Canada introduces new crypto custody rules

Feb 4, 2026

Canada introduces new crypto custody rules

Canada’s investment watchdog CIRO has tightened custody requirements for crypto platforms in an effort to reduce risks tied to hacks, fraud, and client asset losses

British Columbia court seizes $1 million in cash and gold from QuadrigaCX co-founder

Dec 8, 2025

British Columbia court seizes $1 million in cash and gold from QuadrigaCX co-founder

Michael Patryn’s assets worth $1 million have been seized as part of a money laundering investigation and the application of the Unaccounted Funds Act

Canada introduces long-term ban on cryptocurrency mining to conserve energy

Oct 21, 2025

Canada introduces long-term ban on cryptocurrency mining to conserve energy

Priority is now given to industrial projects that create public value

Canadian police seizes $40 million worth of cryptocurrency after TradeOgre shut down

Sep 19, 2025

Canadian police seizes $40 million worth of cryptocurrency after TradeOgre shut down

Authorities accused the platform of circumventing AML and lacking KYC procedures

The Bank of Canada has called for the regulation of stablecoins at the national level

Sep 19, 2025

The Bank of Canada has called for the regulation of stablecoins at the national level

It is crucial for the country to keep pace with global innovations in the payments field

Robinhood to buy Canada’s oldest crypto platform WonderFi

May 13, 2025

Robinhood to buy Canada’s oldest crypto platform WonderFi

As a result of the deal, the WonderFi team will join Robinhood’s staff

Canadian miner Bitfarms has bought US competitor Stronghold Digital

Mar 17, 2025

Canadian miner Bitfarms has bought US competitor Stronghold Digital

The deal amount exceeded $110 million

Canadian miner Hut 8 has started renting out GPUs for computation purposes

Sep 27, 2024

Canadian miner Hut 8 has started renting out GPUs for computation purposes

The initiative is part of a strategy to diversify revenue after halving

Canadian investors accused Binance of violating the securities law

Apr 23, 2024

Canadian investors accused Binance of violating the securities law

They demanded that crypto derivatives transactions be canceled and compensation be paid

Teenagers from Canada steel $4,2 million in BTC and ETH from a Coinbase customer

Jul 5, 2023

Teenagers from Canada steel $4,2 million in BTC and ETH from a Coinbase customer

In total, the defendants controlled $13,4 million in cryptocurrencies

​Bybit will stop serving Canadian customers on September 30

May 31, 2023

​Bybit will stop serving Canadian customers on September 30

The exchange joined other major platforms that had already left the local market

​Canadian regulator launches investigation of Binance

May 31, 2023

​Canadian regulator launches investigation of Binance

The OSC is investigating a violation of the securities law by the exchange