Bitcoin Mining May Prove Useful for Gas Well Owners
Gas companies in Canada are utilizing trapped natural gas otherwise flared to the atmosphere for bitcoin mining, creating a useful application for illiquid energy. Why Flare When You...
Canada Lawmakers Propose a Ban on Cryptocurrency Short Selling
The Canadian Securities Administrators and the Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada (IIROC) have jointly proposed a framework for cryptocurrency exchanges that would...
Monero Successfully Upgrades Its Protocol
Monero (XMR), a privacy-focused cryptocurrency launched in 2014, announced that it has successfully performed a protocol upgrade on March 9, 2019. Hard Fork Aims to Improve...
QuadrigaCX Gets Temporary Reprieve From Creditors as $180M...
QuadrigaCX, the embattled Canadian Bitcoin exchange, yesterday obtained a temporary reprieve from its creditors. Meanwhile, the matter of the over $260 million worth of “lost”...
Privacy Coins Like Monero Perfect For Buying Cannabis in Canada, Says...
Senior market analyst at eToro believes that privacy coin usage in Canada will “almost certainly” increase as the country has officially warned citizens to protect their...
Canada’s Leading Jewelry Brand Birks Group Now Accepts Bitcoin
Canada’s largest jewelry brand Birks Group will reportedly allow its users to pay for their products with Bitcoin as the company enters into a partnership with BitPay. Canada Sees...
Crypto Really Is Cool in Israel
Cryptocurrencies and blockchain tech have taken the stage in Israel. The country’s first dedicated cryptocurrency investment company has launched two funds, expecting to raise $50...
Heat Your Home or Business With a Mining Rig
Bitcoin mining uses a lot of energy to power the processors, which in turn generate a lot of heat. We also use a lot of energy to heat up our living and working environment. If only we...
First Bitcoin-Backed Loan Issued in Canada
The first Bitcoin-backed loan has been issued to a Canadian company allowing cryptocurrency holders to liquify their assets without selling. Bitcoin Loan a ‘Game Changer’...
‘We Have No More Funds’: Canadian Exchange MapleChange...
A Canadian cryptocurrency exchange has closed down, claiming that a hacker had withdrawn all the funds. But many are suggesting that this is nothing more than an exit scam. A Scam I...
Company Uses Junk Bonds to Convert Aluminum Smelter into a Giant...
Coinmint LLC is turning to junk lending in order to fund a massive new mining operation. The project will repurpose a now-closed industrial site. Coinmint LLC is in the midst of a...
‘Adoption is Real’: Nearly 5 Percent of Canadians Now Own...
At least four different studies by institutional authorities indicate that between 3 and 5 percent of people in Canada own Bitcoin. Bitcoin Investors Are Spreading in Canada...