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Canadian Trucker Protesters Eye Bitcoin Amid Court-Ordered Fund Freeze
11.2.2022
The government of Canada’s Ontario has obtained an order from the province's Superior Court of Justice that allows freezing some USD 9.4m in funds collected through crowdfunding platform GiveSendGo for the 'trucker protest' -- encouraging calls by some of the protest’s supporters to develop...
Canadian Bitcoin platform Shakepay raises $35M in Series A funding
20.1.2022
Bitcoin startup Shakepay raised $35 million ($44 million CAD) in Series A funding round, valuing the company at $251 million
Canadian politician says he supports Bitcoin as federal election looms
17.9.2021
The former cabinet minister, known by some as Mad Max, has been outspoken in his criticism of vaccine mandates, mask mandates, and lockdowns in Canada during the pandemic
Canadian investment firm plans to plant trees matching buys in Bitcoin ETF
27.8.2021
The investment firm filed the application for its Bitcoin ETF with Canadian securities regulators in February
Record outflows from Canada’s biggest Bitcoin fund see BTC reserves drop by 50%
15.7.2021
On-chain data shows two dramatic declines in the Bitcoin reserves held by a Canadian Bitcoin fund but there's a catch
Crypto miner Hut 8 plans to hold 5K Bitcoin by 2022
28.6.2021
Hut 8 CEO Jaime Leverton said the firm was on track to mine up to 3 additional BTC per day by the end of August
Canadian prime minister's sibling goes bananas for Dogecoin at Bitcoin 2021
9.6.2021
"I say keep an open mind towards the Doge and Doge-consciousness,” said Kyle Kemper
Digital asset manager behind Canada's first BTC fund hopes to launch Bitcoin ETF
2.4.2021
CoinShares CEO Jean-Marie Mognetti said its proposed Bitcoin ETF aims to make "digital assets more accessible to investors of all types."
3 Bitcoin ETFs Have Been Approved in North America
10.3.2021
There are now three bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) in North America, all approved within the past month by Canada’s securities regulators. They are currently trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange. The latest approved bitcoin ETF, backed by Mike Novogratz’s Galaxy Digital, began...
Canada Has Approved Two Bitcoin ETFs — First One Starts Trading Today
18.2.2021
Two bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) have been approved in Canada. Evolve Bitcoin ETF has become the second bitcoin ETF to get approval by Canada’s securities regulator. The first approved bitcoin ETF starts trading Thursday. Some believe that the approval of bitcoin ETFs in Canada...
Evolve wins second Canadian Bitcoin ETF as Ontario regulator approves application
16.2.2021
Evolve Funds Group Inc has received approval to list its Bitcoin ETF. The new asset will trade under the ticker symbols “EBIT” and "EBIT.U" and provide direct exposure to BTC
Bitcoin ETF Approved: First North American Bitcoin ETF Set to Trade on Toronto Stock Exchange
12.2.2021
The first bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) in North America has been approved to launch in Canada. Purpose Bitcoin ETF, an alternative mutual fund, is expected to list and trade on the Toronto Stock Exchange. With this approval, the U.S. has fallen behind Canada in approving a bitcoin ETF. First...
First Bitcoin ETF approved in Canada
12.2.2021
The approval makes it the first North American Bitcoin ETF
Following in Grayscale's footsteps, new Bitcoin trust goes public in Canada
27.1.2021
The investment firm said it had no plans to sell shares of its Bitcoin trust in the U.S
3iQ’s Canadian Bitcoin Fund Hits C$1B in Market Cap
16.1.2021
The digital asset manager also reached C$1 billion in net asset value this week
Canadian Public Company Dumps Ethereum and Monero for Bitcoin
30.11.2020
A Canadian publicly held company has liquidated all of its ethereum and monero holdings and put all of the proceeds into bitcoin. The company is led by a well-known poker player and former member of the European Parliament. Cypherpunk Dumps Monero and Ethereum for Bitcoin Cypherpunk Holdings,...
Canada-Listed Investment Firm Sells All Its Ether, Monero to Buy More Bitcoin
27.11.2020
Cypherpunk Holdings says it financed additional bitcoin purchases with the "full liquidation" of positions in monero and ether
Are we dumb? Financial illiterates ‘twice as likely to own crypto’
23.9.2020
Those with less financial knowledge may be twice as likely to invest in crypto
Geopolitical risks prevail as new players emerge in the crypto mining space
28.8.2020
China is not the only country that wants control of this highly coveted industry
The Bitcoin Fund Completes IPO, Now Trading on Canada’s Leading Stock Exchange
10.4.2020
The Bitcoin Fund, managed by 3iq, has completed an initial public offering and has begun trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX). It has been a long road for 3iq and The Bitcoin Fund since their filing was first rejected. After a hearing, a commissioner with the Ontario Securities Commission...