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Canadian Web3 Council calls on Senate to examine how to “effectively harmonize” regulatory framework for digital assets

An advocacy group for Web3 technology in Canada is calling upon the Canadian Senate to convene “a forum for an open and comprehensive discussion…

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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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Radical Ventures raising new $550 million USD fund as AI sector heats up
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Canadian startup news of the week (1/15/23)

Welcome to BetaKit’s startup stories of the week! Here, you will find the week’s most important news, features, and editorials published on BetaKit. If…

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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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Radical Ventures raising new $550 million USD fund as AI sector heats up
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Canadian startup news of the week (12/15/22)

Welcome to BetaKit’s startup stories of the week! Here, you will find the week’s most important news, features, and editorials published on BetaKit. If…

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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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