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Celsius Network Raises $400 Mln at a $3 Bln Valuation to Expand Offerings, Make Acquisitions, & Reassure Regulators

CDPQ invested in the crypto lender but has “absolutely” no plan to allocate directly in BTC or digital assets. Celsius manages $25 billion in assets, adding $15 billion in just seven months. The firm is facing several warnings from regulators of Texas, New Jersey, Kentucky, and Alabama for allegedly…

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KuCoin the Latest to Come Under Scanner by Ontario Securities Regulator

According to the Ontario Securities Regulator(OSC), KuCoin is operating as an unregistered crypto exchange. KuCoin is among the exchanges that failed to contact the regulator by the cut-off date set by the regulator for custodial crypto exchanges operating in Canada to initiate compliance conversions. This is a big blow…

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Canadian Crypto Exchange under the Scanner for breaking Securities Law

According to the OSC, Poloneix has never filed a prospect nor requested for an exception from the OSC. The crypto exchange is incorporated in the Republic of Seychelles but is offering its services to the residents of Ontario. The 19th of April 2021 was set as a deadline for…

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Canadian exchange operator launches cryptocurrency brokerage service

Shorcan Digital Currency Network (Shorcan DCN), a wholly-owned subsidiary of ‎Canada-based stock exchange operator TMX Group, has partnered with ‎Toronto-based Paycase to set up a cryptocurrency brokerage service that ‎will focus initially on Bitcoin and Ether.‎ The Toronto Stock Exchange owner said the new unit will also work ‎with…

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Evolve Launches Canada’s First Active Blockchain ETF

Evolve Funds Group (Evolve ETFs) is in the race to get its ticker on ‎Canadian exchanges’ trading screens. The issuer said in a statement that it has already ‎filed a final prospectus with the country’s regulators for an ‎actively managed ETF that tracks a cross-section of businesses that are primarily ‎involved…

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RBC Brings Credit Score to Distributed Ledger Technology

By using the blockchain, Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) wants to patent a way to securely ‎streamline credit score processes and address regulatory mandates.‎ According to new records released by ‎the US Patent and Trademark Office, Canada’s biggest lender by market value brings credit scoring to ‎distributed ledger technologies.‎…

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Cryptocurrency Mining Boom in Canada Prompts Hydro-Quebec to Seek ‎Power ‎Rate Hike

The cryptocurrency mining boom has prompted a backlash in Quebec, ‎where the province’s power agency has proposed a rate hike for high-‎density power operations. Hydro-Quebec wants to raise the rate of energy-hogging bitcoin miners from its current level at around 5 Canadian cents per ‎kilowatt.‎ Low electricity rates in…

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Canadian Securities Exchange to Bring Crypto Fundraising Under Regulation

The Canadian Securities Exchange (CSE) ‎is taking first steps to bring crypto fundraisers, or ‎initial coin offerings (ICOs), within the regulatory framework. While ICOs have come ‎under regulatory scrutiny this year, the CSE believes that digital crowdsales can be done right, ‎with built-in safeguards to avoid fraud. ‎ Specifically,…

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Ushering in the Future with Blockchain in Canada, Continued

In this article, I’ll continue to recap some of the more promising players in the blockchain space currently listed on Canadian stock exchanges. This year is going to see the explosion of quite a few organizations that were once quietly introduced to the public. As companies that use blockchain…

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Will Bitcoin Taxation Turn Into an Accounting Nightmare for Canadian Users?

Canada’s approach to Bitcoin taxation will not turn into an ‎accounting nightmare for its users, at least for now, as the government “has no plans” to change tack on how ‎the digital asset class is treated under current tax laws.‎ Finance Minister Bill Morneau told Bloomberg on the sidelines of…

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Celsius Network Raises $400 Mln at a $3 Bln Valuation to Expand Offerings, Make Acquisitions, & Reassure Regulators

KuCoin the Latest to Come Under Scanner by Ontario Securities Regulator

Canadian Crypto Exchange under the Scanner for breaking Securities Law

Canadian exchange operator launches cryptocurrency brokerage service

Evolve Launches Canada’s First Active Blockchain ETF

RBC Brings Credit Score to Distributed Ledger Technology

Cryptocurrency Mining Boom in Canada Prompts Hydro-Quebec to Seek ‎Power ‎Rate Hike

Canadian Securities Exchange to Bring Crypto Fundraising Under Regulation

Ushering in the Future with Blockchain in Canada, Continued

Will Bitcoin Taxation Turn Into an Accounting Nightmare for Canadian Users?

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