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The Risks of Keeping Your Crypto on an Exchange

By Adam Sharp on February 18, 2022

This week the Canadian government ordered crypto exchanges to freeze certain accounts tied to the Ottawa freedom protest. This set off a wave of concern over the risk of government seizing crypto assets. And that’s a very real danger. There was an interesting exchange on Twitter where Jesse Powell, co-founder and CEO of crypto exchange Kraken, essentially said government seizures…

Cause for Optimism

By Adam Sharp on February 18, 2022

Last week I wrote about the disturbing rise in financial censorship. This is especially visible in Canada, where the government is increasingly desperate to stop the flow of funds to protestors in the capital.  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has now invoked…