cryptocurrency

In a pitch to cryptocurrency investors, Poilievre says he wants Canada to be ‘blockchain capital of the world’

Conservative leadership candidate Pierre Poilievre said Monday a government led by him would do more to normalize cryptocurrencies like bitcoin and ethereum in Canada to “decentralize” the economy and reduce the influence of central bankers.Pierre Poilievre speaks at a press conference at Brandt Tractor Ltd. in Regina on Friday, March 4, 2022. (Michael Bell/The Canadian…

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Why cryptocurrency may be in the process of becoming the new gold

Like Rumpelstiltskin spinning straw into gold, bitcoin and its ilk may be transmuting digits into lasting value. Institutional investors are turning the once-baffling computer oddity into a respectable asset. But it’s not a done deal.Can bitcoins create something of lasting value now that they are becoming more widely traded by conservative investors and institutions? (Dado…

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