Canada’s largest university is the third in the country to partner with Ripple’s University Blockchain Research Initiative. The University of Toronto plans to launch an independent XRP Ledger (XRPL) validator, Ripple announced June 12, as the university will become part of Ripple’s University Blockchain Research Initiative (UBRI). The partnership will support blockchain and crypto technology…
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The 2022 Blockchain Futurist conference in Toronto, Canada wrapped up this week. DeFi and institutional adoption of crypto were high on the agenda. 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)…
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Despite the bear market in Bitcoin and altcoins, the industry’s builders continue to build for a brighter future. For all the gloom and doom in the cryptocurrency market these days, our industry continues to make inroads into mainstream tech. This week, I had the pleasure of attending the sold-out Collision Conference in Toronto, and crypto…
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Digital asset investment managers 3iQ introduced ETH market exposure to Canada’s stock traders and investors on Thursday. The world’s first Ethereum-based fund to be listed on a major stock exchange opened for trading on Thursday, but not without some hiccups. Listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange, The Ether Fund (TSX:QETH.U) opened for trading at $10.80…
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Shares of Canada’s first publicly listed Bitcoin fund are up 30% since its launch in April. Canadian digital asset manager 3iQ has recorded a major milestone fo its public Bitcoin (BTC) fund. The Bitcoin Fund — Canada’s first Bitcoin fund listed on a major stock exchange — has crossed the $100 million market cap threshold,…
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New Zealand-based crypto data firm Brave New Coin has partnered with a new Canadian options exchange to develop indexes for its forthcoming crypto markets. Digital asset data firm Brave New Coin (BNC) has inked a multi-year deal with the Toronto Futures Options Swaps Exchange (tFOSE) to power its crypto options trading. BNC’s data will enable…
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