David Durand, Advisor, Innovation and Advocacy
September 9th, 2020
David Durand, LL.L., B.Sc. chem., – Founder and Managing Partner of Durand Lawyers – Lawyer (Québec)[...]
Blockchain ICO, Token Regulations
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China’s Draft Anti-Monopoly Guidelines on Platform Economy
November 25, 2020 12:31 pm
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Keynote speech OSC Dialogue Conference
November 23, 2020 10:53 am
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Big Changes In Financial Regulation: Dialogue With The OSC 2020
November 23, 2020 10:44 am
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SEC Chair Clayton to exit, giving Biden early chance to name key regulator
November 17, 2020 10:02 am
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Should the U.S. Government Create a Token-Based Digital Dollar?
November 16, 2020 1:22 pm
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Lagarde Says Her ‘Hunch’ Is That ECB Will Adopt Digital Currency
November 13, 2020 11:16 am
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Binance has begun to block U.S. users from accessing its exchange platform
November 11, 2020 9:21 am
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Top five use cases for blockchain in fintech
November 5, 2020 1:45 pm
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Hong Kong’s securities watchdog to regulate all crypto exchanges
November 4, 2020 4:17 pm
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European Crowdfunding Network Publishes Blockchain Study Analyzing Current Regulatory Environment
November 2, 2020 1:35 pm
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Fintech experts divided on form for U.S. central digital currency
November 1, 2020 1:26 pm
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From Voting To Social Media: What Does The Future Hold For Digital Identity On The Blockchain
October 30, 2020 2:11 pm
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ASC Updates Raising Capital for Small Businesses Resource: Fostering Alberta’s New Economy
October 29, 2020 4:17 pm
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JP Morgan Veteran Daniel Masters Explains How Blockchain Will End Commercial Banks
October 26, 2020 11:05 am
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What’s a custodian bank do in a blockchain world?
October 22, 2020 11:14 am
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CEX.IO’s Executive Director Predicts the Future of Crypto Exchanges
October 21, 2020 3:40 pm
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Better to get it right than to be first with CBDC, says US Fed chair
October 19, 2020 1:26 pm
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Regulation, Supervision and Oversight of “Global Stablecoin” Arrangements
October 13, 2020 1:43 pm
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The case against BitMEX is a compass pointing towards the future of crypto regulation
October 7, 2020 11:35 am
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SEC chair: perhaps all stocks could become blockchain tokens
October 5, 2020 12:49 pm
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A New Bill Proposes to Put US Crypto Exchanges Under a National Framework
September 30, 2020 5:48 pm
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BIGG Digital Assets Inc. Subsidiary Netcoins Applies For Landmark Securities Registration
September 30, 2020 12:32 pm
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US Federal Reserve Actively Working on Digital Dollar
September 28, 2020 12:58 pm
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Wealthsimple Crypto launches after 130,000 signed up to waitlist
September 25, 2020 9:36 am
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Federally Chartered Banks and Thrifts May Engage in Certain Stablecoin Activities
September 22, 2020 10:05 am
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Blockchain: legal and regulatory guidance report
September 15, 2020 2:50 pm
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NCFA Response to the Modernizing Ontario’s Capital Markets Consultation Taskforce
September 8, 2020 3:05 pm
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CSA allows Wealthsimple to test crypto platform
August 15, 2020 1:12 pm
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Banks in US Can Now Offer Crypto Custody Services, Regulator Says
July 22, 2020 10:09 pm
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Coinsquare to pay $2.2 million in OSC settlement
July 22, 2020 9:05 am
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Ontario capital markets task force proposes big changes
July 17, 2020 2:16 pm
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Wealthsimple to expand into crypto trading
July 14, 2020 10:34 am
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New regime needed to take on tech giants
July 7, 2020 10:00 am
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5 Trends to Watch in Fintech Regulation
June 28, 2020 9:26 am
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New York to relax cryptocurrency rules
June 27, 2020 9:09 pm
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US Fed Chair Says Private Entities Should Not Help Design Central Bank Digital Currencies
June 21, 2020 11:13 pm
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QuadrigaCX: A Review by Staff of the Ontario Securities Commission
June 14, 2020 9:25 pm
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Ethereum Co-Founder’s Firm Starts Compliance Service for Tokens
June 11, 2020 12:04 pm
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Bitcoin Exchange Bitbuy Partners With Knox Security To Offer Full Deposit Insurance
May 30, 2020 10:52 am
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Visa’s digital dollar concept opens a door to central bank currencies
May 19, 2020 2:57 pm
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How To Navigate Regulation Crowdfunding With Crypto And Blockchain
May 11, 2020 10:49 am
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Telegram Caves to US Regulators: Delays Blockchain Launch, Offers to Return $1.2B to Investors
April 30, 2020 11:32 am
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Podcast: When Currencies Fail: A Primer on the Dollar Crisis in Lebanon
April 29, 2020 6:11 pm
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How regulatory collaboration transformed markets
April 27, 2020 3:41 pm
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Fintech Fridays EP39: The Power of Digitization and How to Get Exponential
April 22, 2020 3:19 pm
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China’s digital currency app looks like Alipay and WeChat Pay
April 18, 2020 2:40 pm
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$14M Bitcoin Fund Gets Listed on Toronto Stock Exchange
April 9, 2020 1:04 pm
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FintechBeat Podcast: Save the Money
April 7, 2020 1:36 pm
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Online Partner Event (April 8, 2020): Capital Markets in the Digital Asset Era
April 3, 2020 4:44 pm
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Podcast: How blockchain could revolutionize green finance in Asia
March 28, 2020 1:09 pm
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Hawaii launches state-initiated digital currency sandbox
March 23, 2020 11:52 am
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FCA Publishes TechSprint Report
March 10, 2020 2:52 pm
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RBA says it’s ready to regulate Facebook’s Libra
March 9, 2020 3:07 pm
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South Korea Passes One of the World’s First Comprehensive Crypto Laws
March 9, 2020 2:55 pm
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Facebook Weighs Libra Revamp to Address Regulatory Concerns
March 4, 2020 12:17 pm
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Bank of Canada Speech: Money and Payments in the Digital Age
March 4, 2020 12:03 pm
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FCA Report (Feb 2020): Sector Views – Key Areas of Harm Identified
February 25, 2020 12:07 pm
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How blockchain regulations will change in 2020
February 19, 2020 1:48 pm
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An IOSCO report highlights crypto trading issues, but stops short of setting standards
February 17, 2020 3:44 pm
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Blockchain Fundraising Can Benefit African Tech Startups
February 11, 2020 12:15 am
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SEC Commissioner Speech: A Proposal to Fill the Gap Between Regulation and Decentralization
February 9, 2020 2:42 pm
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Stunning Japanese Admission About China May Foreshadow Digital Currency Breakthrough
February 3, 2020 8:15 am
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10 ways regulators need to change in 2020
January 31, 2020 12:27 pm
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FATF Travel Rule interview with iComply: Cryptocurrency is Meant to be Trustless, Not Anonymous
January 30, 2020 12:03 pm
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BCSC seeks insights through two new stakeholder forums
January 27, 2020 9:53 pm
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Maureen Jensen to step down from OSC
January 21, 2020 3:00 pm
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Canadian Securities Regulators Publish Additional Guidance for Facilitating Crypto Asset Trading
January 16, 2020 12:49 pm
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What is China’s Password Law and What it Means for the Blockchain Industry?
January 12, 2020 4:16 pm
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Fintech Regulatory Developments: 2019 Year in Review
January 9, 2020 2:44 pm
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Monopoly-Friendly Canada ‘Does Not Treat Competition Policy Seriously’
January 7, 2020 7:00 am
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[Deadline Jan 3, 2020]: OSC LaunchPad Survey – Regulatory and Capital Raising Challenges
December 19, 2019 6:00 pm
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Beijing Launches Fintech Regulatory Sandbox with Central Bank Backing
December 10, 2019 12:51 pm
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The UK Provides Legal Certainty For Smart Contracts And Cryptoassets In Its Landmark Legal Statement
December 3, 2019 10:16 am
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HK’s SFC Finalises New Regulatory Framework For Virtual Asset Trading Platforms
November 29, 2019 12:04 pm
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November 29, 2019 11:12 am
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All You Need to Know About China’s Latest Crypto Crackdown
November 28, 2019 9:45 am
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Central Bank Digital Currency and Fintech in Asia
November 28, 2019 9:04 am
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Why a digital dollar isn’t coming anytime soon (or so the Fed says)
November 25, 2019 9:17 am
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Singapore Poised to Allow Crypto Derivatives on Approved Venues
November 20, 2019 9:28 am
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OSC makes doing business easier for market participants
November 19, 2019 9:59 am
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Singapore Fintech Week: Data, technology and policy coordination – BIS Speech
November 14, 2019 12:06 pm
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Release: Canadian securities regulators sign Fintech co-operative agreement with the MAS
November 14, 2019 11:52 am
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Podcast Strictly Legal: Who Owns Blockchain?
November 11, 2019 1:57 pm
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Lone Bitcoin Whale Likely Fueled 2017 Price Surge, Study Says
November 5, 2019 1:28 pm
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November 5, 2019 12:20 pm
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BCSC acts to protect customers of Einstein Exchange crypto-asset trading platform
November 4, 2019 3:59 pm
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AMF announces its 2018-2019 Enforcement Report
October 31, 2019 2:26 pm
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IIROC Announces Crypto-Asset Working Group Members
October 31, 2019 1:20 pm
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3iQ’s “the Bitcoin Fund” Receives Favourable Ruling From Ontario Securities Commission Panel
October 30, 2019 4:01 pm
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Taxing cryptocurrencies: GST/HST proposals raise concerns
October 30, 2019 2:19 pm
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President Xi Says China Should ‘Seize Opportunity’ to Adopt Blockchain
October 25, 2019 12:39 pm
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OSC LaunchPad approves TokenGX (Tokenfunder) for Secondary Trading of Digital Securities
October 23, 2019 2:11 pm
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Swiss National Bank and BIS use innovation hub to explore digital central bank money and DLT
October 10, 2019 9:23 am
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Facebook faces EU grilling over Libra ‘cryptocurrency’ after losing PayPal backing
October 7, 2019 9:56 am
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Waterloo-based Kik shuts down signature app, lays off staff amid cryptocurrency legal battle
September 24, 2019 1:27 pm
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Regulating financial innovation – going behind the scenes
September 13, 2019 1:26 pm
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Libra: France opposes the development of Facebook’s currency “on European soil”
September 12, 2019 5:02 pm
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Regular investors are cut out of a major financial market and the SEC chief wants to change that
September 12, 2019 3:44 pm
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Your Complete Guide to Security Token Exchanges
September 4, 2019 12:20 pm
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Swiss Regulator Releases Anti-Money Laundering on the Blockchain Guidance
August 30, 2019 2:39 pm
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Perspective: The Woes of Crypto Licensing Across Europe
August 29, 2019 11:51 am
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News on China cryptocurrency and more reforms
August 21, 2019 1:14 pm
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New money-laundering rules change everything for cryptocurrency exchanges
August 19, 2019 5:28 pm
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New Regulatory Framework for Canadian Retail Payments Coming in 2019
August 12, 2019 12:32 pm
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How Many Colleges Teach Blockchain Technology in the World
August 12, 2019 12:03 pm
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The era of security tokens has begun
August 5, 2019 10:25 am
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Innovative new law opens Guernsey up to Artificial Intelligence
July 30, 2019 1:21 pm
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A Digitized Staff Compliance Platform is a Must-Have
July 24, 2019 9:55 am
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What Trump’s Bitcoin Tweet Changes
July 15, 2019 8:25 am
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Blockstack wins first-ever SEC approval for a token offering under Reg A+ listing
July 10, 2019 11:22 pm
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Facebook gets more official pushback on Libra
July 4, 2019 1:07 pm
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Blockchain Association Takes Over Kik’s ‘Defend Crypto’ Crowdfunding Effort
June 28, 2019 2:36 pm
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[Survey Deadline Sep 20, 2019]: ASC consults on Energizing Alberta’s Capital Market
June 28, 2019 10:16 am
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Facebook’s Libra Cryptocurrency: Everything We Know
June 18, 2019 2:00 pm
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3iQ Presents Evidence at Public Hearing with Ontario Securities Commission
June 14, 2019 9:32 am
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Crypto Custody: Our Shared Journey Towards Mass Adoption
June 7, 2019 12:06 pm
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Fintech, decentralization pose risks: Report
June 7, 2019 10:32 am
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SEC sues Kik for US$100M for ‘illegal’ securities offering of digital tokens
June 4, 2019 11:30 pm
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QuadrigaCX Aftermath: The Bigger Picture
June 4, 2019 1:23 pm
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Kik is Crowdfunding $5 Million in Crypto to Help Fight SEC
May 30, 2019 9:55 am
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Proposed Amendments to the GST/HST Treatment of Cryptocurrencies
May 28, 2019 12:13 pm
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Fintech Fridays Episode 32: Rallying behind Bitcoin with Frederick T. Pye
May 24, 2019 12:03 pm
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Bermuda Spotlights Fintech Innovation at Consensus 2019
May 16, 2019 12:39 pm
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Fintech Fridays Episode 31: Blockchain Law with Jason Saltzman
May 14, 2019 2:35 pm
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ICOs can work for companies, Bank of Canada paper finds
May 9, 2019 11:04 am
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FaceCoin: Here’s What Facebook Could Build In Blockchain And Cryptocurrency
April 30, 2019 4:50 pm
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TokenFunder announces Canada’s first Security Token Exempt Market Dealer
April 22, 2019 11:22 pm
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Statement on “Framework for ‘Investment Contract’ Analysis of Digital Assets”
April 9, 2019 4:53 pm
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FCA reveals findings from first cryptoassets consumer research
March 8, 2019 4:40 pm
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Eastern Caribbean Central Bank to Issue World’s First Blockchain-Based Digital Currency
March 8, 2019 9:14 am
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JP Morgan is rolling out the first US bank-backed cryptocurrency to transform payments business
February 15, 2019 3:31 pm
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SEC wants big data tools for monitoring and enforcing cryptocurrency market compliance
February 11, 2019 8:21 am
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Crypto CEO Dies Holding Only Passwords That Can Unlock Millions in Customer Coins
February 5, 2019 12:28 am
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Global Financial Innovation Network (GFIN) – Regulators Launch Global Sandbox Pilot
January 31, 2019 7:32 pm
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NCFA Letter to Ontario Economic Development on Burden (Jan 2019)
January 31, 2019 4:55 pm
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UK and World Economic Forum to lead regulation revolution to foster industries of the future
January 28, 2019 11:28 am
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FCA Launches Consultation Paper on Crypto Asset Guidance
January 24, 2019 10:26 am
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Fintech firms want to shake up banking, and that worries the Fed
January 16, 2019 1:37 pm
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Staff Notice 11-784: OSC establishes task force to reduce regulatory burden
January 16, 2019 9:57 am
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OSC Seeks Applications for Fintech Advisory Committee
December 10, 2018 9:47 am
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Bitcoin ETF Seekers Met With SEC Monday In Latest Pitch for Approval
December 4, 2018 4:09 pm
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December 4, 2018 3:49 pm
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A Regulation Revolution In Financial Services
December 3, 2018 5:23 pm
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Crypto Bear Market Gives UK Regulators Breathing Space to Finalize Crypto Regulation
November 21, 2018 6:56 pm
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House Finance Committee Urges Canadian Government to Regulate Cryptocurrencies
November 20, 2018 1:31 pm
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IMF: Nations Need to Consider a Central Bank Backed Cryptocurrency
November 15, 2018 9:41 am
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Why Fintech Startups Love Singapore’s Hawk-Eyed Central Banker
October 29, 2018 8:43 am
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SEC Launches Fintech Hub To Engage With Cryptocurrency Startups And More
October 19, 2018 10:31 am
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The Bali Fintech Agenda: A Blueprint for Successfully Harnessing Fintech’s Opportunities
October 15, 2018 7:13 am
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Exploring cryptoasset regulation
October 15, 2018 7:02 am
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CIBC Has Frozen $28 Million of Vancouver Crypto Exchange’s Funds Since January
October 10, 2018 12:49 pm
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International Anti-Money Laundering Standards for Crypto Expected in October
October 5, 2018 8:13 am
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United States: Recent Congressional Action Involving Digital Assets And Blockchain Technology
October 4, 2018 4:12 pm
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Minister Morneau Launches Advisory Committee on Open Banking
September 27, 2018 1:28 pm
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Canadian tech leaders form coalition advocating for new blockchain regulation
September 26, 2018 10:43 am
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5 ways regulation can be a competitive advantage to British business
September 24, 2018 8:33 am
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Canada Delays Regulation of Cryptocurrencies and Blockchain Companies
September 4, 2018 10:08 am
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August 31, 2018 10:23 am
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One SEC commissioner is establishing herself as the voice of innovation for the crypto market
August 29, 2018 12:22 pm
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FCA Regulatory sandbox participants – Cohort 4
August 15, 2018 1:51 pm
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CRA surveyed businesses to find out why they’re taking bitcoin ATMs
August 13, 2018 9:36 am
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August 9, 2018 3:50 pm
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Crypto prices sharply down after SEC postpones Bitcoin ETF decision
August 8, 2018 10:14 am
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Canadian Exchanges to Report Transactions Over $10k per Proposed Regulations
June 18, 2018 10:17 am
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Ethereum Rises on Positive Comments by the SEC
June 15, 2018 9:04 am
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SEC chief says agency won’t change securities laws to cater to cryptocurrencies
June 7, 2018 10:57 am
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Gibraltar: Where Is The Best Country To Launch An ICO – Switzerland Or Gibraltar?
May 31, 2018 5:37 pm
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Plowing Ahead: Bermuda Continues Crypto-Friendly Push With Digital ID Partnership
May 16, 2018 3:49 pm
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What’s the Difference Between a Regulated ICO and an STO?
May 16, 2018 8:08 am
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Kraken Donates $1 Million to Blockchain Advocacy Group Coin Center
May 15, 2018 12:53 pm
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Crypto Self-Governance Touted as Solution to Regulatory ‘Mess’
May 15, 2018 12:33 pm
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Canada Seeks to Widen AML Compliance Net
May 4, 2018 12:51 pm
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How Blockchain is Impacting Canadian Fintech Markets
May 4, 2018 12:20 pm
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After Millions Raised, the SAFT Is Alive But Who Knows How Well
April 27, 2018 9:57 am
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Guide to Canadian cryptocurrency taxation
April 25, 2018 2:49 pm
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Compliant Airdrops: CoinList Service to Offer Investors Free Crypto Giveaways
April 25, 2018 10:22 am
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Venture Capitalists Seek ‘Safe Harbor’ for Virtual Currencies
April 23, 2018 11:45 am
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Your guide to cryptocurrency regulations around the world and where they are headed
April 11, 2018 4:25 pm
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OSC outlines key areas of focus for 2018-2019
April 6, 2018 2:08 pm
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Binance Facing Warning From Japanese Regulator
March 23, 2018 10:00 am
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Bittrex Announces Mass Altcoin Delisting
March 23, 2018 9:27 am
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ICOs Iced: A 12-Month Freeze on US Token Trading May Just Be Beginning
March 20, 2018 8:21 am
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Crypto Industry Should Self Regulate, Says CFTC Commissioner
March 14, 2018 3:26 pm
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Initial Coin Offering Attorneys Beware, You Could Be Next!
March 13, 2018 2:33 pm
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Heard in Toronto at #FFCON18: Blockchain is the Future, Alternative Finance is Now
March 10, 2018 7:39 am
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CSE aims to be Canada’s first blockchain platform for trade clearing and settlement
February 20, 2018 11:40 am
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BCSC consults with stakeholders in financial technology sector
February 14, 2018 5:14 pm
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Money No Object? Blockchain and Cryptocurrency Feature at Fintech and Funding Conference
February 14, 2018 8:05 am
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Coincheck: World’s biggest ever digital currency ‘theft’
January 29, 2018 5:58 pm
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Don Tapscott urges ‘sensible’ cryptocurrency regulations
January 21, 2018 12:03 pm
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January 12, 2018 2:38 pm
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Canada’s Central Bank Issues White Paper on Government-Backed Digital Currency
December 19, 2017 10:03 am
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Class Action Lawsuit Filed Against Centra ICO that Was Pumped by Floyd “Crypto” Mayweather
December 15, 2017 12:26 pm
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Munchee Halted: SEC Shuts Down Initial Coin Offering as an Unregistered Security
December 14, 2017 8:11 am
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France to allow blockchain for trading unlisted securities
December 12, 2017 5:07 pm
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SEC Statement on Cryptocurrencies and Initial Coin Offerings
December 12, 2017 10:23 am
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IBA Reports: Rule of Law Versus Rule of Code: A Blockchain-Driven Legal World
December 8, 2017 11:24 am
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British Treasury Plans to Implement EU-Wide Cryptocurrency Regulation by Late 2018
December 7, 2017 11:56 am
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Coinbase ordered to give the IRS data on users trading more than $20,000
November 30, 2017 4:35 pm
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November 27, 2017 9:56 am
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BCSC sponsors British Columbia’s first Regtech Hackathon
November 17, 2017 10:36 am
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Ontario to ease regulations on financial startups
November 8, 2017 4:24 pm
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OSC approves first ICO in Ontario to TokenFunder
October 23, 2017 4:29 pm
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Global Regulators Play Bitcoin Whack-a-Mole as Demand Explodes
October 13, 2017 2:38 pm
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Singapore consortium claims breakthrough in DLT payments project
October 6, 2017 12:30 pm
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ASIC releases guidance for initial coin offerings
September 28, 2017 1:18 pm
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SEC Announces Enforcement Initiatives to Combat Cyber-Based Threats and Protect Retail Investors
September 26, 2017 9:41 am
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Canadian Regulatory ‘Sandbox’ Seeks to Avoid Crypto Coin Quicksand
September 22, 2017 1:22 pm
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Beyond cryptocurrency: There are new blockchain opportunities for SMBs
September 20, 2017 8:15 am
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Canada Confirms Tokens May Be Securities and Pacific Coin Is the Test
September 17, 2017 12:46 pm
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Dubai Issues Public Warning Against ICOs, Joining Global Wave of Regulators
September 15, 2017 8:03 am
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FCA Consumer Warning on Initial Coin Offerings
September 12, 2017 10:59 am
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China’s ICO Ban: A Full Translation of Regulator Remarks
September 5, 2017 10:10 am
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CSA Staff Notice 46-307: Cryptocurrency Offerings
August 24, 2017 12:36 pm
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SEC Issues Investigative Report Concluding DAO Tokens, a Digital Asset, Were Securities
July 26, 2017 9:53 am
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