Tag: Web3
Bitkey lead calls Canada an important market as Block launches new self-custody Bitcoin wallet worldwide
Block bills Bitkey as a simpler alternative to other self-custody Bitcoin storage options. American payments giant Block has officially launched Bitkey, a new self-custody…
Flinks and Shakepay reveal new payment services for businesses and consumers
Montréal FinTech firms target payments with latest offerings. Two Montréal-based FinTech companies, National Bank-owned Flinks and cryptocurrency startup Shakepay, are expanding their offerings with…
Hoping to be the go-to platform for blockchain devs, Uniblock secures $3.1 million CAD
Uniblock aims to unify fragmented blockchain tools into a single platform. Toronto-based Web3 startup Uniblock has secured $3.1 million CAD ($2.3 million USD) in…
WonderFi-owned Bitbuy acquires customers of fellow regulated Canadian crypto exchange Bitvo
The move comes a year after the collapse of Bitvo’s deal with would-be acquirer FTX. Bitbuy, a subsidiary of Toronto cryptocurrency company WonderFi, has…
Tokens.com slashes headcount by 40 percent in push to cut costs
Web3 firm is also exploring a potential sale of business segments. Toronto-based cryptocurrency and Web3 firm Tokens.com has reduced its headcount by approximately 40…
Dapper Labs, Nesto, Certn, top Deloitte’s 2023 Technology Fast 50 list
FinTech startups made a mark on the list of Canada’s leading technology companies. Deloitte has announced the 2023 winners of its Technology Fast 50,…
Bigg Digital Assets, owner of Netcoins, appoints Dan Reitzik as new interim CEO
Reitzik most recently served as CEO of TerraZero, a subsidiary of Bigg. Vancouver-based Bigg Digital Assets, which owns and operates Web3 and blockchain companies,…
WonderFi files SEC registration statement as crypto firm eyes Nasdaq listing
CEO called the move “an important first step” towards US expansion. Toronto-based cryptocurrency firm WonderFi has announced that it has filed a registration statement…
Aquanow launches AQN Digital Ventures Fund to back next generation of blockchain startups
Fund has already invested more than $1 million in seven companies, including BoomFi and Mash. Digital assets infrastructure provider Aquanow has launched a blockchain…
Web3 startup LayerZero Labs fighting $21.3-million lawsuit from FTX
Bankrupt crypto exchange suing LayerZero over alleged fraudulent transfers. The CEO and co-founder of Vancouver-based Web3 startup LayerZero Labs is vigorously defending the startup…