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Coinsquare

Coinsquare

Coinsquare is a Canadian cryptocurrency trading company (commonly described as a cryptocurrency exchange/marketplace) founded in 2014 and headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. It operates an online platform and mobile app for buying, selling, and trading crypto-assets, primarily serving the Canadian market. (coinsquare.com)

Business and services

Coinsquare markets itself as a regulated Canadian crypto marketplace offering retail crypto trading and related services, and it has stated that client assets are held with third-party custodians (and that cash balances in client accounts may receive insolvency protection subject to applicable terms and limits). (coinsquare.com)

Regulation and registration (Canada)

Coinsquare’s regulated dealer and marketplace activities are carried out through Coinsquare Capital Markets Ltd. (CCML), which became a member of Canada’s then-crypto and investment dealer self-regulatory framework (historically IIROC, later consolidated into CIRO). The Canadian regulator’s member bulletin lists CCML as admitted effective October 12, 2022 and names key executives at that time. (ciro.ca)

Corporate transactions and ownership

In July 2023, Coinsquare completed a three-way business combination with WonderFi and CoinSmart, positioning WonderFi as a large Canadian “regulated crypto investing ecosystem” with Coinsquare among its operating subsidiaries. (wonder.fi)

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