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When Kirk Simpson and Peter Carrescia were looking at what to build next, the friends didn't have far to look. They had struggled at their prior company in validating the authenticity...

"RegTech" is defined by the FCA as the application of "new technologies to facilitate the delivery of regulatory requirements".

On January 16, 2020, the Canadian Securities Administrators issued CSA Staff Notice 21-327 (linked here). The Notice provides clarity as to the application of securities legislation (registration)

Blockchain has been heralded as the future of fintech, providing heightened security and more efficient data management to power a myriad of uses.

The FinTech sector in Canada has seen significant growth in recent years and has the potential to grow further as collaborations between FinTechs and regulated financial institutions continue, new and improved...

In October 2018, the Canada Border Services Agency ("CBSA") announced that "The CBSA Pilots Blockchain Technology".

In recent years, digital currencies called "cryptocurrencies" have exploded in mainstream popularity.

Blockchain and other distributed ledger technologies (DLT) have attracted interest from a wide variety of stakeholders because of their potential as a transformative force across diverse industries

As crypto trading platforms (CTPs) register or apply for registration as dealers under Canadian securities legislation, requirements for specific marketing, advertising and social media use apply.

On May 12, 2021, a class action law suit was filed against Dapper Labs, Inc. in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York (the "Court") alleging that Dapper Labs...

In March 2018, the United States Government Accountability Office (GAO) published a report on Fintech regulation (the "GAO Report").

The decision in R v. Binance Holdings Limited illustrates the complexities associated with prosecuting disputes involving crypto assets. The Ontario Superior Court of Justice considered its jurisdiction...

On Nov. 21, 2023, the Government of Canada released its 2023 Fall Economic Statement (FES 2023). Although FES 2023 contained no new draft legislation relevant to the government's...

Ontario's Minister of Finance, Charles Sousa, tabled the government's pre-election fiscal plan on Wednesday, March 28, 2018, the 2018 Ontario Budget: A Plan for Care and Community.

Israel's parliament has approved the initial reading of a draft bill proposing an exemption for foreign residents from cryptocurrency taxes, a significant move to attract foreign investment in digital assets.

Recently a US couple was arrested for stealing $US3.6 Billion of cryptocurrency from 2016 by hacking a cryptocurrency exchange.

It has been estimated that as of the end of July 2017, 102 such offerings and projects have raised approximately US$1.3 billion.

With the 2019 rebound in the price of Bitcoin and the hearings surrounding Facebook's Libra cryptocurrency project, there's a lot of renewed buzz around digital assets.