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Ukraine Ceasefire Breakthrough Sends Markets Into Green; Bitcoin Retakes $83K

Also giving a boost was an easing in trade tensions between the U.S. and Canada.

Kiev, Ukraine. Credit: Shutterstock

Marchés

Polymarket Traders Bet on Canadian Tariff Cuts After Lutnick Hints at Negotiations

Howard Lutnick told Fox Business that President Donald Trump is willing to 'meet in the middle' on tariffs, but not eliminate them entirely – yet.

Howard Lutnick (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Juridique

U.S. Prosecutors Charge Canadian Man With $65M Hacks of Indexed Finance, KyberSwap

Andean “Andy” Medjedovic, 22, has been on the run from authorities since 2021.

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York via CoinDesk archives

Juridique

Trudeau's Departure in Canada Opens Possibilities for Crypto

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said he'd step down as prime minister and his party's leader, opening the chance for a crypto supporter to replace him.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau

Juridique

Circle Claims Bragging Rights of USDC Becoming First Regulated Stablecoin in Canada

Pressure mounts on crypto exchanges operating in the country to comply with tighter rules to list stablecoins by the end of this year.

Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Juridique

Missing Crypto Influencer, Under Investigation by Canadian Regulator, Found Dead in Montreal: Report

His body was found months after he was kidnapped from a Montreal condo. A 32-year-old woman has been charged with his murder.

Crime scene (Gerd Altmann/Pixabay)

Vidéos

Microsoft Urges Shareholders to Vote Against Bitcoin Proposal

Bitcoin is trading flat around the $68,000 threshold while options traders weigh a price increase to $100,000 by the end of 2024. Plus, Microsoft urges shareholders to vote against a proposal that assesses bitcoin as a diversification investment and crypto custodian Balance wants to bring Canada’s crypto ETF assets back to the country. "CoinDesk Daily" host Christine Lee breaks down the biggest headlines in the crypto industry today.

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Juridique

Canada Moves Away From Retail CBDC, Shifts Focus to Broader Payments

Canada's central bank has said it is shifting its focus to broader payments system research and policy development.

Canada has unveiled new bank-capital plans for crypto (Pixabay)

Juridique

Canada’s ‘Crypto King’ and Associate Arrested, Charged With Fraud in Alleged $30M Ponzi Scheme

Aiden Pleterski, 25, was reportedly kidnapped, beaten and tortured by five of his alleged victims last summer.

Crime (niu niu / Unsplash)

Juridique

Binance Fined $4.3M by Canadian Financial Regulator for ‘Administrative Violations’

FINTRAC said Binance failed to register as a foreign money services business and neglected to report nearly 6,000 transactions over $10,000.

Binance Logo (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)