Canada Financial News
09.01 / 12:57
Adoption
Lightning Network
ATM
Bitcoin
Less than 100 Bitcoin ATMs added worldwide in the second half of 2022: Data
While Bitcoin (BTC) ATMs were an afterthought to Satoshi Nakamoto’s vision of sound money, they are now considered one of the main pillars of Bitcoin’s mainstream adoption. However, the global Bitcoin ATM network, which used to add thousands of machines each month in 2021, recorded a net addition of just 94 Bitcoin ATMs over the past six months since July 2022.
05.01 / 15:13
Provident
Target
Platform
crypto apps
Godfather Android Trojan targets hundreds of banking and crypto apps
Cybercrooks are using Godfather to target users of banking and crypto exchange apps in 16 countries, says Group-IB.The Trojan tricks victims thanks to its ability to generate convincing web fakes and overlay them on the screens of infected devices when a user tries to open a targeted app.
04.01 / 23:25
Investments
cryptocurrency investment
Bitcoin
Digital assets inflows reached $433M in 2022: Report
Digital assets funds saw inflows totaling $433 million during 2022, the lowest level since 2018, when inflows in the crypto industry reached $233 million, according to the cryptocurrency investment firm Coinshares.
04.01 / 22:07
Government
Asia
Crypto regulation world: How laws for digital assets changed in 2022
Effective regulations are one of the key gateways to cryptocurrency’s mainstream adoption. Due to greater compliance, crypto businesses saw broader acceptance from regulators worldwide. While the crypto ecosystem was awarded countless operational licenses and exposure to new markets, the fall of Terraform Labs, FTX and Celsius, among others, had a negative impact on the industry's reputation with investors and regulators alike.
03.01 / 14:49
Asia
ATM
Bitcoin
Australia Now Home to More Crypto ATMs Than El Salvador – How Does This Impact Adoption?
The number of crypto ATM machines in Australia has hit new highs over the past four months, surpassing El Salvador, the country where bitcoin (BTC) is legal tender. What's more, two other countries overtook El Salvador: Spain and Poland.
01.01 / 10:15
Adoption
ATM
Bitcoin
Australia overtakes El Salvador to become 4th largest crypto ATM hub
El Salvador, the first country to legalize Bitcoin (BTC), has been pushed down yet another spot in total crypto ATM installations as Australia records 216 ATMs stepping into the year 2023.
29.12 / 02:39
Blockchain
Provident
network
Conflux Network Expands into Hong Kong
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28.12 / 03:39
NASDAQ
Stock indices
Bitcoin
Hedge funds see bitcoin miners ‘going bust’ as crypto winter continues
Bitcoin miners enjoyed a bumper 2021 amid a historic bull market but with crypto suffering one of its worst-ever corrections this year, some publicly-listed miners are on the verge of being wiped out, according to hedge funds.
27.12 / 15:43
UPS
Citi
FIVE
Vienna named world's most liveable city in 2022. These 5 European cities also made the top 10
If you're considering moving to a new city for the new year, Europe offers several attractive options.
25.12 / 15:23
Taliban
Power
Winter storm: 18 dead, a million without power in US and Canada
At least 18 people have been killed, and a million left without power, after a deep overnight freeze and snowstorm swept across the US.
24.12 / 17:31
European Union
place
Paris shooting: Fresh skirmishes as rally takes place for Kurdish victims of 'racist' attack
Skirmishes broke out between demonstrators and the police on the sidelines of a rally organised on Saturday in Paris to pay tribute to the three Kurds killed by a gunman in the French capital the previous day.
24.12 / 16:51
European Union
Ukraine war: Seven dead, dozens wounded as Russia attacks Kherson
Russian shells pummeled the southern Ukrainian city of Kherson on Saturday, killing seven people and injuring 58 more.
24.12 / 14:49
Money
Warning
Rare 'bomb cyclone' warning as 200 million Americans hit by severe winter weather
Tens of millions of Americans endured bone-chilling temperatures, blizzard conditions, power outages and cancelled travel plans ahead of the Christmas holiday weekend, as a rare bomb cyclone extreme winter weather phenomenon was forecast amid unprecedented a winter storm that forecasters said was nearly unprecedented in its scope.
24.12 / 14:49
Money
Deadly fire kills 20 at 'illegal' Russia nursing home
At least 22 people are dead after a fire at a retirement home in the Russian city of Kemerovo, in east-central Siberia.
22.12 / 19:07
Stablecoin
coinbase
Today in Crypto: Prepare for 'Pretty Long Crypto Winter', North Korea Stole $1.2B in Crypto in 5 Years, Malicious Hackers Returned $32.7M in 2022
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22.12 / 17:53
Blockchain
FIVE
Quadrigacx
Bitcoin
$1.7M In QuadrigaCX Bitcoin Wakes After Years
It was assumed that the wallets had been inaccessible after the creator of the exchange passed away in 2018, as he was the only person accountable for the private keys of the wallets, and he was the only one who possessed those keys.
22.12 / 03:09
Provident
Target
Platform
crypto apps
Godfather Android Trojan targets hundreds of banking and crypto apps
Cybercrooks are using Godfather to target users of banking and crypto exchange apps in 16 countries, says Group-IB. The Trojan tricks victims thanks to its ability to generate convincing web fakes and overlay them on the screens of infected devices when a user tries to open a targeted app.
20.12 / 04:51
wallet
Quadrigacx
Bankruptcy
Bitcoin
$1.7M of Bitcoin tied to QuadrigaCX reawakens after years of dormancy
Five wallets tied to the defunct Canadian cryptocurrency exchange QuadrigaCX, previously thought to be inaccessible, have just been spotted moving around $1.7 million worth of Bitcoin after years of dormancy.
20.12 / 02:05
Stablecoin
regulation
stablecoin regulation
Bank of Canada emphasizes need for stablecoin regulation as legislation is tabled
Staffers at the Bank of Canada released an analytic note on fiat-referenced crypto assets, otherwise known as stablecoins, Dec. 19. In addition to a review of mechanisms for creating and distributing stablecoins and a list of the potential risks and benefits they involve, the note expressed the authors’ support for further regulation of the crypto asset.
19.12 / 23:03
CFTC
SEC
Fried
Sam
Extradition
Sam Bankman-Fried arrested and consented to the extradition — Law Decoded, Dec. 12-19.
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