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The Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) recently released a draft Statement of Priorities for its upcoming fiscal year ending March 2020.

Capital and financial markets regulators around the world continue to grapple with the disruptive effect of crypto currency, and how to best adapt regulatory imperatives to innovative developments.

On May 7, 2020, the Canadian Council of Insurance Regulators (CCIR) and the Canadian Insurance Services Regulatory Organizations (CISRO) announced the launch of the CCIR-CISRO Fintech/Insurtech Advisory Hub (Advisory Hub).

On September 6, 2017, the British Columbia Securities Commission ("BCSC") announced the first registration of an investment fund manager in Canada dedicated solely to cryptocurrency investments.

I am not a geek, but I am married to one. Further, hailing from Leamington, the Tomato Capital of Canada, I do know a few things about tomatoes.

Open source software is seemingly everywhere and can help businesses generate value and operate more efficiently – if used properly.

The third installment of our "Building Trust Into COVID-19 Recovery" series took place on June 19, 2020, during which Christine Ing (McCarthy Tétrault, Partner and Co-Leader of...

The C$176.9 million administrative monetary penalty imposed against the Vancouver-based, overseas-operated, cryptocurrency exchange Xeltox Enterprises Ltd., operating under the name Cryptomus, by the Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada (FINTRAC) on October 22, 202.

In a landmark development, on March 6, 2025, the Trump Administration announced that it plans to establish a strategic digital assets reserve in the United States.

McCarthy Tétrault introduced several new resources this month which will be of interest to those of you working in the crypto asset space.

On May 17, 2019, the Department of Finance ("Finance") released proposals to amend the Excise Tax Act (Canada) to treat certain virtual currency as a financial instrument for GST/HST purposes.

The growth of these blockchain-based online assets made headlines throughout 2017. The price of Bitcoin, likely the best-known cryptocurrency, rose from less than US$800 to over US$17,000 ...

On June 19, Facebook announced plans to launch a new digital currency, Libra, which will allow users to make online payments via digital

The Canada Revenue Agency recently established a cryptocurrency-focused unit. This team is equipped with technological tools that help in tackling the tax auditing of your transactions.

On August 9, 2017, the Government of Ontario released its report on financial services following the Red Tape Challenge.

A couple weeks ago, from September 21-27, Toronto played host to the second annual Elevate Toronto Festival, a city-wide festival featuring North American leaders in technology and innovation.

HUMANKIND'S NEXT giant leap will be into the metaverse or, more precisely, into many parallel metaverses. The Internet is evolving into a collection of immersive worlds that provide...