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Canada has proposed a stablecoin rule that would let an issuer reward a payment while barring it from paying people to keep tokens in their wallets. The distinction appears in draft regulations published October 24, with comments open until December…
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Canada has opened a 60-day consultation on proposed stablecoin regulations that retain its ban on issuer-paid yield and require reserves to be held with qualified Canadian financial institutions. The Department of Finance published the draft in the Canada Gazette on…
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Canada’s monthly peer-to-peer crypto activity has fallen from a spring 2024 peak near 650,000 transactions alongside a decline in study permits, a pattern Chainalysis has linked to changes in the country’s international student population. Chainalysis reported the relationship in its…
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Seven people, including three members of the Canadian Armed Forces, have been arrested in a Toronto kidnapping investigation involving an attempt to steal cryptocurrency, with police filing 82 criminal charges. According to a CTV News report citing Toronto police, the…
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Canada’s six largest banks have formed a joint project to test transfers of tokenized Canadian-dollar deposits between regulated financial institutions. TD Bank has announced that Bank of Montreal, Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, National Bank of Canada, Royal Bank of…
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Three nationalist first ministers will meet in Cardiff to discuss self-determination, economic policy, energy and relations with Europe.
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Canada’s banking regulator has clarified that tokenized deposits are not legally different from traditional deposits, giving federally regulated financial institutions a clearer path to develop deposit products using blockchain and other digital technology. The Office of the Superintendent of Financial…
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Coinbase has launched 23 perpetual and dated crypto futures for eligible Canadian investors, with leverage of up to 10 times on supported contracts. Coinbase said eligible Canadian clients can access the new contracts through Coinbase Financial Markets, its futures commission…
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Coinbase has expanded its Webull infrastructure partnership into Canada, adding a fourth market to an agreement that already supports crypto services in the United States, Brazil and Australia. Coinbase will supply Webull Canada’s crypto infrastructure Coinbase said in an announcement…
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ZachXBT may reject crypto victim requests from seven jurisdictions and restrict regional access to his planned investigation website.
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Visa is reportedly seeking a stablecoin settlement partner licensed in four markets after Mastercard completed its BVNK acquisition.
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BlackRock Canada has launched an exchange-traded fund that combines global equities with a 3% Bitcoin allocation, giving Canadian investors both exposures through one TSX-listed product. IBQT combines global stocks with Bitcoin The iShares Equity + Bitcoin ETF Portfolio, trading under…
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Crypto ownership in Canada has more than doubled since 2023, even as regulators warn that many investors still misunderstand platform protections and industry rules. Canada crypto ownership more than doubles Canada’s cryptocurrency ownership rate rose to 25% in 2026 from…
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Coinbase has expanded plans for its “Everything Exchange” into Canada, bringing tokenized stocks, traditional financial products, and blockchain-based services closer to one platform for local users. BNN Bloomberg reported that Coinbase is preparing to introduce its “Everything Exchange” strategy in…
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HIVE shares rose after BUZZ HPC signed a $220M AI cloud deal with Bell and Cohere, adding sovereign GPU capacity in Canada.
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A Canadian man has pleaded guilty to laundering proceeds from a crypto fraud scheme that stole more than $13 million through impersonation scams, with U.S. prosecutors seeking a prison sentence of up to 63 months in exchange for his cooperation.…