Latest updates, press releases, and insights from the volatile world of digital assets.
FinCEN bars US banks from processing transfers involving the exchange, citing sanctions evasion linked to Iran, Russia and North Korea as part of a broader enforcement campaign
Alphabet unit extends severance-backed departures to staff in Canada, France, Germany, Japan and Switzerland while protecting core AI and cloud teams
Draft regulations require 1:1 reserves at Canadian institutions, three-day redemptions and registration with the Bank of Canada, targeting fall 2027 implementation
Global X Investments Canada announced October distributions for balanced, bank, equity and bond ETFs, with shared ex-dates and payment timing in early November
Six major Canadian banks are testing interbank transfers of tokenized Canadian-dollar deposits to enable faster and programmable payments within the regulated banking system
Canada’s banking regulator clarified on September 10 that tokenized deposits carry the same legal standing as conventional deposits under a technology-neutral approach, while existing risk rules continue to apply
Canadian Derivatives Clearing Corporation registers options on Evolve and Purpose XRP ETFs for U.S. sale under Form S-20, expanding regulated access
Toronto-based firm receives recognition for issuing over $1.45 billion in loans since 2020 and its no-rehypothecation approach to crypto collateral
American and British authorities signed a memorandum of understanding to coordinate investigations into scam centers driving cryptocurrency and cyber-enabled investment fraud, with a planned disruption operation in London next month
Coinbase begins offering 23 perpetual and dated crypto futures with up to 10x leverage for sophisticated and institutional clients in Canada through its CFTC-registered unit
