{"id":158,"date":"2022-10-23T02:01:12","date_gmt":"2022-10-23T09:01:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/onlineacademiccommunity.uvic.ca\/bitcoin\/?page_id=158"},"modified":"2022-11-08T00:05:56","modified_gmt":"2022-11-08T08:05:56","slug":"bitcoin-and-canada","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/onlineacademiccommunity.uvic.ca\/bitcoin\/bitcoin-and-canada\/","title":{"rendered":"13. Bitcoin and Canada"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4>publications<\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bankofcanada.ca\/2022\/10\/five-things-we-learned-about-canadian-bitcoin-owners-in-2021\/\">Bank of Canada: Five things we learned about Canadian Bitcoin owners in 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bankofcanada.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/sdp2022-10.pdf\">Bank of Canada: Bitcoin Awareness, Ownership and Use: 2016\u201320 (PDF)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bankofcanada.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/swp2019-40.pdf\">Bank of Canada: <span id=\"page1142R_mcid2\" class=\"markedContent\"><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">The Economics of <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Cryptocurrencies\u2014Bitcoin and <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Beyond (2019) (PDF)<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.canada.ca\/en\/revenue-agency\/programs\/about-canada-revenue-agency-cra\/compliance\/digital-currency\/cryptocurrency-guide.html\">Government of Canada: Guide for cryptocurrency users and tax professionals.<\/a><\/p>\n<h4>Bitcoin BUSINESSES<\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bitbuy.ca\/\"><strong>BITBUY<\/strong><\/a> &#8211; Crypto exchange service<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blockstream.com\/\"><strong>Blockstream (BC &amp; QC)<\/strong><\/a> &#8211; Bitcoin and digital asset infrastructure<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/bitfury.com\/crypto-infrastructure\/\">BitFury<\/a><\/strong>&#8211; Bitcoin mining infrastructure<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bullbitcoin.com\/\">Bull Bitcoin (QC)<\/a> &#8211; <\/strong>Non-custodial Bitcoin-only exchange and payments service<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/coinkite.com\/\">Coinkite (ON)<\/a> &#8211; <\/strong>Bitcoin Security and Fun Devices<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/coinos.io\/\"><strong>Coinos (BC)<\/strong><\/a> &#8211; The easiest way to accept bitcoin in your store.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.coinsmart.com\/\">CoinSmart (ON)<\/a> &#8211;<\/strong>Crypto exchange service<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/hut8mining.com\/\">Hut 8 Mining (ON)<\/a> <\/strong>(NASDAQ: HUT, TSX: HUT)<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Bitcoin Mining at Hut8 - Facility Tour\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/AdCdgwK1VEg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/mintgreen.co\/\">MintGreen (BC)<\/a><\/strong> &#8211; Canadian cleantech company specializing in heat recovery from Bitcoin mining.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ndax.io\/\">NDAX (AB)<\/a><\/strong> &#8211; Crypto exchange service<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/shakepay.com\/\"><strong>Shakepay (QC)<\/strong><\/a> &#8211; BTC\/ETH exchange service<\/p>\n<div class=\"post-meta__author-name\" lang=\"en\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.upstreamdata.ca\/\"><strong>Upstream Data Inc. (AB)<\/strong><\/a> &#8211; Manufacturer of Ohmm\u2122 bitcoin mining datacenters.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-meta__author-name\" lang=\"en\">\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Bitcoin mining on a stranded natural gas well.\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/VNrrpbtHtpg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h4>Bitcoin Business Online Articles<\/h4>\n<p>Chapman, B., Tennenhouse, K. (April, 2022). <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mltaikins.com\/energy\/cryptocurrency-mining-opportunities-for-western-canadas-energy-industry\/\">Cryptocurrency Mining Opportunities for Western Canada\u2019s Energy Industry<\/a>.<\/em> MLT Aikins.<\/p>\n<p>Sarkar, A. (February, 2022). <a href=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/news\/canada-to-host-bitfury-s-new-28mw-crypto-mining-facility\"><em>Canada to host Bitfury\u2019s new 28-MW crypto mining facility<\/em><\/a>. CoinTelegraph.<\/p>\n<p>Wilson, C. (August, 2021). <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.timescolonist.com\/business\/victorias-blockstream-has-raised-210-million-in-financing-for-future-growth-4691614\">Victoria&#8217;s Blockstream has raised $210 million in financing for future growth. <\/a><\/em> Times Colonist.<\/p>\n<p>CPA. (November, 2021). <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cpacanada.ca\/en\/news\/canada\/2021-11-30-crypto-investing\">Crypto 101: What you need to know before investing\u00a0<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p>CPA. (n.d.) <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cpacanada.ca\/en\/business-and-accounting-resources\/other-general-business-topics\/information-management-and-technology\/publications\/cpa-perspectives-on-blockchain\">Blockchain and crypto-assets resources for CPAs<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>publications Bank of Canada: Five things we learned about Canadian Bitcoin owners in 2021 Bank of Canada: Bitcoin Awareness, Ownership and Use: 2016\u201320 (PDF) Bank of Canada: The Economics of &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/onlineacademiccommunity.uvic.ca\/bitcoin\/bitcoin-and-canada\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;13. 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