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Canadian Fund Manager 3iQ Files Prospectus for Bitcoin Fund IPO

3iQ has listed the preliminary prospectus for its bitcoin fund as the next step toward an initial public offering (IPO), likely on the Toronto Stock Exchange.

Toronto Stock Exchange

Finance

Canada's Einstein Exchange No Longer Has Bulk of Users' Claimed CA$16M: Receiver

The exchange, taken over by a Canadian securities regulator two weeks ago, has just CA$45,000 in crypto and cash left.

Michael Gokturk

Markets

Ontario Regulator Lets Security Token Startup Test Secondary Trading

The Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) is allowing startup TokenFunder to facilitate secondary-market trading of its tokens in a testing environment.

Toronto

Markets

Canada's Blockchain Sector Wants Legal Clarity, New Report Shows

A report from the Canadian Digital Chamber of Commerce compiles fresh data on Canada's blockchain industry – including some promising salary stats.

Toronto

Markets

Canada's Crypto Exchanges Must Now Register as MSBs, Report Transactions Over $10K

Canada has updated its anti-money laundering rules, classing crypto exchanges as MSBs and mandating financial compliance and reporting.

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Five Banks Now Let Users Verify Their Identities Using a Blockchain App

Five Canadian banks have rolled out a new blockchain-based mobile service from SecureKey to let customers securely verify their identities.

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Central Banks Settle Cross-Border Payments With Blockchain for First Time

The central banks of Canada and Singapore have for the first time settled cross-border payments using blockchain and central bank digital currencies.

Bank of Canada

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Now There's a Canadian Dollar-Pegged Stablecoin on the Way

Toronto-based cryptocurrency exchange Coinsquare is launching a stablecoin pegged 1:1 to the Canadian dollar.

Canadian dollars

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Canadian Court Rules Drug Dealer Must Hand Over $1.4 Million in Bitcoin

A Toronto judge has ruled that a 30-year old drug dealer must forfeit 281.41 bitcoins used in illegal activities on the dark web.

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Police Freeze Accounts, Seize Luxury Cars in Probe of ICO Promoter Vanbex

Canadian police have frozen assets of the founders of Vanbex, as part of a fraud probe into the firm's $22 million ICO.

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