Market Signal Briefing

Lighter (LIT) has seen a remarkable surge in its price over the past 24 hours.

The LIT token has risen by approximately 13%, significantly outperforming the broader crypto market, which gained just 1.63%.

This rally comes amid several bullish catalysts, with the treasury buyback program at the centre.

Buyback program sparks investor optimism
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On January 6, 2026, Lighter confirmed the launch of its token buyback program.

The protocol will channel all fees from its decentralised exchange (DEX) and future services into on-chain LIT repurchases.

The treasury currently holds $1.35 million in USDC for immediate market purchases.

By reducing the circulating supply, the buyback program ties token demand directly to protocol usage, creating sustained buying pressure.

Projections indicate that up to 30 million LIT, around 3% of the total supply, could be repurchased.

Market participants are closely monitoring the on-chain treasury activity to track the pace of buyback execution.

The program has immediately boosted investor confidence, signalling that the protocol is committed to long-term value creation.

Whale activity and technical breakout strengthen momentum
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The Lighter price rally has been further fueled by whale accumulation.

A large trader sold 52.1 WBTC (approximately $4.86 million) to buy 1,119,001 LIT at $3.00 on January 5, 2026.

This move absorbed selling pressure and encouraged retail investors to enter the market.

As a result, the cryptocurrency’s trading volume has surged 78% to around $155 million, according to Coingecko, reflecting growing interest in LIT.

Lighter (LIT) price forecast
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Lighter (LIT) continues to demonstrate how strategic tokenomics, combined with market participation, can drive strong short-term price performance.

From a technical analysis view, LIT has broken out of a consolidation range between $2.60 and $2.80 and climbed past $3.00.

At the time of writing, the token was trading at approximately $3.10.

Notably, as the price climbed, the Relative Strength Index (RSI) cooled from overbought levels of 70 to a healthier 60, indicating room for continued upside.

The pivot point at $2.92 now serves as strong support, which traders are watching closely.

Lighter price chart | Source: CoinMarketCapThese developments confirm a short-term bullish trend, reinforced by both fundamentals and market sentiment.

Looking ahead, Lighter (LIT) price momentum could continue if the buyback program sustains demand.

Maintaining above the $3.00 level is crucial for further upside.

A strong breakout could push LIT toward previous resistance levels around $3.18 to $3.60.

However, traders should remain cautious of profit-taking and potential retracement below $2.95, which could open the path to a further decline.

Overall, the combination of treasury buybacks, whale accumulation, and technical strength suggests that LIT is well-positioned for continued gains.

Traders and investors should monitor on-chain buyback activity and price support levels to gauge the sustainability of this rally.

The cryptocurrency market has continued its bullish start to the week, with Bitcoin trading above $93,500. Ether, the second-largest cryptocurrency by market cap, is also trading above $3,200 after adding 3% to its value.

However, Ripple’s XRP is the best performer among the top 10 cryptocurrencies by market cap as it is up by nearly 11% in the last 24 hours.

Thanks to the rally, XRP is now trading above $2.3 and could surge higher in the near term. 

XRP tops $2.3 amid steady institutional demand
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XRP is trading at $2.35 per coin after adding 9.5% to its value since Monday.

The positive performance comes amid growing retail and institutional demand for the cryptocurrency.

According to SoSoValue, XRP spot ETFs listed in the United States (US) experienced inflows of $43 million last week.

This latest data means that since their launch in November, XRP ETFs have maintained steady weekly inflows, suggesting growing institutional investor interest.

The five ETF products recorded approximately $13.6 million in inflows on Friday, bringing the cumulative net inflow to $1.18 billion and net assets to $1.37 billion.

In addition to the growing institutional demand for XRP ETFs, retail demand for the cryptocurrency is also improving.

According to CoinGlass, XRP’s futures Open Interest (OI) reads $4.69 billion, up from the $3.8 billion recorded on Monday. 

The OI has increased significantly from the $3.3 billion recorded last week, signaling that retail demand is making a comeback and may continue to support the uptrend in prices.

XRP eyes the $2.5 psychological level as the bullish momentum increases
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The XRP/USD 4-hour chart is bullish and efficient thanks to XRP adding 26% to its value in the last seven days, making it the best performer among the top 10 cryptocurrencies by market cap.

XRP established a strong support at the 50-day Exponential Moving Average (EMA) of $2.05 earlier this week. This support level suggests that the bulls currently have an edge over the bears. 

The technical indicators are also bullish. The Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) indicator upholds a positive outlook on the 4-hour chart, suggesting a bullish bias. 

Similarly, the Relative Strength Index (RSI) at 80 and rising supports XRP’s bullish thesis.

The RSI suggests that XRP is now in the overbought region, with further buying pressure expected in the near term. 

With the resistance level at $2.34 now flipped, XRP could target the next psychological resistance above $2.52. 

However, if the bears regain control, XRP could retrace towards the $2.13 resistance-turned-support level.

The next major support level stands at $2.05 and could serve as a key psychological level for the bulls in the near to medium term.

TLDR:

Bitcoin traded within a narrow 3% range during the holiday period before rallying to $93,000 levels.
Support holds near $80,000 True Market Mean while resistance clusters between $95,000 and $105,000.
Checkonchain analysts focus on onchain data and futures positioning rather than speculative forecasts.
Recent price action mirrors 2022 consolidation patterns following major market volatility events.

Bitcoin has started 2026 with a strong rally back to $93,000, squeezing short positions. The market shows signs of shifting toward healthier spot-driven dynamics. 

Trading remained within a narrow $2,500 range during the holiday period. Key support sits near $80,000 while resistance levels cluster between $95,000 and $105,000. 

Analysts from Checkonchain are examining onchain data, ETF flows, and futures markets to assess seller exhaustion and excessive leverage conditions.

Trading Range and Technical Levels Shape Near-Term Outlook
Bitcoin traded within a tight 3% range during the two-week holiday period ending in early January. The narrow trading corridor mirrors conditions seen at the end of 2022. 

Back then, the market experienced a mere $250 range following the FTX collapse. The current price action near $93,000 pushes toward the upper boundary of the range established since November.

Support levels have formed around the True Market Mean at approximately $80,000. This metric represents the average cost basis across the network. 

Above current prices, traders face multiple resistance zones between $95,000 and $105,000. Breaking through these levels would require sustained buying pressure and increased volume.

Bears argue for a potential decline toward the Realized Price and 200-week moving average near $56,000. Meanwhile, bulls dismiss the traditional four-year cycle pattern as obsolete. 

However, market predictions remain speculative as price movements depend on various factors. Nobody can accurately forecast how 2026 will unfold for digital assets.

Data-Driven Approach Replaces Speculative Forecasting
The Checkonchain team has adopted a methodical approach to market analysis for 2026. Rather than offering price predictions, analysts focus on current market conditions.

They examine onchain metrics, exchange-traded fund flows, and futures market positioning. This comprehensive assessment aims to identify signs of seller exhaustion across different market segments.

Leverage levels in futures markets deserve particular attention as excessive positioning often precedes corrections. When bears become overconfident and increase short positions, markets can experience sharp squeezes. 

The recent rally to $93,000 already forced some short sellers to close positions. Understanding whether this trend continues requires monitoring actual trading behavior rather than assumptions.

Market participants benefit more from understanding present conditions than speculating about future scenarios. The focus remains on reading what markets actually demonstrate through trading volumes and position changes. 

This practical approach helps identify whether bulls have sustainable momentum or bears will regain control. The coming weeks will reveal whether the current rally represents a genuine trend reversal or temporary relief.

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US spot XRP exchange-traded funds (ETFs) logged their strongest day of net inflows in more than a month on Jan. 5, as XRP rallied sharply and trading activity accelerated across both the token and the ETF wrapper.

SoSoValue data shows the ETF complex pulled in $46.1 million in net new money on Jan. 5, the seventh-largest inflow day since launch and the biggest since Dec. 3, when daily net inflows reached $50.27 million. The same dataset shows cumulative net inflows rising to $1.23 billion, while total net assets climbed to $1.65 billion, alongside $72.15 million in total value traded.

US spot XRP ETF daily flow data | Source: SoSoValue
US Spot XRP ETF Snapshot
The move coincided with a broad jump in XRP itself. The cryptocurrency rose more than 11% over the past 24 hours to around $2.40, lifting its market capitalization above $144.3 billion. Spot trading volume reached $7.32 billion, up 144% over the same period, according to CoinMarketCap data.

Flow leadership on Jan. 5 was distributed across all issuers rather than concentrated in a single product. According to SoSoValue’s market-data table, Bitwise’s XRP product led with $16.61 million in daily net inflows, while Franklin’s XRPZ brought in $12.59 million, Grayscale’s GXRP added $9.89 million, and 21Shares’ TOXR posted $7.01 million.

Measured by total net assets, the issuer leaderboard remained led by Canary’s XRPC at $407.01 million as of Jan. 5, giving it the largest footprint in the US spot XRP ETF cohort despite posting $0.00 in net inflows on the day.

21Shares’ TOXR follows with $324.39 million, narrowly ahead of Bitwise’s XRP at $322.85 million. Franklin’s XRPZ ranked fourth at $298.38 million, while Grayscale’s GXRP was close behind at $294.35 million, showing how tightly clustered the mid-pack has become even as XRPC maintains a clear lead at the top.

US spot XRP ETF data by sponsor | Source: SoSoValue
While the inflow tally was the headline, secondary metrics suggested the day was not simply a passive allocation event. Several products printed sizable on-venue value traded, including XRPZ at $27.98 million and Bitwise’s XRP at $23.06 million, pointing to active participation rather than slow, incremental creation activity.

Notably, Jan. 5’s $46.1 million haul was notable, but it was still only the seventh-largest single-day inflow since the US spot XRP ETF cohort launched. The biggest subscription days were clustered earlier in the product’s life, when headline inflows regularly printed above current levels, making Monday’s figure less about a new peak and more about a clear re-acceleration after a quieter stretch through late December, and the strongest day since Dec. 3’s $50.27 million.

At press time, XRP traded at $2.33.

XRP faces the 0.382 Fib, 1-week chart | Source: XRPUSDT on TradingView.com
Featured image created with DALL.E, chart from TradingView.com

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Bitcoin tests a key on-chain cost basis after its longest winning streak in months, with rising stablecoin reserves but weakening Sharpe ratio tempering the rebound.

Summary

Bitcoin extended a five-day winning streak and briefly broke its recent intraday high, but still trades below a key six–twelve month holder cost basis.​
Analysts say reclaiming that on-chain level would confirm a trend shift, while failure keeps the October 2025 post-ATH downtrend and bearish bias in play.​
Binance stablecoin reserves and BTC–stablecoin ratios show sidelined buying power, yet a falling Sharpe ratio hints the bounce is driven by positioning, not fresh demand.

Bitcoin (BTC) is testing a critical resistance level this week that analysts say will determine the cryptocurrency’s next major trend, according to market observers.

Bitcoin heading into 2026, where will it go?
The digital asset momentarily pushed past a recent intraday high on January 6 after five consecutive days of gains, the longest winning streak since early October 2025, according to CoinGecko data.

Analysts noted that Bitcoin’s price is trading below a key on-chain metric: the average acquisition price for coins that last moved between six and twelve months ago. Historical data shows that when the price remains under this cost basis, the overall trend tends to stay negative with a higher probability of further losses, according to the analyst.

“Right now, that cost basis sits near that threshold,” Crypto Dan stated. “After weeks of sideways movement, Bitcoin is showing early signs of a rebound, making this level the key threshold to watch.”

A break above that threshold would signal a major shift, as reclaiming it has previously marked transitions from bearish to bullish trends, according to the analysis. Failure to exceed it would suggest the downtrend that began after October’s all-time high remains active.

Bitcoin again finds itself at a critical level.

In the past, when price reached this area, the market either recovered or changed direction.

We are at the same point once more.
The reaction from here will be decisive.

How are you reading this area?$Btc #Btc #Bitcoin pic.twitter.com/RHhiyIBijS

— CryptoELlTES (@CryptooELITES) January 6, 2026

The technical analysis aligns with observations from analyst Doctor Profit, who previously noted that Bitcoin had broken a short-term resistance level, opening a path toward a higher price range.

Market data suggests Bitcoin may be in a transitional phase. Analyst Darkfost pointed out that stablecoin reserves on Binance grew significantly recently, indicating capital on the sidelines ready to support prices. The ratio of Bitcoin to stablecoins on the exchange shows a buildup of potential buying power, according to the analyst.

However, analyst BorisD observed that Bitcoin’s Sharpe ratio, which measures returns relative to volatility, is declining even as the price rises. This suggests the recent upward movement is driven more by internal market mechanics and short-covering than by strong new demand from external investors, according to the analyst.

The cryptocurrency market is monitoring whether Bitcoin can overcome the key resistance level as price action consolidates.

Morgan Stanley has filed registration statements with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to launch exchange-traded funds tracking Bitcoin and Solana, marking another major step by a traditional finance heavyweight into the growing crypto ETF market.

The Wall Street firm, which oversees approximately $6.4 trillion in assets under management, submitted separate S-1 filings for a Morgan Stanley Bitcoin Trust and a Morgan Stanley Solana Trust, according to disclosures published on Tuesday by the SEC. Morgan Stanley's Solana Trust also includes a staking feature.

If approved, today’s filings would place Morgan Stanley alongside major crypto ETF issuers such as BlackRock and Fidelity, underscoring increasing appetite for digital assets within mainstream investment products following the approval of U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs in January 2024.

Morgan Stanley’s S-1 paperwork also arrives amid the accelerating adoption of crypto ETFs by institutional and retail investors alike.

Cumulative trading volume across U.S. spot crypto ETFs has now exceeded $2 trillion, according to The Block’s data. The market took more than a year to cross the first $1 trillion threshold, then just about eight months to add the next trillion, highlighting a sharp increase in activity and liquidity. Assets held in spot Bitcoin ETFs alone have also climbed above $123.5 billion, representing an estimated 6.6% of bitcoin’s total market capitalization, even as bitcoin prices have remained below the $100,000 level in recent sessions.

A more crypto-friendly regulatory environment at the SEC following President Donald Trump’s return to office has coincided with broader participation from legacy firms.

In September 2025, the SEC approved new generic listing standards for cryptocurrency exchange-traded products on an accelerated basis, allowing eligible funds to launch without the lengthy individual 19b-4 rule-change filings that previously delayed approvals for up to 240 days.

The ETF push also builds on Morgan Stanley’s broader expansion into crypto investing.

Last year, the firm set a 4% allocation cap for what it described as “opportunistic” portfolios holding digital assets, aligning its internal guidance with peers such as BlackRock and Grayscale. Additionally, the wealth manager has moved to open crypto access across all client accounts, including retirement plans.

Taken together, the Bitcoin and Solana ETF filings suggest Morgan Stanley is positioning itself to meet growing client demand for regulated, exchange-traded exposure to digital assets as crypto markets mature and institutional participation continues to expand.

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Solana continues to extend its gains after rallying over the past few days. At the time of writing on Tuesday, SOL is trading above $137, up by more than 7% in the last seven days.

The rally is fueled by institutional demand for SOL as spot exchange-traded funds (ETFs) recorded positive flows of more than $16 million on Monday. The inflow was the largest single-day inflow since mid-December. 

In addition to that, on-chain metrics support the current bullish outlook, with further gains expected in the near term. 

Institutional demand pushes SOL to $139
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SOL has added more than 1.5% to its value in the last 24 hours and briefly touched the $139 level. The rally comes as institutional demand for Solana ETFs continues to increase.

Spot SOL ETFs were launched on October 28 and have recorded excellent inflows since then.

According to SoSoValue, spot Solana ETFs recorded $16.24 million in inflows on Monday, the highest single-day inflow since mid-December.

Thanks to yesterday’s inflow, the total net assets have now surpassed $1 billion, suggesting rising institutional demand.

If the inflow continues, SOL’s price could rally to a new monthly high. 

Solana’s on-chain data shows bullish bias, with spot and futures markets showing large whale orders, cooling conditions, and buy-side dominance.

These conditions suggest a shift to bullish sentiment among traders, which could result in further upward movement of price in the near to medium term. 

According to DeFiLlama, SOL’s stablecoin total supply has been recovering since the start of the year and currently stands at $15.32 billion. The growing stablecoin activity and price increase also add another confluence to the bullish bias. 

SOL bulls aim to push the price to $150
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Similar to Bitcoin, Ether, and XRP, SOL’s 4-hour chart has switched bullish thanks to the coin’s rally over the past few days. SOL’s price broke above the upper trendline of a falling wedge pattern late last month and has added nearly 12% to its value since then. 

At press time, SOL is trading at $137 per coin. If the bullish trend continues, SOL could extend the rally toward the next resistance level at $150.61, its 100-day EMA.

The Relative Strength Index (RSI) on the 4-hour chart reads 70, approaching the overbought level of 80, indicating bullish momentum gaining traction. 

Furthermore, the Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) indicator shows a bullish crossover and rising green histogram bars above the neutral level, giving the bulls further confluence. 

However, the market could undergo a correction following days of bullish movements. If that happens, SOL could decline towards the nearest support around the weekly level at $126.65.

The next major support level stands at $120, and the bulls could defend this zone in case of a pullback.

XRP ETFs Absorb $46.1M in Fresh Inflows, Pushing Holdings to $1.65B as Price Reclaims $2.40According to on-chain data from Whale Insider, ETF clients acquired $46.1 million in XRP, driving the total XRP ETF–held net assets to $1.65 billion. 

This wave of institutional buying underscores XRP’s strengthening foothold in regulated investment products and signals sustained demand from large-scale investors.

Well, the capital inflow immediately lifted XRP’s price, propelling it above the critical $2.40 psychological level, a key barometer of market confidence for traders and long-term holders. 

While XRP has since eased to around $2.37, the brief reclaim of $2.40 signals renewed bullish momentum driven primarily by sustained ETF demand rather than short-term speculation.

Source: CoinCodexETF inflows have become a key gauge of institutional conviction, and XRP’s latest data signals sustained confidence. 

With $1.65 billion now held across XRP ETFs, the token is solidifying its status as one of the most institutionally embraced digital assets outside Bitcoin and Ethereum. This deepening institutional exposure also boosts liquidity and market resilience, helping cushion price swings amid broader market volatility.

Notably, the timing of this accumulation is especially telling. With XRP consolidating in a tight range in recent weeks, sizable ETF inflows at current levels suggest institutional investors are positioning ahead of a potential breakout. 

Despite a modest pullback from $2.40, XRP’s ability to hold above $2.35 signals strong underlying demand and consistent dip-buying, reinforcing the case for sustained bullish momentum.

Technically, XRP’s reclaim and brief hold above the $2.40 level tilts the near-term structure in favor of bulls. While a sustained breakout and consolidation above this zone are still needed to confirm a stronger uptrend, the current price behavior signals resilience rather than weakness. The dip to $2.37 looks more like healthy consolidation after a sharp move than the start of a reversal.

Whale Insider’s data reinforces a clear narrative: institutional demand for XRP is accelerating, with ETF clients increasingly driving price action. As ETF-held assets continue to grow, XRP’s movements are likely to be shaped more by long-term capital flows than short-term speculation. If this momentum persists, XRP could be well-positioned for further upside once broader market conditions turn supportive.

ConclusionWhale Insider’s latest data highlights a shift in XRP’s market dynamics, with ETF-driven demand fueling recent price action. A $46.1 million inflow has lifted total XRP ETF holdings to $1.65 billion, signaling strong institutional conviction despite short-term volatility. 

While XRP pulled back from $2.40 to $2.37, sustained capital inflows at these levels underscore underlying strength. With ETFs deepening institutional exposure, XRP’s trajectory is increasingly guided by long-term investment flows, setting the stage for more stable and decisive moves ahead.

Grayscale's ETHE ETF pays $0.083178 per share, marking the first U.S. crypto product to pass staking earnings to investors. Grayscale announced that its Ethereum Staking Exchange-Traded Fund (ticker ETHE) will make a distribution of $0.083178 per share to shareholders, reflecting proceeds from staking rewards earned between October 6, 2025 and December 31, 2025.

Key NotesThe 18% increase in SUI’s price on January 6 comes with a 97% rise in daily trading volume, reaching $1.8 billion.Sui’s total value locked (TVL) climbed steadily to $1.04 billion, indicating increased activity across its DeFi ecosystem.New research from Mysten Labs highlights how Sui could integrate privacy features.
SUI

SUI
$1.98

24h volatility:
18.1%

Market cap:
$7.53 B

Vol. 24h:
$2.10 B

is drawing market attention again, rising 18% in the last 24 hours and moving closer to $2.

On the weekly chart, SUI is outperforming many top crypto assets, including XRP

XRP
$2.38

24h volatility:
11.9%

Market cap:
$144.57 B

Vol. 24h:
$8.98 B

, DOGE

DOGE
$0.15

24h volatility:
2.8%

Market cap:
$25.44 B

Vol. 24h:
$1.81 B

, and ADA

ADA
$0.42

24h volatility:
5.8%

Market cap:
$15.50 B

Vol. 24h:
$940.47 M

, with a 38% gain.

On-chain and derivatives data indicate a significant improvement, pushing the altcoin to a two-month high.

SUI’s Price Hits Two-Month Highs With Improving Market Sentiment
SUI has started the year 2026 on a very solid footing after breaking out from the falling wedge pattern in the last week of December.

The daily trading volume for SUI has surged by 97% to over $1.8 billion, showing strong bullish sentiment among traders.

On the derivatives side, Coinglass shows a sharp rise in SUI futures activity.

Open interest across exchanges climbed to $947.26 million on December 6, up from $685 million a day earlier, which is the highest level since October 10.

SUI futures open interest. | Source: Coinglass

The increase in open interest indicates fresh capital entering the market. Analysts note that such an expansion in futures exposure often reflects rising buying interest.

Data from crypto intelligence platform DefiLlama shows that Sui’s total value locked (TVL) has been on a steady upward trajectory since late December, reaching $1.04 billion on Jan. 6.

The sustained rise in TVL points to increasing activity across the Sui ecosystem.

SUI DeFi TVL. | Source: DefiLlama

On the other hand, asset managers like Bitwise are pushing ahead for a spot SUI ETF.

In mid-December, Bitwise submitted an S-1 filing to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for an ETF that tracks the SUI native token.

Promoting Privacy Tech
Mysten Labs, the primary developer behind the Sui blockchain, recently explained how modern blockchains can integrate privacy features without fully adopting the architectures used by legacy privacy coins.

They released a paper that offers an academic survey of existing privacy approaches rather than proposing a single new protocol.

It introduces a structured framework for comparing privacy models across blockchains, defining multiple levels of privacy.

This ranges from basic confidentiality, such as hiding transaction amounts, to more advanced models like k-anonymity and full anonymity.

Within this framework, Sui is positioned as an account-based blockchain, alongside networks such as Ethereum

ETH
$3 238

24h volatility:
2.2%

Market cap:
$390.89 B

Vol. 24h:
$26.91 B

and Solana

SOL
$139.1

24h volatility:
2.9%

Market cap:
$78.41 B

Vol. 24h:
$5.75 B

.

Bitcoin Hyper Presale Tops $30M, Bringing Smart Contracts to Bitcoin
Bitcoin Hyper, the Layer-2 scalability solution, is gaining momentum again, having raised over $30 million in its presale. The project aims to bring smart contract functionality to Bitcoin through a Layer-2 network built on Solana’s Virtual Machine.

Bitcoin Hyper plans to enable cross-chain compatibility with Ethereum, Solana, and other major blockchains. This could help expand Bitcoin’s use cases far beyond simple transfers, opening the door to more complex decentralized applications.

Tokenomics of Bitcoin Hyper

Ticker: HYPER

Price: $0.013535

Presale Raise: $30.1 million/

The team is focused on overcoming Bitcoin’s current limitations, including transaction speed, while also introducing DeFi capabilities. Interested in joining the presale? Feel free to check out our guide on how to buy Bitcoin Hyper.

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Bitcoin is currently trading around $93.6K.
Trading volume of BTC has surged by over 39%.
The market has recorded $187.48M in BTC liquidations.

With the mixed sentiment across the crypto assets, their price movements are watching out for a clear path to move forward. Some of the major digital assets are charted in green with a modest spike, and a few are still left within the red zone. Notably, Bitcoin (BTC), the largest asset, is on the bullish track, following multiple recovery attempts. 

The BTC price may climb to the $95K mark if the potential bulls stayed longer, without facing any rejections. The asset’s price movement has brought in multiple ranges of lows and highs, and in the morning hours, it traded at a low of $92,285 and eventually, with the bullish shift, it mounted to a high of $94,762. 

Meanwhile, the price fluctuations have made Bitcoin to trade at the current level of $93,641, after posting a 1.22% spike in value. Consequently, the daily trading volume of the asset has increased by over 39.38%, reaching the $47.04 billion zone. In the last 24 hours, the BTC market has witnessed a liquidation of $187.48 million. 

Is Bitcoin Building Momentum for Further Upside?
On the 4-hour chart, Bitcoin shows strong buying interest, with price dominated by upward-moving candles. It could rise and find its key resistance at around $93.8K. Further gains would apply additional upside pressure, and with the golden cross, it might likely send the price above $94.1K. 

Assuming the asset’s trading graph turns red, the price might slip to the $93.4K support range. An extended loss could break down the Bitcoin momentum, and it may fall steeply below the $93.1K mark. Also, with the death cross, the bearish correction would gain more traction. 

BTC’s Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) line crosses above the signal line, indicating a bullish sign. The short-term momentum is stronger than the longer-term trend, and may bring in a potential reversal or continuation of an uptrend. Besides, the Chaikin Money Flow (CMF) indicator at 0.24 suggests strong buying pressure in the Bitcoin market. The money flow is into the asset, supporting accumulation and the bullish market.

The daily Relative Strength Index (RSI) value found at 69.59 signals a strong bullish force. BTC is approaching its overbought territory, which may allow further upside acceleration, with a possible consolidation or a short-term pullback. Moreover, Bitcoin’s Bull Bear Power (BBP) reading is staying at 1,838.23, showing a very strong bullish dominance. With the buyers in firm control, the price trades above, and it can also hint at the overextended conditions.

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TLDR:

XRP completes wave-4 correction and breaks falling wedge pattern, mirroring gold’s recent expansion path

The current price structure shows remarkable similarity to 2016 formation that preceded historic rally phase

ETF products attract $46.1 million in fresh capital, with total net assets reaching $1.65 billion mark

The stochastic RSI reset matches 2016 pattern while price consolidates above prior cycle highs strongly

XRP continues to attract attention from market analysts as the digital asset trades at $2.36. Recent technical analysis points to striking similarities between current price movements and the 2016 formation that preceded a major expansion. 

ETF products tracking the cryptocurrency saw fresh capital inflows this week. Total net assets held by these investment vehicles have reached $1.65 billion. 

Market observers note the completion of a corrective wave structure and breakout from a falling wedge pattern.

Technical Formation Echoes Gold’s Recent Path
Crypto analyst Steph highlighted XRP’s current technical setup, comparing it to gold’s recent price behavior. 

The precious metal underwent a corrective structure before breaking out and entering a powerful expansion phase over recent months. XRP appears to be following a similar trajectory with a time delay.

🚨 $XRP is doing something very interesting here.

After a long corrective phase, XRP has completed a clean wave-4 structure, formed a falling wedge, and is now breaking out.

Now compare it to gold.

Gold went through the same process first. A similar corrective structure, a… pic.twitter.com/YMM939jDAc

— STEPH IS CRYPTO (@Steph_iscrypto) January 6, 2026

The falling wedge pattern has broken to the upside after a prolonged corrective phase. This wave-4 structure completion marks a potential shift in momentum. 

Gold typically leads during macro liquidity transitions, with higher-beta assets following later. The current XRP chart structure suggests the asset may be entering its response phase.

Hard assets tend to move first during these cycles, establishing the path for more volatile instruments. 

XRP’s technical alignment with gold’s earlier pattern provides a framework for understanding potential future movement. The correlation between these two distinct asset classes offers insight into broader market dynamics.

2016 Fractal Analysis Points to 2026 Potential
Analyst GN drew attention to the remarkable similarity between XRP’s current formation and its 2016 price action. 

Back then, the asset consolidated in a tight range with repeated wick rejections that appeared bearish. However, those wicks functioned as liquidity grabs before the subsequent expansion.

The current setup shows XRP consolidating above prior cycle highs rather than below them. Each downside probe meets swift recovery, indicating strong underlying demand. 

The Stochastic RSI has reset in a pattern nearly identical to 2016, cooling momentum while price holds firm. This suggests a time-based correction rather than structural weakness.

ETF demand continues to grow, with clients purchasing $46.1 million worth of XRP recently. This institutional interest adds another layer to the technical picture. 

The combination of chart patterns, momentum indicators, and capital flows creates a setup that some analysts believe could lead to expansion in 2026. The current phase represents compression and absorption, mirroring the 2016 period before its historic move.

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VLN® Reduced Nicotine Content Tobacco Reduces Smoking and Increases Quit Attempts Per Clinical Data

Multiple VLN® Based Cigarette Brands Expand Availability and Reach of Non-Addictive Alternative in the Fight Against The Harms of Smoking

MOCKSVILLE, N.C., Jan. 06, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- 22nd Century Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: XXII), the only tobacco products company that has for 28 years led and continues to lead the fight against the harms of smoking driven by nicotine addiction, today announced the filing of its Modified Risk Tobacco Product renewal application for its innovative VLN® reduced nicotine content products, the first and still the only combustible cigarette authorized by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration specifically to reduce the health harms of smoking.

Based on the extensive independent clinical research studies included in the original MRTP decision, FDA authorized VLN® claims include:

“95% less nicotine”“Helps reduce your nicotine consumption”“Greatly reduces your nicotine consumption”“Helps you smoke less” In the United States, there are approximately 28.8 million smokers, and the resulting tobacco harm generates over $600 billion annually in healthcare related costs in the United States. Smoking VLN® reduced nicotine content cigarettes lowers the amount of addictive nicotine consumed. Decades of independent clinical research studies and an extensive list of peer reviewed publications reviewed as part of the FDA’s MRTP authorization process documented that this simple change can reduce the rate of smoking, increase quit attempts by smokers and reduce the health harms of smoking. The 2024 marketplace studyi, including 400+ participants and 95% reduced nicotine VLN® cigarettes, demonstrated that smokers reduced daily consumption over 12 weeks by 40%, adding further evidence of the potential impact of VLN® combustible products.

VLN® combustible cigarettes were originally authorized in December 2021 for five years, with renewal due in December 2026. Now a growing list of cigarette brands are carrying VLN® branded products to offer smokers an alternative product containing 95% less nicotine than conventional, highly addictive cigarettes. In doing so, these partner brands are propagating a new tool in the fight against the pervasive health harms of smoking.

“With smoker health and wellness as a top priority, the MRTP authorization for VLN® cigarettes was one of the most forward-thinking decisions by the FDA in the tobacco industry, launching an innovative tool in the fight to reduce the health harms of smoking. Nicotine is a highly addictive substance, and most smoking reduction strategies simply try to replace the source of nicotine while disregarding the critically important behavioral and social elements of addiction. The FDA’s clinically documented affirmation that our VLN® reduced nicotine content tobacco products can positively alter smoking behaviors, leading to more quit attempts and improved public health outcomes, opened an entirely new approach to fighting the harms of smoking,” said Larry Firestone, Chief Executive Officer of 22nd Century Group.

“We now have a growing list of brands, products and tobacco plant varieties under the VLN® umbrella to give smokers as many low nicotine alternatives as possible, meeting them where they are today in the comfort of their current habit, with products and price points they can readily adopt. Additionally, VLN® tobacco products are the only products that meet the FDA’s proposed guideline for low nicotine based on its low nicotine mandate issued in January 2025,” said Firestone. “While the FDA’s mandate has not yet become a final ruling, we expect that the FDA will fully support our MRTP renewal for VLN®.”

The renewal process is part of 22nd Century’s ongoing R&D programs that continue to advance reduced nicotine content in tobacco and support the introduction of additional VLN® based products. The VLN® line of low nicotine products allow tobacco users to focus on health and wellness by smoking less, rather than being strategically transitioned into the growing number of new nicotine delivery products that are designed by Big Tobacco to create and sustain nicotine addiction.

About 22nd Century Group, Inc. 

22nd Century Group is pioneering the tobacco harm reduction movement by enabling smokers to take control of their nicotine consumption. 

Our Technology is Tobacco 

Our proprietary non-GMO reduced nicotine tobacco plants were developed using our patented technologies that regulate alkaloid biosynthesis activities resulting in a tobacco plant that contains 95% less nicotine than traditional tobacco plants. Our extensive patent portfolio has been developed to ensure that our high-quality tobacco can be grown commercially at scale. We continue to develop our intellectual property to ensure our ongoing leadership in the tobacco harm reduction movement. 

Our Products 

We created our flagship product, the VLN® cigarette using our low nicotine tobacco, to give traditional cigarette smokers an authentic and familiar alternative in the form of a combustible cigarette that helps them take control of their nicotine consumption. VLN® cigarettes have 95% less nicotine compared to traditional cigarettes and have been proven to allow consumers to greatly reduce their nicotine consumption. 

FDA Authorized

Our VLN® cigarette is the only low nicotine combustible cigarette authorized by the FDA in the United States.

VLN® is a registered trademark of 22nd Century Limited LLC.

Learn more at xxiicentury.com, on X (formerly Twitter), on LinkedIn, and on YouTube. 

Learn more about VLN® at tryvln.com.

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements 

Except for historical information, all of the statements, expectations, and assumptions contained in this press release are forward-looking statements, including but not limited to our full year business outlook. Forward-looking statements typically contain terms such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “consider,” “continue,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “explore,” “foresee,” “goal,” “guidance,” “intend,” “likely,” “may,” “plan,” “potential,” “predict,” “preliminary,” “probable,” “project,” “promising,” “seek,” “should,” “will,” “would,” and similar expressions. Forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding (i) our cost reduction initiatives, (ii) our expectations regarding regulatory enforcement, including our ability to receive an exemption from new regulations, and (iii) our financial and operating performance. Actual results might differ materially from those explicit or implicit in forward-looking statements. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially are set forth in “Risk Factors” in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on March 20, 2025 and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q on May 13, 2025, August 14, 2025, and November 4, 2025. All information provided in this release is as of the date hereof, and the Company assumes no obligation to and does not intend to update these forward-looking statements, except as required by law. 

Investor Relations & Media Contact
Matt Kreps
Investor Relations
22nd Century Group
[email protected]
214-597-8200

i https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38911348/ Reduced nicotine in cigarettes in a marketplace with alternative nicotine systems: randomized clinical trial

, /PRNewswire/ -- Reference is made to TORM plc's (NASDAQ: TRMD) (NASDAQ: TRMD A) company announcement dated 23 December 2025 regarding completion of Hafnia Limited's ("Hafnia") acquisition of shares in TORM plc from Oaktree Capital Management, L.P. and its affiliates ("Oaktree").

In accordance with TORM plc's articles of association ("Articles"), the Board of Directors has today determined that the threshold date defined in the Articles (being the first time at which Oaktree and its affiliates have ceased to beneficially own at least one third of the issued shares, excluding any shares held in treasury) has occurred and is therefore set at today.

As the ownership stake held by Oaktree and its affiliates is now below the one-third threshold, the position and authority of the B-Director is extinguished. As a result, our Deputy Chairman and Senior Independent Director, David Weinstein, will leave the Board effective as of this date. The Board wishes to thank Mr. Weinstein for his support and dedication to the company and its associates since joining the Board in 2015. His experience and dedication have proven invaluable to the Board and to the Company. Upon his departure from the Board, the Company has retained Mr. Weinstein in an ongoing capacity as a Special Advisor to the Board.

Mr. Weinstein stated that: "It has been a great privilege serving TORM through numerous transformative events and business cycles. The success of the One TORM platform is a direct result of the enormous contributions from our associates, our Management and our Board all working in concert to deliver safety, excellence and value. I am honored to have worked with such an extraordinary team. I am grateful for their trust and support and confident in the company's future success."

The limitations on TORM plc's actions set out in Article 137 stop having effect immediately at the threshold date and no approvals will be needed other than any provided under the legislation for any reserved matter after that time.

The B- and C-shares are in the process of being redeemed and cancelled in accordance with the Articles and no further B- or C-shares can then be issued.

The C-share right to vote 350,000,000 shares has ceased as from the threshold date. The right of the B-share to one vote continues until it is redeemed. Therefore, from the threshold date, the voting rights are 101,332,707 A-shares and one B-share, each with one vote per share.

After the redemption/cancellation, TORM plc's share capital will amount to USD 1,013,327.07 divided into 101,332,707 A-shares of USD 0.01 each.

Contact
Mikael Bo Larsen, Head of Investor Relations
Tel.: +45 5143 8002

About TORM

TORM is one of the world's leading carriers of refined oil products. TORM operates a fleet of product tanker vessels with a strong commitment to safety. environmental responsibility and customer service. TORM was founded in 1889 and conducts business worldwide. TORM's shares are listed on Nasdaq in Copenhagen and on Nasdaq in New York (ticker: TRMD A and TRMD. ISIN: GB00BZ3CNK81). For further information, please visit www.torm.com.

Safe Harbor Statement as to the Future

Matters discussed in this release may constitute forward-looking statements. The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 provides safe harbor protections for forward-looking statements in order to encourage companies to provide prospective information about their business. Forward-looking statements reflect our current views with respect to future events and financial performance and may include statements concerning plans, objectives, goals, strategies, future events or performance, and underlying assumptions and other statements, which are statements other than statements of historical facts. The Company desires to take advantage of the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and is including this cautionary statement in connection with this safe harbor legislation. Words such as, but not limited to, "expects," "anticipates," "intends," "plans," "believes," "estimates," "targets," "projects," "forecasts," "potential," "continue," "possible," "likely," "may," "could," "should" and similar expressions or phrases may identify forward-looking statements.

The forward-looking statements in this release are based upon various assumptions, many of which are, in turn, based upon further assumptions, including without limitation, management's examination of historical operating trends, data contained in our records and other data available from third parties. Although the Company believes that these assumptions were reasonable when made, because these assumptions are inherently subject to significant uncertainties and contingencies that are difficult or impossible to predict and are beyond our control, the Company cannot guarantee that it will achieve or accomplish these expectations, beliefs, or projections.

Important factors that, in our view, could cause actual results to differ materially from those discussed in the forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, our future operating or financial results; changes in governmental rules and regulations or actions taken by regulatory authorities; inflationary pressure and central bank policies intended to combat overall inflation and rising interest rates and foreign exchange rates; general domestic and international political conditions or events, including "trade wars" and the war between Russia and Ukraine, the developments in the Middle East, including the war in Israel and the Gaza Strip, and the conflict regarding the Houthis' attacks in the Red Sea; international sanctions against Russian oil and oil products; changes in economic and competitive conditions affecting our business, including market fluctuations in charter rates and charterers' abilities to perform under existing time charters; changes in the supply and demand for vessels comparable to ours and the number of new buildings under construction; the highly cyclical nature of the industry that we operate in; the loss of a large customer or significant business relationship; changes in worldwide oil production and consumption and storage; risks associated with any future vessel construction; our expectations regarding the availability of vessel acquisitions and our ability to complete acquisition transactions planned; availability of skilled crew members other employees and the related labor costs; work stoppages or other labor disruptions by our employees or the employees of other companies in related industries; effects of new products and new technology in our industry; new environmental regulations and restrictions; the impact of an interruption in or failure of our information technology and communications systems, including the impact of cyber-attacks, upon our ability to operate; potential conflicts of interest involving members of our Board of Directors and Senior Management; the failure of counterparties to fully perform their contracts with us; changes in credit risk with respect to our counterparties on contracts; adequacy of insurance coverage; our ability to obtain indemnities from customers; changes in laws, treaties or regulations; our incorporation under the laws of England and Wales and the different rights to relief that may be available compared to other countries, including the United States; government requisition of our vessels during a period of war or emergency; the arrest of our vessels by maritime claimants; any further changes in U.S. trade policy that could trigger retaliatory actions by the affected countries; the impact of the U.S. presidential and congressional election results affecting the economy, future government laws and regulations and trade policy matters, such as the imposition of tariffs and other import restrictions; potential disruption of shipping routes due to accidents, climate-related incidents, adverse weather and natural disasters, environmental factors, political events, public health threats, acts by terrorists or acts of piracy on ocean-going vessels; damage to storage and receiving facilities; potential liability from future litigation and potential costs due to environmental damage and vessel collisions; and the length and number of off-hire periods and dependence on third-party managers.

In the light of these risks and uncertainties, undue reliance should not be placed on forward-looking statements contained in this release because they are statements about events that are not certain to occur as described or at all. These forward-looking statements are not guarantees of our future performance, and actual results and future developments may vary materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements.

Except to the extent required by applicable law or regulation, the Company undertakes no obligation to release publicly any revisions or updates to these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this release or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events. Please see TORM's filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for a more complete discussion of certain of these and other risks and uncertainties. The information set forth herein speaks only as of the date hereof, and the Company disclaims any intention or obligation to update any forward-looking statements as a result of developments occurring after the date of this communication.

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KELLOGG, Idaho and VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Jan. 06, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Bunker Hill Mining Corp. (“Bunker Hill” or the “Company”) (TSX-V:BNKR |OTCQB:BHLL) today provided a year-end summary of its 2025 progress at the Bunker Hill Mine in Idaho’s Silver Valley and outlined its priorities for 2026.

“2025 was a year of foundational progress for Bunker Hill as we continued to advance the mine toward production safely,” said Sam Ash, President and Chief Executive Officer of Bunker Hill Mining Corp. “As we move into 2026, our focus shifts to production and free cash generation. With most of the critical infrastructure in place, a strengthened operating team, and an efficient commissioning plan, we are well-positioned to have Bunker Hill start to inject its critical metals into the US supply chain and unlock significant value for our stakeholders.”

2025 YEAR IN REVIEW: ADVANCING SAFELY TOWARD PRODUCTION AND POSITIVE CASH FLOW

Concurrent with its balance sheet restructuring, Bunker Hill focused on the disciplined execution of its mine restart plan, prioritizing safety, environmental stewardship, infrastructure readiness, technical de-risking, and organizational development. Key milestones met during the year included:

Safety Leadership, Environmental Management and Community Engagement

Closed 2025 with zero Lost Time Injuries (LTIs), marking the third consecutive year without an LTI.Continued 100% compliance with all environmental permits, a critical standard in all jurisdictions and particularly imperative within a U.S. Superfund site.All necessary permits are secured from key state and federal regulators for operations to restart.Bunker Hill welcomed local stakeholders and investors to the site through community days and on-site tours, reinforcing transparency, engagement, and confidence in the Company’s development strategy. Geology, Engineering, and Mine Planning - Optimizing the restart plan, increasing the silver content

Collaboration with VRIFY AI-Assisted Mineral Discovery Platform to target higher-grade silver mineralization. The collaboration leverages AI-driven integration of extensive historical and modern datasets to refine geological models, identify structural and grade controls, and prioritize drill targets with potential to add higher-grade silver ounces near existing infrastructure.Mine planning has been updated to prioritize improved operating margins by targeting higher silver extraction rates.Metallurgical test work focused on ensuring marketable concentrate grades while maximizing payable recoveries of silver, lead, and zinc. Overall recoveries of 89% for silver, 87% for lead, and 92% for zinc can be expected.Bunker Hill’s Operational Readiness program continues to accelerate, with multiple critical workstreams advancing in parallel to support a disciplined transition into operations. The program is focused on strengthening organizational capability, finalizing operating and maintenance systems, and embedding safety and reliability ahead of start-up, with the objective of reducing execution risk and positioning the operation for a stable and efficient ramp-up. Underground Mine – Preparation for Mining

Continued underground rehabilitation and access development, ensuring connectivity between Russell Portal, mining areas and historic workings.Significant advancements in ventilation, ground support, communications, and water management systems have been achieved, including ramp access to the Russell Portal at the 8-3 level, ensuring access to the first three years of ore.Ongoing refurbishment and readiness work at the surface infrastructure at Wardner in preparation for commissioning activities.Acceleration of ramp development to 9-Level to access additional silver exploration opportunitiesExecuted a lease-to-own contract with Caterpillar to upgrade the underground mining equipment fleet.
Surface Facilities – Final construction and start of commissioning

Processing plant construction and commissioning ended the year at 88% completion, with phased commissioning starting in January: on track to support an expected mine restart in H1|26.Tailings Filter Press construction and commissioning ended the year at 56% complete, and on track to support an expected mine restart in H1|26. Superstructure in place, ready to have Metso install the Filter Press in January. Figure 1. Tailings Filter Press Superstructure ready for installation of Metso’s Filter Press

Balance Sheet – Strengthened and de-risked

Bunker Hill successfully completed a comprehensive refinancing package with key strategic partners, materially strengthening the Company’s balance sheet and reducing financial risk as the project advances toward production. The transaction extended debt maturities to 2030, reduced outstanding debt by approximately 39%, and lowered the effective cost of capital by reducing royalty and stream obligations from 11.85% to 5%. In addition, the Company secured incremental funding of US$68M fully finance remaining project milestones, enhancing liquidity and providing a clear line of sight to initial production. Collectively, these actions meaningfully improve financial flexibility and position Bunker Hill to execute its restart plan with increased certainty.

2026 OUTLOOK: TO DELIVER PRODUCTION AND POSITIVE CASH FLOW

The Company enters 2026 focused on production, positive cash generation, resource expansion, and increasing the relative quantity of silver in the Bunker Hill mine plan.

Figure 2: High-level 2026 Project Schedule

Main Development ActivitiesJanuaryFebruaryMarchAprilMayJuneProcessing Plant
Construction(88% complete)

 •  •  •   Tailings Filter Plant
Construction(56% complete)

 •   • •   • •  Commissioning of
Plants •    •  •      •  • Underground
Mining      •   •   •    Resource and Growth Initiatives        

Evaluation of near-mine and district-scale exploration opportunities, including those near-surface targets identified by Geophysical survey, Ranger-Page Project and other adjacent assets, with the objective of extending mine life, increasing silver content and enhancing long-term value.Ongoing review of opportunities to convert historic resources and known mineralization into NI 43-101 compliant resources over time. Metal Price Environment

Silver, zinc, and lead prices have strengthened materially relative to the commodity price assumptions used in the Company’s most recent technical studies for Bunker Hill Mine. Those studies were prepared using long-term metal price assumptions consistent with industry norms at the time of publication.

While the Company has not updated its technical studies to reflect current market prices, sustained strength in metal prices—if realized—could have a favorable impact on project economics relative to the assumptions underlying prior studies. Any such potential benefits would be driven by pricing alone and would not require changes to the existing mine plan, processing flowsheet, or capital cost assumptions.

Bunker Hill’s exposure to silver and base metals, combined with its brownfield restart profile and existing infrastructure, provides meaningful leverage to favorable commodity markets while maintaining a disciplined, technically conservative development approach.

About Bunker Hill Mining Corp.

Bunker Hill Mining Corp. is a US-based mineral exploration and development company advancing the restart of the historic Bunker Hill Mine, a past-producing zinc, lead, and silver asset located in northern Idaho’s prolific Coeur d’Alene Mining District. One of the most storied base and precious metals areas in North America, the Silver Valley has a long history of production and established infrastructure.

The Company is focused on unlocking the remaining value of this high-quality brownfield asset through modern exploration, disciplined project development, and responsible mining practices. With a singular strategic focus on Bunker Hill, the Company is positioned to maximize shareholder value while revitalizing a cornerstone asset in a premier American mining jurisdiction.

Additional information about Bunker Hill Mining Corp. is available at www.bunkerhillmining.com or through the Company’s filings on SEDAR+ and EDGAR.

On behalf of Bunker Hill Mining Corp.

Sam Ash
President and Chief Executive Officer

For additional information, please contact:

Brenda Dayton
Vice President, Investor Relations
T: 604.417.7952
E: [email protected]

Cautionary Statements

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

Certain statements in this news release are forward-looking and involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Such forward-looking statements are within the meaning of that term in Section 27A of the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, as well as within the meaning of the phrase ‘forward-looking information’ in the Canadian Securities Administrators’ National Instrument 51-102 – Continuous Disclosure Obligations (collectively, “forward-looking statements”). Forward-looking statements are not comprised of historical facts. Forward-looking statements include estimates and statements that describe the Company’s future plans, objectives or goals, including words to the effect that the Company or management expects a stated condition or result to occur. Forward-looking statements may be identified by such terms as “believes”, “anticipates”, “expects”, “estimates”, “may”, “could”, “would”, “will”, “plan” or variations of such words and phrases.

Forward-looking statements in this news release include, but are not limited to, statements regarding the Company’s objectives, goals, priorities or future plans, including the restart and development of the Bunker Hill Mine; the achievement of future short-term, medium-term and long-term operational strategies; degree and extent of progress towards realizing the Company’s objectives, goals, priorities or future plans; use and the expected benefits derived from the historical geological database obtained in the acquisition, including potential extension of operational life at Bunker Hill, efficiencies derived from economies of scale and availability of local synergies; whether indicated grade and other qualities of certain minerals remain open at depth and along strike; any benefits derived from the Ranger-Page Project's existing underground workings and surface access points, including relating to future mine planning, ventilation and exploration access to deeper levels of the Bunker Hill Mine system; timing of operations at the Bunker Hill Mine; potential for future production at the Bunker Hill Mine; any enhancements to upside optionality for future resource expansion and mill feed sources; the nature and anticipated benefits of the Company’s collaboration with VRIFY; anticipated recovery rates; the nature and anticipated benefits of the Company's programs; the availability and adequacy of the Company's existing financing; and benefits to the local community including job creation and stimulation of procurement from regional suppliers.

Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from such forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, those risks and uncertainties identified in public filings made by Bunker Hill with the SEC and with applicable Canadian securities regulatory authorities, and the following: the Company’s ability to raise additional capital for project activities on acceptable terms or at all; Bunker Hill’s ability to operate as a going concern and its history of losses; failure to obtain TSX-V approval; the fluctuating price of commodities; capital market conditions; restrictions on labor and its effects on international travel and supply chains; failure to identify mineral resources; failure to convert estimated mineral resources to reserves; the preliminary nature of metallurgical test results; the Company’s ability to restart and develop the Bunker Hill Mine and the risks of not basing a production decision on a feasibility study of mineral reserves demonstrating economic and technical viability, resulting in increased uncertainty due to multiple technical and economic risks of failure which are associated with this production decision including, among others, areas that are analyzed in more detail in a feasibility study, such as applying economic analysis to resources and reserves, more detailed metallurgy and a number of specialized studies in areas such as mining and recovery methods, market analysis, and environmental and community impacts and, as a result, there may be an increased uncertainty of achieving any particular level of recovery of minerals or the cost of such recovery, including increased risks associated with developing a commercially mineable deposit, with no guarantee that production will begin as anticipated or at all or that anticipated production costs will be achieved; failure to commence production would have a material adverse impact on the Company's ability to generate revenue and cash flow to fund operations; failure to achieve the anticipated production costs would have a material adverse impact on the Company's cash flow and future profitability; delays in obtaining or failures to obtain required governmental, environmental or other project approvals; political risks; changes in equity markets; uncertainties relating to the availability and costs of financing needed in the future; the inability of the Company to budget and manage its liquidity in light of the failure to obtain additional financing, including the ability of the Company to complete the payments pursuant to the terms of the agreement to acquire the Bunker Hill Mine complex; inflation; changes in exchange rates; fluctuations in commodity prices; delays in the development of projects; and capital, operating and reclamation costs varying significantly from estimates and the other risks involved in the mineral exploration and development industry. Although the Company believes that the assumptions and factors used in preparing the forward-looking statements in this news release are reasonable, undue reliance should not be placed on such statements or information, which only applies as of the date of this news release, and no assurance can be given that such events will occur in the disclosed time frames or at all, including as to whether or when the Company will achieve its project finance initiatives, or as to the actual size or terms of those financing initiatives. The Company disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking information, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, other than as required by law. No stock exchange, securities commission or other regulatory authority has approved or disapproved the information contained herein.

Readers are cautioned that the foregoing risks and uncertainties are not exhaustive. Additional information on these and other risk factors that could affect the Company’s operations or financial results are included in the Company’s annual information form or annual report and may be accessed through the SEDAR+ website (www.sedarplus.ca) or through EDGAR on the SEC website (www.sec.gov), respectively.

A photo accompanying this announcement is available at https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/32351c10-29bb-405a-801f-77ad96468b03

Here are three stocks with buy ranks and strong growth characteristics for investors to consider today, January 6:

Micron Technology, Inc. (MU - Free Report) : This memory and storage products company carries a Zacks Rank #1, and has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 93.3% over the last 60 days.

Micron Technology has a PEG ratio of 0.19 compared with 1.13 for the industry. The company possesses a  Growth Score of A.

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eToro has a PEG ratio of 1.97 compared with 2.81 for the industry. The company possesses a Growth Score of B.

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EnerSys has a PEG ratio of 0.98 compared with 1.47 for the industry. The company possesses a Growth Score of B.

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LONDON & NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Compass Pathways plc (Nasdaq: CMPS), a biotechnology company dedicated to accelerating patient access to evidence-based innovation announced today it is entering into its seventh strategic collaboration, with Radial Health, Inc., a growing national network of interventional psychiatry practices leveraging technology and operations expertise to optimize models of care delivery. This collaboration will further help to inform the development of scalable delivery models for investigational COMP360 psilocybin treatment, if FDA approved. The agreement with Radial expands the set of collaborations that Compass has established representing a broad spectrum of settings where people living with mental health conditions receive their care in the United States.

We are thrilled to collaborate with Radial, an innovative and growing network of practices aimed at helping people in need of new and differentiated mental health treatment options.

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Radial is building a national network of clinics across the U.S., delivering interventional, evidence-based treatments for mental health conditions. The co-founders have a mission-driven background in designing customer-centric care and building systems to enable operational scalability. Most notably, executive chairman Elliot Cohen co-founded PillPack, an e-commerce pharmacy sold to Amazon to become Amazon Pharmacy. Radial currently operates across five states and provides virtual assessments across the U.S. Together, Compass and Radial will explore how investigational COMP360 synthetic psilocybin treatment will fit into a growing national network of clinics such as Radial’s, with the aim of enabling a seamless integration at launch.

“We are thrilled to collaborate with Radial, an innovative and growing network of practices aimed at helping people in need of new and differentiated mental health treatment options,” said Steve Levine, Chief Patient Officer of Compass Pathways. “Each of our strategic collaborations yields differentiated, valuable learnings about how COMP360 psilocybin treatment will integrate into various healthcare settings across the country, if approved. We are proud to add Radial, and their leadership’s track record of delivering simplified and meaningful patient experiences, to our set of collaborations, and look forward to learning together.”

"As the mental health crisis persists, too many individuals continue to struggle without effective mental health options. At Radial, we are committed to changing that by delivering significant advancements in evidence-based solutions that make a real difference for patients. The emerging profile of COMP360 is particularly exciting as it holds the potential to completely change the paradigm of how patients with mental health conditions are treated. We are proud to collaborate with Compass to understand how this innovative and exciting new treatment could seamlessly integrate into our delivery model,” said John Capecelatro, CEO & Co-Founder of Radial.

About Compass Pathways’ strategic collaborations

Compass is forming a comprehensive and diverse set of collaborations to inform how investigational COMP360 psilocybin treatment can be seamlessly integrated into different types of healthcare delivery systems in the US.

Compass also has previously announced collaboration agreements with Greenbrook Mental Wellness Centers, a leading provider of interventional psychiatric treatments in the U.S.; Hackensack Meridian Health, a leading not-for-profit health care organization and the largest, most comprehensive, and truly integrated network in New Jersey, addressing the full continuum of care for people living with mental health conditions; Reliant Medical Group, an Optum company and integrated primary and specialty care organization; Journey Clinical, a leading psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy platform in the US; Mindful Health Solutions, one of the U.S.’s leading providers of innovative behavioral health care; and HealthPort, a multi-site comprehensive community health organization helping people impacted by social determinants of health.

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This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, as amended. In some cases, forward-looking statements can be identified by terminology such as “may”, “might”, “will”, “could”, “would”, “should”, “expect”, “intend”, “plan”, “objective”, “anticipate”, “believe”, “contemplate”, “estimate”, “predict”, “potential”, “continue” and “ongoing”, or the negative of these terms or other comparable terminology, although not all forward-looking statements contain these words. Forward-looking statements include express or implied statements relating to, among other things, statements regarding our expectations regarding our business strategy and goals; our plans, expectations and ability to achieve our goals related to this strategic collaboration agreement and our other collaborations; our expectations and projections about the company’s future cash needs and financial results; our plans and expectations regarding our phase 3 trials in treatment resistant depression, or TRD; our expectations regarding discussions with the FDA; the potential for the pivotal phase 3 program in TRD to support regulatory filings and approvals; our expectations regarding the safety or efficacy of our investigational COMP360 psilocybin treatment, including as a treatment for treatment of TRD or PTSD; our ability to obtain regulatory approval and adequate coverage and reimbursement; our ability to transition from a clinical-stage to a commercial-stage organization and effectively launch a commercial product, if regulatory approval is obtained or on an accelerated timeline or at all; and our expectations regarding the benefits of our investigational COMP360 psilocybin treatment. The forward-looking statements in this press release are neither promises nor guarantees, and you should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements because they involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors, many of which are beyond Compass’s control and which could cause actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievements to differ materially from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements.

These risks, uncertainties, and other factors include, among others: uncertainties associated with risks related to clinical development which is a lengthy and expensive process with uncertain outcomes, and therefore our clinical trials may be delayed or terminated and may be more costly than expected; the results of early-stage clinical trials of our investigational COMP360 psilocybin treatment may not be predictive of the results of later stage clinical trials; our need for substantial additional funding to achieve our business goals and if we are unable to obtain this funding when needed and on acceptable terms, we could be forced to delay, limit or terminate our clinical trials; our efforts to obtain marketing approval from FDA or regulatory authorities in any other jurisdiction for our investigational COMP360 psilocybin treatment may be unsuccessful; our efforts to commercialize and obtain coverage and reimbursement for our investigational COMP360 psilocybin treatment, if approved, may be unsuccessful; this collaboration with Radial Health or one or more of our previously announced collaborations may not continue or may not achieve the expected benefits; uncertainties regarding the ability to develop a scalable and efficient delivery model for investigational COMP360 psilocybin treatment, if approved; and our ability to retain key personnel; and those risks and uncertainties described under the heading “Risk Factors” in Compass’s most recent annual report on Form 10-K or quarterly report on Form 10-Q, the prospectus supplement related to the proposed public offering we plan to file and in other reports we have filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), which are available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Except as required by law, Compass disclaims any intention or responsibility for updating or revising any forward-looking statements contained in this press release in the event of new information, future developments or otherwise. These forward-looking statements are based on Compass’s current expectations and speak only as of the date hereof.

Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec--(Newsfile Corp. - January 6, 2026) - Radisson Mining Resources Inc. (TSXV: RDS) (OTCQX: RMRDF) ("Radisson" or the "Company") is pleased to announce assay results from six new drill holes completed at its 100%-owned O'Brien Gold Project ("O'Brien" or the "Project") located in the Abitibi region of Québec. The six holes are the latest completed as part of the Company's ongoing 140,000-metre step-out drill program designed to test the overall scope of gold mineralization at the Project (see Radisson news release dated October 16, 2025). Two of the holes represent the twelfth and thirteenth directional wedges completed from pilot hole OB-24-337 and serve to expand the broad area of new high-grade mineralization being delineated across multiple veins beneath the historic O'Brien Gold Mine. All six of the holes released today intersected gold mineralization, and five of the holes returned intercepts with grades and thicknesses consistent with the Project's existing mineral resources, continuing the very high success rate of the current drill program. Highlights include:

OB-25-337W13 intersected 90.60 grams per tonne ("g/t") gold ("Au") over 1.0 metre within a mineralized interval averaging 30.59 g/t Au over 3.0 metres and 9.14 g/t Au over 2.7 metres, including 16.35 g/t Au over 1.4 metres;

OB-25-337W12 intersected 25.10 g/t Au over 1.5 metres and 14.20 g/t Au over 1.5 metres and 11.40 g/t Au over 1.3 metres;

OB-25-322W2 intersected 3.11 g/t Au over 8.0 metres including 5.93 g/t Au over 1.5 metres and 3.62 g/t Au over 4.0 metres including 6.33 g/t Au over 1.5 metres;

OB-25-322W1 intersected 4.02 g/t Au over 4.5 metres, including 8.29 g/t Au over 1.5 metres;

Matt Manson, President and CEO: "Today we are releasing six new drill holes from our ongoing deep step-out drill program at O'Brien. These continue to illustrate the extension of the Project's system of gold mineralization below the historic O'Brien mine and the current mineral resources. Of particular note are the two new wedges completed from pilot hole OB-24-337 located beneath the former mine's final stope. These are the twelfth and thirteenth such wedges completed. Once again, we are seeing multiple high-grade intercepts of quartz-sulphide veins within broader alteration envelopes. This represents a system of gold mineralization that we have modelled as up to six veins delineated over a 250-metre (east-west) by 500-metre (vertical) area that remains open. With this step-out drill program we are steadily pushing the limits of known mineralization at O'Brien outwards and downwards. Overall, we have now completed 74 drill holes in the 140,000 metres program, 61 of which have intersected mineralization with grades and thicknesses consistent with the Project's current mineral resources, an 82% success rate. As we start 2026, we will be operating seven drill rigs at site and ramping up to our eighth rig presently. Twelve additional step-out drill holes, including the final OB-24-337 wedges, have been completed and are awaiting assays."

Figure 1: Longitudinal Vertical Section and Plan View of Gold Vein Mineralization and Mineral Resources at the O'Brien Gold Project, with Today's Drill Holes Illustrated

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Table 1: Assay Results from Select Drill Holes

DDH Zone    From (m)   To (m)  Core Length (m) Au g/t - Uncut Host Lithology OB-25-322W1 Trend #1      1,226.0    1,227.5 1.50 3.88  V3-S       1,359.5    1,364.0 4.50 4.02  S1p  Including    1,362.5    1,364.0 1.50 8.29  S1p  OB-25-322W2 Trend #1      1,401.0    1,402.0 1.00 2.82  POR-S       1,409.0    1,410.5 1.50 3.61  S1p       1,421.0    1,429.0 8.00 3.11  S1p  Including    1,424.5    1,426.0 1.50 5.93  S1p       1,434.5    1,438.5 4.00 3.62  S1p  Including    1,435.5    1,437.0 1.50 6.33  S1p       1,465.0    1,466.5 1.50 3.67  POR-N  OB-25-337W12 O'Brien Mine
East      1,274.5    1,276.0 1.50 25.10  V3-S       1,293.5    1,295.0 1.50 3.50  POR-S       1,306.5    1,308.0 1.50 14.20  POR-S       1,318.7    1,320.0 1.30 11.40  V3-CEN  OB-25-337W13 O'Brien Mine
East         862.0       865.0 3.00 30.59  PON-S3  Including       864.0       865.0 1.00 90.60  PON-S3       1,211.5    1,214.2 2.70 9.14  POR-S  Including    1,212.8    1,214.2 1.40 16.35  POR-S  OB-25-371W7 Trend #2      1,143.2    1,144.7 1.50 3.94  S1p       1,152.5    1,154.0 1.50 4.61  POR-N       1,169.9    1,171.4 1.50 3.51  V3-N  Notes on Calculation of Drill Intercepts:
The O'Brien Gold Project Mineral Resource Estimate effective May 6, 2025 ("MRE") utilizes a 2.20 g/t Au bottom cut-off, a US$2,000 gold price, a minimum mining width of 1.2 metres, and a 40 g/t Au upper cap on composites. Intercepts presented in Table 1 are calculated with a 3.00 g/t Au bottom cut-off. True widths, based on depth of intercept and drill hole inclination, are estimated to be 30-80% of core length. Table 2 presents additional drill intercepts calculated with a 1.00 g/t bottom cut-off over a minimum 1.0 metre core length so as to illustrate the frequency and continuity of mineralized intervals within which high-grade gold veins at O'Brien are developed. Lithology Codes: PON-S3: Pontiac Sediments; V3-S, V3-N, V3-CEN: Basalt-South, North, Central; S1P, S3P: Conglomerate; POR-S, POR-N: Porphyry South, North; TX: Crystal Tuff; ZFLLC: Larder Lake-Cadillac Fault Zone.

Gold Mineralization at O'Brien

Gold mineralizing quartz-sulphide veins at O'Brien occur within a thin band of interlayered mafic volcanic rocks, conglomerates, and porphyritic andesitic sills of the Piché Group occurring in contact with the east-west oriented Larder Lake-Cadillac Break ("LLCB"). Gold, along with pyrite and arsenopyrite, is typically associated with shearing and a pervasive biotite alteration, and developed within multiple Piché Group lithologies and, occasionally, the hanging-wall Pontiac and footwall Cadillac meta-sedimentary rocks.

As mapped at the historic O'Brien mine, and now replicated in the modern drilling, individual veins are generally narrow, ranging from several centimetres up to several metres in thickness. Multiple veins occur sub-parallel to each other, as well as sub-parallel to the Piché lithologies and the LLCB. Individual veins have well-established lateral continuity, with near-vertical, high-grade shoots developed over significant lengths. Based on the historic data available, it is clear that the former mine was "high-graded", with mining focussed on a main central stope and parallel veins identified but left undeveloped.

The historic O'Brien mine produced over half a million ounces of gold from such veins and shoots at an average grade exceeding 15 g/t Au and over a vertical extent of at least 1,000 metres. Modern exploration has focussed on delineating well developed vein mineralization to the east of the historic mine, with additional high-grade shoots becoming evident in the exploration data over what has been described as a series of repeating trends ("Trend #s 0 to 5").

Figure 2: Deep Step-Out Drill Holes Completed and/or Published by the Company since December 2024

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Step-Out Drilling at O'Brien

Since the end of 2024, Radisson has been pursuing a program of broad step-outs beneath the historic O'Brien Gold mine and the existing mineral resources designed to test the extent of mineralization at the Project. This drilling is accomplished with pilot holes followed by wedges and directional drilling to maximize drill efficiency. On October 16, 2025, Radisson announced the expansion of the step-out drill program to 140,000 metres employing an eventual eight drill rigs.

The origin of the step-out drill program was the deep pilot hole OB-24-337, which was the first exploration drill hole located below the former mine workings since mining ended in 1957. This hole intersected 31.24 g/t Au over 8.0 metres, including 242.0 g/t Au over 1.0 metre at approximately 1,500 metres vertical depth (see Radisson news release dated December 16, 2024). With today's results, assay results from a total of thirteen wedges from OB-24-337 have now been reported and up to six gold-bearing veins have been delineated over an area of approximately 250 metres (east-west) by 500 metres (vertical). The thirteenth wedge, released today, intersected 9.14 g/t Au over 2.7 metres including 16.35 g/t Au over 1.4 metres within Piché rocks just 40 metres below the final historic mining stope (Figures 1 and 3). The final two wedges, the fourteenth and fifteenth, have been completed and assay results are expected shortly. Future drilling in this area will utilize new pilot holes and wedge extensions to test the full scope of mineralization down to 2 kilometres depth.

Figure 3: Vertical Cross Section through the Historic O'Brien Mine with Deep Pilot Hole OB-24-337 and Wedges OB-25-337W1 to W13

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Table 2: Detailed Assay Results (see "Notes on Calculation of Drill Intercepts")

DDH Zone    From (m)   To (m)  Core Length (m) Au g/t - Uncut Host Lithology OB-25-322W1 Trend #1      1,226.0    1,227.5 1.50 3.88 V3-S      1,285.5    1,287.0 1.50 1.05 V3-S      1,315.2    1,322.5 7.30 1.14 POR-S      1,331.5    1,337.5 6.00 1.42 POR-S      1,349.0    1,353.5 4.50 1.77 S1p      1,359.5    1,364.0 4.50 4.02 S1p Including    1,362.5    1,364.0 1.50 8.29 S1p      1,371.5    1,373.0 1.50 1.80 S1p      1,390.0    1,391.0 1.00 2.22 V3-N OB-25-322W2 Trend #1      1,401.0    1,402.0 1.00 2.82 POR-S      1,409.0    1,410.5 1.50 3.61 S1p      1,415.0    1,416.5 1.50 2.37 S1p      1,421.0    1,429.0 8.00 3.11 S1p Including    1,424.5    1,426.0 1.50 5.93 S1p      1,434.5    1,438.5 4.00 3.62 S1p Including    1,435.5    1,437.0 1.50 6.33 S1p      1,450.5    1,451.6 1.10 2.36 S1p      1,465.0    1,468.0 3.00 2.93 POR-N/V3-N      1,465.0    1,466.5 1.50 3.67 POR-N OB-25-337W12 O'Brien Mine
East      1,262.5    1,264.0 1.50 1.78  V3-S       1,267.0    1,268.5 1.50 1.39  V3-S       1,274.5    1,276.0 1.50 25.10  V3-S       1,281.8    1,283.3 1.50 1.17  V3-S       1,293.5    1,299.0 5.50 1.53  POR-S  Including    1,293.5    1,295.0 1.50 3.50  POR-S       1,306.5    1,308.0 1.50 14.20  POR-S       1,313.2    1,317.7 4.50 1.01  V3-CEN       1,318.7    1,320.0 1.30 11.40  V3-CEN       1,378.5    1,379.9 1.40 1.04  POR-N       1,388.5    1,391.5 3.00 1.34  V3-N  OB-25-337W13 O'Brien Mine
East         862.0       865.0 3.00 30.59 PON-S3 Including       864.0       865.0 1.00 90.60 PON-S3      1,211.5    1,214.2 2.70 9.14 POR-S Including    1,212.8    1,214.2 1.40 16.35 POR-S      1,263.1    1,265.5 2.40 1.25 V3-N      1,279.0    1,280.5 1.50 1.03 V3-N OB-25-371W7 Trend #2      1,092.5    1,095.5 3.00 1.25 V3-S      1,120.0    1,121.5 1.50 1.60 V3-S      1,141.8    1,147.0 5.20 2.36 V3-CEN/S1p Including    1,143.2    1,144.7 1.50 3.94 S1p      1,152.5    1,154.0 1.50 4.61 POR-N      1,168.4    1,171.4 3.00 2.90 V3-N Including    1,169.9    1,171.4 1.50 3.51 V3-N OB-25-377 O'Brien Mine
West         767.0       768.0 1.00 1.46 PON-S3         791.0       792.0 1.00 1.08 PON-S3      1,151.5    1,153.0 1.50 1.71 V3-S      1,191.0    1,192.1 1.10 1.63 V3-CEN      1,230.9    1,232.4 1.50 1.01 S1p      1,248.8    1,250.1 1.30 1.58 S1p      1,262.2    1,263.3 1.10 1.52 POR-N      1,310.0    1,311.0 1.00 1.46 V3-N Table 3: Drill Hole Collar Information for Holes contained in this News Release

DDH Zone Easting Northing Azimuth Dip Hole Length (m) OB-25-322W1 Trend #1 694199 5345098 1 -85.0 627.0 OB-25-322W2 Trend #1 694199 5345098 1 -85.0 687.0 OB-25-337W12 O'Brien Mine East 693700 5345070 346 -79.5 651.5 OB-25-337W13 O'Brien Mine East 693700 5345070 346 -79.5 710.0 OB-25-371W7 Trend #2 694531 5345147 334 -82.0 347.0 OB-25-377 O'Brien Mine West 693272 5345054 345 -79.5 1337.0 Notes:
Hole lengths for wedges represent meterage from point of wedge. Drill hole OB-24-337 was completed in 2024 while its wedge branches were drilled in 2025.

Today's results also include the first and second wedges completed from pilot drill hole OB-24-322, which intersected high-grade mineralization on the downwards extension of Trend #1 at 1,280 metres and 1,360 metres vertical depth, respectively. These two wedges appear to have intersected the same mineralized zone over a vertical separation of 80 metres, returning similar intercepts of 4.02 g/t Au over 4.5 metres, including 8.29 g/t Au over 1.5 metres (OB-25-322W1) and 3.11 g/t Au over 8.0 metres including 5.93 g/t Au over 1.5 metres and 3.62 g/t Au over 4.0 metres including 6.33 g/t Au over 1.5 metres (OB-25-322W2). Additional drill wedges from OB-24-322 have been completed and assays are pending.

Drill hole OB-25-371W7 is the seventh wedge from a pilot hole centered on the deep extension of Trend #2. It returned three separate intercepts of gold mineralization that were short, but with grades and thicknesses consistent with the Project's mineral resources, in an untested area on the western side of Trend #2 towards the deep extension of Trend #1 (Figure 1). The Company considers the apparent "gap" between the deep extensions of these two mineralizing trends to be a function of drill coverage rather than mineralization (Figure 2). This area offers a significant opportunity to delineate future mineral resources at relatively shallow depths and within the scope of the mine design contained in the Project's 2025 Preliminary Economic Assessment. Further drill testing here will be an important part of the upcoming 2026 work program. The sixth drill hole release today, OB-25-377, was located in a gap area between the western and eastern portions of the former mine and intersected three narrow zones of minor mineralization.

QA/QC

All drill cores in this campaign are NQ in size. Assays were completed on sawn half-cores, with the second half kept for future reference. The samples were analyzed using standard fire assay procedures with Atomic Absorption (AA) finish at ALS Laboratory Ltd, in Val-d'Or, Quebec. Samples yielding a grade higher than 10 g/t Au were analyzed a second time by fire assay with gravimetric finish at the same laboratory. Mineralized zones containing visible gold were analyzed with metallic sieve procedure. Standard reference materials, blank samples and duplicates were inserted prior to shipment for quality assurance and quality control (QA/QC) program.

QP Disclosure

Disclosure of a scientific or technical nature in this news release was prepared under the supervision of Mr. Richard Nieminen, P.Geo, (QC), a geological consultant for Radisson and a Qualified Person for purposes of NI 43-101. Mr. Luke Evans, M.Sc., P.Eng., ing, of SLR Consulting (Canada) Ltd., is the Qualified Person responsible for the preparation of the MRE at O'Brien. Each of Mr. Nieminen and Mr. Evans is independent of Radisson and the O'Brien Gold Project.

About Radisson Mining

Radisson is a gold exploration company focused on its 100% owned O'Brien Gold Project, located in the Bousquet-Cadillac mining camp along the world-renowned Larder-Lake-Cadillac Break in Abitibi, Québec. A July 2025 Preliminary Economic Assessment described a low cost and high value project with an 11-year mine life and significant upside potential based on the use of existing regional infrastructure. Indicated Mineral Resources are estimated at 0.58 million ounces (2.20 million tonnes at 8.2 g/t Au), with additional Inferred Mineral Resources estimated at 0.93 million ounces (6.67 million tonnes at 4.4 g/t Au). Please see the NI 43-101 "O'Brien Gold Project Technical Report and Preliminary Economic Assessment, Québec, Canada" effective June 27, 2025, and other filings made with Canadian securities regulatory authorities available at www.sedarplus.ca for further details and assumptions relating to the O'Brien Gold Project. For more information on Radisson, visit our website at www.radissonmining.com or contact:

Forward-Looking Statements

This news release contains "forward-looking information" within the meaning of the applicable Canadian securities legislation that is based on expectations, estimates, projections, and interpretations as at the date of this news release. Forward-looking statements including, but are not limited to, statements with respect to the ability to execute the Company's plans relating to the O'Brien Gold Project as set out in the Preliminary Economic Assessment; the Company's ability to complete its planned exploration and development programs; the absence of adverse conditions at the O'Brien Gold Project; the absence of unforeseen operational delays; the absence of material delays in obtaining necessary permits; the price of gold remaining at levels that render the O'Brien Gold Project profitable; the Company's ability to continue raising necessary capital to finance its operations; the ability to realize on the mineral resource and mineral reserve estimates; assumptions regarding present and future business strategies; local and global geopolitical and economic conditions and the environment in which the Company operates and will operate in the future; planned and ongoing drilling; the significance of drill results; the ability to continue drilling; the impact of drilling on the definition of any resource; and the ability to incorporate new drilling in an updated technical report and resource modelling; the Company's ability to grow the O'Brien Gold Project; and the ability to convert inferred mineral resources to indicated mineral resources.

Any statement that involves discussions with respect to predictions, expectations, interpretations, beliefs, plans, projections, objectives, assumptions, future events or performance (often but not always using phrases such as "expects", or "does not expect", "is expected", "interpreted", "management's view", "anticipates" or "does not anticipate", "plans", "budget", "scheduled", "forecasts", "estimates", "believes" or "intends" or variations of such words and phrases or stating that certain actions, events or results "may" or "could", "would", "might" or "will" be taken to occur or be achieved) are not statements of historical fact and may be forward-looking information and are intended to identify forward-looking information. Except for statements of historical fact relating to the Company, certain information contained herein constitutes forward-looking statements Forward-looking information is based on estimates of management of the Company, at the time it was made, involves known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of the companies to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking information. Such factors include, among others; the risk that the O'Brien Gold Project will never reach the production stage (including due to a lack of financing); the Company's capital requirements and access to funding; changes in legislation, regulations and accounting standards to which the Company is subject, including environmental, health and safety standards, and the impact of such legislation, regulations and standards on the Company's activities; price volatility and availability of commodities; instability in the global financial system; the effects of high inflation, such as higher commodity prices; the risk of any future litigation against the Company; changes in project parameters and/or economic assessments as plans continue to be refined; the risk that actual costs may exceed estimated costs; geological, mining and exploration technical problems; failure of plant, equipment or processes to operate as anticipated; accidents, labour disputes and other risks of the mining industry; delays in obtaining governmental approvals or financing; risks relating to the drill results at O'Brien; the significance of drill results; and the ability of drill results to accurately predict mineralization. Although the forward-looking information contained in this news release is based upon what management believes, or believed at the time, to be reasonable assumptions, the parties cannot assure shareholders and prospective purchasers of securities that actual results will be consistent with such forward-looking information, as there may be other factors that cause results not to be as anticipated, estimated or intended, and neither the Company nor any other person assumes responsibility for the accuracy and completeness of any such forward-looking information. The Company believes that this forward-looking information is based on reasonable assumptions, but no assurance can be given that these expectations will prove to be correct and such forward-looking statements included in this press release should not be unduly relied upon. The Company does not undertake, and assumes no obligation, to update or revise any such forward-looking statements or forward-looking information contained herein to reflect new events or circumstances, except as may be required by law. These statements speak only as of the date of this news release.

Please refer to the "Risks and Uncertainties Related to Exploration" and the "Risks Related to Financing and Development" sections of the Company's Management's Discussion and Analysis dated April 29, 2025 for the year ended December 31, 2024, and the Company's Management's Discussion and Analysis dated November 26, 2025 for the three month period ended September 30, 2025, all of which are available electronically on SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.ca. All forward-looking statements contained in this press release are expressly qualified by this cautionary statement.

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 news release. No stock exchange, securities commission or other regulatory authority has approved or disapproved the information contained herein.

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Analysts maintain a bullish stance on DPZ heading into 2026. The consensus 12-month price target sits at $495, implying 20% upside from current levels. Wall Street expects forward earnings growth to continue, with the stock trading at 22x forward earnings compared to 24x trailing. Among 34 analysts covering the stock, 20 rate it Buy or Strong Buy, with just two Sell ratings.

Domino’s beat earnings estimates in seven of the past eight quarters, with an average surprise of 8.2% when beating. Q3 2025 delivered $4.08 in EPS versus the $3.95 consensus, marking a 30.1% jump year-over-year. Annual EPS has climbed from $12.08 in 2022 to $16.69 in 2024, with 2025 on pace to exceed $17.

Revenue growth of 3.1% in Q3 may look modest, but profitability tells the story. Operating margin hit 18.1% in the quarter, with net margin at 12.2%. Those figures outpace both Yum! Brands (17.9% net margin) and Chipotle (13.0% net margin). Return on assets of 34% reflects the efficiency of Domino’s asset-light franchise model.

Valuation Analysis: What $550 Would Require
At $411, DPZ trades at 24x trailing earnings. Hitting $550 would require a 34% gain, pushing the multiple to roughly 32x trailing earnings. Chipotle trades at 33x trailing earnings despite slower earnings growth of just 2.2% year-over-year. Yum! Brands commands 29x earnings with operating margins of 34.4%.

If Domino’s maintains its 30% earnings growth rate from Q3 2025 into 2026, actual EPS could reach $22 by year-end 2026. At that level, $550 would represent just 25x forward earnings, a reasonable premium for a company growing profits at double-digit rates with industry-leading margins.

Several catalysts could drive the stock to $550. The company reports Q4 2025 results in late February 2026. Given the historical beat pattern, actual results will likely exceed consensus. International expansion continues to accelerate. Digital ordering and delivery technology provide competitive advantages that translate to higher margins. Share buybacks continue to concentrate ownership. The company repurchased $74.7 million in stock during Q3 alone, reducing the share count to 33.8 million.

History Shows 34% Gains Are Achievable
Domino’s has delivered returns exceeding 34% in multiple years over the past decade. The stock gained 320% over the past 10 years, outpacing Yum! Brands’ 243% return. While repeating those gains becomes harder as market cap grows, the company’s track record demonstrates it can deliver outsized returns when execution aligns with market conditions.

The Bottom Line on $550
Reaching $550 would require DPZ to gain 34% in 2026. Wall Street already sees 20% upside to $495. If earnings growth continues at 20-30%, estimates keep rising, and the broader market cooperates, $550 is within reach. The company’s consistent earnings beats, industry-leading profitability, and efficient capital allocation provide the foundation. The analysis shows what factors would need to align for DPZ to reach $550, though significant execution and market risks remain.

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