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Canadian Regulators Probing Crypto Lender Celsius Network Alongside US: Report

Authorities are looking at what impact the firm’s multibillion-dollar collapse had on users.

Canadian regulators are working with their U.S. counterparts in investigating crypto lender Celsius Network. (Chris Robert/Unsplash)

Finance

Ontario Securities Commission Slaps Bybit and KuCoin With Penalties

The Canadian regulator said the two exchanges were selling unregistered securities to Ontario residents.

Toronto

Finance

Canadian Crypto Trading Platform VirgoCX Raises $8M, With Growth in Sight

The crypto trading platform is looking at expanding overseas after garnering Canadian regulatory approvals.

Toronto, Ontario, Canada (Jan Web/Unsplash)

Videos

Canadian Authorities Warn Crypto Exchanges Against Promoting Self-Custodial Wallets

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstong and Kraken CEO Jesse Powell tweeted to the public about the difference between self-custody wallets and custody wallets. Shortly after, the Ontario Securities Commission file these tweets with the Canadian police because it believed the crypto executives were offering advice on how to evade the sanctions on funds. “The Hash” discusses how bitcoin’s initial ambition of being a currency independent of government oversight is manifesting itself in the Canadian trucker protests.

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Ontario Securities Commission Now Involved in the Trucker Protests

As the trucker protests against vaccine mandates disband in Canada, crypto exchange executives will comply with the regulation of crypto assets related to the protests. Plus, the Ontario Securities Commission’s role in the Canadian crypto space and the public consensus about the anti-vaccine protests. 

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Finance

Regulator in Canada Warns Crypto Exchanges Not to Promote Self-Custodial Wallets: Report

The Ontario Securities Commission sent tweets from Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong and Kraken CEO Jesse Powell to the Canadian police.

Toronto

Finance

Crypto Exchange Bitfinex Tells Ontario Customers to Close Accounts

Bitfinex customers in the Canadian province should withdraw all their funds on or before March 1, the exchange said.

Ontario

Policy

Binance Still Not Authorized to Operate in Ontario, Securities Commission Says

The regulator’s statement on Thursday comes after Binance said on Wednesday it had worked with regulators to ensure continued operations.

Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao (Bryan van der Beek/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Finance

Binance to Continue Operating in Ontario After Cooperating With Canadian Regulators

The crypto exchange originally told its users in Canada’s most populous province they would need to close their accounts by Dec. 31.

End of an Era? Binance Clamps Down on Customer Verification Requirements

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