Canadian Regulator Accuses Coinsquare of Market Manipulation With Wash Trades Worth 590K BTC

The Ontario Securities Commission has started a proceeding against cryptocurrency exchange Coinsquare and its executives. The Canadian regulator has accused the company of market manipulation, with 840,000 wash trades worth approximately 590,000 bitcoins, representing 90% of the exchange’s reported trading volume. The OSC Takes Action Against Coinsquare The Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) published on Thursday … Read more

Canadian Regulator Unveils the Truth Behind Collapsed Crypto Exchange Quadrigacx

The Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) has completed its investigation of what happened to the defunct cryptocurrency exchange Quadrigacx which owes over 76,000 clients a combined $215 million in assets. Supposedly deceased, its founder Gerald Cotten was found to have committed a series of fraud, the regulator details. Quadrigacx Fraud: Exchange Owes 76,000+ Clients $215 Million … Read more

Report: Quadriga’s 6 Cold Wallets Have Been Without Funds Since April 2018

Ernst & Young, the court-appointed monitor in the Quadrigacx saga, released a report on March 1 which shows that cold wallets known to have been used by the Canadian exchange have been without funds since April 2018. The latest twist adds some clarity to a mystery that has held Quadrigacx customers spellbound, hoodwinked into believing … Read more