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As blockchain technology continues to develop, and its role in fundraising initiatives by technology companies increases, the CSA have issued guidance on the application of securities laws to offerings of blockchain-based tokens, ...

Fraud is alive and well in Canada. It is thriving and fraudsters are innovating.

You've heard the terms – cryptocurrency, blockchain, bitcoin – but unless you have been personally dabbling in the emerging virtual currency marketplace, it is unlikely you have given it much thought.

Blockchain-powered payment instruments are entering the mainstream Canadian financial landscape. Torys lawyers and a C.D. Howe Institute analyst examine how stablecoins, tokenized deposits...

Wealth and asset management businesses are increasingly popular targets for acquisition, including from private equity buyers.

Canada's financial regulator has introduced a new streamlined approval pathway designed to accelerate the licensing process for innovative fintechs and provincial credit unions seeking federal regulation. The framework promises faster timelines and greater transparency, but maintains rigorous standards and may impose operational restrictions on new entrants. Will this balance between speed and safety successfully attract innovation while protecting the financial system?

The White Paper identifies a number of considerations that will also be relevant to the Canadian market and Canadian regulators.

These coverages require deep industry, customer and product-specific knowledge and analytics based on demographic and financial trends.

Non-Fungible Tokens, or "NFTs", have garnered significant media attention, due largely to the high price tag attached to many NFT sales.

As mainstream interest in blockchain technology, cryptocurrencies and initial coin offerings increases, so too does the size of the market and the associated litigation risks.

We have written a lot about defamation cases on this blog and the pre-trial disposition of defamation actions under section 137.1 of Ontario's Courts of Justice Act.

The Department of Finance ("Finance") announced draft legislation on February 4, 2022 that would remove most cryptoasset mining activities from the general goods and services tax / harmonized sales tax ("GST/HST") regime.

Cryptocurrency is decentralized digital money, based on blockchain technology. It is a form of currency that can be exchanged online for goods and services. However, it is not legal tender in Canada...

As discussed in our previous post, the Financial Markets Administrative Tribunal had provided clarity in the application of the "investment contract" criteria, first enunciated in Pacific Coast Coin Exchange v. OSC ...

On December 10, 2024, the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) released OSC Staff Notice 33-757, arising from a review of six registered crypto asset trading platforms...

This past year saw the acceleration of transformational technologies that are increasingly impacting businesses as well as broader society.

This article explains the basics of crypto staking and key elements of staking contracts between staking service providers and token holders in Canada and internationally.