Podcast Episode
#207 - Crypto in Canada
About this episode
How does Canada regulate crypto? This podcast answers that in less than 60 minutes. You'll hear from Grant Vingoe, CEO of the OSC, Eric Richmond, CEO of Coinbase Canada, the Bank of Canada's Anne Butler, McCarthy's Lori Stein, Osler's Matt Burgoyne, Evan Thomas, Dr. Ryan Clements of the ASC and Blair Wiley of Wealthsimple.Law of Code is presented by Altitude, visit https://altitude.xyz/law to learn why.Timestamps:0:00 Intro2:42 Tax4:53 AML Rules8:06 Securities12:00 Investment contracts16:13 Quadriga's collapse23:00 The Crypto Contract34:29 World's first Bitcoin ETF38:23 Stablecoins46:47 Where Canada could play offense: DeFi, perps and tokenization52:53 The speed problemNothing in this podcast is legal or investment advice.Thank you to our other sponsors:McCarthy Tétrault LLP, with which I am co-hosting a Crypto in Canada event on August 12, 2026 in Toronto: https://luma.com/89qnrnahOsler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP: https://www.osler.com/en/expertise/services/digital-assets-and-blockchain/ Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP: https://www.cahill.com/practices/litigation-digital-assets-and-emerging-technologySolana Policy Institute: https://www.solanapolicyinstitute.org/Hyperliquid Policy Center: https://hyperliquidpolicy.org/Sign up for the free Law of Code newsletter at lawofcode.fm.