Crypto Currency

• B.C. putting 18-month freeze on new cryptocurrency mining hookups to BC Hydro

  The Province of B.C. is imposing an 18-month freeze on cryptocurrency mining connections to give it time to develop a regulatory framework around power usage by crypto miners.

  Environment

  Dec 21, 2022
  
• Securities regulators seek more protections for crypto trading platform investors

  The umbrella organization of provincial securities regulators says Crypto.com and Coinsquare Capital Markets Ltd. are the first to submit the pre-registration undertakings.

  Tech

  Aug 15, 2022
  
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• Man seeks to search landfill for lost $235M in Bitcoin using robot dogs, AI

  James Howells lost a hard drive containing 8,000 bitcoins in 2013, but he's still holding out hope of finding it one day.

  Trending

  Aug 2, 2022
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• Peterborough police retrieve victim’s $100,000 lost in cryptocurrency scam

  Peterborough police say a resident lost $100,000 in a cryptocurrency scam but investigators were able to retrieve the funds.

  Crime

  May 27, 2022
• Bitcoin beware: Police say scams on the rise

  Winnipeg police say they've seen an increase in scams related to Bitcoin. Officers say scammers pretend to be debt collectors or work for the Canadian Revenue Agency.

  Economy

  Mar 21, 2021
• Nova Scotia university forced to shut down entire network after attempted bitcoin mining attack

  A statement said the software attempted to utilize St. Francis Xavier University's "collective computing power in order to create or discover bitcoin for monetary gain."

  Education

  Nov 5, 2018
• New Brunswick warns about cryptocurrency bank illegally operating in province

  The commission says that Bitcoin-bank.io, which styles itself as a "cyrptobank," is not registered to trade in, or advise on, securities or derivatives in the province and is, therefore, operating illegally. 

  Canada

  Mar 5, 2018
• Bitcoin faces uncertain future after Stripe decision

  Stripe joined Microsoft, Steam and a number of notable online companies that have stopped accepting Bitcoin as a method of payment. Stripe provides the financial backbone to major online companies like Facebook, Shopify and Lyft. Without their support how viable is Bitcoin as a payment method?

  Canada

  Jan 26, 2018