Category: Canada

Coinsquare launches Quick Trade mobile app with instant funding

February 8, 2021

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One of Canada’s largest crypto exchanges has launched a new mobile application designed to streamline the buying and selling of Bitcoin and Ethereum. 10094 Total views 17 Total shares Coinsquare, the Toronto-based digital currency platform, has announced a new mobile trading application designed to simplify the buying and selling of cryptocurrencies in Canada.  Quick Trade […]

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$180M Bitcoin Trust Completes Canadian IPO, Fully Invested on First Day

January 29, 2021

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Jan 29, 2021 at 10:45 p.m. UTCUpdated Jan 29, 2021 at 10:51 p.m. UTC $180M Bitcoin Trust Completes Canadian IPO, Fully Invested on First Day Canadian investment firm Ninepoint Partners completed the C$230 million (US$180 million) initial public offering of its cryptocurrency fund which is now fully invested. Ninepoint Partners bitcoin fund started trading on […]

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Following in Grayscale’s footsteps, new Bitcoin trust goes public in Canada

January 27, 2021

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The investment firm said it had no plans to sell shares of its Bitcoin trust in the U.S. 1515 Total views 12 Total shares Canada-based investment manager Ninepoint Partners has launched trading for shares of the firm’s Bitcoin Trust on the Toronto Stock Exchange. According to an announcement today, Ninepoint has completed an initial public […]

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Former Canadian Prime Minister Lists Bitcoin as Possible Future Reserve Currency

January 18, 2021

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Stephen Harper said “the number of things that people use as reserves will expand,” but the U.S. dollar will still retain its dominant role. Jan 18, 2021 at 2:09 p.m. UTCUpdated Jan 18, 2021 at 3:39 p.m. UTC Former Canadian Prime Minister Lists Bitcoin as Possible Future Reserve Currency Stephen Harper, an economist and the […]

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3iQ’s Canadian Bitcoin Fund Hits C$1B in Market Cap

January 16, 2021

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The digital asset manager passed a key milestone this week. Jan 16, 2021 at 12:01 a.m. UTCUpdated Jan 16, 2021 at 4:11 p.m. UTC 3iQ’s Canadian Bitcoin Fund Hits C$1B in Market Cap The bitcoin fund from Canada’s 3iq Corp (TSX:QBTC.U), listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange, has reached over CA$1 billion (US$785 million) in […]

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Arxnovum files Bitcoin ETF application with Canadian securities regulators

January 13, 2021

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Winklevoss’ Gemini Trust will act as a sub-custodian for the new Arxnovum Bitcoin ETF in Canada. 3523 Total views 13 Total shares Canadian investment fund manager Arxnovum Investments has filed a prospectus for a new Bitcoin (BTC) exchange-traded fund, or ETF, in Canada. On Monday, the company filed a stack of preliminary documents for the […]

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Michael Saylor of the North? Canadian Firm NexTech AR Uses $2M of Treasury Funds to Buy Bitcoin

December 29, 2020

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Dec 29, 2020 at 1:40 p.m. UTCUpdated Dec 29, 2020 at 2:38 p.m. UTC Michael Saylor of the North? Canadian Firm NexTech AR Uses $2M of Treasury Funds to Buy Bitcoin Canadian augmented reality (AR) company NexTech AR is jumping on the crypto bandwagon with plans to use its treasury funds to buy $2 million […]

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Ethereum ETF to debut on the Toronto Stock Exchange

December 5, 2020

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First conceived by Vitalik Buterin in Ontario, Ethereum is now available to Canadians in the form of an ETF. 1915 Total views 22 Total shares Next week, Canadian digital asset investment manager 3iQ will be launching an IPO for the world’s first Ethereum ETF, The Ether Fund, on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) under the […]

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Canada could launch CBDC sooner than expected, central bank exec says

December 3, 2020

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COVID-19 could force the Bank of Canada to launch a CBDC sooner than previously expected. 3913 Total views 29 Total shares Timothy Lane, Deputy Governor of the Bank of Canada and head of research at the bank’s fintech and crypto department, claimed that Canada’s central bank digital currency, or CBDC, might see the light of […]

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Canada-Listed Investment Firm Sells All Its Ether, Monero to Buy More Bitcoin

November 27, 2020

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Nov 27, 2020 at 2:07 p.m. UTC Toronto, Canada(Claudio Beiza/Shutterstock) Canada-Listed Investment Firm Sells All Its Ether, Monero to Buy More Bitcoin Canada-based investment firm Cypherpunk Holdings has dumped its holdings of two alternative cryptocurrencies and put the proceeds into bitcoin. In an announcement Thursday, the company said that its bitcoin holdings have increased to […]

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