{"id":281488,"date":"2022-12-13T17:32:29","date_gmt":"2022-12-13T17:32:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/?p=281488"},"modified":"2022-12-13T17:32:29","modified_gmt":"2022-12-13T17:32:29","slug":"canada-bars-exchanges-from-margin-leverage-trading-says-stablecoins-might-be-securities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/canada-bars-exchanges-from-margin-leverage-trading-says-stablecoins-might-be-securities\/","title":{"rendered":"Canada bars exchanges from margin, leverage trading; says stablecoins might be securities"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Canada's Securities Administrators (CSA) on Dec. 12 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.securities-administrators.ca\/news\/csa-provides-update-to-crypto-trading-platforms-operating-in-canada\/\">barred<\/a> crypto exchanges operating in the country from offering margin or leverage trading services to any Canadian client.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/sec-urges-crypto-companies-to-disclose-exposure-to-recent-market-collapse\/\">regulator<\/a> added that these crypto exchanges must hold their Canadian clients' assets with an appropriate custodian and segregate them from the platform's proprietary business.<\/p>\n<p>CSA noted that <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/stablecoin-usage-remain-high-despite-crypto-winter\/\">stablecoins<\/a> might constitute securities or derivatives. The regulator reminded the crypto exchanges that they are prohibited from allowing Canadians to trade or have exposure to any crypto asset that is a security or a derivative. CSA wrote:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Crypto trading platforms are expected to have established policies and procedures to determine whether each crypto asset they provide exposure to is a security and\/or derivative.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>CSA said its latest move is part of its effort to strengthen its oversight of crypto trading firms by expanding existing requirements for these platforms.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, despite these measures, the regulator warned that crypto investments or financial products related to crypto assets are high-risk investments. 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