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MARCH 2021 Volume 2 Bitcoin in 2021: Mainstream and Here to Stay
Table of Contents
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Corporate Members
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Bitcoin 2021: Mainstream and Here to Stay
Page 5
Feature Profile: Arthur Salzer
Page 6
Special Industry Report
Page 7
Major Projects
Page 8
Emerging News Articles
Page 9
Article: Free and Fair: Bitcoins Power for
Financial Equality
Page 12
Upcoming Educational Classes
Page 13
Article: Technology Inclusion Takes an
Ecosystem
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Table of Contents
Page 14
Podcast Interviews
Page 15
Article: Blockchain’s Solution for
E-Government
Page 21
Upcoming Webinars
Page 23
Directory
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Digital Currency
CORPORATE
MEMBERS
Finance
Business
Legal
Technology
Energy
4
Bitcoin in 2021:
Mainstream and The trickle-down effect of these major
investments has permeated to retail investors
Here to Stay who may have spent years hearing about
Bitcoin, but were wary of investing before
It’s no surprise to the Canadian Blockchain enough social proof was provided by famous
Consortium that cryptocurrencies have the or corporate buyers. One Yahoo News survey
power to change the world, and it’s starting to found that in the UK, an incredible 60% of
look like this is the year when Bitcoin will people reported that they were planning to
become an immutable part of our financial purchase BTC in 2021.
landscape. In 2021, the world’s biggest As interest grows, the financial sector is
companies and most prominent business rushing to capitalize on this growing market —
leaders have started making large investments and these investments in new services are
in Bitcoin, and this adoption is moving at an some of the most certain signs that adoption is
unprecedented rate.
well underway. Here are some of the
conventional financial institutions that have
Of all the high-profile Bitcoin investments this
recently announced BTC services:
year, the announcement by Tesla that the
company was taking a US $1.5 billion stake in
the cryptocurrency made the most headlines
BNY Mellon:
by far — a massive bet that has already
In a landmark move, the oldest bank in the
achieved a return over $300 million as the
United States announced in February that it
price continues to skyrocket. CEO Elon Musk
would begin offering BTC custodian services
has also announced that Tesla will be accepting
for its clients along with ambitious plans for
BTC as payment for its products.
future developments in the space, describing
While Musk is known for being digital assets as “becoming part of the
unconventional, other large recent Bitcoin mainstream.”
investors are anything but. According to
research firm Chainalysis, BTC’s steep climb PayPal:
since September 2020 has been fueled by Designed to reduce the volatility of digital
traditional Wall Street funds and private currencies, stable coins are cryptocurrencies
investors, including large hedge funds and pegged to the value of another asset, like fiat
prominent billionaires. According to the currencies, precious metals or another
report, investors with accounts that are less commodity. In 2021, stable coins are predicted
than a year old and who bought at least 1,000 to expand beyond the cryptocurrency market
bitcoins, worth roughly $49 million at today’s into conventional finance, and reach a market
price, have played a large role in BTC’s climb.
cap of US $100B
5
Mastercard:
In a major move towards legitimizing crypto, payments giant Mastercard announced on February
10th that it will be creating new services to accept a range of yet-to-be named digital currencies
along with Bitcoin.
Morgan Stanley:
Reportedly speculating on a US $150 million Bitcoin bet, this century-old institution has also
recently been named as a participant in an upcoming BTC ETF by the New York Digital
Investment Fund.
Bitcoin’s growing role in the international financial system is something that has been predicted
and speculated about for years, and now, we’re seeing the beginnings of what the world look like
when BTC adoption becomes truly mainstream.
We invite you to join us at the Canadian
Blockchain Consortium for our ongoing podcasts and panels that shine a light on the growing role
of Bitcoin and blockchain in our transforming global economy – please join us at our next event
featuring Arthur Salzar of Northland Wealth on March 1st 2021.
Arthur Salzar, CEO - Northland Wealth
Last year, Northland Wealth CEO and CIO Arthur
Salzer made a strong statement that Bitcoin should be
considered a new asset class with a place in classic
investment portfolios – and in 2021, that is exactly
what has begun to happen across the world. A
life-long innovator with a bold and strategic vision for
the future of Northland Wealth, one of Canada’s
leading family offices, Arthur is an award-winning
CFA with a background in economics. Featured in
major media outlets like Bloomberg, the Financial
Post and the Washington Times for his prescient
views and commentary, he is strong voice for Bitcoin
and the digital future of finance.
On March 1st , Arthur will be joining the Canadian
Blockchain Consortium Podcast to provide his unique
industry knowledge about this cryptocurrency’s rapid
adoption by mainstream finance, and how Bitcoin
holdings can be a new tool for optimizing investment
portfolios.
6
Special Industry Report:
How Blockchain is Helping Emerging Markets “Leapfrog”
Around the world, developing countries are in a unique position — without the entrenched
technological systems found in more mature economies, they have the potential to skip
decades of slow evolution through “leapfrogging” ahead with the adoption of advanced digital
technologies. For these countries, their relative lack of infrastructure can become an
unexpected asset.
Created as a concept to describe how emerging markets can accelerate past the inferior, less
efficient and costly technological steps in a way that also supports sustainability and
entrepreneurship, leapfrogging is considered an optimal path that also supports trade,
entrepreneurship and ground-up economic development.
For example, the use of smart phones became ubiquitous in developing countries before
many areas had access to landline services, causing hundreds of millions of people to move
straight from limited communication into the connected digital age. These leaps forward have
a huge economic impact — according to the Economist, every 10% increase in mobile phone
ownership in developing nations resulted in a 1% boost to GDP.
Blockchain is growing as a source of this rapid technological advancement in many regions of
the world, including Africa, Asia and Latin America. The primary benefits of blockchain for
economic leapfrogging include:
Identity: without identification, people in developing countries are unable to access essential
services, formalize their businesses and join the global economy. Blockchain technology can
provide secure and self-owned digital identities under the control of the individual.
Accessibility: lack of access to traditional banking services keeps 1.7 billion people around the
world in poverty. Digital currencies are a key way that developing countries can skip over
traditional banking infrastructure to create secure, mobile-accessible and low-cost financial
services using blockchain.
“I think bitcoin is really on the verge of getting broad
acceptance by conventional finance people.”
Elon Musk. 7
Blockchain is growing as a source of this
rapid technological advancement in many
regions of the world
Major Projects:
Trust: corruption, economic instability and Trustchain:
political turmoil all cause a lack of trust in This India-based project uses a
government-managed infrastructure, blockchain database to secure the
especially in finance. Immutable and secure, financial and identity information of
blockchain technologies empower individuals users, while providing a digital platform
to control their own financial identities and for notifying the police of criminal
accounts.
activity or identity theft
Efficiency: high operational and UN-Habitat:
administrative costs are significant barriers to Designed to overcome war-torn
entrepreneurship in developing countries, and Afghanistan’s lack of verified formal
low-cost, automated blockchain transactions land registries, this United Nations
can help support the growth of new businesses project is using blockchain to create an
and product exports.
immutable ledger for property
ownership by the country’s citizens
According to economist Hernando de Soto, which will allow them.
blockchain technology has the power to
overcome major challenges facing people in Creatanium:
developing countries — and it starts with A run-down neighborhood on the
helping them taking power back from outskirts of Phenom Penn in Cambodia
untrustworthy authorities.
is being redeveloped as the Creatanium
“They don’t want to be vulnerable to Smart City, a blockchain-powered
something that can be used against them,” he business and residential hub being built
said of people in emerging markets. “And that’s as a model for using technology to
what’s interesting about the tamper-proof overcome the challenges of fragmented,
blockchain — if you can get the right message paper-based city services management
about it out there, [people will see] that it’s in the developing world.
worthwhile recording yourself.”
8
Emerging
News: A new report to the Biden-Harris administration in
the US is urging the government to plan for a digital
dollar and the integration of cryptocurrencies:
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TrustBix Inc. Expands Its BIX Platform into Biomass Canada has given its formal approval for the launch of
and Waste Diversion with All West Demolition Ltd. new Bitcoin exchange-traded funds by 3iQ and
and Innovation Reduction Strategies Inc. Purpose Investments after a lengthy approval period:
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A US blockchain company is planning an innovative
A report from DappRadar shows that digital community in Nevada where all aspects of life,
blockchain-based gaming exploded in 2020, driven by from identity and banking to property registries, will
the strong markets for trading in-game assets: be recorded on-chain:
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9
Around the world, an astonishing 1.7 billion
Koleya Karringten people are “unbanked” — meaning that due to
Free and Fair: their remote locations, lack of identification or
limited resources, they have no access to either
Bitcoin’s Power conventional or mobile financial services.
for Financial Without bank accounts or credit, the unbanked
can only participate in underground cash
Equity economies, with no safe way to store money or
easy way to transact at a distance. It dooms
Bitcoin has come a long way since it first people to being trapped in a cycle of poverty
developed its (mostly) undeserved over generations.
reputation as just the secret currency of
The scale of the problem is staggering, with a
choice for drug dealers and the Dark Web.
heavy concentration in the poorest nations. 80%
It’s always had a strong value proposition
of sub-Saharan Africa is unbanked, along with
and plenty of investment by individuals
more than 65% of adults in the Middle East and
from all walks of life and even
875 million people across East and Southeastern
governments, but with announcements in
Asia.
recent months that major companies like
PayPal, Tesla and a long list of investment
funds are taking stakes worth billions,
Bitcoin’s legitimacy is no longer in
question.
Bitcoin’s reputation as a respected store of
value and intelligent investment is growing
every day. But fewer people are aware that
this is only part of this innovative
cryptocurrency’s potential. The same
decentralization, accessibility and security
that make it the next evolution of our
financial system give it the power to help
lift people in developing countries out of
poverty and support a fairer and freer
world, in some very important ways.
The first way is by providing access to
something that no one can prosper without.
10“Including the poorest in the financial I believe that Bitcoin can be a powerful
system increases the value of their assets, force for inclusion by providing a safe
transforming the underlying economics of and accessible way for people to
financial services through digital currency exchange value, safely store their money
— helping those who live in poverty and securely carry their financial
directly.”
identities with them wherever they go.
-Bill Gates
This leads into the second benefit of
Even in the relatively wealthy regions of
Bitcoin for social justice — it’s a safe
Western Europe and North America, 60
haven from the corruption, theft and
million people lack access to even basic
currency insecurity that makes even
financial services. According to Bill
conventional finance dangerous in the
Gates, helping the global unbanked build
developing world. Nigeria, the
their “financial identities” and access
second-largest Bitcoin trading market in
services is a critical path to increasing
the world, recently imposed strict rules
prosperity.
that virtually prevented its citizens from
accessing remittance services for money
Risk-averse financial institutions have
sent from abroad.
long shied away from engaging with the
(unprofitable) unbanked, and their high
With claims that this sweeping policy
standards for identification and initial
was necessary to prevent the financing
deposits are an impossible bar for many
of terrorism, the country crippled the
impoverished people to meet. However,
ability of its citizens to remotely work
according to the World Bank, 60% of
overseas or accept money sent from the
people without banking services have
large global Nigerian diaspora.
access to a smartphone and internet
connection, opening the door for a fairer
and more equitable system to step into ‘‘In the next couple of weeks, things
the gap where conventional finance is may feel weird and people may have to
happy to fail more than a billion and a learn new ways to deposit money into
half people.
their crypto wallets. But things will pick
up after that. I don’t expect
It’s shocking to me that the global cryptocurrency trading to decline. I
financial system simply accepts a world actually believe the CBN’s policy has
where they deny access to such a made crypto more popular.”
massive proportion of the planet, and Abubakar Idris, Nigerian financial
this says to me that it’s time for journalist.
something completely new. 11At the same time, the Nigerian government also Central Banks can order financial institutions
tried to prohibit Bitcoin, ordering banks to shut to no longer accept payments from overseas
down accounts tied to exchanges and prevent and impose rules on payments services like
money transfers to purchase cryptocurrencies. PayPal. But they have no power against Bitcoin
The difference is that centralized governments — and in turn, this is Bitcoin’s power. I have no
can’t control Bitcoin the way they can restrict doubt that, as journalist Abubakar Idris wrote,
access to the traditional financial system. crypto will become even more popular in the
According to local reporters and technology wake of the CBN decision. How could it not,
companies, Nigeria’s cryptocurrency sector is when the mainstream financial system has
already developing workarounds to the ban proven itself to be an enemy of the people?
and helping customers find other ways of
Even just in recent history, there are so many
funding their accounts.
cases around the world of irresponsible
According to many in Nigeria, the punishing currency devaluations that send people into
CBN decision had nothing to do with deep poverty, unfair capital controls that hit the
preventing terrorism financing. There is a poor the hardest, and punitive political
widespread and understandable belief that was restrictions on banking services for those that
really retaliation against a decentralized dare to speak out against inequity. The only
movement sweeping the country in protest viable alternative needs to be outside of the
against rampant police brutality and control of governments who prove time and
government corruption. If this is true, then to again that they act in their own interests, not in
combat this movement for social justice, the those of their people.
government chose to wage financial warfare
My big hope for 2021 is that people
against its own citizens.
everywhere will continue to wake up to the
understanding that there can be no justice in a
“The real argument against Bitcoin is world where 1.7 billion people are excluded
that it’s a system authorities cannot from the financial system — and where for
control.”
those inside it, governments can destroy
people’s income and security to force their
-Paul Vigna
compliance. The only viable alternatives must
be outside of these corrupt structures, and I
believe that Bitcoin embodies kind of financial
freedom and fairness that so many in the world
urgently need.
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13Technology Inclusion Takes an
Ecosystem
In 2020, it was strongly established that Canada’s digital industries will shape its economic
future – but at less than 25% of the technology workforce, women are at a serious risk of being
left behind. The Canadian Blockchain Association for Women (CBAW) has launched a new
initiative, Project TeachHer, that will provide specialized grants to women seeking to grow or
upgrade their digital technology skillsets.
Canada suffers from a major shortage of the kind of skilled technology talent needed to build its
new digital economy, and CBAW believes that women are an untapped resource that with the
right support, can be an essential part of this economic transformation. However, across all
industries, companies are struggling to hire and retain women in specialized technology careers.
TeachHer was developed to support both women in tech and corporate diversity. Grants are
administered by an expert panel of members of Canada’s tech industry, with a focus on coding
and other development skills. Each corporate grant sponsor will receive an interactive and
engaging learning session from CBAW on the challenges facing women in technology, personal
insights from CBAW members, and strategies for how companies can attract and keep an
inclusive tech workforce.
Executive Director Alexis Pappas said that the project was an important way for CBAW to help
empower women as they start or grow their technology careers during this challenging
economic time. “We’ve had great interest in TeachHer so far, and feedback that it really hits at
some critical issues for both women in tech and companies seeking to become more inclusive.
On both sides, it’s all about the importance of education, and with our sponsors, we’re excited to
share the unique knowledge we’ve gained as women in one of the least diverse areas of tech.
Our vision is to build an ecosystem of partners that will help bridge this gap to support more
diverse talent pipelines in technology.”
The group is also planning a special virtual Leadership Masterclass featuring advice from
talented women from Canada’s technology sector, scheduled for May 2021. CBAW is engaging
with diverse groups in the public and private sector to build partnerships for TeachHer and
encourages potential partners or corporate sponsors to get in touch to learn more about the
project or how they can get involved in upcoming events.
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Contact: alexis@cbaw.io
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15Saying so because it plays a vital role in
Blockchain simplifying things and making them
transparent for the user or public in the case.
Solutions for E-government is the use of technology to
E-Government provide better services to citizens. It is a way
for citizens to assess their governments and
institutions in a better and more efficient way
with transparency. In addition, for the
A blockchain is a growing list of records, government, it is a way to govern and serve the
called blocks, which are linked together citizens in a better way with ease and
using cryptography. Blockchain is designed accountability. All these things were initiated
in a way that it resists change. It can be with the use of cryptocurrency but are not only
summarized as an open distributed ledger bound to be used in the financial terms. It has
that can record transactions among parties been used and is being used in many other
efficiently that can be verified and is fields too. To account, the revolutionary impact
permanent. Blockchains are decentralized of blockchain on e-governments, the following
that makes them less prone to failure. There are some markdowns,
are lesser risks of fraud transactions. The
blockchain ledger is transparent and gives
users the authority over their property. Better communication
Being distributed, irreversible, and more Blockchain has made communication easier
secure, blockchain has virtually everything and efficient. It has revolutionized G2G
that can replace our common practices and (government to government), G2C
the way we manage, store, and use data for (government to citizen), C2G (citizen to
our interest.
government), G2E (government to employee),
Considering the usability and vast and G2B (government to business)
acceptance of blockchain, it has made clear communications, making them more
standing in almost all the fields. It is fashioned and through proper channels.
standing high in our daily lives and is being Therefore, it is easy for governments to keep in
used in all sectors from video gaming to touch with stakeholders and easier for
banking and even health care management stakeholders to get in touch with the
systems. However, it wouldn’t be wrong to governments as it was a hell of a mess.
say that the most important and marking Blockchain is enabling citizens to get directly
use of this technology is in E-Government. in touch with the governments and concerned
institutions for their assistance and help.
16Better surveillance:
Citizens’ identity:
E-government, in cooperation with blockchain One of the main problems of governments is
technology, is assuring us a better and secure bogus identities and fraud. E-governments
life. Law-making institutions are now enabled tried to encounter this problem using
with the capability to keep an eye on everyone digitization but still, it is possible to breach the
without even being noticed or making classical systems. Luckily! Blockchain
someone uncomfortable. Better tracking of technology has the cure. Blockchain backed
criminals, better predictions with the help of systems can provide a digital identity. It cannot
artificially intelligent decision support be corrupted, fabricated, or scammed. Single
systems, and reward systems for good identity can be used for all the systems, for
practices are making it more secure and example, the bank account or the utility
liveable for the citizens. This results in citizen services or any kind of license. It is also easier
satisfaction rates.
and efficient for governments to track, help,
and provide services to their citizens at their
Better delivery and check system:
ease too. With such digital identities, it is also
Blockchain technology being irreversible and safe for citizens as their data is on private
fully transparent has empowered citizens to ledgers and cannot be accessed by
keep an eye on what the government is doing unauthorized persons.
and how things are going in the country.
More transaction transparency:
Citizens can transparently see what is going
on in their tax money and how the power is Being permanent and immutable, blockchain
being utilized. No authority can temper the provides a better and more efficient way to
data and mislead citizens into false decisions track financial transactions. It also improves
when the time comes for them to choose the the techniques that are used to tackle financial
government.
frauds. No one can deny their transactions as
all the transactions are on the name of the
Better voting system:
initiator and are immutable. This proves the
Blockchain technology can revolutionize the initiator guilty of any kind of misdeed. Every
way we vote and the way a ballet works. A penny can be tracked and get rid of illegal
seamless, decentralized, secured, and trusted money laundering. Moreover, an efficient
voting system is the state of the art system we money trail is attached to their owners too.
can build using the technology. This system
ensures NO RIGGING, transparent results
without any pressure and in no time. Results
will be just ready as the voting time ends.
There can be no more pure elections than
those run on this system. 17Byzantine problem:
Better e-visa:
Same as the system can track transactions, it E-visa systems on revolutionary technology
can also track money and get rid of the can change the way people get visas and travel
byzantine problem i.e. multiple uses of the the world. Blockchain systems can track all the
same money. A blockchain system ensures the records of the citizens in minutes. They let the
rid of the byzantine problem, unlike classical authorities know their past activities whether
systems that are unable to track money they were good or bad. It also lets them make a
properly. Blockchain systems are more data-backed result, accepting or rejecting the
secured so are difficult to corrupt and hack visa applications. Moreover, the citizens can
into the system. Since each and every penny also be tracked anywhere in the world as the
in the system is tracked and cannot be used systems would be interconnected via G2G
multiple times and creates fuss about the communications, that are allowed by the
byzantine problem.
governments itself.
Corruption:
Land-marking system:
Blockchain systems, tracking both money and The illegal arrogation of land and properties
transactions, are more likely to eradicate can be minimized and eventually eradicated by
potential chances of corruption as the culprit these kinds of systems as there is no single
is now in hand and is more accessible to the authority. Moreover, the systems are
authorities. Immutability and security make it decentralized, secured, and backed up so, no
more difficult for culprits to avoid the evil can prevail in the environment, and
consequences. In addition, helps the security culprits will be tracked and punished in the
agencies to catch the criminals.
meantime. There are many other uses of
blockchain systems that can change the way
Criminal recording:
people live and the way governments serve the
State of the art criminal record systems are citizens. These systems are not only proposed
being proposed and designed using but are being run and influencing the lives of
blockchain technology. The system tracks an millions. Some of the common examples are,
efficient record of criminals and helps the
law-making institutions to track, screen, and
arrest criminals in virtually no time. These
systems can scan on airports, seaports, and all
the entrances of an area and filter out
malicious persons based upon their previous
records.
18Dubai:
It’s a platform that even allows users to upload
their own courses, tutorials, and certification that
Dubai is one of the first countries to adopt
others can avail.
blockchain technology for good governance
and deliver its citizens. It has been in the game The blockchain platform as a service (BPaaS) is
since the time when it wasn’t so common as of the third and most impactful idea proposed for
now. Dubai is on its goal to be the first the smart city. It is the digital identity for all the
full-fledged blockchain-backed city by 2021, residents of the country be it citizens or other
and we can see the progress to their goal by workers all their identities are to be digitized over
now. With the help of the private and public blockchain technology. All the e-visas are now on
sector and with the involvement of all the blockchain and are more efficient to track and
stakeholders, be it citizens or government or issue more visas and work permits. This system
businesses or firms, they planned the Smart is all scalable and cost-efficient and is capable of
City. Apart from using blockchain for voting pay as you go service that means one can pay just
and community building, they made 3 goals by their identity and all this in just in seconds
that are almost completed by now.
with ease and no hassle of lines and stuff.
Going paperless was one of the goals that Egypt:
seemed impossible as scanning and storing
Egypt is also looking to get into blockchain and
millions of papers is not a child’s play.
take the most out of it. Just months back Egypt’s
However, Dubai proved everyone wrong and
first blockchain venture started as the Egypt
is just about to accomplish their goal. It is
National Bank turned digital with blockchain
investing millions in going paperless. All the
technology to boost the remittance business that
previous records, be it bills or challans or any
is around $600 billion industry. Egypt is the fifth
other documents, are now being digitized and
largest country in terms of remittances
all this system is backed by blockchain
worldwide with $24.6 billion (2019) standing
technology. Adopting Blockchain technology
next to India, China, Mexico, Philippines.
Dubai stands to unlock 5.5 billion dirhams in
Remittances are the money or other valuables
savings annually in document processing
sent by the migrants to their families and
alone — equal to the one Burj Khalifa’s worth
according to the World Bank, this is going to
of value every year. — Smart Dubai
cross 600 billion by the end of 2020. The
Smart City University in cooperation with national bank is now a part of the ripple net
Dubai Future Foundation is a decentralized network, which incorporates more than 300
learning platform that aims at the banks worldwide which means Egyptians can
development of digital skills. Smart City send and receive money anywhere in the world
University aims to increase the digitally just in seconds, all thanks to the GOAT
skilled talent by 10 percent in UAE by the end blockchain.
of 2020 and even more in upcoming years. 19European Union:
Conclusion:
European cooperation has a holistic approach In conclusion, blockchain technology is a
towards blockchain. It is aiming to put Europe revolution that can transform the way we live
at the forefront of blockchain technology. EU in this world, do our routine businesses, and
allies are joining the initiative one after play our part in society. It is going to
another and growing exponentially.
transform the way we pay, visit different parts
of the world, learn, teach, and virtually
The European Commission has also launched
everything. These ideas are not just ideas but
the Blockchain Observatory and Forum with
are also implemented in different parts of the
the full support of the European parliament. It
world as discussed. Moreover, it has shown a
will highlight key developments of blockchain
more brilliant effect than predicted and is still
technology, promoting European actors and
surprising us every day. My suggestion is to
prospects, and re-enforcing European
adopt the new technology as soon as possible
engagement in the worldwide blockchain
to get the most out of it.
activities, involving multiple stakeholders.
This initiative will surely help Europe to
engage in new opportunities, build expertise,
Blockchain is the technology from the future
and workforce and appear as a leader in
and the earlier we accept it the better it is for
technology. The Blockchain Observatory will
us to emerge as a leader with more
be gathering information, monitoring and
opportunities for us. We should learn from
analyzing trends, addressing challenges and
others, keep on their success paths, and try to
problems, and exploring more socioeconomic
avoid the mistakes they have made. We have
potential gateways for blockchain.
shown efforts to get into the stream but it is
not enough as the trends are changing in just a
matter of days and we should really take it as a
Malaysia:
serious business.
Malaysia is using blockchain technology for
surveillance via drones and satellites. These
drones, satellites, and other sensors send
real-time data to end-users for considerable
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system is that it sends an integrated display of ProofSys Inc.
the National Security Surveillance Picture to
authorities informing potential threats so that
it can be eradicated.
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Contact: support.spend@bidali.com
Website: dvex.io
Contact: support@dvex.io
BIGG Digital Assets
Address: 1199 West Pender Street Suite Ninepoint Partners
410 Vancouver, BC V6E 2R1
Address: 200 Bay St Suite 2700, Toronto, ON
Phone: 778-819-8704
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Website: biggdigitalassets.com
Phone: +1-888-362-7172
Contact: info@blockchaingroup.io
Website: ninepoint.com
Contact: invest@ninepoint.com
BitBuy
Address: 110 Cumberland St, Toronto, RevoluGROUP
ON M5V 3V5
Address: Suite 1610 - 777 Dunsmuir Street
Website: bitbuy.ca
Vancouver, BC Canada V7Y 1K4
Contact: contact@bitbuy.ca.
Phone: 604-687-3376
Website: revolugroup.com
Bitcoin Well
Contact: info@RevoluGROUP.com
Address: 10142 82 Avenue NW,
Edmonton, AB T6E 1Z4
StableCorp
Phone: +1-888-711-3866
Address: 2967 Dundas Street West, #922,
Website: bitcoinwell.com
Toronto, ON M6P 1Z2
Contact: help@bitcoinwell.com.
Phone: +1-833-862-4886
Website: stablecorp.ca
Bitvo
Contact: info@stablecorp.ca
Address: 500 4 Ave SW #2500,
Calgary, AB T2P 2V6
The AML Shop
Phone: +1-833-862-4886
Address: 130 Queens Quay East, West Tower,
Website: bitvo.com
Suite #506, Toronto, Ontario M5A 3Y5
Contact: support@bitvo.com.
Phone: 1-877-701-0555
Website: theamlshop.ca
Blockchain Foundry Inc.
Contact: contactus@theamlshop.ca
Address: 2300 Yonge Street, Suite
1600, Toronto, ON M4P 1E4
Virgo CX
Phone: 604-644-8767
Address: 45 Sheppard Ave E Suite 803, North
Website: blockchainfoundry.co
York, ON M2N 5N1
Contact: sales@blockchainfoundry.co
Phone: 416-583-1838
Website: virgocx.ca
Contact: support@virgocx.ca
23WCSB Blockchain Infrastructure
Canadian Address: 1500, 250 - 2 Street SW
Calgary, Alberta T2P 0C1
Phone: 587-475-0210
Blockchain Website:
www.tidewatermidstream.com
Directory
Contact:
info@tidewatermidestream.com
AGRICULTURE
Grain Discovery
MINING Address: 461 King St W 3rd floor, Toronto,
Bitfarms
ON M5V 1K4
Address: 1376 Bayview Ave, Unit 1, Website: graindiscovery.com
Toronto, ON M4G 3A1
Contact: info@graindiscovery.com
Phone: 514-277-3508
Website: bitfarms.ca
eXeBlock Technology
Contact: info@bitfarms.io
Address: Suite 280 - 1090 W Georgia Street
Vancouver, BC V6E 3V7
Cryptologic
Phone: 604-899-0106
Address: 5 Hazelton Avenue, Suite 300. Website: exeblock.ca
Toronto, Ontario M5R 2E1
Contact: rrandall@exeblock.ca
Phone: 647-715-3707
Website: cryptologic.com
Farmers Edge
Contact: investor@cryptologic.com
Address: 25 Rothwell Road, Winnipeg, MB
R3P 2M5
DMG Blockchain
Phone: 1-866-724-3343
Address: 795 Hwy 395, Christina Lake, Website: farmersedge.ca
BC. V0H 1E0
Contact: support@farmersedge.ca
Phone: 778-300-6115
Website: dmgblockchain.com
TrustBIX
Contact: investors@dmgblockchain.com
Address: 10607 82 St NW 2nd Floor,
Edmonton, AB T6A 3N2
HIVE Blockchain
Phone: 780-456-2207
Address: 555 Burrard Street Vancouver, Website: trustbix.com
British Columbia V7X 1M8
Contact: info@trustbix.com
Phone: 604-664-1078
Website: hiveblockchain.com
Contact: info@hiveblockchain.com
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ENERGY AND RESOURCES
Address: 130 King Street West, Suite GuildOne Inc
1800. Toronto, Ontario, M5X 2A2
Address: 333 5 Ave SW #940, Calgary, AB
Phone: 1-647-256-1992
T2P 3B6
Website: hut8mining.com
Phone: 403-209-3001
Contact: info@hut8mining.com
Website: guild1.com
Contact: support@guild1.com
Mining Colocation
Address: 7007 Islington Ave, Mavennet
Woodbridge, ON L4L 1V8
Address: 129 Spadina Ave, Toronto, ON
Phone: 647-361-7442
M5V 2L3
Website: miningcolocation.com
Website: mavennet.com
Contact: sales@miningcolocation.com
Contact: info@mavennet.com
vBit Technologies
Peer Ledger
Address: 6403 Burbank Rd SE, Calgary, Address: 1505 Barrington St #246, Halifax,
AB T2H 2E1
NS B3J 3K5
Phone: +1-877-220-4518
Phone: 902-452-6140
Website: vbitmining.com
Website: peerledger.com
Contact: marketing@vbitmining.com
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Contact: sales@peerledger.com
24Canadian Digital Finance Institute
Address: 30 Wellington St W 5th Floor,
Blockchain Toronto, ON M5L 1B1
Phone: 604-601-2046
Website: digitalfinanceinstitute.org
Directory Contact:
admin@digitalfinanceinstitute.org
DIACC
Address: 720 King Street West, Suite 302.
Toronto, ON M5V3S5
Website: diacc.ca
Contact: info@diacc.ca
EDUCATION AND
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Blockchain Research Institute
Address: 111 Peter St Unit 503, Toronto, DIGITAL IDENTITY
ON M5V 2H1
Phone: 416-863-8809
Bluink
Website: blockchainresearchinstitute.org
Address: 137 Second Ave, Ottawa, ON
Contact: K1S 2H4
info@blockchainresearchinstitute.org
Phone: 613-695-9585
Website: bluink.ca
Blockchain Finance Academy
Contact: info@bluink.ca
Address: 8888 Keele Street Vaughan, ON
L4K 2N2
1D Networ k
Phone: 905-669-8858
Address: 204, 240 11th Ave SW, Calgary
Website: bf.academy
AB T2R 0C 3
Contact: info@bf.academy
Phone: 647-215-8580
Website: 1dnetwork.com
Canadian Blockchain Consortium
Contact: support@1d.networ k
Address:
Phone:
SecureKey Technologies
Website: canadablockchain.ca
Address: 4101 Yonge St #501, North York,
Contact: info@canadablockchain.ca
ON M2P 1N6
Phone: 416-477-5625
Canadian Blockchain Association for Website: securekey.com
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Address: 510 6th Ave SE, Calgary AB T2G
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Terrahub Technologies
Phone: 647-215-8580
Address: Suite 1500, 125 9 Ave SE,
Website: cbaw.io
Calgary, AB T2G 0P6
Contact: info@cbaw.io
Phone: 403-968-8471
Website: terrahub.ca
Canadian Blockchain Supply Chain Contact: info@terrahub.ca
Association
Address: 1403 Rue Denault, Chambly, QC
J3L 0C4
Phone: 438-800-2311
Website: cbsca.ca
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Address: 260 Carlaw Ave, Toronto, ON
M4M 3L1
Phone: +1-833-486-3387
Directory Website: itmhouse.com
Contact: info@itmhouse.com
TTT Studios
Address: 777 Dunsmuir St #1250,
Vancouver, BC V7Y 1G6
Phone: +1 888-315-4476
Website: ttt.studio
DEVELOPEMENT Contact: info@ttt.studio
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Winterwind
Address: 13352 105a Ave, Surrey, BC V3T Address: 3168 Riverwalk Ave, Vancouver,
2A5
BC. Canada
Phone: (236) 880-7362
Website: winterwind.com
Website: antino.io
Contact: anthony@winterwind.com
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Aversan Labs
Address: 30 Eglinton Ave W, Mississauga,
ON L5R 3E7
Phone: (416) 289-1554
Website: aversanlabs.com
Contact: info@aversanlabs.com
Bitswift Technology Solutions
Address: 556 O'Connor Dr #123b,
Kingston, ON K7P 1N3
WANT TO BE LISTED
Phone: (613) 766-1110
Website: bitswift.tech
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Address: 26730 56th Ave, Unit 103 DIRECTORY?
Aldergrove BC V4W 3X5
Phone: +1-818-284-6556
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HebronSoft
Address: 70 King St. West Suite 805
Toronto, Ontario.
Phone: +38-097-821-8443
Website: hebronsoft.com
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