Canadian Stablecoin CUSD Officially Launched by BVCI
A stablecoin pegged to the US dollar, but aimed at the Canadian market, has been officially launched by Blockchain Venture Capital, Inc. CUSD Combines US Dollar Backing with Canadian...
Canadians Like Bitcoin More as a Store of Value
A recent survey conducted by Canada’s central bank regarding Canadians’ thoughts on Bitcoin showed interesting results. While the Bitcoin and crypto market in the US...
Bitcoin Miners in Canada Uncover Green Energy Breakthrough
Canadian gas companies are using trapped natural gas to fuel Bitcoin mining, instead of simply having it flared to the atmosphere. Bitcoin mining is renowned for requiring a lot of...
Bank of Canada to Fight Crypto with Own Digital Currency
The Bank of Canada (BoC) is thinking about developing a digital currency that would eventually replace fiat money completely, according to local media platform The Logic. Govt-Backed...
QuadrigaCX Founder’s Widow to Compensate Exchange Hack Victims
Jennifer Robertson — the widow of late QuadrigaCX founder, Gerald ‘Gerry’ Cotten, has agreed to hand over assets belonging to the defunct bitcoin exchange in compensation of...
QuadrigaCX Update: Accountants Petition to Move Case to Toronto
Court proceedings against defunct Canadian Bitcoin exchange QuadrigaCX will focus on people in Ontario, say liquidators. EY: ‘Few Ties’ Keep Bitcoin Case In Nova Scotia In...
Another Canadian Town to Accept Bitcoin Payments For Property Taxes
Bitcoin takes another step toward mass adoption as a Toronto suburb favorably votes to accept Bitcoin for property tax payments. Cash, Credit or BTC? Canadians living in the Toronto...
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...