Market Opens

Karia Samaroo, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, xTAO Inc. (xTAO or the Company) (TSXV: XTAO.U), and his team, joined Robert Peterman, Chief Commercial Officer, Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX), to open the market to celebrate the Company's new listing on TSX Venture Exchange. xTAO is a technology company headquartered in the Cayman Islands and is focused on building infrastructure for the Bittensor ecosystem. xTAO is committed to advancing Bittensor and decentralized AI through building infrastructure and making strategic investments. Bittensor is a decentralized machine learning protocol that transforms machine intelligence into a tradable commodity by using its native token (TAO) for various purposes within the network. At its core, Bittensor is a platform built around incentives. Users contribute intelligence by helping AI systems improve and then earn TAO tokens based on the usefulness of the data or computational resources contributed to the network.

Members of the CI Global Asset Management team joined Keith Wu, Head, Exchange Traded Products, Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX), to open the market and celebrate the launch of CI Global Dividend Private Pool (TSX: CGDI). CGDI is an actively managed global dividend strategy led by CI GAM portfolio managers Ali Pervez and Bunty Mahairhu. The fund aims to provide income and long-term growth by investing in high-quality, dividend-paying companies globally, all within the convenience of an ETF structure. CI GAM is one of Canada’s largest ETF providers with approximately $23 billion in ETF assets under management (as at July 31, 2025) CI GAM’s ETF lineup consists of 87 ETFs and includes beta, smart beta, asset allocation, managed volatility, actively managed, liquid alternatives, digital assets, covered calls, cash management, ESG, and other thematic mandates.

Jim Walker, Forum Chair of mining industry forum Diggers & Dealers, joined Luke Allshorn, Head of Business Development Australia and SE Asia, Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX), to open the market to celebrate the 2025 Diggers and Dealers Conference in Kalgoorlie, Western Australia. From 4–6 August 2025, over 2,500 global delegates will gather in Kalgoorlie-Boulder, Western Australia for the 34th annual Diggers & Dealers Mining Forum. As Australia’s premier resources investment conference, the Forum unites mining executives, financiers, and industry leaders from around the world. This year, in a show of cross-continental connection, the TMX Group will ring the market opening bell live from the Forum stage, opening trading in Toronto from Kalgoorlie. The event underscores mining’s global importance—highlighting gold’s 42% price surge, M&A activity, and the rise of uranium and critical minerals. Diggers & Dealers continues to shape international conversation around mining, energy, and investment strategy in an increasingly interconnected world.

Darren Meister, Associate Dean, Programs, at the Ivey Business School at Western University (“Ivey”), along with students from Ivey’s Women in Asset Management program, joined Carla Abrahamsohn, Head of Data Management & Analytics Sales, TMX Datalinx, to close the market and celebrate Ivey’s Women in Asset Management program. The Ivey Business School (www.ivey.ca) at Western University is Canada’s leading provider of real-world, case-based business education and strives to inspire leaders for a sustainable and prosperous world. Ivey offers world-renowned undergraduate and graduate degree programs as well as Executive Education at campuses in London (Ontario), Toronto, and Hong Kong. The Women in Asset Management Program is run through Ivey in collaboration with 17 financial industry leaders to empower women to join the field of asset management.