When a woman answered a knock at the door of her home in Port Moody, B.C., she was met by two men in Canada Post uniforms who said they had a package to deliver.

One of the presentations at the conference on Sunday featured a unique proposal, questioning whether Kits Pool could be heated with Bitcoin mining.

Some cryptocurrencies, including bitcoin hit record highs on Monday ahead of a debate in Washington over regulatory frameworks for digital assets in the United States.

A Calgary man experiencing homelessness set out for answers after being handed a note claiming to be worth one Bitcoin - which is currently worth tens of thousands of dollars.

The motion won't mean the city is investing or accepting payment in cryptocurrency any time soon, but will instead direct staff to look into those possibilities. 

The motion would direct city staff to look into how to integrate the cryptocurrency into the city's financial strategies, including potentially accepting taxes and fees in Bitcoin.

Bitcoin has topped the $100,000 mark as a massive rally in the world's most popular cryptocurrency sparked by the election of Donald Trump rolls on.

Police are investigating if a suspected case of arson in Calgary is related to Bitcoin extortion notes left on the steps of neighbouring homes.

Crypto short trades looked set for a further hammering on Monday as most cryptocurrency-related stocks jumped in U.S. premarket trading.

Donald Trump was previously a crypto skeptic but changed his mind and took a favorable view of cryptocurrencies ahead of the election.