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Custodian Property Income REIT plc (LSE:CREI) has completed the purchase of Grove Court Properties (Holdings) Limited in a transaction valued at £35.9 million, adding a family-owned portfolio of seven mixed-use assets located around the M25 corridor.

The newly acquired properties are approximately 97% let and generate a net initial yield of about 6.8%. The portfolio spans motor trade, residential, leisure, office and high street retail uses. Tenants include Vertu Motors, BP Collins and Marks & Spencer (M&S Simply Food). The addition is expected to increase Custodian’s annual rental income by roughly 6%.

The acquisition was funded primarily through the issue of new shares, alongside a cash element. Management expects the deal to be earnings accretive, improving earnings per share and strengthening dividend cover, while keeping net gearing steady at around 26%. By structuring the transaction as a corporate acquisition, the company avoided stamp duty land tax on the underlying properties and secured cost efficiencies. The arrangement also introduces the selling family as shareholders, aligning with Custodian’s strategy of consolidating diversified regional portfolios from private property owners.

From an investment standpoint, the outlook is underpinned by an attractive valuation profile, including a relatively low price-to-earnings ratio and a high dividend yield. Technical indicators remain supportive, with the share price trading above key moving averages and a positive MACD signal. Operationally, cash generation is solid and leverage remains moderate, although earnings volatility remains a constraint. Ongoing share buybacks and consistent dividend payments provide additional support.

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Custodian Property Income REIT plc is a UK-listed real estate investment trust focused on generating enhanced income returns from a diversified portfolio of smaller, regional commercial properties. The company typically targets assets valued below £10 million and leverages its listed REIT platform to attract acquisitions from family offices and privately held property portfolios across the UK.

Rome Resources (LSE:RMR) has announced additional high-grade tin results from deep drilling at the Kalayi prospect, part of its Bisie North project in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

The latest phase of core drilling, covering 1,602 metres, indicates that the near-surface high-grade tin mineralisation defined in the maiden resource continues at depth. Several new drill holes intersected multi-metre zones grading above 3% tin, including intervals exceeding 5%. Among the highlights were 11 metres at 3.43% tin and 4 metres at 7.50% tin.

Management noted that the thickness and grade of these intercepts compare favourably with production from Alphamin Resources’ nearby Mpama North mine. With tin prices remaining firm, the results reinforce confidence in Kalayi’s potential scale and geological continuity.

The company said the latest data supports its structural interpretation of the deposit and will feed into an updated resource estimate expected in the coming months. At the same time, advanced modelling work at the Mont Agoma prospect is shaping the next drilling campaign. Management plans to update investors on progress and forthcoming activities through an interactive call scheduled this week.

Despite the operational progress, the company’s broader outlook remains challenged by financial pressures. Rome Resources is pre-revenue, reporting widening losses and sustained negative free cash flow, underscoring ongoing funding risk. Technically, the shares face mild headwinds from a weak longer-term trend and a negative MACD signal. Valuation metrics are also limited in usefulness given negative earnings and the absence of dividend support.

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Rome Resources is an AIM-listed exploration company focused on developing tin and copper assets in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Its flagship Bisie North project hosts the Kalayi prospect, located approximately 8 kilometres from Alphamin’s high-grade Mpama North operation, providing a strong regional geological analogue for future development.

Block Energy (LSE:BLOE) has successfully concluded a carbon capture and storage (CCS) pilot at the Patardzeuli Field in Georgia, with independent verification confirming the reservoir’s suitability for long-term carbon dioxide sequestration.

Technical analysis by Oilfield Production Consultants determined that the Middle Eocene formation can permanently contain injected CO₂. During the pilot, 13.64 tonnes of carbon dioxide dissolved in water were injected into the reservoir. Ongoing monitoring and laboratory assessments showed that the CO₂ mineralised rapidly into stable carbonate minerals within one to three months, with no signs of gas migration or leakage detected.

The findings point to supportive geological and operational characteristics at the site, including reactive volcaniclastic rock, zeolite-rich intervals, and under-pressured reservoirs that reduce injection energy requirements. The presence of legacy wells further enhances cost efficiency by allowing existing infrastructure to be repurposed.

Following the positive results, Block Energy and its joint venture partner Rustavi Azot, part of Indorama Corporation, are advancing to a feasibility stage. This next phase will examine scalability, regulatory considerations, and commercial viability of full-scale CCS deployment. Management believes the project could contribute to regional industrial decarbonisation while establishing a potentially low-cost, infrastructure-driven revenue stream for the company.

Despite the technical milestone, the company’s broader outlook remains constrained by falling revenues and continued losses, reflected in negative margins and return on equity. Valuation indicators are also limited in usefulness due to a negative price-to-earnings ratio. Balancing these pressures are a relatively robust capital structure with low leverage and signs of improving cash flow, alongside strong recent share price momentum. However, a very elevated RSI suggests the rally may be stretched in the near term.

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Block Energy Plc is an AIM-listed energy company focused on oil and gas development and production in Georgia. In addition to hydrocarbon operations, the group is exploring carbon capture and storage initiatives aimed at leveraging existing infrastructure to support industrial emissions reduction while diversifying its long-term revenue base.

Landore Resources (LSE:LND) has finalised the sale of its interest in the Miminiska Project in northwestern Ontario after receiving a final cash instalment of C$1.3125 million from Storm Exploration under an option arrangement.

The payment was enabled by Storm’s subsequent sale of the asset to European Electric Metals. As part of the overall transaction, Landore retains ownership of 1,978,385 shares in Storm Exploration, preserving exposure to potential upside.

Management said the exit from Miminiska underlines the embedded value within Landore’s wider Ontario portfolio while materially improving the company’s liquidity position. The strengthened cash balance is expected to support ongoing advancement of the BAM Gold Project, including further work following the recently updated mineral resource estimate. The group also intends to continue evaluating opportunities to unlock value across its broader asset base into 2026 and beyond.

However, the investment case remains constrained by weak financial fundamentals. The company continues to report no revenue, recurring losses, and sustained cash outflows. From a technical standpoint, the shares are trading below key moving averages, with momentum indicators such as MACD signalling bearish conditions. Although Landore carries no debt and has seen some equity improvement, traditional valuation measures remain unreliable given negative earnings, and there is currently no dividend yield.

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Landore Resources Limited is an AIM-listed exploration and development company focused on precious and battery metals assets in eastern Canada and the United States. Its principal asset is the wholly owned BAM Gold Project in northwestern Ontario, which hosts an independently defined mineral resource and forms the cornerstone of the company’s strategy to realise value from both core and non-core properties.

Tiger Alpha PLC (LSE:TIR) has completed its exit from the Tiger Beta subnet on the Bittensor network, following the subnet’s deregistration by network administrators.

The company originally purchased the Tiger Beta subnet in June 2025 for $25,000, equivalent to 60 TAO, as part of a broader strategy to gain targeted exposure to specialist crypto subnets within decentralised infrastructure ecosystems.

After the deregistration process, all alpha tokens associated with Tiger Beta were automatically converted back into TAO, Bittensor’s native cryptocurrency, and transferred to Tiger Alpha. In total, the company received roughly 679 TAO, with an estimated market value of $124,257. The transaction represents a substantial return on the initial outlay and highlights the upside potential embedded in the group’s digital infrastructure investments, even amid ongoing volatility in cryptocurrency markets.

Despite this successful realisation, the company’s broader outlook remains constrained by continued financial weakness. Tiger Alpha has recorded multi-year losses, is still consuming cash, and reported negative equity in 2024. From a technical perspective, the shares remain under pressure, trading below key long-term moving averages, while momentum indicators such as MACD signal a bearish trend. Valuation metrics are similarly impacted, with a negative price-to-earnings ratio reflecting sustained losses.

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Tiger Alpha PLC is an investment vehicle specialising in digital assets and blockchain infrastructure. The group deploys capital into crypto-focused projects, including dedicated subnets within networks such as Bittensor, aiming to capture long-term value from the expansion of decentralised technologies and the wider cryptocurrency ecosystem.

Falconedge PLC(AQSE:EDGE) announced a 1.88% Bitcoin Yield for January.

Roy Kashi, CEO, commented: “We are pleased to share the January allocation results with our shareholders. Despite challenging market sentiment, the Company has continued to deliver growth on its balance sheet in both Bitcoin and fiat-denominated terms.” Read more

Sulnox Group Plc(AQSE:SNOX) announced a distribution agreement with Motor Plus Panama, S.A. a Panamanian industrial and energy group active in fuel distribution, bunkering, oil and product storage and trading, lubricants, logistics and engineering services.

Ben Richardson, CEO, said: “Partnering with Motor Plus marks a major milestone in Sulnox’s international expansion. The Panama Canal is one of the world’s busiest and most important maritime hubs.” Read more

Mollyroe plc(AQSE:MOY) has raised a total of £305,000 through the issue of new Ordinary Shares by way of subscription. Read more

Macaulay Capital PLC(AQSE:MCAP) announced that related investors have sold their interests in a portfolio company, ICA Group Ltd. As a result, Macaulay is entitled to receive management and performance fees of approximately £330,000. Read more

Unigel Group plc(AQSE:UNX) announced its audited final results for the year ended 31 December 2025, highlighting turnover for the year of £38.2m [2024: £29.2m] and profit after tax was £2.8m [2024: £1.7m]. Read more

Delta Gold Technologies plc(AQSE:DGQ) announced a Research Sponsorship and exclusive Technology Licensing Agreement with Penn State University in Pennsylvania, USA. The research will extend existing work on gold-based quantum technologies with the aim of generating valuable intellectual property. Read more

SuperSeed Capital Limited(AQSE:WWW) announced its unaudited results for Q4 2025 highlighting that NAV per share has increased by 12p and its fund portfolio revenue grew at nearly 100% on an annualised basis in Q4 2025.

Mads Jensen, Managing Partner, said: “The Fund portfolio’s performance continues to track top-performing VC fund benchmarks globally. Q4 2025 was another strong quarter for the Fund’s portfolio, with several companies hitting new valuation milestones and progressing towards major funding rounds.” Read more

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In a recent interview on The Watchlist, Ricki Lee sat down with Roy Kashi, CEO of Falconedge PLC (AQSE:EDGE), to discuss the company’s impressive early-year performance. Despite a turbulent period for cryptocurrency prices, Falcon Edge has reported a second consecutive month of gains from its Bitcoin yield strategy and successfully extended its reach into the American market.

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Steady Returns in a Volatile Market

While Bitcoin has faced significant price weakness over the last quarter—dropping nearly 30% since the start of December—Falconedge’s treasury strategy has remained remarkably resilient.

Kashi reported that for January, the company achieved a 1.88% return on its Bitcoin treasury. This follows a strong December debut which saw returns of 1.29%.

Key Performance Highlights:

• January Yield: 1.88%
• Asset Growth: The yield translated to an additional 0.36 BTC added to the balance sheet.
• Organic Growth: These gains were achieved without capital raising or shareholder dilution.

“We have zero correlation to the performance of Bitcoin on our returns,” Cashy explained. “Whether Bitcoin were to double or halve, it has zero correlation to what we return on our yield strategies.”

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The Strategy: Low Risk, High Diversification

A common concern for investors in the crypto space is the inherent risk of market crashes. Kashi clarified that Falconedge mitigates this by allocating its Bitcoin balance sheet to a capital allocation fund managed by their sister company, a fund with a five-year track record of zero “down” months.

The strategy works by allocating capital to a wide range of managers across various asset classes, not just cryptocurrency. Crucially, the model features a “first loss” protection mechanism:

1. Manager Accountability: The external managers take the first loss on any trade.
2. Capital Protection: Losses do not hit Falconedge’s underlying capital.
3. Broad Exposure: The strategy utilizes diverse financial products to ensure stability.

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Expanding Horizons: The US Listing

Beyond its treasury performance, Falconedge is aggressively expanding its global footprint. As of February 2, 2026, the company officially began trading in the United States on the OTCQB market under the ticker FEDGF.

Why the US Listing Matters:

Previously, many international investors struggled to access Falcon Edge shares through UK-specific brokers. The new listing removes these barriers, providing exposure via major global platforms including:

• Fidelity
• Charles Schwab
• Interactive Brokers

While the listing is in its early “bedding-in” phase, Kashi expects to see a significant uptick in liquidity and activity as more international investors gain the ability to trade the stock.

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Looking Ahead

Falconedge PLC appears to be carving out a unique niche: providing investors with the upside of Bitcoin ownership (as a treasury asset) combined with a steady, non-correlated yield that performs regardless of market direction.

As the company settles into its dual listing in the UK (Aquis) and the US (OTCQB), the focus remains on scaling this yield strategy and maximizing value for its global shareholder base.

U.S. equity futures are pointing to a stronger start on Thursday, suggesting markets may rebound after ending Wednesday’s uneven session slightly lower.

Futures extended their advance following the latest weekly jobless claims report from the Labor Department, which showed a smaller-than-expected decline in new applications for unemployment benefits.

Initial claims fell by 5,000 to 227,000 from a revised 232,000 the prior week. Economists had forecast a drop to 220,000 from the originally reported 231,000.

With claims still running at relatively elevated levels, the figures may soften the impact of Wednesday’s robust January payrolls report.

That employment data showed stronger-than-anticipated job creation, reinforcing the resilience of the U.S. labor market. However, it also dampened expectations for near-term interest rate cuts from the Federal Reserve.

Market participants are now looking ahead to Friday’s consumer price index release, which could play a pivotal role in shaping rate expectations.

“Forecasts suggest the critical core CPI measure could ease to around 2.5%, marking a near five-year low,” said Daniela Hathorn, Senior Market Analyst at Capital.com. “If inflation comes in line with — or ideally below — expectations, the strength of the labor market may become secondary.”

She added, “A softer inflation print would keep rate cuts firmly priced in and could restore upward momentum in risk assets.”

On Wednesday, stocks initially climbed after the payrolls data but soon lost traction. The major indices spent much of the day fluctuating around the flatline before finishing modestly lower.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped 66.74 points, or 0.1%, to 50,121.40. The Nasdaq Composite declined 36.01 points, or 0.2%, to 23,066.47, while the S&P 500 edged down 0.34 points to 6,941.47.

According to the Labor Department, nonfarm payrolls rose by 130,000 in January, following a downwardly revised 48,000 increase in December. Economists had expected a gain of 70,000 jobs.

The unemployment rate ticked down to 4.3% from 4.4%, defying forecasts for no change.

The report also featured a substantial downward revision to 2025 job growth, with employment gains adjusted to 181,000 from 584,000 previously reported.

“One big takeaway from today’s nonfarm payroll report is the 2025 average monthly gain in payrolls was 15,000,” said Jeffrey Roach, Chief Economist for LPL Financial. “Labor demand came to a standstill last year.”

Sector performance was mixed. Energy stocks outperformed alongside higher crude prices, with the Philadelphia Oil Service Index climbing 3.1% and the NYSE Arca Oil Index advancing 2.8%.

Gold stocks also benefited from rising bullion prices, lifting the NYSE Arca Gold Bugs Index by 2.6%.

Semiconductor, computer hardware, and natural gas shares posted gains, while airlines, software firms, and brokerage stocks lagged.