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Vlad Tasevski, Chief Innovation Officer, Purpose Investments (“Purpose” or the “Company”) and his team, joined Keith Wu, Head, Exchange Traded Products, �������� (TSX), to open the market to celebrate the Company's new listing of the Purpose XRP ETF (TSX: XRPP). The Purpose XRP ETF offers Canadian investors direct spot exposure to XRP, the digital asset powering fast, low-cost cross-border payments via the XRP Ledger. XRPP joins Purpose’s comprehensive digital asset suite, which includes the world’s first spot Bitcoin ETF and a range of other innovative crypto strategies. With institutional-grade dual custody, XRPP is designed for real-world portfolios seeking regulated access to one of the most-requested digital assets. Purpose Investments is an asset management company with over $24 billion in assets under management, focused on client-centric innovation across ETFs and investment funds. Purpose is a division of Purpose Unlimited, an independent financial technology company led by entrepreneur Som Seif.

Nathalie Megann, CPIR, President & Chief Executive Officer, Canadian Investor Relations Institute (“CIRI”) along with members of the capital market community, joined Berk Sumen, CPIR, Managing Director, TSX and TSX Venture Exchange Company Services, to close the market to celebrate the start of CIRI’s 38th Annual Investor Relations Conference. CIRI's Annual Conference is the second-largest gathering of IR practitioners in the world. Over two days of programming, the conference will bring together industry leaders and IR experts that offer their views and advice during numerous breakout sessions, panel discussions and presentations. CIRI is a professional, not-for-profit association of executives responsible for communication between public corporations, investors and the financial community. With four Chapters and close to 400 members across Canada, CIRI is the world’s third-largest society of investor relations professionals.

Pascal St-Jean, President and Chief Executive Officer, 3iQ Digital Asset Management (“3iQ”), and his team, joined Graham MacKenzie, Managing Director, Exchange Traded Products, �������� (TSX), to close the market and celebrate the launch of their 3iQ XRP ETF (TSX: XRPQ). Founded in 2012, 3iQ is one of the world's leading alternative digital asset managers, pioneering institutional-grade investments. 3iQ launched the world’s first Digital Assets Managed Account Platform (QMAP), a hedge fund investment solution, offering innovative risk-managed investment solutions to gain exposure to digital assets. 3iQ was also the first to launch a Bitcoin and Ethereum ETP listed on a major global stock exchange, integrate staking into its Ethereum and Solana ETP’s boosting investor returns, and offering other regulated ETPs. In 2024, Monex Group, a leading Japanese financial group, took a majority stake in 3iQ. Since 2012, 3iQ has been at the forefront of innovation in digital asset investment management.

Representatives from R.J. O'Brien, National Bank Financial Markets, Trading Technologies, CanDeal, ION Markets, RBC Capital Markets, Societe Generale, Aviso Correspondent Partners, Interactive Brokers, Jane Street, Optiver, Scila, StoneX Group Inc., Susquehanna International Group, TRAFiX LLC, and Wolverine Execution Services, joined Luc Fortin, President and Chief Executive Officer, Montréal Exchange and Global Head of Trading, TMX Group, to open the market and celebrate the 24th annual Canadian Annual Derivatives Conference (CADC). CADC brings together Canada's derivatives leaders to explore critical developments in equities, fixed income, technology, regulation and clearing.