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MineHub Technologies (TSX-V: MHUB)(OTC: MHUBF) CEO Andrea Aranguren on Joint Initiative to Explore Expansion of Abaxx Private Digital Title to In-Transit Shipments

 

Gerardo Del Real: This is Gerardo Del Real with Resource Stock Digest. Joining me today is the CEO of MineHub Technologies (TSX-V: MHUB)(OTC: MHUBF), Ms. Andrea Aranguren.

Andrea, it's great to have you back on. How are you today?

Andrea Aranguren: Amazing. Thank you so much for having me. And you said my name so well. It’s tricky, so thank you.

Gerardo Del Real: I get mine butchered on a daily basis so I try to be as respectful and accurate as possible.

Listen, you used the right word for the market response in today's news: “Amazing.” You just had a news release that really outlines what I think the market is understanding as a clear path forward towards a much, much larger market cap than the market cap you currently command. 

And so I wanted to have you on so you could provide the context and the details because there's a lot in this release that I think most people got but I think there's going to be some parts to it, some of the technical stuff, that's going to fly over people's heads. I know they'll catch on… but better sooner than later, right?

Andrea Aranguren: Absolutely. And I think understanding the underlying technology is not as important as understanding really what the initiative unlocks and what it creates for the industry. I don't think people need to be overly fixated on that, although we can definitely get into it. If you want, I can give a general overview.

Gerardo Del Real: I think that’s a great starting point.

Andrea Aranguren: Okay, so as everybody knows, MineHub and Abaxx have a very strong partnership. We've been collaborating on a variety of different initiatives, and this is an area where Josh and I identified very early would be a really strong opportunity for our partnership in the medium to longer term and off the back of Abaxx's extreme success. 

And there's been an incredible response to the Abaxx Private Digital Title initiative and the gold and the money market pilots that we really saw an opportunity that is very unique combining MineHub's unique capabilities with the Abaxx Private Digital Title initiative to really extend Abaxx's capabilities and potential within creating digital collateral and creating more efficiency in financial markets by extending the Private Digital Title to in-transit shipments.

And so Abaxx’s pilots, right now, which are really around gold and money market funds, don't really address the movement of physical cargo within the supply chain or within the market, which is obviously a key factor, especially for base metal markets and a variety of other physical commodities. 

And because of MineHub's extensive network, as well as our unique capabilities as it relates to real-time tracking, because we are getting information directly from satellites and from GPS, we know exactly where the physical cargo is. 

And because our customers actually book their contracts on our platform, we know all of the key aspects that are required for digital title, and we are uniquely positioned to have that visibility as the cargo moves throughout the supply chain.

And so by coupling our capabilities with the Abaxx framework, it really unlocks incredible potential. And I had a couple questions this morning from analysts in terms of the TAM (Total Addressable Market). 

The TAM is the entire physical commodity supply chain because now you can really translate Abaxx's innovation to any physical cargo inventory at any point in the world for any commodity.

Gerardo Del Real: You answered my next question. And I want to expand on that just a bit because we talk about gold… but really, this can be applied across all sectors. And so my next question is going to be what comes next and what markets are you really keen to advance and bring in under the umbrella here with the partnership and the initiative?

Andrea Aranguren: Absolutely. Naturally, it makes sense for us to focus on copper and aluminum where MineHub really has a very strong market presence and engagement from pretty much all market leaders on either side of the market; buyers, sellers, traders, intermediaries. 

And so we’re still defining the scope of the initiative but it's going to be centered around copper and aluminum cargo, most likely, given that that's really where our network has been in our experience to date.

Gerardo Del Real: Excellent. What comes next? The market loves the news. Obviously, you've been on the phone with analysts today. 

I have to assume that the response has been really positive there. I know you have a live Investor Webinar on Thursday, September 11, 2025 at 1:30PM EST that people can register for here. 

Andrea Aranguren: Correct… and it's going to be a really great opportunity for Josh and I to answer questions in an informal fireside-like chat. 

We can get into some of the technical aspects. We can talk about what we're leveraging in terms of our capabilities, and how by bringing together these two powerful capabilities, their networks, and our platform, we can open new pathways to liquidity and greater capital efficiency across the entire commodity supply chain.

Gerardo Del Real: I was asking what comes next, and I’ve got to believe that the uncertainty around the tariffs had to have an effect on the timing of some of the initiatives and some of the milestones the company is looking to achieve. How has the uncertainty around the tariff situation impacted MineHub?

Andrea Aranguren: Those are the moments — like tariffs or other extreme disruptions in the supply chain — that highlight the urgent need for digital tools. You can’t operate under the old framework of simply sending information without real visibility, risk mitigation, or the ability to use insights and analytics to run scenario analyses and understand impacts from factors you can’t control. 

The tariffs were just an extreme example of a disruption that amplified our value proposition for all customers and prospects across the market.

Gerardo Del Real: Well said. Andrea, thank you so much for coming on. I’m looking forward to chatting again soon. Congrats on the news. And it looks to be a busy end to the year and a really busy 2026.

Andrea Aranguren: That's for sure. Thank you so much, Gerardo.

Gerardo Del Real: Alright, cheers.

Andrea Aranguren: Bye-bye.

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