Canada

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Canadian Border Services Begins Testing IBM Blockchain for Shipping
The Canadian Border Services Agency will partner with the Port of Montreal to trial a blockchain solution for supply chain tracking.
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A Canadian Government Body Has Built an Ethereum Blockchain Explorer
The National Research Council of Canada is using IPFS to host an ethereum blockchain explorer for grants and contributions.
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85% Of Canadians Are 'Aware' Of Bitcoin, Says Bank of Canada
The results of a nationwide bitcoin survey conducted December by the Bank of Canada are now in.
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Consumers Fail Basic Q&A in Canadian Regulator's Crypto Quiz
An Ontario regulator is concerned the public still lacks knowledge about crypto and its regulation – even if they own assets.
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Quebec Weighs Plan to Sell 500 Megawatts to Crypto Miners
Hydro-Quebec has submitted to the Quebec government the main guidance to select crypto companies to work with.
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Hackers, data
Hackers Demand $1 Million in XRP After Bank Data Theft
Hackers who stole personal information on 90,000 Canadian bank users have demanded $1 million in Ripple's XRP to not release the data trove.
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ICO Promoters Can Expect Canada to Be as Tough as the US
Provincial securities regulators in Canada won't take a radically different approach to the U.S. SEC in analyzing whether tokens are securities.
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India
NASSCOM Teams with Blockchain Institute for Digital Economy
India's tech industry is working with Canada's Blockchain Research Institute to integrate blockchain into Indian businesses and government.
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WEF Trials Blockchain in Bid to Boost Air Travel Security
The World Economic Forum is working with the Canadian and Dutch governments to pilot a digital identity project that focuses in part on blockchain.
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Vault
VersaBank Unveils 'Digital Vault' Blockchain Service
VersaBank, based in Canada, is developing a "blockchain-based digital safety deposit box" as part of an effort to tap the tech for new services.
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