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Finance

Galaxy Digital Gets Initial Approval for New Bitcoin Fund in Canada

The CI Galaxy Bitcoin Fund has had a preliminary prospectus approved by Canadian securities regulators for an initial public offering.

Michael Novogratz, founder, CEO and chairman of Galaxy Digital

Markets

Canada Tax Collector Seeks to Force Crypto Exchange Coinsquare to Fork Over Client Records

The demand mimics a play tax enforcers at the IRS deployed against Coinbase.

Toronto

Markets

INX to List on Canadian Securities Exchange Following IPO

INX will list on the CES once it closes its $117 million IPO.

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Tech

Blockchain Firm Figment Raises $2.5M in Funding Round Led by Bonfire Ventures

Figment said the latest round will enable it to continue developing its blockchain staking, governance and developer tools.

Ethereum's London hard fork will burn ether to reduce supply.

Markets

Canadian Pacific Railway Seeks Logistics Boost From Blockchain Tech

Canadian Pacific – in operation since 1881 – has joined blockchain-based logistics platform TradeLens.

Relic Canadian Pacific train

Policy

Bungled Theft of Bitcoin ATM Puts Canadian Business Out of Action

The inept thieves reversed their pickup truck into the store window next door after failing to nab the crypto ATM they wanted.

Canada

Tech

CBDC Design Needs to Address Risk to Users, Says Bank of Canada

Building an anonymous central bank digital currency (CBDC) presents security risks – not only to the issuer but to the users themselves, says the Bank of Canada.

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Markets

Bitcoin Miner Bitfarms Leases 2,000 Rigs From BlockFills, Has Option for Up to 7,000 More

Bitfarms boost its mining power by 360 PH with the new lease, set to run for 24 months.

Cryptocurrency mining machines

Finance

Coinberry Crypto Exchange Gets Lloyd's Cover as Canada's Post-Quadriga Rules Tighten

Following last year’s QuadrigaCX collapse and loss of client funds, Canada’s crypto exchanges are going the extra mile to rebuild the trust of consumers.

Canadian coins (Jerin John/Unsplash)

Markets

A New Attempt to Tokenize Real Estate Projects in Mexico and Canada

Digital transfer agent Vertalo has partnered with real estate platform MountX to tokenize more than 15 digital real estate projects in Mexico and Canada.

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