Cryptocurrency transactions are included in Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's enactment of Emergencies Act in border blockade. CanadianPM SteveAlpher reports.
Responding to the now weeks-long, trucker-led protests that have snarled streets in Ottawa and blocked key crossings at the U.S.-Canada border, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau this afternoon"This is about keeping Canadians safe, protecting peoples' jobs and restoring faith in our institutions," said the prime minister. Though the Emergencies Act allows for the military to be called in, but Trudeau, for now, said he has no plans to do so.
said banks can immediately freeze or suspend bank accounts without a court order and without fear of civil liability. In addition, the government is broadening the scope of Canada's anti-money laundering and terrorist financing rules to now cover crowdfunding platforms and the payment service providers they. These changes, said Freeland, cover all forms of transactions, including digital assets such as crypto.
The Tallycoin bitcoin fundraiser had reportedly raised more than 20 bitcoin - or nearly $1 million - for the truckers. The organizers have shut down the fundraising page,The leader in news and information on cryptocurrency, digital assets and the future of money, CoinDesk is a media outlet that strives for the highest journalistic standards and abides by a
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