Claire Brownell
Financial Post
Toronto, ON, Canada
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OSC flags Emergencies Act tweets by Kraken, Coinbase CEOs to RCMP
Tweets advocated non-custodial wallets that are harder to seize → Read More
More big international crypto platforms restrict use by Canadians in wake of crackdown
Some, however, are putting in the time and money to comply with registration requirements → Read More
With Flow, Dapper Labs tries to build a better blockchain
Flow is fast, affordable and user-friendly, but critics say some of those qualities come at the expense of decentralization → Read More
Canadian Bitcoin ETFs shake up global cryptocurrency investment market
The short-term success of Canada’s ETFs has many predicting the demise of closed-end funds → Read More
Canadian investors at risk as number of unregulated cryptocurrency exchanges explodes
An analysis by The Logic found there are now more than 600 companies that offer cryptocurrency trading services in Canada but that have not registered with… → Read More
Once shunned by investors, Twitter and Snap shares are trending again
However, both companies have struggled to compete with the likes of Alphabet and Facebook when it comes to adding users and attracting advertising → Read More
Once shunned by investors, Twitter and Snap shares are trending again
However, both companies have struggled to compete with the likes of Alphabet and Facebook when it comes to adding users and attracting advertising → Read More
Careful what you wish for — Amazon HQ2 could make Toronto’s existing problems worse
The city was elated when it made the short list, but winning the prize risks making unaffordable housing, gridlock and brain drain even worse → Read More
Careful what you wish for — Amazon HQ2 could make Toronto’s existing problems worse
The city was elated when it made the short list, but winning the prize risks making unaffordable housing, gridlock and brain drain even worse → Read More
Welcome to the machine: Why white-collar jobs are safe from AI — for now
Artificial intelligence can perform certain specific tasks far better than humans, which has white-collar workers worrying for their jobs → Read More
Kik presses ‘paws’ on cryptocurrency launch, blames blockchain cat craze
Waterloo-based messaging app Kik is delaying the release of its cryptocurrency Kin and moving it off the Ethereum platform, thanks to a digital cat-trading craze that's clogging up transactions on the network → Read More
Kik presses ‘paws’ on cryptocurrency launch, blames blockchain cat craze
Waterloo-based messaging app Kik is delaying the release of its cryptocurrency Kin and moving it off the Ethereum platform, thanks to a digital cat-trading craze that's clogging up transactions on the network → Read More
Big changes coming as Bitcoin futures trading, ETFs launch
Bitcoin is about to get put to the test as the first mainstream exchanges prepare to launch futures trading and ETFs → Read More
Big changes coming as Bitcoin futures trading, ETFs launch
Bitcoin is about to get put to the test as the first mainstream exchanges prepare to launch futures trading and ETFs → Read More
From hoodies to suits: Blockchain companies ready to come out of the shadows and go public
Initial coin offerings may be all the rage, but GMP Securities LP is hosting a blockchain conference as it works to convince cryptocurrency companies to raise capital through a more traditional route — the TSX Venture Exchange → Read More
From hoodies to suits: Blockchain companies ready to come out of the shadows and go public
Initial coin offerings may be all the rage, but GMP Securities LP is hosting a blockchain conference as it works to convince cryptocurrency companies to raise capital through a more traditional route — the TSX Venture Exchange → Read More
Charities of the year: Our annual picks of Canada’s most efficient and accountable charities
Our annual picks of the most accountable, transparent charities in the country — plus some that could use improvement. → Read More
Withdrawal symptoms: Could lower drug prices hurt more than just the pharma industry?
Health Canada is poised to reform its drug pricing regulations to check rising costs but balancing the needs of manufacturers and the Canadian population could be hard to pull off → Read More
‘It’s beautiful’: This Toronto startup is investors’ secret weapon to beating the market
Hedge funds pay handsomely for Quandl's market-beating alternative data, but when does such data cross the line into privacy violations or insider trading? → Read More
Shopify adds new building, plans to more than double its Waterloo workforce
Shopify Inc. is planning to add a new Waterloo, Ont. building to house new hires that will more than double its workforce in the region and help the company attract large clients → Read More