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On Sep. 18, the RCMP seized CAD 56 million ($41 million) in assets and dismantled TradeOgre, marking Canada’s first full crypto exchange shutdown.
The investigation began with a 2024 Europol tip and focused on TradeOgre’s lack of FINTRAC registration and missing identity checks.
Users and industry figures including Taylor Monahan and Reuben Yap condemned the move as theft, saying innocent users were left without recourse.
The case exposed Canada’s decade of fragmented regulation and placed the country within a global trend of tightening crypto enforcement.