Tagged: bank of canada

March 9, 2026 @ 9:58 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Canadian authorities and leading institutions have wrapped up an innovative trial that introduced the country’s inaugural digital bond issued on blockchain-inspired networks. The effort, coordinated by the central bank, demonstrated how modern ledger systems can streamline the creation and handling of fixed-income securities, with all… Read More

March 26, 2025 @ 11:01 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The growing popularity and widespread adoption of cryptocurrencies and digital payment systems, along with CBDCs, has led to a global conversation about the future of money. Canada is also looking into these transformative trends. Central banks worldwide, including the Bank of Canada (BoC), are exploring… Read More

February 21, 2025 @ 3:28 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Canada’s economy appears to be at a crossroads with its unique set of challenges, and Stephen Poloz, former Governor of the Bank of Canada, has expressed concerns. In a speech delivered on February 5, 2025, at the Canadian Club Toronto, Poloz emphasized the fragile and… Read More

September 24, 2024 @ 8:17 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The Bank of Canada is reportedly halting its plans to roll-out a central bank digital currency (CBDC) to the nation’s businesses and consumers. A digital economy supported by innovations like central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) could help with streamlining digital transactions but some nations like… Read More

June 17, 2024 @ 11:04 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) and the Bank of Canada launched the Toronto Innovation Centre, the first such centre to be established in the Americas and the seventh to be opened by the BIS in collaboration with partner central banks around the world. The… Read More

September 7, 2023 @ 8:30 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

evolutionQ, a quantum-cybersecurity company, is pleased to announce a contract to contribute to a Bank of Canada research project involving quantum-safe cybersecurity technologies for greenfield digital currencies. This work highlights the commitment of evolutionQ “to understanding the risk posed by quantum computers to emerging financial… Read More

May 9, 2023 @ 9:45 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The Bank of Canada is launching an online public consultation on “the features that could be included in a digital Canadian dollar.” The consultation opened on May 8, 2023 and runs until June 19. The way Canadians pay for everything from the daily necessities “to… Read More

June 12, 2022 @ 3:32 pm By JD Alois  |  

An official with the Bank of Canada has issued a warning about Canadians investing in crypto. In a statement this past week by the Bank on the Financial System Review (FSR), the government cautioned about risks including fast-rising interest rates, and geopolitical challenges while touching… Read More

April 14, 2022 @ 5:21 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Bank of Canada, the central bank of the country, has revealed a partnership with Multiverse Computing to model out the adoption of cryptocurrency as a method of payment, according to a statement by the company. Multiverse Computing said this is the first central bank… Read More

March 17, 2022 @ 3:56 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Bank of Canada has announced a partnership with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) on a project to investigate the potential of issuing a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC). Some time ago, the US Federal Reserve made a similar announcement of a project with… Read More

February 26, 2021 @ 4:42 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The research team at McGill is reportedly collaborating on the potential design for the new Bank of Canada digital currency. Professors Katrin Tinn and Christophe Dubach have jointly proposed a new design for a “cash-like” central bank digital currency or CBDC which will aim to… Read More

October 19, 2020 @ 4:52 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The Bank of Canada, the nation’s central bank, recently posted a new job requirement for an economist who may have experienced working with digital currencies and financial technologies or Fintech services. The reserve bank has noted that it aims to serve as “a leading central… Read More

June 30, 2020 @ 10:27 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Zero-knowledge proofs (ZKPs) and other cryptographic techniques for enhancing privacy on blockchain networks are still in their early stages of development, according to the central bank of Canada. The reserve bank said that ZKPs may not be integrated into central bank digital currencies (CBDC) just… Read More

February 26, 2020 @ 7:22 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The Bank of Canada might not have any concrete plans for introducing a digital currency anytime soon, however, the nation’s reserve bank says it’s not completely ruling out the idea of issuing its own virtual currency. It might become necessary to issue a central bank… Read More

January 21, 2020 @ 8:06 am By JD Alois  |  

A grouping of prominent central banks along with the Bank for International Settlements, have joined together to review the potential for Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs). The banks and organizations include: the Bank of England, Bank of Canada, Bank of Japan, European Central Bank (ECB), … Read More

December 28, 2019 @ 10:31 am By Cali Haan  |  

Bank of Canada governor Stephen S. Poloz presented the bank’s 2020 vision at the Empire Club of Canada in Toronto December 12th. In the speech, Poloz described “major forces acting on the economy…(and) what the Bank will be doing about them.” With regards to Fintech,… Read More

May 2, 2019 @ 10:48 am By JD Alois  |  

The Central Bank of Canada and Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) have jointly announced the successful “experiment” of cross border payments using blockchain or distributed ledger technology (DLT). The two central banks claim this is the first test anywhere of its kind stating it has… Read More

November 17, 2018 @ 2:20 pm By JD Alois  |  

CROSS-BORDER INTERBANK PAYMENT AND SETTLEMENTS: Emerging opportunities for digital transformation Three governmental agencies have collaborated on a report pertaining to payments and settlements seeking to join in a push for a unified approach to this sector of Fintech. The Bank of England, Bank of Canada… Read More

July 25, 2018 @ 8:18 am By Cali Haan  |  

Researchers at the Bank of Canada have published a working paper stating that the proof-of-work reward system and large network size of Bitcoin protect it against attacks. The study, “Incentive Compatibility on the Blockchain,” is something of a vindication of Bitcoin’s high energy consumption. It… Read More

February 22, 2017 @ 8:28 am By JD Alois  |  

The Bank of Canada is out with a paper that reviews the advent of digital currencies, IE Bitcoin, and how it may impact the more traditional type of fiat currency. Drawing a comparison to back in the day when private bank notes circulated alongside government issued… Read More