Canada

Bitcoin

Canadians Get US Jail Time for Stealing 23 Bitcoin in Twitter Scam

The two scammers used a Twitter account to pose as crypto exchange staff to persuade an Oregon resident to hand over bitcoin.

Policy & regulation  ·  18 March 2020
China

Chinese Blockchain Startup Hires VC Exec to Lead North American Expansion

Beijing-based blockchain startup Conflux has hired the former head of crypto at VC firm Outlier Ventures to lead a North American expansion.

Business  ·  17 February 2020
Canada

Joint Venture Launches Canadian Dollar-Pegged Stablecoin for Financial Services

Canada Stablecorp, a joint venture between Mavennet and 3iQ, has begun issuing its QCAD stablecoin in a bid to digitize financial services such as international remittances.

Markets  ·  11 February 2020
Canada

Canada Forges $130,000 Development Deal for Steel-Tracking Blockchain

The Canadian government has awarded enterprise blockchain startup Mavennet a procurement contract for the development of an on-chain steel-tracking platform.

Tech  ·  21 January 2020
Canada

Canadian Regulatory Group Targets Crypto Exchanges Holding Users’ Digital Assets

Canada's top financial watchdog has told crypto exchanges they will be subject to securities law if they act as custodians to users' digital assets.

Policy & regulation  ·  17 January 2020
Canada

Vulture Investor Is Looking to Buy QuadrigaCX Creditors’ Claims

Argo Partners, a New York-based investment firm, wants to buy QuadrigaCX creditor claims, should there be sufficient interest.

News  ·  8 January 2020
Canada

Ontario Regulator Lets Security Token Startup Test Secondary Trading

The Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) is allowing startup TokenFunder to facilitate secondary-market trading of its tokens in a testing environment.

Markets  ·  24 October 2019
Regulation

Canada’s Blockchain Sector Wants Legal Clarity, New Report Shows

A report from the Canadian Digital Chamber of Commerce compiles fresh data on Canada's blockchain industry – including some promising salary stats.

Markets  ·  9 October 2019
Exchanges

Canada’s Crypto Exchanges Must Now Register as MSBs, Report Transactions Over $10K

Canada has updated its anti-money laundering rules, classing crypto exchanges as MSBs and mandating financial compliance and reporting.

Policy & regulation  ·  11 July 2019
Canada

Five Banks Now Let Users Verify Their Identities Using a Blockchain App

Five Canadian banks have rolled out a new blockchain-based mobile service from SecureKey to let customers securely verify their identities.

Policy & regulation  ·  2 May 2019
Canada

Central Banks Settle Cross-Border Payments With Blockchain for First Time

The central banks of Canada and Singapore have for the first time settled cross-border payments using blockchain and central bank digital currencies.

Policy & regulation  ·  2 May 2019
Exchanges

Now There’s a Canadian Dollar-Pegged Stablecoin on the Way

Toronto-based cryptocurrency exchange Coinsquare is launching a stablecoin pegged 1:1 to the Canadian dollar.

Markets  ·  5 April 2019
Crime

Canadian Court Rules Drug Dealer Must Hand Over $1.4 Million in Bitcoin

A Toronto judge has ruled that a 30-year old drug dealer must forfeit 281.41 bitcoins used in illegal activities on the dark web.

Policy & regulation  ·  4 April 2019
Canada

Police Freeze Accounts, Seize Luxury Cars in Probe of ICO Promoter Vanbex

Canadian police have frozen assets of the founders of Vanbex, as part of a fraud probe into the firm's $22 million ICO.

Markets  ·  1 April 2019
Canada

Canadian Municipality Set to Accept Bitcoin for Property Tax Payments

The Town of Innisfil, Ontario, will accept bitcoin for property tax payments from next month in a one-year trial project.

Markets  ·  29 March 2019