#207 - Crypto in Canada

<p>How does Canada regulate crypto? This podcast answers that in less than 60 minutes. </p><p>You&#39;ll hear from Grant Vingoe, CEO of the OSC, Eric Richmond, CEO of Coinbase Canada, the Bank of Canada&#39;s Anne Butler, McCarthy&#39;s Lori Stein, Osler&#39;s Matt Burgoyne, Evan Thomas, Dr. Ryan Clements of the ASC and Blair Wiley of Wealthsimple.</p><p>Law of Code is presented by Altitude, visit <a href="https://altitude.xyz/law">⁠https://altitude.xyz/law⁠</a> to learn why.</p><p>Timestamps:</p><p>0:00 Intro</p><p>2:42 Tax</p><p>4:53 AML Rules</p><p>8:06 Securities</p><p>12:00 Investment contracts</p><p>16:13 Quadriga&#39;s collapse</p><p>23:00 The Crypto Contract</p><p>34:29 World&#39;s first Bitcoin ETF</p><p>38:23 Stablecoins</p><p>46:47 Where Canada could play offense: DeFi, perps and tokenization</p><p>52:53 The speed problem</p><p><em>Nothing in this podcast is legal or investment advice.</em></p><p>Thank you to our other sponsors:</p><p>McCarthy Tétrault LLP, with which I am co-hosting a Crypto in Canada event on August 12, 2026 in Toronto: https://luma.com/89qnrnah</p><p>Osler, Hoskin &amp; Harcourt LLP: https://www.osler.com/en/expertise/services/digital-assets-and-blockchain/ </p><p>Cahill Gordon &amp; Reindel LLP: <a href="https://www.cahill.com/practices/litigation-digital-assets-and-emerging-technology">⁠https://www.cahill.com/practices/litigation-digital-assets-and-emerging-technology⁠</a></p><p>Solana Policy Institute: <a href="https://www.solanapolicyinstitute.org/">⁠https://www.solanapolicyinstitute.org/⁠</a></p><p>Hyperliquid Policy Center: <a href="https://hyperliquidpolicy.org/">⁠https://hyperliquidpolicy.org/⁠</a></p><p>Sign up for the free Law of Code newsletter at lawofcode.fm.</p>