Crypto Head recently published a report placing the United States on top of its list of “Crypto ready” countries. One indication that the country is ready to adopt cryptocurrencies is the whopping number of Bitcoin ATMs presently operating in the U.S. Related Reading | Elon Musk’s “Baby Doge” Tweet Spikes The Dogecoin Price The research…
It seems that not a day goes by without a news story highlighting the shortcomings of the current banking system. In a world with alternatives growing in viability daily, incidents, like the following, serve as a powerful incentive to pay attention to Bitcoin.The latest example of the power banks have over individuals comes from Canada…
A lengthy survey into the awareness and usage of Bitcoin and crypto assets by Canada’s central bank has revealed impressive growth despite the recent bear market. The research also offers good insights as to what Canadian’s think of the crypto industry and what the future may hold for a cashless society. Crypto Growth in Canada…
Retail investors in Canada will soon be able to get exposure to Bitcoin through a fully-regulated, closed-end fund. The world first, as it is being described, is the result of a battle between fund manager 3iQ and the Ontario Securities Commission. The imaginatively-titled “The Bitcoin Fund” should be available to Canadian retail investors later this…
The ongoing bankruptcy proceedings against the now defunct crypto exchange QuadrigaCX may be moved to the city of Toronto to make investigations easier. The move would come at the request of the trustee overseeing the bankruptcy, Ernst and Young. QuadrigaCX went offline earlier this year following the death of its founder and CEO, Gerard Cotton.…
An unnamed Bitcoin ATM provider serving the Canadian market was scammed last year across a number of the nation’s cities. Police are now seeking information regarding four suspects believed to be involved in the fraud. The four men are believed to have taken around US$145,000 from the machines over the course of 10 days in…
It has become abundantly apparent that the Bitcoin crash-induced crypto winter hasn’t managed to seduce bears. The crash in the broader cryptocurrency market, which sent investors running en-masse, has resulted in a number of layoffs at this (not so) budding sector’s most preeminent firms. Coinsquare, a leading exchange headquartered just north of the U.S., is…
Over the past 72 hours, bomb threats attempting to extort Bitcoin (BTC) from business owners and governmental agencies have taken the world by storm, affecting thousands across Canada, the U.S., and New Zealand. Although the threats have begun to recede from the limelight in the western world, the issue may only be getting started across…
A Canadian luxury fine jewelry brand is now accepting Bitcoin as a means of payment at eight stores across the country. Birks Group partnered with BitPay to process all Bitcoin transactions made by customers. Canadian Luxury Jewelry Brand Partners With BitPay to Accept Bitcoin Leading the luxury jewelry retail sector in Canada since 1879, Birks…
VersaBank, formerly Pacific & Western Bank of Canada, announced one of its subsidiaries has completed beta testing for its digital safety deposit box and is now entering the commercialization phase, which will include the offering of digital safe keeping as well as multi signature services for cryptocurrency exchanges and crypto-based investment funds. Canadian VersaBank Announces Digital Safety…