Core Insights - Valley National Bancorp (VLY) is a regional bank with a focus on highly populated areas across the United States [1] Group 1: Company Overview - Valley National Bancorp operates branches throughout the United States, emphasizing locations in densely populated regions [1] - The bank offers common shares along with three different types of preferred shares [1] Group 2: Investment Focus - The current investment strategy includes income investing through common shares, preferred shares, or bonds [1] - The author aims to publish two articles per week, focusing on income investment and broader economic topics [1]

Core Viewpoint - Arway Corp has entered into agreements to issue up to 1,483,824 common shares at a deemed price of Cdn$0.10 per share for past services and to settle outstanding debts, pending approval from the Canadian Securities Exchange [1] Group 1 - The total number of common shares to be issued is 1,483,824 [1] - The deemed price for the shares is Cdn$0.10 each [1] - The issuance is in consideration of past services and to satisfy outstanding indebtedness [1] Group 2 - The share issuances are subject to approval from the Canadian Securities Exchange [1] - The announcement clarifies that it does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation to buy securities [1] - The securities cannot be sold in jurisdictions where such offers would be unlawful, including the United States [1]

Stock Repurchase Program - SharpLink's board approved a stock repurchase program of up to $15 billion (USD 1500 million) in common shares [1] - The company will consider buybacks when the share price is below the net asset value (NAV) of its ETH holdings [1] Ethereum (ETH) Holdings and NAV - SharpLink holds 7408k (740800) ETH [1] - SharpLink's NAV is 106 [1] - Bitmine's NAV is 117 [1]

Group 1 - Eric Sprott announced the expiration of 1,950,000 common share purchase warrants of Unigold Inc., which represents a decrease in holdings of approximately 10% of the outstanding common shares on a partially diluted basis [1][2] - Prior to the expiration, Mr. Sprott beneficially owned and controlled 22,400,000 shares, representing approximately 8.0% of the outstanding shares on a non-diluted basis and approximately 8.6% on a partially diluted basis [1] - Following the expiration of the warrants and new share issuances by Unigold, Mr. Sprott's ownership decreased to under 10% on a non-diluted basis, resulting in him and 2176423 Ontario Ltd. ceasing to be insiders of Unigold [2] Group 2 - The securities held by Mr. Sprott are for investment purposes, with a long-term view, and he may acquire additional securities or sell existing ones depending on market conditions and other relevant factors [3]