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DMO Director Amir Zaidi noted that the CFTC staff are committed to providing guidance to market participants as the virtual currency market continues to evolve.

The Systemic Risk Committee (SRC) of the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) allows staff to review and monitor systemic and emerging risks in the Canadian capital markets.

The Money Services Business Act (BC) passed its third reading on April 26, 2023 and received Royal Assent on May 11, 2023. This Act aims to regulate the activities of Money Services...

On March 19, 2021, Payfare Inc. (TSX: PAY) successfully closed its initial public offering of common shares at a price of $6.00 per common share for total gross proceeds of $65.4 million

In Canada, we are seeing an increased awareness amongst crypto investors and traders as to their Canadian tax reporting obligations.

As reported by AP News, an Australian computer scientist who falsely claimed to be the founder of bitcoin has been found to be in contempt of London's High Court and given a suspended sentence of 12 months in prison.

In this webinar, Gowling WLG practitioners will discuss the impact of the pandemic on the blockchain industry and financings.

As anticipated, the federal government has announced in Budget 2025 its intention to regulate the issuance of fiat-backed stablecoins in Canada. The proposed legislation will require issuers to maintain and manage adequate...

The Ontario Securities Commission recently announced that it has entered into a cooperation agreement with the Financial Supervisory Commission of Taiwan (FSC)

Similar to the way money is stored in a bank, cryptocurrency can be stored in forms of "cryptocurrency wallets" where sensitive information is encrypted and securely stored.

On November 3, 2022, Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland delivered the fall economic statement Building an Economy That Works for Everyone ("the Economic Statement")...

On November 29, our colleagues Antoine Brylowski and Olivier Drapeau will speak at the first edition of the Crypto Asset Conference of the Université Laval...

Stablecoins continue to be one of the most talked-about areas in the evolving digital asset landscape — especially as regulators and market participants in Canada move closer...

In February 2018, Usman Sheikh of Gowling WLG and John Lee of TMX Group spoke at Ryerson University on the subject of blockchain and cryptocurrency.

The OSC has issued a press release advising stakeholders that Ontario securities law may apply to any use of distributed ledger technologies, such as blockchain, as part of financial products or service offerings.

On April 17, 2024, the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) provided an update to their interim approach in respect of "Value-Referenced Crypto Assets" (VRCAs)...

On September 22, 2021, InvestX Capital Ltd. (InvestX), a leading private market secondaries platform and financial technology company, announced it has secured a strategic investment.