2022-2-17 14:31 |
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has invoked the Canada Emergencies Act, a law that allows the government to freeze the bank accounts of protesters without the necessity for a court order. This will be the first time the law is enforced. origin »
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The Canadian securities regulator, the Ontario Securities Commission, has accused the cryptocurrency exchange Poloniex of flouting Ontario securities law. Ontario Regulator Files Statement Of Allegations Against Poloniex The regulator filed a statement of the allegation on Tuesday, claiming that Poloniex failed to seek approval as a crypto trading platform operating in the province.
2021-5-27 18:30 | |
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Canada’s OSC continues to take action against allegedly non-compliant cryptocurrency trading platforms after announcing new compliance measures in March.
2021-5-27 13:59 | |
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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.
2020-1-18 22:18 | |
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The Canadian Securities Administration (CSA), the nation’s financial regulator has released new guidelines to govern crypto market participants in the country. The new guidelines require all bitcoin (BTC) trading venues and crypto exchanges to come under its purview and operate in total compliance with securities law, according to a Finance Magnates report on January 17,Read MoreRead More.
2020-1-18 20:00 | |
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A law firm based out of Quebec, Canada, is spearheading a class-action lawsuit against Fortnite on the basis that developer Epic Games masterminded an addictive game designed to tap into the malleable minds of young players to get them addicted to the game.
2019-10-8 23:15 | |
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Spanish law enforcement says Bitcoin ATMs enable criminals to circumvent anti-money laundering (AML) regulations according to a report by Bloomberg. This statement comes following calls from officials in Canada for crypto cash machines to be banned over money-laundering concerns.
2019-7-13 01:00 | |
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The nuco. cloud (short term of nubes computatrum) is a cloudbased distributed computing network developed by the Iron Eagle Capital GmbH, based on BOINC (Berkeley Open Infrastructure Network Computing), the scientific computing cloud of the University of California, Berkeley, and Gridcoin.
2019-7-9 17:17 | |
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By CCN: Kraken is not pleased with the way Canadian regulators propose to go about governing crypto trading platforms. In a sternly written paper to the Canadian Securities Administrators and the Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada, the crypto exchange explained its gripes.
2019-5-18 21:50 | |
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Law-focused blockchain startup OpenLaw announced on May 7, 2019, that six of Canada’s leading law companies – in partnership with blockchain consultancy firm GenesisB – will develop an “innovative smart legal template” on the Ethereum blockchain.
2019-5-9 17:00 | |
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Bitfinex and Tether’s legal counsel has written a response to the New York Attorney General’s (NYAG) ex parte order, which claims that Bitifinex used Tether’s reserves to cover some $850 million in losses.
2019-5-1 01:22 | |
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Andrei Poliakov is the CEO and co-founder of Coinberry, one of Canada’s premier digital currency platforms. His company is the first in Canada to partner with a government municipality.
2019-4-23 17:42 | |
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By CCN. com: QuadrigaCX had a long and successful run as Canada’s top Bitcoin exchange. Former counsel to the exchange, Christine Duhaime, says in a blog post at Coindesk that the company was among the only exchanges to publicly publish audits or obtain cold storage insurance.
2019-3-29 23:40 | |
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The European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation, better known as Europol, announced on March 26, 2019, that it has made an ongoing partnership with law enforcement from Canada, the United States and the member states of the European Union to target buyers and sellers of illegal items on the dark web.
2019-3-28 20:24 | |
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Cryptocurrency needs adapted securities rules, say Canadian regulators in new joint consultation paper
2019-3-14 20:05 | |
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Canadian law enforcement officials are on the lookout for 4 individuals who are responsible for carrying out over 100… The post 4 Men Exploit Bitcoin ATMs in Canada for $200,000 — ATMs Companies In Danger? appeared first on Invest In Blockchain.
2019-3-14 11:21 | |
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The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) is reportedly targeting Bitcoin investors as well as other cryptocurrency users with federal tax audits. The CRA has also sent questionnaires to determine the previous trading and investing activity.
2019-3-8 19:08 | |
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In this edition of The Daily we cover the beta launch of a new platform from Shapeshift, an acquisition by one of the largest cryptocurrency exchanges in Canada – Coinsquare – and the latest Grayscale digital asset investment report.
2019-2-18 16:42 | |
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A group of lawyers from some of Canada’s top law firms convened in a court in Halifax, Nova Scotia, today to secure the right to represent creditors in the ongoing QuadrigaCX litigation.
2019-2-15 01:45 | |
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For those QuadrigaCX users who were fortunate enough to have withdrawal requests honored, some appear to have received their funds through unconventional means. An anonymous QuadrigaCX user who corresponded with Bitcoin Magazine said that they received a bank deposit from Robertson Nova Consulting Inc.
2019-2-15 20:28 | |
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Law firms will line up on Valentine’s Day for access to QuadrigaCX client representation in $200 million lawsuit
2019-2-13 12:33 | |
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When QuadrigaCX announced last month that CEO Gerald Cotten had suddenly died and roughly $150 million in cryptocurrency ($180 million Canadian) was inaccessible as a result, the crypto world went nuts.
2019-2-5 20:35 | |
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According to Elections Canada, the agency that runs federal elections in Canada, there has been “a growing interest” in cryptocurrency donations. This trend has prompted some political parties to ask for a ruling on how best to manage bitcoin and other cryptocurrency political donations and how to navigate the various reporting systems required by both Elections Canada and the parties so that they comply with the Canada Elections Act.
2019-1-24 20:28 | |
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Technology lawyer Addison Cameron-Huff launched his new, Toronto-based, all-crypto legal firm on January 3, 2019, Bitcoin’s 10th anniversary, as a statement of his commitment to working for and promoting Bitcoin and cryptocurrency-based businesses.
2019-1-11 21:17 | |
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Most digital exchanges are unregulated and therefore unqualified to safely process cryptocurrency transactions. They don’t employ necessary know-your-customer (KYC) tactics, and roughly $1 billion in digital asset funds have been stolen since the start of 2018.
2018-10-13 23:34 | |
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The Chamber of Digital Commerce’s Token Alliance is producing a new group of guidelines built to help the cryptocurrency and initial coin offering (ICO) markets grow responsibly.
2018-7-30 18:38 | |
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Canada’s government has released draft regulations for “virtual currencies” with a consultation period of 90 days, saying that proposed regulatory changes could mean a loss of $60 million over 10 years for businesses that deal in cryptocurrencies but will improve Canada’s international reputation and make it easier for crypto businesses to deal overseas.
2018-6-13 20:24 | |
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As Canada starts to clamp down on the crypto supply flowing into the Freedom Convoy’s coffers, protest leaders and truckers now face a harsh reality on the ground. Faced with the turmoil caused by massive protests, roadblocks, and other acts of resistance in Canada’s capital city, an outraged group of Ottawa locals has filed a […]
