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ICObench report: ICOs completed in the first half of January have raised $160 million, about 33 percent of the combined amount secured in December.

BitMEX says there are major inaccuracies in a recent report that alleged the exchange was closing U.S. and Québec residents’ accounts.

The head of the Canadian Bankers Association has suggested blockchain has a specific use case in open banking structures.

A new report from the BIS has found that 70 percent of central banks are conducting research into central bank digital currencies.

The number of crypto ATMs around the world kept growing in November, despite the recent market crash.

A blog post from the University of Oxford Faculty of Law highlights the potential impact of a recent Canadian court ruling on lost or stolen crypto claims.

Calgary, a city in the Canadian province of Alberta, allows citizens to pay for local goods and services via its new digital Calgary dollar.

Canadian mobile payments startup adds Bitcoin as payment method.

Major Canadian-based jewelry manufacturer and retailer Birks Group has begun accepting Bitcoin (BTC) payments.

A recent study funded by the Canadian government has revealed that ICOs are facing regulatory compliance challenges that limit their potential.

The Canadian House Finance Committee has put forward three suggestions for regulating cryptocurrencies, citing money laundering concerns.

CBDCs can improve counterparty credit risk for cross-border interbank payments and settlements, according to the central banks of Canada, U.K. and Singapore.

Major crypto exchange EXMO has signed a Letter of Intent for Canadian publicly-traded holding company GoverMedia Plus Canada to acquire the platform.

A subsidiary of Canadian bank VersaBank has completed beta testing of its new solution, which targets exchanges and crypto funds as clients.

Canada-based blockchain and crypto company DMG Blockchain Solutions has energized most of its 85 megawatt crypto mining facility in British Columbia.