Coinbase has expanded its partnership with Webull into Canada, providing the infrastructure needed to support crypto trading and custody services for Canadian investors. The agreement extends an existing collaboration between the two companies covering the United States, Brazil and Australia. Webull Canada will integrate Coinbases Crypto-as-a-Service platform, giving customers access to digital asset trading backed by institutional-grade custody. Webull will also tap Coinbases liquidity and crypto infrastructure while keeping the investment experience within its own platform. The expansion...

Dogecoin price fell 2.48% on August 31, trading near $0.082 as rising selling pressure weighed on the popular meme coin. Retail traders appear to be locking in profits following recent gains, while DOGE is now testing an important technical support level. However, renewed inflows into Dogecoin ETFs could provide some support for market sentiment. CoinGlass data shows that Dogecoin has experienced stronger selling than buying activity for three consecutive days since August 28. Over that period, the value of DOGE sold exceeded purchases by roughly $21 million, indicating increased...

Former U.S. Representative George Santos has become the first person to receive a lifetime ban from prediction market platform Kalshi after allegedly manipulating contracts tied to his own attendance at President Donald Trumps State of the Union speech. Kalshi said Santos placed large trades on whether he would attend the event and later made public statements about his plans that could influence contract prices. The platform accused him of making some false or misleading comments before ultimately betting that he would not attend. Santos reportedly earned about $18,000 from the trades. Along...

Bitmine Immersion Technologies (BMNR) accelerated its Ethereum accumulation for a second consecutive week, purchasing another 53,501 ETH as Chairman Tom Lee expects strong crypto market performance to attract greater institutional demand. The latest Ethereum purchase was valued at approximately $131.3 million based on an ETH price of around $2,455 on Monday. It follows Bitmines acquisition of 32,447 ETH the previous week and increases the companys total holdings to 5,901,112 ETH, currently worth roughly $14.5 billion. The renewed buying pace represents a notable change from July and August,...

Ireland is preparing to exclude cryptocurrencies from a new government-backed personal investment account scheduled to launch in 2027, while allowing savers to invest in assets such as listed stocks, bonds and exchange-traded funds (ETFs). The initiative forms part of Irelands roadmap for retail investment and is designed to encourage households to move more savings into financial markets. Under the proposed framework, investments held in the accounts would not be taxed below a threshold that has yet to be determined. Amounts above the threshold would face a low annual flat tax calculated on...

C1 Fund Inc. (NYSE: CFND) has revealed that Ripple Labs Inc. became its largest portfolio holding during the second quarter of 2026, highlighting growing institutional interest in the blockchain payments company and XRP-related investments. According to C1 Funds Q2 financial results, Ripple Labs represented 17.5% of the closed-end funds net assets as of June 30. That placed Ripple ahead of Payward Inc., the parent company of crypto exchange Kraken, which accounted for 16.9%. C1 Fund reported a net asset value of $6.49 per share, with 77.5% of its capital, or approximately $33.07 million,...

Michael Saylors Strategy has returned to the Bitcoin market with a major purchase after roughly two months of slowing its aggressive accumulation strategy and focusing more heavily on building cash reserves. Strategy, the worlds largest corporate Bitcoin holder, announced that it acquired another 4,603 BTC for approximately $370 million over the past week. The purchase marks a notable return to Bitcoin accumulation and has attracted attention across the cryptocurrency community as BTC trades near elevated price levels. According to Strategy Chairman Michael Saylor, the company purchased the...

Cardanos Update Constitutional Committee 2026 governance action is approaching a critical voting deadline, with participation still below the required threshold. Intersect is urging Delegated Representatives (DReps) and stake pool operators (SPOs) to cast their votes before the proposal expires on September 1 at 21:44:51 UTC. The governance action is particularly important because failure to secure approval could disrupt Cardanos path toward the Dijkstra hard fork and the Leios upgrade, both of which require constitutional and technical changes. According to voting figures shared by...

Bitcoin could be preparing for another move higher after buyers successfully defended key support during a volatile end to August, according to prominent crypto trader DonAlt. Looks like were gonna get another leg up soon, DonAlt wrote on X on Aug. 31, pointing to Bitcoins resilience following a sharp intraday decline. Bitcoin enters September after an unusually strong August and a major third-quarter recovery. BTC climbed from around $64,700 earlier in the month and briefly approached $81,000 before pulling back. The cryptocurrency is now consolidating near $78,000, with traders closely...

Rain Protocol has completed its Credit Refund settlement by permanently burning more than 7.4 billion RAIN tokens following a community-backed governance decision. The settlement stemmed from a Rain Foundation investigation into coordinated wallet activity linked to the Credit Refund program. According to the Foundation, several participants allegedly used multiple wallets in an effort to bypass the programs $5,000 allocation cap for individual users. Instead of resolving the matter solely through an internal decision, Rain submitted a proposed settlement to its decentralized autonomous...