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Canadian startup news of the week (2/5/23)

Plus: Raven Indigenous Capital Partners closes second fund. Welcome to BetaKit’s startup stories of the week! Here, you will find the week’s most important…

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CoinSmart accepts collapse of Coinsquare acquisition, but plans to seek monetary damages

CoinSmart has accepted that its Coinsquare acquisition deal is not going to happen anymore, but the Canadian crypto trading platform is not happy about…

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Clearco hands overseas business to Outfund to focus on North American market
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F|T: The FinTech Times – A Clearco co-founder resigns as CEO, again

Plus: the end of an era for crypto’s pseudo-banks. Welcome to the FinTech Times, a weekly newsletter covering the biggest FinTech news from around…

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CoinSmart rejects Coinsquare’s notice to terminate acquisition deal

CoinSmart claims Coinsquare’s acquisition about-face is “invalid and without merit.” CoinSmart has announced that it has rejected notice from Coinsquare to back out of…

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F|T: The FinTech Times – Coinsquare breaks up with CoinSmart, courts WonderFi?

Plus: Nuvei enters $1.7 billion CAD deal to acquire Paya. Welcome to the FinTech Times, a weekly newsletter covering the biggest FinTech news from…

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WonderFi releases public statement following Coinsquare merger report

WonderFi neither confirms nor denies Coinsquare merger report, saying its both looking at acquisitions and potentially being acquired. WonderFi released a statement on Thursday…

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Coinsquare moves to terminate CoinSmart acquisition deal
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Coinsquare moves to terminate CoinSmart acquisition deal

Coinsquare struck an agreement to acquire fellow Toronto-based crypto trading platform and competitor CoinSmart last fall. Now, Coinsquare wants to back out of that…

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F|T: The FinTech Times – Competitive intensity

Plus: Amazon, Square launch BNPL in Canada. Welcome to the FinTech Times, a weekly newsletter covering the biggest FinTech news from around the globe….

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Coinsquare lays off 24 percent of staff amid turbulent crypto market, shifted focus to regulation
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Coinsquare to acquire CoinSmart as consolidation of Canadian crypto traders continues

With acquisition, Coinsquare seeks a seat at the regulatory table. Coinsquare has entered into an agreement to purchase CoinSmart, creating what it claims will…

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As other lenders collapse, Ledn bets conservative approach will help startup survive crypto winter
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As other lenders collapse, Ledn bets conservative approach will help startup survive crypto winter

After riding last year’s crypto lending boom while avoiding some of the pitfalls that befell its competitors, Ledn co-founder and chief strategy officer (CSO)…

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