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Ontario Conservation Authorities Test Blockchain for Green Energy on Smart Grids
2.4.2020
The Toronto and Region Conservation Authority and blockchain specialist Insolar are partnering to optimize the management of distributed energy resources
Canadian Regulator Green-Lights Bitcoin Fund IPO
30.11.2019
The Bitcoin Fund’s initial public offering (IPO) filing has been accepted by Canada’s Ontario Securities Commission. Despite previously rejecting it, the Canadian regulator finally accepted the fund’s IPO prospectus after a public hearing and a favorable ruling. Also read: Bitcoin...
OSC Commissioner Debunks Arguments Against Bitcoin, Green-Lights Bitcoin Fund
4.11.2019
A commissioner of the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) has debunked the arguments against bitcoin used to deny the public offering of The Bitcoin Fund. Among others, the commissioner rules that bitcoin is neither illiquid nor more susceptible to manipulation than other commodities, real volume...
Ontario Regulator Allows Tokenization Startup to Test Secondary Market Trading
24.10.2019
The OSC (Ontario Securities Commission) has allowed TokenGX, the security token startup, to carry out pilot testing of secondary market trading of digital securities. With this, TokenGX, which is TokenFunder’s affiliate company, has become the first entity to have received such an approval from...
Ontario Regulator Lets Security Token Startup Test Secondary Trading
24.10.2019
The Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) is allowing startup TokenFunder to facilitate secondary-market trading of its tokens in a testing environment
More Cities and Regions Accepting Coins for Taxes, Services
6.8.2019
Cryptocurrency payments, as convenient as they can be, are still something most governments are trying to wrap their heads around and regulate. Local authorities, however, being closer to the citizens they are called upon to serve, are often quicker to adopt novelties that make their lives and...
Blockchain Entrepreneur, Ontario Regulators Seek Settlement in Namedrop Scandal
9.5.2019
The Ontario Securities Commission and the CEO of blockchain firm NextBlock are seeking a settlement over allegations of dishonest tactics for attracting investment