Canada
Five Banks Now Let Users Verify Their Identities Using a Blockchain App
Five Canadian banks have rolled out a new blockchain-based mobile service from SecureKey to let customers securely verify their identities.
Central Banks Settle Cross-Border Payments With Blockchain for First Time
The central banks of Canada and Singapore have for the first time settled cross-border payments using blockchain and central bank digital currencies.
Now There's a Canadian Dollar-Pegged Stablecoin on the Way
Toronto-based cryptocurrency exchange Coinsquare is launching a stablecoin pegged 1:1 to the Canadian dollar.
Canadian Court Rules Drug Dealer Must Hand Over $1.4 Million in Bitcoin
A Toronto judge has ruled that a 30-year old drug dealer must forfeit 281.41 bitcoins used in illegal activities on the dark web.
Police Freeze Accounts, Seize Luxury Cars in Probe of ICO Promoter Vanbex
Canadian police have frozen assets of the founders of Vanbex, as part of a fraud probe into the firm's $22 million ICO.
Canadian Municipality Set to Accept Bitcoin for Property Tax Payments
The Town of Innisfil, Ontario, will accept bitcoin for property tax payments from next month in a one-year trial project.
From Law to Lawlessness: Bits of the Untold QuadrigaCX Story
QuadrigaCX was once a well-run exchange but changed course overnight, writes a lawyer who represented the firm early on.
Canada Proposes Regulatory Framework for Cryptocurrency Exchanges
Canadian financial regulatory authorities have called for public comment on rules for cryptocurrency exchanges in the country.
Bitfury Integration to Bring Bitcoin Lightning Payments to More Merchants
The Bitfury Group has partnered with business payments processor HadePay to bring lightning network-based bitcoin payments to merchants.
QuadrigaCX Has Sent All Its Bitcoin and Ether to 'Big Four' Auditor EY
QuadrigaCX's "hot" wallets for bitcoin and ether have been nearly emptied, with the funds now held by court-appointed monitor EY.
