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Commonly known as Bitcoin's underlying technology, blockchain is widely discussed but poorly understood. According to an HSBC global survey

On November 16, 2022, a joint statement was released to federally regulated entities engaging in crypto-asset activities or crypto-related services by the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions...

The Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) recently approved a settlement agreement with cryptocurrency consulting company CoinLaunch Corp over allegations the company engaged in, and held itself out as engaging in, the business...

On January 26, 2024, Ontario's Capital Markets Tribunal (the Tribunal) approved a settlement [PDF] in the matter of Nicholas Agar and Paul Ungerman (the respondents)...

The current framework for processing pre-authorized debit agreements ("PADs") is through Payments Canada's ACSS Rule H1 (Pre-Authorized Debits) ("Rule H1"), which outlines the procedures to clear and settle PADs under an ongoing agreement between a Payor and a Payee.

The Department of Finance (Canada) has released, for public comment, draft legislative proposals to amend the Excise Tax Act in order to address certain issues regarding the treatment of virtual currencies ...

On Thursday, June 14, 2018, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's Director of Corporate Finance, William Hinman (Hinman), announced that the commission would not be treating Ether or Bitcoin as securities.

The complaint also takes aim at the SAFT structure that many token issuers, including Kik, have employed to complete private pre-sale rounds of token financing as exempt securities offerings.

Although cryptocurrencies have been widely available for around 15 years — if one counts from the introduction of bitcoin — the industry...

On March 29, 2021, the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) and the Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada (IIROC) jointly published Staff Notice 21-329 Guidance for Crypto-Asset...

Many are of the view this regulatory crackdown was long overdue.

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) recently issued a Staff Advisory notice (the Staff Advisory) to exchanges and clearing organizations which are interested in listing ...

We have previously explored some potential uses of blockchain in the M&A process.

On September 16, 2022, the White House released its Comprehensive Framework for Responsible Development of Digital Assets, the first step in its "whole-of-government" strategy on regulating digital assets.

A decision of the UK Court of Appeal has found that copyright likely subsists in the Bitcoin File Format and provides a detailed summary of the concept of fixation in copyright law.

Canada's Consumer-Driven Banking Act (CDBA) has become law. It was enacted on June 20, 2024, when Bill C-69, the Budget Implementation Act, 2024 received royal assent.

On November 6, 2017, the Competition Bureau (Bureau) released a draft report on its market study into technology-led innovation in the Canadian financial services (Fintech) sector.