nickel that is used in electric vehicle lithium ion batteries. The stainless steel industry uses both class 1 and class 2 nickel (lower purity) and is the main driver of overall nickel demand.

McKinsey also states that “a shortfall in class 1 nickel production seems increasingly likely as current low nickel prices do not support class 1 nickel capacity expansions and alternative strategies, as a result, not only will nickel prices likely need to move towards incentive pricing but the future pricing mechanism is likely to reflect two distinct nickel products: class 1 and class 2. At the same time we expect to see two distinct nickel price mechanisms emerge reflecting two distinct commodities: class 2 nickel, primarily for use in stainless steel production, trading at a lower price that reflects its abundant supply; and class 1 nickel trading at LME prices – or above for high-end nickel powders and pellets used to make nickel sulfates – reflecting required incentive prices.”

The key to understand here is that the nickel sulfide ore miners have a distinct cost advantage when producing the nickel sulfate required for EV batteries, and demand for class 1 (high purity) nickel is set to skyrocket.

Source: https://investorintel.com/market-analysis/market-analysis-intel/nickel-is-very-oversold-and-should-rally-in-2019-provided-a-significant-china-slowdown-does-not-occur/

INTERVIEW: Enthusiast Gaming $EGLX.ca Discusses Acquisition of “The Sims Resource”, the World’s Largest Female Video Gaming Website $ATVI $TTWO $GAME $EPY.ca $TCEHF

Posted by AGORACOM-JC at 5:42 PM on Sunday, January 13th, 2019


It is undeniable. It is here and we haven’t seen anything yet.

The world of online gaming and esports is no longer the domain of basement dwellers – and it hasn’t been in years – but mainstream finance people are only now coming to that realization.

Nowhere is that more evident than in the Enthusiast Gaming acquisition of The Sims Resource, the world’s largest female video gaming website.  How big?

  • 2.5 Billion Page Views Per Year
  • $7M Annual Revenues
  • $4.5M Net Income
  • It generates more than 10% of the total views of Twitch

Now, it is owned by Enthusiast Gaming, which is no slouch either:

  • Q3 Revenue $2.8M (record quarter)
  • 9 Month Revenue $7.4M (625% increase)
  • 75M Active Monthly Users
  • Owners of Canada’s Largest Gaming Expo Where 30,000 Attended In OCT 2018

We sat down with CEO Menashe Kestenbaum to discuss the acquisition and the future of Enthusiast in much further detail.

Grab a coffee or your favourite beverage and start taking notes.

ThreeD Capital Inc. $IDK.ca – New York City Economic Corp Launches Blockchain Education Center $HIVE.ca $BLOC.ca $CODE.ca

Posted by AGORACOM-JC at 4:03 PM on Friday, January 11th, 2019

SPONSOR: ThreeD Capital Inc. (IDK:CSE) Led by legendary financier, Sheldon Inwentash, ThreeD is a Canadian-based venture capital firm that only invests in best of breed small-cap companies which are both defensible and mass scalable. More than just lip service, Inwentash has financed many of Canada’s biggest small-cap exits. Click Here For More Information.

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  • The New York City Economic Development Corporation’s (EDC) new Blockchain Center opened Thursday, and intends to begin testing the tech’s use cases next fall, Bloomberg reported Thursday. 
  • The center is part of a partnership with the venture capital fund Future\Perfect Ventures and the Global Blockchain Business Council trade organization.

Nikhilesh De

New York City may begin testing blockchain technology for various use cases later this year.

The New York City Economic Development Corporation’s (EDC) new Blockchain Center opened Thursday, and intends to begin testing the tech’s use cases next fall, Bloomberg reported Thursday. The center is part of a partnership with the venture capital fund Future\Perfect Ventures and the Global Blockchain Business Council trade organization.

It is unclear at this time which areas these use cases may cover. The EDC is a non-profit corporation which aims to support economic growth within the city. It acts as New York’s official economic development corporation.

New York City itself has contributed $100,000 to the new Blockchain Center, and the facility will continue to raise funds through corporate partnerships and membership dues.

Microsoft Corporation and IBM have already partnered with the center, Future\Perfect Ventures managing partner Jalak Jobanputra told Bloomberg.

The new center, based in the Flatiron District, will offer classes on coding and host lectures aimed at both developers in the space and the general public.

The move comes as a number of crypto startups began laying off employees due to an ongoing bear market, but this is not necessarily a concern for the center.

Ana Arino, chief strategy officer with the EDC, told Bloomberg that the center was “playing the long game,” adding:

“It’s a nascent technology, so there’s bound to be uncertainty around this evolution from year to year. While we don’t know what the future holds, we want to make sure we have a seat at the table shaping it.”

A number of companies are beginning to set up shop within New York, including Coinbase, which opened a new office in the city last fall. Canaan, a maker of bitcoin mining hardware, is also reportedly considering launching an initial public offering in the city.

The EDC did not respond to a request for comment by press time.

Source: https://www.coindesk.com/new-york-city-economic-corp-launches-blockchain-education-center