Canada

Justice Richard Mosley said Trudeau’s administration acted outside their authority by invoking the Emergencies Act in Feb. 2022

Passing the proposal in New Brunswick would be “a curious step,” Texas Blockchain Council founder says

Bybit said customers will have to ‘deactivate’ accounts after Jan. 8

Under new terms, stablecoin issuers will be required to maintain a sufficient reserve of assets with a qualified custodian

USBTC shareholders still need to approve of the deal before it goes forward

After the latest proposals by Franklin Templeton and Hashdex, the SEC is now considering 30 or so bitcoin- and ether-related ETFs

Tether ends support for Omni, its original blockchain

Exchange executives look to work with regulators to position Canada as “a global leader in the crypto economy”

The public challenge includes two phases and features a bounty of $1 million CAD

The Bank of Canada is “committed” to being ready to move on a CBDC “should the need arise”

Bank of Canada says that the financial markets and ‘tight regulatory environment’ possibly added to Canadians exiting crypto

The British Columbia Securities Commission successfully tested new software to enhance crypto exchange oversight

While Canadians were the most likely to hold a lot of crypto on average, it seems the true crypto degens are in the US and particularly the UK

Currently, public crypto asset funds can only invest in bitcoin and ether

Canadians seem open to CBDC adoption, but there’s still concerns about privacy, fraud, cyberattacks and loss of financial control

Binance received the probe on May 10, just before the exchange announced it was leaving Canada on May 12

Bybit cited “recent regulatory development” as one of its reasons for exiting the North American country

Portfolio managers for Royal Bank of Canada funds indeed trade crypto stocks, but they don’t seem bullish on many right now

Binance chose to exit the country because of new stablecoin guidance and crypto exchange investor limits

While comprehensive crypto regulation is likely far off, a neighboring country could serve as the model of what to do in the meantime

The Bank of Canada doesn’t see a need for a digital dollar just yet, but it acknowledged that Canada may need to implement one in the future

The Canadian agency is asking exchanges that will defy the new policies to stop serving customers in the country

The Fed is expected to continue raising interest rates, although at a slower pace, delaying the shift in policy traders have been eyeing

Securities regulators in Canada are moving to clamp down on crypto exchanges operating locally, and stablecoins could be under threat