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On Sept. 4, 2026, clients of Bitwise and Franklin ETFs bought a combined $6.14 million worth of XRP. The purchases were executed through each firm’s respective ETF products. The activity indicates that regulated investment channels are bringing incremental inflows to XRP.

Coinbase said it has launched regulated cryptocurrency futures trading in Canada. The service is available to eligible clients and offers Bitcoin, Ethereum and Solana contracts with up to 10x leverage. The move expands its compliant product lineup in North America. It is aimed at meeting derivatives demand from institutional and high-net-worth users.

Solana accounted for 38.1% of all blockchain application revenue in August 2026, ranking first among public chains, according to DiarioBitcoin. The figures point to Solana’s dominance in app-layer revenue. They also highlight the continued appeal of its high throughput and low fees to developers and users.

Standard Chartered has launched direct Bitcoin and Ethereum trading for institutional clients in the UAE through its regulated Dubai branch. The move marks another major global bank entering spot digital-asset trading. It offers institutional investors a regulated, compliant access point and could help improve crypto market liquidity and mainstream adoption.

Privacy-focused infrastructure project Beldex has raised $8 million in a strategic round led by Sigma Capital and reported a series of ecosystem updates. Beldex Bridge has connected with BNB Smart Chain, while BelNet v1.4.1 improves Android performance and connectivity. The project is also advancing VRF-based PoS research ahead of its next hard fork, and recent snapshots show more than 3,300 masternodes. BDX and BDX-BSC are now available on SWFT Wallet and OmniBridge.

A wave of product launches and upgrades hit the Ethereum ecosystem in August. GnosisDAO approved a vote to move Gnosis Chain from its own L1 to a ZK-proven Ethereum L2 rollup with synchronous composability. BlackRock launched its BlackRock Select Treasury Based Liquidity Fund (BSTBL) with a tokenized share class on Ethereum mainnet and began tokenizing share classes of its $311B European money market fund series on Ethereum. Uniswap, Morpho, Aave v4 and PropAMM infrastructure also reported fresh activity and deposit milestones across Ethereum and L2 networks.

Standard Chartered has launched institutional spot cryptocurrency trading in the UAE, covering bitcoin:native, $ETH and 75+ digital assets. The service is integrated directly into the bank’s regulated banking and FX platforms. It is designed to provide institutional clients with a compliant route into crypto markets and strengthen links between traditional finance and the digital-asset ecosystem.

In the Coldcard wallet-related hack, the attacker has started using the cross-chain protocol THORChain to swap stolen Bitcoin for Ether. About 10% of the stolen funds have been moved so far. The shift indicates the stolen assets have entered an active disposal phase. This could affect short-term supply and demand for the related tokens.

Coinbase said it is launching regulated crypto derivatives for eligible investors in Canada. The offering includes 23 futures contracts covering bitcoin:native, $ETH, $SOL and other assets. The products will allow leverage of up to 10x. The move expands Coinbase’s presence in North America’s regulated derivatives market to meet demand in Canada for leveraged trading tools.

Solana has increased the maximum size of a single transaction to three times its previous limit by introducing the V1 transaction format. The upgrade allows the network to support more complex transaction instructions, giving developers a technical foundation to build richer decentralized applications. It is expected to improve interaction efficiency for DeFi protocols and NFT projects. The move is aimed at further optimizing Solana’s throughput and programmability to reinforce its positioning as a high-performance public blockchain.