# Quebec’s energy manager to seek government approval to stop powering crypto miners

# Quebec’s energy manager to seek government approval to stop powering crypto miners

” Quebec’s energy manager to seek government approval to stop powering crypto miners “ Hydro-Québec, the firm managing electricity across the Canadian province of Quebec, plans to reallocate energy supplied to crypto mining firms.  According to a Nov. 3 tweet from Canadian lawmaker Pierre Fitzgibbon, the government will request a decree from the energy board…

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#What it’s really like to fight B.C.’s wildfires

“What it’s really like to fight B.C.’s wildfires” Scott Rennick has been fighting fires in British Columbia for 30 years—first as an emergency firefighter, now as an incident commander overseeing some of the most complex and dangerous wildfires in the province. In his career, he’s seen how climate change is causing more frequent and more…

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# Coinsquare acquires publicly traded crypto exchange CoinSmart

# Coinsquare acquires publicly traded crypto exchange CoinSmart

” Coinsquare acquires publicly traded crypto exchange CoinSmart “ Canada’s crypto exchange landscape appears to be consolidating after Coinsquare, one of the largest digital asset trading platforms in the country, acquired CoinSmart for an undisclosed amount.  On Thursday, Coinsquare announced that it had entered into a definitive agreement to purchase all issued and outstanding shares…

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# Canadian regulatory council creates new preregistration filing for crypto platforms

# Canadian regulatory council creates new preregistration filing for crypto platforms

” Canadian regulatory council creates new preregistration filing for crypto platforms “ The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA), the council of provincial and territorial securities regulators, announced Monday that crypto trading platforms will be expected to provide a preregistration undertaking to their principal regulators as they take steps to comply fully with securities regulation. Two platforms, Crypto.com…

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# Crypto Biz: A Futurist take on crypto

# Crypto Biz: A Futurist take on crypto

” Crypto Biz: A Futurist take on crypto “ You might not know it, but Canada is quietly becoming a major player in the blockchain and crypto scene: Ethereum has strong Canadian roots, Toronto-based 3iQ launched North America’s first physically-settled Bitcoin (BTC) exchange-traded fund (ETF) and the percentage of active crypto holders in the country has…

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