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#207 - Crypto in Canada
Description
How does Canada regulate crypto? This podcast answers that in less than 60 minutes.
You'll hear from Grant Vingoe, CEO of the OSC, Eric Richmond, CEO of Coinbase Canada, the Bank of Canada's Anne Butler, McCarthy's Lori Stein, Osler's Matt Burgoyne, Evan Thomas, Dr. Ryan Clements of the ASC and Blair Wiley of Wealthsimple.
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Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
2:42 Tax
4:53 AML Rules
8:06 Securities
12:00 Investment contracts
16:13 Quadriga's collapse
23:00 The Crypto Contract
34:29 World's first Bitcoin ETF
38:23 Stablecoins
46:47 Where Canada could play offense: DeFi, perps and tokenization
52:53 The speed problem
Nothing in this podcast is legal or investment advice.
Thank you to our other sponsors:
McCarthy Tétrault LLP, with which I am co-hosting a Crypto in Canada event on August 12, 2026 in Toronto: https://luma.com/89qnrnah
Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP: https://www.osler.com/en/expertise/services/digital-assets-and-blockchain/
Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP: https://www.cahill.com/practices/litigation-digital-assets-and-emerging-technology
Solana Policy Institute: https://www.solanapolicyinstitute.org/
Hyperliquid Policy Center: https://hyperliquidpolicy.org/
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