Brie Carter

Mandrake Resources (ASX:MAN) signed a contract for a 3,200-metre drilling programme at its Berinka Gold-Copper Project.

The People's Bank of China expanded its Cross-border e-CNY Transfer Services network by adding 26 domestic and international banking institutions to support wider use of the digital yuan in cross-border payments.

Ripple (CRYPTO:XRP) said its Swell 2026 conference will be held in New York from Oct. 27-29 and is expected to attract more than 1,500 attendees.

Acrow (ASX:ACF) raised $70 million through a fully underwritten institutional placement to fund two strategic acquisitions.

Public Bitcoin (CRYPTO:BTC) mining companies are estimated to require roughly US$50 billion in funding to support planned artificial intelligence infrastructure projects.

Grayscale Research said Aave (CRYPTO:AAVE) could be worth US$175 under a one-year base-case scenario, using valuation methods commonly applied to banks, fintech companies and listed equities.

Arena REIT (ASX:ARF) stated that its portfolio valuation programme is expected to yield an $11.5 million net increase.

Hsiao-Wei Wang, co-director of the Ethereum Foundation, has stepped down with immediate effect, extending a period of leadership turnover as the organisation restructures its operations.

Rest Super has appealed a court ruling forcing the sale of its 4.5% Melbourne Airport stake managed by Dexus (ASX:DXS).

Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) stock increased 10% on Thursday following reports that Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) agreed to use the chipmaker to manufacture its processors.