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Related party transactions and balances
9 Months Ended
May 31, 2026
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]  
Related party transactions and balances

11. Related party transactions and balances

 

  1.

Following the completion of the Company’s private placement on January 6, 2026, the Injective Foundation became one of the Company’s largest shareholders and is considered a related party in accordance with ASC 850, Related Party Disclosures.

 

The Injective Foundation forms part of the broader ecosystem supporting the Company’s Digital Asset Treasury strategy and, as a significant shareholder, may have the ability to exert significant influence over the Company’s strategic direction and financing initiatives. In connection with certain financing arrangements, the Injective Foundation has also provided a guarantee supporting certain of the Company’s obligations. Refer to Note 12 for additional information.

 

The Company has also entered into financing, treasury placement and collateral arrangements with other related parties in the ordinary course of implementing its Digital Asset Treasury strategy. The Company’s significant related parties include:

 

the Injective Foundation, by virtue of its ownership interest in the Company;

FalconX Charlie Inc. (“FalconX” which, as used herein, includes FalconX Charlie Inc., FalconX Bravo, Inc., and certain other FalconX-affiliated entities under common ownership and control with entities that hold a significant ownership interest in the Company), which serve as financing, treasury and derivative counterparties of the Company;

affiliated treasury placement counterparties, including affiliates of Innovating Capital Management, LLC, which serves as an approved advisor under the Company’s Treasury Reserve Policy (the “Treasury Reserve Policy”), a Board-approved governance framework governing the Company’s Digital Asset Treasury strategy and related treasury management activities;
certain directors and executive officers of the Company.

 

As of May 31, 2026, balances with related parties consisted of:

 

   May 31, 2026 
Loan receivables  $12,002,619 
Loans payable  $21,442,877 
Restricted cash   $5,424,320 

 

Refer to Note 12 for additional information regarding the Company’s financing, treasury placement and collateral arrangements.

 

  2. Compensation of key management personnel includes the Chief Executive Officer, Chief Operating Officer, Chief Financial Officer:

 

   May 31, 2026   May 31, 2025 
   $   $ 
Salaries, Wages and benefits   395,669    382,151 

 

Last period figures also includes payroll of Chief Strategy Officer, who resigned in March 2025.

 

During the year ended August 31, 2025, two directors of the Company advanced an aggregate amount of $657,690 to support working capital requirements. The advances were unsecured, bore interest at 12% per annum, and were repayable on demand.

 

As of May 31, 2026, the outstanding principal balance of these advances, together with all accrued interest, had been fully repaid. The repayment was funded from proceeds received in connection with the Company’s private placement completed on January 6, 2026.

 

 

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Notes to the Condensed Interim Consolidated Financial Statements - Unaudited

For the period ended May 31, 2026

(Expressed in US Dollars)