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Finance

Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan Won't 'Rush' Into Crypto After FTX Write-Off: FT

The fund has written off its $95 million investment in the bankrupt exchange.

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Finance

Crypto Exchange Coinbase Receives License to Operate in Bermuda

In March, the company was reported to be exploring options to launch an offshore platform.

Coinbase's Base blockchain has gone live (Chesnot/Getty Images)

Finance

Blockchain Financial Services Firm Paxos Sets Withdrawal From Canada

The company joins others that have decided to depart from the country in the face of increased regulatory requirements.

Paxos CEO Charles Cascarilla (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Finance

Crypto Derivatives Exchange DYdX Ices Canadian Market

Existing Canadian users will be able to trade on the exchange until April 14.

dYdX CEO Antonio Juliano (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Policy

'Shark Tank' Star Kevin O'Leary Calls Litigating Your Crypto Regulator 'Really Stupid'

In Coinbase's case, O'Leary said, it would be "better to sit down and work it out" with regulators. If a "U.S. regulator doesn't want staking or lending, so be it."

Kevin O'Leary (Michael Kovac/Getty Images)

Videos

Canadian Crypto Exchanges WonderFi, Coinsquare, CoinSmart Confirm Plans to Merge

Canadian crypto exchanges WonderFi (WNDR), Coinsquare and CoinSmart have revealed plans to merge, creating what would be one of the world's largest crypto trading platforms. O'Leary Ventures Chairman Kevin O'Leary and WonderFi President Dean Skurka weigh in, explaining why Canada "may be the guinea pig that is forging forward with all kinds of regulation that is effectively working."

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Kevin O'Leary on Future of Crypto Exchanges, Regulation

A trio of Canadian crypto exchanges WonderFi, Coinsquare and CoinSmart are confirming plans to merge, creating what would be one of the world's largest crypto trading platforms. O'Leary Ventures Chair Kevin O'Leary and Dean Skurka, President and Interim CEO of WonderFi, discuss the move and how Canada, as a crypto "guinea pig," offers regulatory clarity in ways that the U.S. doesn't. O'Leary also weighs in on the recent regulatory scrutiny Binance and Coinbase are facing in the U.S.

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Kevin O'Leary: I No Longer Have Interest in Going to War With Regulators

A trio of Canadian crypto exchanges revealed plans to merge to create what could be one of the world's largest crypto trading platforms. O'Leary Ventures Chairman Kevin O'Leary, also the strategic advisor for one of these exchanges WonderFi (WNDR), weighs in on the regulatory landscape in Canada saying the country "may be the guinea pig." Plus, he shares his general outlook on crypto regulation.

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Videos

Three Canadian Crypto Exchanges Gear up to Merge; Internet Computer Issues 'Liquid Bitcoin'

Canadian crypto exchanges WonderFi, Coinsquare and CoinSmart have revealed plans to merge, creating what would be one of the world's largest crypto trading platforms. Plus, the Dfinity Foundation, a significant contributor to the development of the Internet Computer network, issued ckBTC – a liquid and cost-efficient “twin” token that is backed on a 1:1 basis with bitcoin (BTC).

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Finance

Trio of Canadian Crypto Exchanges Confirms Plans to Merge

Shares of Kevin O'Leary-backed WonderFi have surged nearly 50% following the announcement.

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