Get the weekly summary of crypto market analysis, news, and forecasts! This Week’s Summary The crypto market ends the week at a total market capitalization of $2,17 trillion. Bitcoin continues to trade at around $62,300. Ethereum experiences no changes and stagnates at around $2,400. XRP is down by 2%, Solana by 1%, and Dogecoin by 3%. Almost all altcoins are trading in the red, with very few exceptions. The DeFi sector decreased the total value of protocols (TVL) to around…
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Canadian Authorities Issue New Crypto Guidelines for Trading Platforms
The Canadian government recently issued new guidance towards the cryptocurrency trading platforms’ determination to come under derivatives law. On January 16 2020, the Canadian Securities Administration (CSA) released a document explaining the new provisions. The document has the title “Guidance on the Application of Securities Legislation to Entities Facilitating the Trading of Crypto Assets”. In general, the agency differentiates between trading platforms that deliver cryptocurrency assets to users immediately, and the ones that hold the transaction of cryptocurrency assets until…
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