Why the government should regulate Bitcoin as a currency

It’s Canada's moment to leverage our financial and technology industry expertise to embrace this new economy.

Finance Minister Bill Morneau, pictured Feb. 27, 2018, at the media lockup before the federal budget's release. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY ANDREW THOMSON, JASON DEARBORN

April 30, 2018

What if the government allowed you to put bitcoin in your Tax-Free Savings Account (TFSA) or Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP)? That future is not far off. Cryptocurrencies are new forms of virtual money built using blockchain, a new kind of technology that works like an online record book...

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