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Canada Tax Collector Seeks to Force Crypto Exchange Coinsquare to Fork Over Client Records
The demand mimics a play tax enforcers at the IRS deployed against Coinbase. Source
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Wanted: Economist for Digital Currencies, Fintech as Bank of Canada Studies a Possible CBDC
The move comes as the central bank continues to research how a central bank digital currency would work as well as the possible risks. Source
Read MoreBank of Canada calls central bank digital currencies risky, especially storage
Canada's central bank, the Bank of Canada, recently put out a report on the risks and benefits of a central bank digital currency. "An anonymous token-based central bank digital currency (CBDC) would pose particular security risks," the Bank of Canada wrote in its Oct. 5 report. "These risks arise from how balances are aggregated
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Vertalo to Tokenize Real Estate in Mexico, Canada
MountX Real Estate Capital has licensed transfer agent Vertalo to design and launch tokens for at least 15 digital real estate projects in Mexico and Canada through 2020 and early 2021, the firms announced last week. According to a press statement, this is the third of four planned deals by Vertalo’s
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Bitcoin Trends on Twitter in the U.S. and Canada as Price Jumps 15%
It’s been an absurd day for Bitcoin. The asset is up in excess of 10% in the past
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Another Bitcoin Scam Hits Canada
An alleged Bitcoin (BTC) scam is now reportedly targeting residents of Winnipeg, Canada. A local grocery store owner warned that many of his customers were victims of the scammers.According to Global News, Husni Zeid placed a large sign on the Bitcoin machine he has in his store, asking people to
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Canada: Bitcoin Businesses Are Now Fully-Regulated, Listed as “Money Service” Entities
[sociallocker id="55298"] Canada’s Bitcoin- and crypto-focused company owners can now rejoice. The country has regulated all digital asset businesses as of June 1, 2020, after a five-year-long negotiation with local Bitcoin players. Good for Bitcoin Ecosystem As per an amendment made to its financial framework, all Bitcoin businesses in Canada are now
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Cryptocurrency Firms Now Recognized as Money Service Businesses in Canada
[sociallocker id="55298"] Cryptocurrency exchanges and payment processors are now legally recognized as Money Service Businesses (MSB) within Canada.June 1 saw the enactment of amendments to Canada’s Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act that were passed in June 2019 to address holes in the then-existing framework.Candian crypto firms
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Crypto.com to Expand Its MCO Visa Card Service to Canada
Leading cryptocurrency payments platform Crypto.com announced that it has received regulatory approval for its Visa card program in Canada, and will soon be rolling out MCO Visa cards in the country. MCO Visa cards are prepaid cards that can be topped up with cryptocurrencies including Bitcoin (BTC), Ether (ETH), Litecoin (LTC),
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