#Canada

A Canada-based blockchain research effort has added over a dozen members including major companies Tencent and FedEx, and the Ontario Ministry of Health. The Blockchain Research Institute was originally founded in March by Don and Alex Taps

Social messaging platform Kik has launched its ICO with an aim to raise $75 mln - but not from investors in its own country. As sales of its remaining 512 bln KIN tokens began Wednesday, regulatory “failures” meant Canadian investors - one

The Isle of Man is opening its doors to entrepreneurs looking to launch initial coin offerings (ICO). In an interview today, Brian Donegan, head of operations for fintech and digital development at the Isle of Man's Department of Economic D

The US Securities and Exchange Commission is warning investors about the risk of public stock scams that use cryptocurrencies as a promotional tactic. Published earlier today , the SEC investor alert primarily focuses on cryptocurrency-them

In studying a number of cryptocurrencies and upcoming ICOs, Canadian authorities have said that the offerings are similar to the sale of securities and as such should have to abide by the tough rules that exist around them - or seek exempti

Bank of Canada research consultant Warren E. Weber proposes a financial system that uses the cryptocurrency Bitcoin as the standard currency instead of the fiat currencies. In his 37-page long research report , Weber referred the digital cu