Cryptocurrencies

Canada’s Crypto Industry Is Taking Lessons From US Election Wins

  • Stand With Crypto advocacy group expanded to Canada last year
  • New rules for crypto trading platforms took effect on Dec. 31
A technician walks near cryptocurrency mining rigs at the Bitfarms Bunker facility in Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada, on Monday, Sept. 9, 2024.Photographer: Graham Hughes/Bloomberg
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Following the high-profile successes of the crypto industry in last year’s US elections, digital-asset companies in Canada are already applying what they’ve learned.

In November, Donald Trump, a crypto skeptic turned supporter, won the US presidential election and pro-crypto candidates won the majority of their races. Since then, Trump has nominated digital-asset supporters to his administration and Bitcoin’s price has surged more than 40%, rising above $100,000 for the first time.