University Of Toronto news and trends

Navigating Blockchain’s Complex Regulatory Landscape
Blockchain // November 08, 2022

As cryptocurrency enters the mainstream, lawmakers struggle to create regulations that strike a balance between limiting the technology’s risk while also unlocking its benefits. In this month’s Blockchain Payments Tracker®, Andreas Veneris of the University of Toronto tells PYMNTS why he thinks cross-border payments would...

Lawmakers Struggle to Balance Risk Reward of Crypto Regulation
Blockchain // November 07, 2022

Cryptocurrency is exploding in popularity but brings with it significant personal and societal risks. Bitcoin, for example, was valued at approximately $16,000 per coin in 2017 before skyrocketing to nearly $65,000 last year, just to plummet right back down to its current value of approximately...