Coinbase Urges Canada to Build Unified Crypto Rules
New Canadian CEO Eric Richmond wants derivatives, DeFi and tokenized products on par with U.S. access. Canada needs a national digital-asset instrument, he says, or it falls behind.
Sector-wide market analysis: dominance, liquidity, on-chain flows, whale activity, and exchange in/outflows.
New Canadian CEO Eric Richmond wants derivatives, DeFi and tokenized products on par with U.S. access. Canada needs a national digital-asset instrument, he says, or it falls behind.
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