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Canadian Bank Opens Deposit Box for Cryptocurrency Firms

VersaBank says its VersaVault offers "absolute privacy" when announcing that crypto exchanges and funds can sign up to use the platform on Thursday.

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Canadian Border Services Begins Testing IBM Blockchain for Shipping

The Canadian Border Services Agency will partner with the Port of Montreal to trial a blockchain solution for supply chain tracking.

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A Canadian Government Body Has Built an Ethereum Blockchain Explorer

The National Research Council of Canada is using IPFS to host an ethereum blockchain explorer for grants and contributions.

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85% Of Canadians Are 'Aware' Of Bitcoin, Says Bank of Canada

The results of a nationwide bitcoin survey conducted December by the Bank of Canada are now in.

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Consumers Fail Basic Q&A in Canadian Regulator's Crypto Quiz

An Ontario regulator is concerned the public still lacks knowledge about crypto and its regulation – even if they own assets.

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Quebec Weighs Plan to Sell 500 Megawatts to Crypto Miners

Hydro-Quebec has submitted to the Quebec government the main guidance to select crypto companies to work with.

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Hackers Demand $1 Million in XRP After Bank Data Theft

Hackers who stole personal information on 90,000 Canadian bank users have demanded $1 million in Ripple's XRP to not release the data trove.

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ICO Promoters Can Expect Canada to Be as Tough as the US

Provincial securities regulators in Canada won't take a radically different approach to the U.S. SEC in analyzing whether tokens are securities.

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NASSCOM Teams with Blockchain Institute for Digital Economy

India's tech industry is working with Canada's Blockchain Research Institute to integrate blockchain into Indian businesses and government.

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WEF Trials Blockchain in Bid to Boost Air Travel Security

The World Economic Forum is working with the Canadian and Dutch governments to pilot a digital identity project that focuses in part on blockchain.

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