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In a notable development, the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) recently announced an extension to the compliance deadline for crypto trading platforms...

"FinTech" is shorthand for a wide variety of technologies and companies designed to increase efficiency in the financial sector. Many FinTech businesses (FinTechs) have little in common

The question of whether cryptocurrencies constitute property was considered by the British Columbia Supreme Court in the 2018 case of Copytrack Pte Ltd v Wall

Following widespread media coverage of the collapse of the QuadrigaCX digital currency exchange, Canadian regulators are asking for feedback on how to regulate platforms for the purchase,

The Régie de l'énergie (the "Régie") recently issued a decision approving the creation of a new class of customers for digital currency mining. In addition, a new electricity block

Amidst the great disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, some jurisdictions are seizing the occasion to rethink governance and further digitalization.

Building on existing bilateral "financial innovation sandbox" arrangements, 12 international regulators, including Canada's AMF and OSC, are proposing to create a single

The Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) Investor Office released a report on June 28, 2018 discussing the results of a survey of over 2,600 Ontario residents' knowledge of (and experiences with)...

The OSC recently entered into a cooperation agreement with the ASIC that would allow for information sharing and other cooperation between the two securities regulators with respect to fintech regulation.

To help you come to grips with the significant opportunities and challenges facing the FinTech industry, local and global regulators, established financial institutions and technology companies...

I've recently learned that a condominium corporation in Saskatchewan has invested some of the corporation's funds in the cryptocurrency known as Bitcoin.

The cryptocurrency fad has started to enter the legal mainstream. Unusually, this has happened in the context of a mysterious death.

Outside of the real estate sector, you would be hard pressed to speak to the average person about land registration unless they are buying or selling a property themselves...

The most exciting thing about blockchain is the concept of decentralization.

The Canadian Intellectual Property Office provides a helpful reminder on its website as follows: ...

In March 2017, the European Commission (EC) issued a public consultation document on Fintech.

We sat down with Dom Mannella, an associate in our Capital Markets & Securities department, to learn about his practice and hear about what we can expect from the Canadian securities regulators...

The business of cryptocurrency mining continues to be a hot topic of interest in the Alberta regulatory arena. While the Alberta Utilities Commission (AUC) retains primary jurisdiction...