Canada
Bitcoin Miner Bitfarms Sinks to Fourth-Quarter Loss as Difficulty, Costs Rise
Bitfarms is shooting for 6 exahash per second of computing power by the end of 2023, the same goal it had set, and missed, for 2022.

Bitcoin Miner Hut 8 Talks Operational Issues and U.S. Bitcoin Corp. Merger in Earnings Call
Management spoke to investors on Thursday morning following release of the company's fourth-quarter and full-year 2022 results.

Canadian Crypto Trading Platforms Face 'Enhanced' Rules Under New Regulations
They have 30 days to comply.

Crypto Miner Hive Blockchain Posts Q3 Loss as Ethereum Merge Cuts Revenue, Mining Margin
The Canadian miner is launching its high-performance computing cloud business, which is 25 times more profitable than mining.

This New Bitcoin Hardware Wallet Resembles a BlackBerry
Canadian crypto hardware manufacturer Coinkite has designed a bitcoin hardware wallet reminiscent of an old-school BlackBerry phone straight out of the 2000s. CoinDesk Editor at Large Christie Harkin breaks down the details of the soon-to-be-released device dubbed Coldcard Q1.

Canada Close to Tightening Rules for Crypto Exchanges: Sources
The changes will ensure it’s simply too expensive to do business in Canada, said one person familiar with the plans.

Crypto Exchange Binance Introduces Tool for Calculating Taxes on Transactions
The tool, initially available to users in Canada and France, supports reporting of up to 100,000 transactions.

Crypto Trading Firm Cumberland Can Trade Crypto With Canadian Dollars
The move comes one week after Cumberland inked a deal with Canada-based crypto platform BitBuy to boost liquidity on that exchange.

Bank of Canada Signals Pause to Rate Hike Cycle
Bitcoin is mostly ignoring the news, but it's a potentially bullish sign.

CEO of Canadian Utility That Proposed Banning New Power to Crypto Miners Exits
Hydro-Québec CEO Sophie Brochu will officially step down in April after three years leading the company.

