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Finance

Canada’s WonderFi Bulks Up Further With Planned $31M Acquisition of Coinberry Crypto Exchange

WonderFi recently completed the purchase of Bitbuy, another trading venue.

WonderFi board member Dean Skurka, strategic investor Kevin O'Leary and CEO Ben Samaroo (WonderFi)

Opinion

Yes, Crypto Is Cool. But How About Starting With More User-Friendly Tools?

Cryptocurrencies have a bright future but are still too hard for most people to use, including those living in underserved communities.

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Videos

Bitcoin Held by Funds Drops Over $240M Ahead of CPI Release

A ByteTree Chart shows the number of coins held by U.S. and Canadian closed-ended funds, and Canadian and European ETFs have dropped by almost 5,800 BTC, worth $243 million, ahead of the CPI release.

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Videos

EU Digital Euro Designers Wrestle With Privacy Concerns

As the European Central Bank explores the development of a digital euro, designers might favor a centralized system that would inhibit people's transaction privacy. “The Hash” group discusses how user privacy should be protected in digital cash systems, drawing connections to crypto oversight in Canada amid the trucker protests. 

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Policy

Dapper Labs, Ether Capital Headline Newly Formed Canadian Web3 Council

The 11-member non-profit trade association includes issuers of financial products, exchange platforms, open-source blockchain projects, investors and more.

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Finance

Coinbase to Require Recipient Information for Crypto Transfers From Users in Canada, Singapore and Japan

Customers in those countries who send crypto outside their Coinbase accounts must provide recipients' names and addresses starting in early April.

LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 09: In this photo illustration, a flipped version of the Coinbase logo is reflected in a mobile phone screen on November 09, 2021 in London, England. The cryptocurrency exchange platform is to release its quarterly earnings today. (Photo illustration by Leon Neal/Getty Images)

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The Story Behind QuadrigaCX and Gerald Cotten, Netflix’s ‘Crypto King’

As a new Netflix documentary takes on one of the most notorious crypto scandals, we outline what we know – and what is still debated – in the tale of lost millions and the person at its core.

Gerald Cotten, founder and former CEO of QuadrigaCX. (Original image by Trevor Jones)

Finance

Fintech Firm Mogo Forms Ventures Unit to Manage Its Mostly Crypto-Related Investments

Among Mogo’s investments are a 39% stake in crypto exchange Coinsquare, and holdings of bitcoin and ether.

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Opinion

The Ramps Killing Bitcoin's Dissident Thesis

Why does crypto work for Russian ransomware, but it wasn't useful for the Ottawa truckers?

Truckers in Central Alberta on their way to the Legislature Building in Edmonton (Naomi Mckinney/Unsplash)

Finance

Crypto Miner Hut 8 Reports Surprise Q4 Loss

The company's revenue was in line with expectations, but Ebitda missed estimates.

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