Binance se retira de Canadá, citando preocupaciones regulatorias
- Binance, el principal exchange de criptomonedas, ha anunciado que cerrará sus operaciones en Canadá debido a preocupaciones regulatorias.
- The exchange said that it is “confident” that it will re-enter the Canadian market at a later date in the near future.
- Los Administradores de Valores de Canadá (CSA) emitieron nuevas reglas de criptografía y dieron a las empresas un período de 30 días para cumplir.
- El intercambio descentralizado dYdX y la firma blockchain Paxos también anunciaron sus respectivos retiros de Canadá.
- El criptointercambio Gemini declaró que había firmado un compromiso de prerregistro con la OSC y planea ser regulado en Canadá.
The world’s largest crypto exchange, Binance, continues its attempts to expand operations worldwide and boost its trading volume amid the market slump. Interestingly, major economies around the globe are still hesitant when it comes to licensing crypto companies following the multi-billion dollar collapse of crypto trading platform FTX. As per a new announcement, the exchange founded by Changpeng Zhao, also known as CZ in the crypto industry, will be withdrawing operations from Canada due to the country’s new crypto rules.
Canadá implementó recientemente nuevas reglas con respecto a los activos criptográficos y, como resultado, muchas empresas criptográficas ahora están finalizando sus operaciones en el país debido a condiciones regulatorias inadecuadas. Binance Anunciado on May 12 that it will be leaving Canada via its official Twitter account and called its withdrawal “proactive” as the new rules haunt crypto firms in the world’s second-largest country by total area.
On Feb. 22, the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) issued new rules for crypto firms that seek registration in the country. The new rules require these companies and crypto exchanges to sign pre-registration undertakings (PRUs), which will be legally binding documents. Only after signing PRUs can exchanges be authorized in the country, and thereafter, they will report to their principal regulatory body, which will oversee the company’s compliance process.
La CSA explicado that crypto trading platforms or CTPs “are prohibited from permitting Canadian clients to enter into crypto contracts to buy and sell any crypto asset that is itself a security and/or a derivative. […] Staff are of the view that Fiat-Backed Crypto Assets generally meet the definition of ‘security’ and/or would meet the definition of ‘derivative’ in several jurisdictions.”
Por otro lado, Binance sí presentó un prerregistro. empresa, según un informe de Bloomberg, pero, en la publicación de Twitter, explicó:
“Unfortunately, new guidance related to stablecoins and investor limits provided to crypto exchanges makes the Canada market no longer tenable for Binance at this time. We put off this decision as long as we could to explore other reasonable avenues to protect our Canadian users, but it has become apparent that there are none.”
En febrero, la CSA otorgó un plazo de 30 días para que las empresas existentes que operan en Canadá firmen las PRU y se registren ante sus respectivos reguladores. Las nuevas reglas también definieron las monedas estables como valores.
The customers of the leading crypto exchange that are based in Canada were sent emails regarding the future steps that they need to follow. Binance further added that it is “confident” that it will “someday return to the market when Canadian users once again have the freedom to access a broader suite of digital assets.”
Es importante mencionar aquí que, recientemente, el intercambio popular descentralizado dYdX también anunció que cerrará sus operaciones en Canadá debido a problemas regulatorios. Además, la plataforma de infraestructura blockchain Paxos también confirmó su retiro from the region and planned to “re-enter the Canadian market in cooperation with the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) at a future date.”
Por el contrario, el destacado intercambio de criptomonedas Gemini, que recientemente estableció un centro regional en Gurgaon, India, anunció que había presentó un compromiso de prerregistro con la Comisión de Valores de Ontario y tiene planes para obtener una licencia en la región.