🚨 Small Cap Breaking News You Can’t Miss! 🚨
Here’s a quick rundown of the latest updates from standout small-cap companies making big moves today.
🔋 HPQ Silicon (TSXV: HPQ)
HPQ says its ENDURA+ lithium-ion cells (popular 18650 & 21700 formats) have secured UL 1642 certification, a key U.S. safety standard required before cells can enter commercial supply chains. Combined with its previously announced UN 38.3 transport approval, HPQ says it has now cleared the regulatory path for U.S. commercial sales—opening the door to OEM qualification discussions, pilot programs, and potential commercial agreements.
💳 XTM Inc. (CSE: PAID)
XTM, through its majority-owned subsidiary Everyday Payments, has completed the migration of 100,000+ membersto a virtual tokenized wallet platform (Apple Pay / Google Pay). The company says the transition improves member access to earnings and simplifies onboarding for employers—while also signaling growing demand for future productslike lending and optional overdraft programs, which could expand the platform’s revenue opportunity.
⛏️ Brunswick Exploration (TSXV: BRW)
Brunswick announced a maiden Inferred Mineral Resource Estimate at its Mirage Project in Quebec: 52.2 million tonnes grading 1.08% Li₂O (plus tantalum credits). The company also outlined an Exploration Target of 40–50Mt(conceptual) for potential growth. With much of the resource near surface and early metallurgy pointing to a potentially simpler processing route, Brunswick says Mirage is now positioned among the larger undeveloped hard-rock lithium resources in the Americas.
🥤 Cizzle Brands (Cboe Canada: CZZL)
Cizzle completed its $83.75M acquisition of Flow Water’s manufacturing business, rebranding it as The CWENCH Hydration Factory. The company says the deal adds vertical integration and comes with $184M in contracted manufacturing volume, including take-or-pay minimums that imply a revenue floor. Cizzle also laid out a capacity expansion plan (including Line 6 expected online May 2026) and expects this infrastructure move to support an expedited path to profitability, with a target of becoming Adjusted EBITDA positive in Q4 2026 (per its outlook).
🪨 Perseverance Metals (TSXV: PMI)
Perseverance reported new drill results from the Baseline Zone at its Lac Gayot Project in northern Québec, including 4.03% nickel over 2.1m with 0.69% copper, 0.12% cobalt, and 1.79 g/t palladium. It also hit a copper-rich intervalgrading 3.39% Cu and 2.06% Ni over 0.5m. The company says geophysical follow-up is identifying conductive targets that could support step-outs and further drilling across the broader Venus East Trend in 2026.
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