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Finanzas

Trio of Canadian Crypto Exchanges Confirms Plans to Merge

Shares of Kevin O'Leary-backed WonderFi have surged nearly 50% following the announcement.

Toronto, Canada (Shutterstock)

Finanzas

Coinbase Hires Ex-Shopify Exec to Oversee Canada Operations

The company confirmed plans to expand in Canada as that country tightens rules for cryptocurrency exchanges.

Lucas Matheson, country director, Canada, at Coinbase (LinkedIn)

Vídeos

Crypto Exchanges Deciding Whether to Remain in Canada Amid Tightening Regulation

The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) has tightened its requirements for cryptocurrency exchanges operating in the country. "The Hash" panel discusses major exchanges including Kraken, Coinbase and Binance's responses to tougher rules from the regulators.

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Regulación

Crypto Exchange Kraken Commits to Tougher Rules Required by Canada

Kraken has filed pre-registration paperwork with the Ontario Securities Commission as it works towards becoming a registered Restricted Dealer in Canada.

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Finanzas

Coinbase Aims to Stay in Canada; Binance Could Be Poised to Exit Amid Regulatory Shakeup

The moves come as the country tightens rules for cryptocurrency exchanges.

Coinbase's Base blockchain has gone live (Chesnot/Getty Images)

Regulación

Canada to Ask Pension Funds to Disclose Crypto Exposure

The government budget for 2023 indicates the OSFI will consult with federally regulated financial institutions on guidelines for publicly disclosing their exposure to crypto-assets.

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Finanzas

Bitcoin Miner Bitfarms Sinks to Fourth-Quarter Loss as Difficulty, Costs Rise

Bitfarms is shooting for 6 exahash per second of computing power by the end of 2023, the same goal it had set, and missed, for 2022.

(Eliza Gkritsi/CoinDesk)

Finanzas

Bitcoin Miner Hut 8 Talks Operational Issues and U.S. Bitcoin Corp. Merger in Earnings Call

Management spoke to investors on Thursday morning following release of the company's fourth-quarter and full-year 2022 results.

A Hut 8 mining facility (hut8.io)

Finanzas

Crypto Miner Hive Blockchain Posts Q3 Loss as Ethereum Merge Cuts Revenue, Mining Margin

The Canadian miner is launching its high-performance computing cloud business, which is 25 times more profitable than mining.

Crypto mining stocks have lost roughly half of their value in the past month. (Sandali Handagama for CoinDesk)