Bitcoin business leaders in Canada have pushed back against the Canadian Securities Administrators' “Proposed Framework for Crypto-Asset Trading Platforms,” which could impose a security law framework on cryptocurrency exchanges.
“Last year was not profitable for many miners,” said Hut 8 CEO Andrew Kiguel. “[But] we believe that bitcoin is the future of digital money and that our work is crucial."
“With green hydroelectricity at a competitive price, innovative universities and this recent decision by the Energy Board that clearly supports the [mining] industry, Québec has all the ingredients to become a blockchain hub,”