Coinbase Pushes Everything Exchange Into Canada
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- Coinbase Canada CEO Eric Richmond confirmed the company is pushing its "Everything Exchange" north of the border—a single platform where crypto, stocks, ETFs, and prediction markets all trade from one account, with no hard launch date announced.
- Coinbase became the first international crypto exchange registered in Canada in April 2024 and is working closely with local regulators on the Everything Exchange rollout.
- Tokenized stocks—shares recorded on a blockchain that settle instantly and trade 24/7—are planned for non-U.S. customers including Canadians this month, per a previous official Coinbase blog, with full dividend rights included.
- Coinbase already opened stock and ETF trading to eligible U.S. users in February 2026 and launched prediction markets in January through Kalshi, a federally regulated prediction market operator now valued at $22 billion.
- Richmond dismissed competition from Robinhood and traditional Canadian brokerages, arguing users are tired of 4 p.m. market closures and days-long wire settlement times.
- The Bank of Canada is expected to finalize stablecoin implementing regulations in 2027—the last major regulatory piece Coinbase needs before listing a Canadian dollar stablecoin and fully rolling out the Everything Exchange.
Why it matters: Coinbase is positioning directly against Robinhood and traditional Canadian brokerages by offering 24/7 trading and instant settlement, but the full Everything Exchange is gated until the Bank of Canada finalizes stablecoin regulations in 2027—giving legacy Canadian financial firms a clear runway to compete or counter before the platform is complete.
