Canada bars exchanges from margin, leverage trading; says stablecoins might be securities

Canada’s Securities Administrators (CSA) on Dec. 12 barred crypto exchanges operating in the country from offering margin or leverage trading services to any Canadian client. The regulator added that these crypto exchanges must hold their Canadian clients’ assets with an appropriate custodian and segregate them from the platform’s proprietary business. CSA noted that stablecoins might…

Trudeau says showing support for crypto is irresponsible leadership

Justin Trudeau has called out the newly elected leader of Canada’s Conservative Party for his pro-crypto views. In a series of tweets on Sept. 13, the Prime Minister of Canada said that his party will continue to work with members of the Conservative Party but won’t shy away from calling out “questionable, reckless economic ideas”…

Bitcoin maxis bullish on new leader of Canada’s Conservative Party

Bitcoin (BTC) maximalists are celebrating the election of Pierre Poilievre as the new leader of Canada’s Conservative Party because of his pro-crypto views. Who is Pierre Poilievre? Pierre Poilievre shot into the limelight earlier this year when he supported truckers’ protests against vaccination in Ottawa. Since then, Poilievre has repeatedly criticized Justin Trudeau’s-led government over…

Bybit, KuCoin each fined more than C$2 million in Canada for securities compliance failures

👋 Want to work with us? CryptoSlate is hiring for a handful of positions! The Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) has conducted two successful enforcement actions against Bybit and Kucoin. The market regulator said in June 22 release that Bybit and KuCoin both operated unregistered crypto trading platforms and allowed Ontario residents to trade securities. Heavy…

Canadian Police to block cryptocurrency transactions amid truckers protest

The Freedom Convoy, Canadian truckers protesting against vaccine mandates and passports by occupying the nation’s capital Ottawa and other important infrastructure, is continuing to constitute a threat to the Canadian government and its mandate policies. Some organizations and individuals in support of the truckers have organized and collected donations to bring financial help to the…

Metaverse Foundation Launches New DNA Token on RightBTC

September 11th, 2019 – Toronto, Canada Metaverse announced today that their Dual Chain Network Architecture, has officially launched the native DNA token on RightBTC, a leading cryptocurrency exchange, with trading commencing from 6:00 am UTC, September 10th.  “The listing on RightBTC will provide huge liquidity to the DNA token, as well as a valuable new…

Metaverse Foundation Launches New DNA Token on RightBTC

September 11th, 2019 – Toronto, Canada Metaverse announced today that their Dual Chain Network Architecture, has officially launched the native DNA token on RightBTC, a leading cryptocurrency exchange, with trading commencing from 6:00 am UTC, September 10th.  “The listing on RightBTC will provide huge liquidity to the DNA token, as well as a valuable new…

IT Industry Leader Innosilicon Announces Partnership With Cloudminter

Bitcoin Press Release: Innosilicon, designer of the industry leading cryptocurrency mining ASIC products, today announced that it has partnered with the Canadian cloud corporation Cloudminter. In this strategic alliance,  The two companies will collaborate in the to development of a groundbreaking 300 MW mining facility in Eastern Canada, set to start operations in Q4 2018….