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Debut Canadian Bitcoin ETF nears $100 million in volume in first few hours of trading
18.2.2021
Investors are signaling clear demand for the first Bitcoin ETF in Canada, but an American product remains far out on the horizon
Evolve wins second Canadian Bitcoin ETF as Ontario regulator approves application
16.2.2021
Evolve Funds Group Inc has received approval to list its Bitcoin ETF. The new asset will trade under the ticker symbols “EBIT” and "EBIT.U" and provide direct exposure to BTC
Bitcoin ETF Approved: First North American Bitcoin ETF Set to Trade on Toronto Stock Exchange
12.2.2021
The first bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) in North America has been approved to launch in Canada. Purpose Bitcoin ETF, an alternative mutual fund, is expected to list and trade on the Toronto Stock Exchange. With this approval, the U.S. has fallen behind Canada in approving a bitcoin ETF. First...
$180 Million Bitcoin Investment Fund IPOs on Canadian Stock Exchange
29.1.2021
Canadian investment management firm Ninepoint has completed an initial public offering (IPO) of its bitcoin fund on the Toronto stock exchange. The company says the offering is the largest IPO of a bitcoin investment fund in Canada to date. Ninepoint Partners announced Wednesday that its Bitcoin...
Hive Blockchain Buys 6,400 Bitcoin Miners From Canaan, Capacity Reaches 1,229 PH/s
22.1.2021
Canadian bitcoin miner Hive Blockchain has bought 6,400 next generation mining machines from Canaan. The Avalonminer 1246 miners will add a combined 576 petahash per second (PH/s) to Hive’s existing hash power. ● With the addition of the new machines, Hive’s total hash rate will...
3iQ’s Canadian Bitcoin Fund Hits C$1B in Market Cap
16.1.2021
The digital asset manager also reached C$1 billion in net asset value this week
Canada’s first public Bitcoin fund hits $1 billion
15.1.2021
3iQ’s Bitcoin QBTC fund has surged 900% in market cap since October 2020, breaking a $1 billion milestone
Canadian Public Company Dumps Ethereum and Monero for Bitcoin
30.11.2020
A Canadian publicly held company has liquidated all of its ethereum and monero holdings and put all of the proceeds into bitcoin. The company is led by a well-known poker player and former member of the European Parliament. Cypherpunk Dumps Monero and Ethereum for Bitcoin Cypherpunk Holdings,...
Canada’s Tax Authority Asks Court to Force Crypto Exchange to Hand Over Data on All Users
8.11.2020
Canada’s tax authority is reportedly asking a federal court to force cryptocurrency exchange Coinsquare to hand over information and certain documents on all of its users since the beginning of 2013. The Canadian crypto exchange has over 200,000 users. Canada Revenue Agency Wants Data on...
Canadian Regulator Accuses Coinsquare of Market Manipulation With Wash Trades Worth 590K BTC
18.7.2020
The Ontario Securities Commission has started a proceeding against cryptocurrency exchange Coinsquare and its executives. The Canadian regulator has accused the company of market manipulation, with 840,000 wash trades worth approximately 590,000 bitcoins, representing 90% of the exchange’s...
Bitcoin Miner Hut 8 to Add 275 PH/s of Mining Capacity With $8.3M Capital Raise
1.7.2020
Hut 8 Mining Corp. has raised $8.3 million from the sale of 6% of its shares to investors. The Canadian bitcoin miner originally intended to raise $7.5 million from the sale, but it was oversubscribed. Totonto Stock Exchange-listed Hut 8 issued about 5.8 million “units” at a price...
Consumer Watchdog Moves to Block Canadian Bitcoin Miner From US Power Grid
25.6.2020
Public Citizen warned the U.S. Dept. of Energy that DMG Blockchain's bid to export electricity could set a dangerous precedent
Canadian Bitcoin Scam Expands to British Columbia
24.6.2020
Police in Burnaby have noted a surge in Bitcoin-related scams across Vancouver
Canadian Firm Hut 8 Reports Bitcoin Mined in Q1 Declined 54% Due to Price Volatility
13.5.2020
On Monday, Hut 8 Mining reported that first-quarter revenue rose 5% to $9 million from $8.59 million a year ago after the amount of bitcoin (BTC) extracted plunged sharply. Quarter-on-quarter, revenue fell 14%. For the three months to March 31, 2020, the Canadian bitcoin firm said it mined 1,116...
Canadian Bitcoin Miner Goes Bankrupt Indebted To Taxpayers
6.12.2019
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Canada-based Bitcoin (BTC) miner and AI data processor Great North Data has filed for insolvency, leaving behind millions of dollars in debt. In an unusual situation for a cryptocurrency miner, these include hundreds of thousands of dollars the company owes to Canadian...
U.S. Federal Court Denies Release of Alleged Canadian Bitcoin Conman
29.9.2019
In recent times, quite often we have come across headlines mentioning scammers who have used fraudulent Twitter accounts that impersonate major crypto firms to launder Bitcoins and other crypto assets. On August 22, yet again, two Canadians of Indian origin have been charged in the United States...
Scammers Target Canadian Bitcoin ATM Users With 'Out of Order' Sign
30.8.2019
Canadians show Bitcoin security ultimately lies in the hands of the user
Canadian Bitcoin Educator Outwits Scammer, Donates Money to Charity
7.8.2019
A Canadian Bitcoin educator scammed a crypto scammer and sent the money to charity
More Capital Flows to the Crypto Sector as Bloomberg Suggests that Bitcoin is Running out of Steam
14.3.2019
A Bloomberg Intelligence analyst believes that Bitcoin’s recent momentum may be running out of steam, resulting in another sell-off and price plunge. Crypto futures exchange CoinFLEX has garnered financial support from two crypto venture firms and added more big names […]
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