The banks in a statement that they will assess the potential case for digital currencies in their home jurisdictions.

Officials agree that cryptocurrencies pegged to real currencies will have to meet "the highest standards" of financial regulation.

On this week’s podcast episode of the Super Awesome Science Show, we hope to decode blockchain.

The federal government is proposing measures that take aim at shadowy payments made by terrorists and money launderers using virtual currencies and prepaid credit cards.

The same report calls digital currencies an 'environmental disaster.'

SaskPower has been seeing a significant increase in fraudulent activity in the province.

Google said Wednesday it was banning advertisements for cryptocurrencies and initial coin offerings.

Even though more people now use cards, mobile phones or even facial recognition technology to pay street performers, buy pizza or donate to church on Sundays, hard cash is showing no signs of dying out, central bankers said.

The decision follows moves by several U.S. banks to stop allowing credit card purchases of bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies.

Major lenders in the U.K., the U.S. and Australia have ceased to allow customers to purchase Bitcoin with credit cards, but Canadian banks have no plans to do the same.