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The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) umbrella group has announced that crypto asset trading platforms (CTPs) that operate in Canada but are not yet registered to do so must sign a preregistration...

A Hong Kong billionaire, an investment manager, and a money managing supercomputer called K1 – what could go wrong?

While some jurisdictions have taken a hostile approach to ICOs, such as the bans by Korea and China, discussed in Part 1 of our 2 part series on international regulation of ICOs, a more measured approach is more common.

On June 1, 2022, the United States Department of Justice ("DOJ") laid the first-ever insider trading charges in relation to digital assets. The accused, Nathaniel Chastain, was arrested in Manhattan, New York...

With the mining sector looking to amplify the focus on ethical and transparent mining practices, as can be seen through the International Council on Mining and Metals 2022 – 2024 strategy...

Against the backdrop of the FTX insolvency and its follow-on effects for the rest of the crypto-asset ecosystem, the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OSFI),...

Payments Canada recently announced a proposal for a new rule (the Proposed Rule) aimed at increasing the availability of point-of-service (POS) debit card acceptance in Canada.

The Gemini Earn Program permitted retail clients to earn interest on certain crypto assets.

For those familiar with the latest in blockchain technologies, Web3 has been the name on everyone's lips. Web3 is ultimately the next generation of the internet, and consists of decentralized applications...

Several other notable trends came to light, including a resurgence of reverse takeovers and evolving industry standards regarding fairness opinions.

At the same time, financings in the fintech sector have ramped up over the last five years.

Emerging FinTech companies like Lending Loop often face hurdles with securities regulators, particularly if their business models involve lending or investment platforms.

The Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) has initiated enforcement actions against two foreign-based crypto asset trading platforms (CTPs). The actions are the first to be announced following the...

The federal government has introduced Bill C-29 to establish a new Financial Crimes Agency dedicated to investigating complex financial crimes and recovering proceeds of crime.

In a recent decision involving the sale of a residential property to well-known Canadian NBA player Shai Gilgeous Alexander, the Ontario Court of Appeal affirmed the test for fraudulent misrepresentation in Ontario...

Digital assets are different from tangible property that traditionally comprises an estate.

M&A activity in the financial services sector has opened with a solid start. According to a KPMG quarterly update, the Q1 2019 report is the second highest than any other quarter since 2016 by deal volume.