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PortuguêsErnst and Young (EY), the bankruptcy trustee for the defunct exchange QuadrigaCX, is trying to resolve a dispute over how to value the firm’s cryptocurrency assets before disbursement to creditors.…
Continue ReadingStephen Harper, an economist and the former prime minister of Canada, said bitcoin could potentially see use as a reserve currency, but isn’t going to supplant the U.S. dollar’s international…
Continue ReadingStephen Harper, who served as prime minister of Canada for nine years, says there may be a place for Bitcoin and central bank digital currencies as part of a basket…
Continue ReadingThe leader in blockchain news, CoinDesk is a media outlet that strives for the highest journalistic standards and abides by a strict set of editorial policies. CoinDesk is an independent…
Continue ReadingCanadian investment fund manager Arxnovum Investments has filed a prospectus for a new Bitcoin (BTC) exchange-traded fund, or ETF, in Canada. On Jan. 11, the company filed a stack of…
Continue ReadingA prospectus for a new bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) has been filed with the Ontario Securities Commission in Canada. Arxnovum Investments Inc filed documents for the “Arxnovum Bitcoin ETF” on…
Continue ReadingOn the heels of the Canadian company Mogo purchasing bitcoin for treasury reserves, the British Columbia-based augmented reality firm Nextech AR Solutions has announced the purchase of $2 million in…
Continue ReadingThe leader in blockchain news, CoinDesk is a media outlet that strives for the highest journalistic standards and abides by a strict set of editorial policies. CoinDesk is an independent…
Continue ReadingNigeria, Africa’s biggest economy and most populous nation, traded more than $566 million worth of bitcoin between 2015 and 2020, making it the world’s second-largest peer-to-peer (P2P) bitcoin market after…
Continue ReadingToday, Knox announced that it has become the first and only custodian in Canada with SOC 2 Type II certification. Learn more via the press released shared by Knox below:…
Continue Reading2020’s Crypto Performances: The Biggest Token Losers and This Year’s Top-Performing Cryptocurrencies Digital currency markets have climbed significantly in value all year long, despite the gloomy global economy and the…
Continue ReadingAustralia-based digital payments infrastructure provider Banxa is set to list on a Canadian stock exchange after being granted approval from local regulators earlier this month. According to a report from…
Continue ReadingThe world’s first Ethereum-based fund to be listed on a major stock exchange opened for trading on Thursday, but not without some hiccups. Listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange, The…
Continue ReadingDigital asset regulation has been a hot topic in 2020 and shows no signs of cooling. A recent G7 meeting concluded that the sector faces an ongoing need for regulation. …
Continue ReadingNext week, Canadian digital asset investment manager 3iQ will be launching an IPO for the world’s first Ethereum ETF, The Ether Fund, on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) under the…
Continue ReadingTimothy Lane, Deputy Governor of the Bank of Canada and head of research at the bank’s fintech and crypto department, claimed that Canada’s central bank digital currency, or CBDC, might…
Continue ReadingCanada-based investment firm Cypherpunk Holdings has dumped its holdings of two alternative cryptocurrencies and put the proceeds into bitcoin. In an announcement Thursday, the company said that its bitcoin holdings…
Continue ReadingGalaxy Digital, a cryptocurrency merchant bank founded by Mike Novogratz, is expanding its crypto offerings in Canada. According to a Nov. 16 announcement, Galaxy Digital has partnered with major Canadian…
Continue ReadingA three-year pilot scheme for an innovative blockchain-based electric vehicle, or EV, charging platform has received $1 million in funding from Natural Resources Canada, a department of the country’s government.…
Continue ReadingWhile many children dressed as ghosts, goblins, and witches last night may have been disappointed to find an inedible thin piece of cardboard left out in a goodie bag, a…
Continue ReadingThe leader in blockchain news, CoinDesk is a media outlet that strives for the highest journalistic standards and abides by a strict set of editorial policies. CoinDesk is an independent…
Continue ReadingINX, a global digital asset trading platform, is expanding its ongoing initial public offering with listings on exchanges worldwide. In a move to boost the liquidity in its $117 million…
Continue ReadingCanada doesn’t want any “surprises” regarding central bank digital currencies. In a recent interview with Reuters, Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem doubled down on the country’s contingency-plan approach to…
Continue ReadingThe Silk Road Balance Sheet Discrepancy: Bitcoin Worth $4.8 Billion Still Missing The original Silk Road marketplace has been shut down for well over seven years now and to this…
Continue ReadingCanadian digital asset manager 3iQ has recorded a major milestone fo its public Bitcoin (BTC) fund. The Bitcoin Fund — Canada’s first Bitcoin fund listed on a major stock exchange…
Continue ReadingThe Bank of Canada is looking to hire an economist who has a deep knowledge of financial technology and digital currencies, potentially signaling the latest in a series of steps…
Continue ReadingThe leader in blockchain news, CoinDesk is a media outlet that strives for the highest journalistic standards and abides by a strict set of editorial policies. CoinDesk is an independent…
Continue ReadingCentral bank digital currencies, often known as CBDCs, are seemingly imminent: over recent months, central banks around the world have revealed that they are working on their own digital currency…
Continue ReadingCanada‘s central bank, the Bank of Canada, recently put out a report on the risks and benefits of a central bank digital currency. “An anonymous token-based central bank digital currency…
Continue ReadingThe Gibraltar Stock Exchange said Tuesday that it listed a new bitcoin fund belonging to 3iQ Corp, a Canadian investment fund manager that focuses on new technologies and crypto assets.…
Continue ReadingIn 2017, the gaming world was revolutionized by the massive success of a simple blockchain game called CryptoKitties. It enabled players to breed and trade unique digital cats via a…
Continue ReadingA report from Canada’s central bank shows that while most Canadians are knowledgeable about basic finance and Bitcoin, few actually hold any crypto assets. According to the results of Bank…
Continue ReadingWealthsimple Crypto, the first regulated cryptocurrency exchange in Canada, is rolling out its trading platform to the public today. Starting from Sept. 22, users in all 13 provinces and territories…
Continue ReadingWhile other countries may be placing central bank digital currencies — also known as CBDCs — at the top of their agenda, Australia could buck the trend. According to a…
Continue ReadingThe Canadian law firm representing creditors of the defunct crypto exchange QuadrigaCX has hired consultancy firm Kroll to advance its investigation into $190 million lost in user assets in early…
Continue ReadingEuropean experts in cryptocurrency tax reporting are joining forces to enter markets in the United States and Canada. Blockpit, an Austria-based crypto compliance expert, has completed a merger with its…
Continue ReadingFollowing last year’s QuadrigaCX collapse and loss of client funds, Canada’s crypto exchanges are going the extra mile to rebuild the trust of consumers. Announced Wednesday, Toronto-based Coinberry has acquired…
Continue ReadingMountX Real Estate Capital has licensed transfer agent Vertalo to design and launch tokens for at least 15 digital real estate projects in Mexico and Canada through 2020 and early…
Continue ReadingThe coronavirus pandemic has truly been a watershed event — not just for the financial industry but for the world at large. Many had plans and goals that they wanted…
Continue ReadingTaras Kulyk, Senior Vice President of Blockchain Business Development at Core Scientific, says that the countries competing to become leaders in the Blockchain space vary greatly in what they can…
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