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Buying crypto in Canada is straightforward once you know which platforms are allowed to serve Canadians, what they charge, and what to do with the coins after. The Canadian Securities Administrators keep a list of registered crypto trading platforms; anything not on it is either unregistered or banned. That list is the first thing to check, and it is where this page starts.
Everything below is sourced and dated. CryptoCanucks does not take referral fees from exchanges, so the platforms are listed as the regulator lists them, with the regulator's own wording on their registration.
A plain-English walk through your first bitcoin purchase in Canada: registered platforms, KYC, exchange accounts versus wallets, the scams the Anti-Fraud Centre sees most, and what the CRA wants later.
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Canadians reported more than $704 million lost to fraud in 2025, and regulators say only 5 to 10 percent of it gets reported. AI did not invent these scams; it made them faster and more convincing. Here is what the deepfake ad, the AI trading platform and the cloned voice look like, and the five checks that stop them.
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What is Stellar? Stellar is a blockchain based platform released in 2014. The Stellar network facilitates global cross-asset transfers and boasts very fast transactions. The native currency on the…
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Designed for both beginners and experienced traders, this guide will provide an overview of the popular digital asset, XRP. What is XRP? XRP is a digital asset and is part of the wave of new…
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Canada allowed publicly traded crypto funds before the United States: an OSC panel overruled staff in October 2019 to let 3iQ's The Bitcoin Fund list, and…
Verified Sep 4, 2026CARF requires Canadian crypto exchanges, brokers, dealers and crypto ATM operators to collect tax-residency details from every customer and report annual…
Verified Sep 4, 2026The CSA (the umbrella group of provincial and territorial securities regulators) treats the contracts a platform gives you when it holds your crypto as…
Verified Sep 4, 2026The CSA's view is that stablecoins, which it calls value-referenced crypto assets (VRCAs), may be securities or derivatives. Registered platforms may only…
Verified Sep 4, 2026The Spring Economic Update 2026 proposes to ban crypto ATMs outright, citing government-cited studies that 85 to 98 per cent of their transactions are tied…
Verified Sep 4, 2026Any business that exchanges or transfers crypto for Canadians, whether based in Canada or abroad, is a money services business (MSB) under the Proceeds of…
Verified Sep 4, 2026Millions of crypto investors have been scammed out of massive sums since the inception of cryptocurrencies. According to Reuters, in 2018, losses from cryptocurrency-related crimes amounted to $1.7…
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The recent $40 million-dollar Binance hack sent a sombre message through the crypto-community putting emphasis on the importance of security. Many holders are now questioning the safety of crypto…
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VirgoCX offers an easy yet secured way to buy, sell, and trade Bitcoin, Ethereum, Stablecoins and more. As a featured event during the 2019 Toronto Blockchain Week, VirgoCX attracted over 200…
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Part 2: The Blame Game The fall of Quadriga has become infamous. As the dust starts to settle on this once mighty exchange, its demise is one that may be recalled for generations. Quadriga’s downfall…
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Part I: A Fall From Grace On Feb 5, Judge Wood of the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia granted QuadrigaCX 30 days of creditor protection. The law warrants that 30-day protection is granted to companies…
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Probably you have used a crypto exchange already and like many of us, have activated 2FA (two-factor authentication) and left the coins in the exchange thinking nothing is going to happen to them.…
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Canada’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, QuadrigaCX, has filed for credit protection in Nova Scotia, just the latest in a series of bizarre turns for the Vancouver-based Bitcoin dealer. As many as…
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You’re reading this because you want to buy cryptocurrency. You may be wondering what the best way is to get into cryptocurrency. Well, there’s two options, Peer-to-Peer (P2P) exchanges, and…
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As Cryptocurrency markets continue to face unprecedented volatility, investors are actively looking for financial instruments to protect themselves from this fluctuation. One of these instruments is…
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The holiday season is upon us and the hustle and bustle of holiday shopping have begun. Online shopping has made it easy to order gifts from the comfort of your home, but did you know you can now…
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This guide will cover Ethereum Classic, a hard fork of Ethereum that is a prevalent cryptocurrency in today’s landscape. This article aims to provide an overview of Ethereum Classic for both…
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Integration will allow Dash Wallet users to buy and sell Dash directly from the wallet with Visa and Mastercard, or directly from a bank account in the United States and European Union PRESS RELEASE…
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