Canada

Jail
Canadian Court Rules Drug Dealer Must Hand Over $1.4 Million in Bitcoin
A Toronto judge has ruled that a 30-year old drug dealer must forfeit 281.41 bitcoins used in illegal activities on the dark web.
Jail

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Police Freeze Accounts, Seize Luxury Cars in Probe of ICO Promoter Vanbex
Canadian police have frozen assets of the founders of Vanbex, as part of a fraud probe into the firm's $22 million ICO.
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Canadian Municipality Set to Accept Bitcoin for Property Tax Payments
The Town of Innisfil, Ontario, will accept bitcoin for property tax payments from next month in a one-year trial project.
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From Law to Lawlessness: Bits of the Untold QuadrigaCX Story
QuadrigaCX was once a well-run exchange but changed course overnight, writes a lawyer who represented the firm early on.
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Toronto
Canada Proposes Regulatory Framework for Cryptocurrency Exchanges
Canadian financial regulatory authorities have called for public comment on rules for cryptocurrency exchanges in the country.
Toronto

Bitfury
Bitfury Integration to Bring Bitcoin Lightning Payments to More Merchants
The Bitfury Group has partnered with business payments processor HadePay to bring lightning network-based bitcoin payments to merchants.
Bitfury

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QuadrigaCX Has Sent All Its Bitcoin and Ether to 'Big Four' Auditor EY
QuadrigaCX's "hot" wallets for bitcoin and ether have been nearly emptied, with the funds now held by court-appointed monitor EY.
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Pharma Giant Tests IBM Blockchain in Bid to Improve Clinical Trials
Pharma giant Boehringer Ingelheim is set to trial IBM blockchain in Canada to raise the quality of processes and records in clinical trials.
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Vancouver
Canadian Watchdog Says It Doesn't Regulate QuadrigaCX Exchange
British Columbia's securities watchdog has said that it has no remit to regulate troubled crypto exchange QuadrigaCX.
Vancouver

Hospital
Indian Hospital Releases Details About QuadrigaCX CEO's Death
Private hospital Fortis Escorts has released details of the death of Gerald Cotten, CEO of Canadian cryptocurrency exchange QuadrigaCX.
Hospital