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Binance cutting staff, dodging Canadian regulatory probe

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1 June, 2023

Binance cutting staff, dodging Canadian regulatory probe

Binance undergoes "re-evaluation" of its workforce, cutting down about one-fifth of its total manpower who are either underperforming or might...

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Steve Kaaru

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14 April, 2023

Paxos exits Canada amid increasing regulatory crackdown

Paxos follows exchanges OKX and dYdX which have announced exits from Canada at a time when regulators have enforced new...

OKX point to ‘new regulations’ as reason for Canada exit

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Steve Kaaru

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22 March, 2023

OKX point to ‘new regulations’ as reason for Canada exit

Canadian regulators have been shoring up digital currency regulatory loopholes and demanding better from VASPs, and OKX is unable to...

US SEC, Canada’s OSC file charges against $51M security token offering

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Steve Kaaru

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5 October, 2022

US SEC, Canada’s OSC file charges against $51M security token offering

The regulators allege that Troy Richard James Hogg used his two companies, Arbitrade Exchange and Cryptobontix Inc., to promote and...

Ontario Securities Commission issues warning against KuCoin, again

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Steve Kaaru

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26 August, 2022

Ontario Securities Commission issues warning against KuCoin, again

OSC published a list of 13 firms targeting Ontario residents despite not being licensed, and for the second time this...

Canada’s Newton exchange imposes annual purchase limit on digital assets

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Steve Kaaru

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20 August, 2022

Canada’s Newton exchange imposes annual purchase limit on digital assets

Seeking to protect users from buying more assets than their financial positions can handle, one Canadian exchange has limited annual...

Canada introduces new pre-registration filing for unlicensed digital asset firms

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Wahid Pessarlay

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18 August, 2022

Canada introduces new pre-registration filing for unlicensed digital asset firms

The Canadian Securities Administrators says that digital asset trading platforms are expected to file a "pre-registration undertaking" while their license...

Canadian watchdogs join US SEC in Celsius probe: report

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Steve Kaaru

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12 August, 2022

Canadian watchdogs join US SEC in Celsius probe: report

The Quebec and Ontario securities watchdogs have joined the probe, with the former especially concerned about the fate of a...

KuCoin among digital asset firms listed in latest Ontario consumer protection alert

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Steve Kaaru

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5 August, 2022

KuCoin among digital asset firms listed in latest Ontario consumer protection alert

The OSC listed KuCoin, FX-BTC Trade, and others in its latest warning list of firms targeting Ontario residents even when...

KuCoin exchange banned in Canada over regulatory violations

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Steve Kaaru

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30 June, 2022

KuCoin exchange banned in Canada over regulatory violations

The Ontario securities watchdog also slapped a $1.9 million fine on Bybit, claiming that the two operated unregistered digital asset...

Binance halts Ontario operations—for real this time

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Steve Kaaru

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23 March, 2022

Binance halts Ontario operations—for real this time

Nine months ago, the cryptocurrency exchange announced it would leave Ontario following a regulatory crackdown, only to later claim it...

Bitfinex to leave Ontario as regulatory pressure piles up

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Steve Kaaru

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20 January, 2022

Bitfinex to leave Ontario as regulatory pressure piles up

Bitfinex didn’t reveal the reason for the sudden departure, but it advised Ontario users to withdraw their assets by March...

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