Canadian Police Tell Exchanges to Halt Bitcoin and Ethereum Trades Tied to Trucker Blockades - BitcoinEthereumNews.com
Canadas leading newspaper says the RCMP has sent letters to crypto exchanges. The RCMP campaign is part of actions to end the trucker blockades. Two of Canadas biggest law enforcement agencies are telling cryptocurrency exchanges to block any transactions associated with dozens of wallets tied to the trucker blockades that have created mayhem at the countrys borders and in its capital city. A letter circulating on Twitter reveals the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and the Ontario Provincial Police have ordered financial institutions to “cease facilitating any transactions” tied to certain wallets, and to report any information or transactions linked to those wallets. The wallets are primarily associated with Bitcoin addresses but also include a handful tied to Ethereum, Cardano, and Litecoin accounts. Canada‘s leading newspaper, द ग्लोब एंड मेल, reported on Wednesday afternoon that it had obtained RCMP letters sent to cryptocurrency exchanges, but didn’t specify which exchanges. Coinbase and Kraken—two of the most popular North American exchanges—did not immediately respond to inquires from डिक्रिप्ट as to whether they had received letters. The RCMP campaign against the crypto addresses is part of a sweeping series of measures the Canadian government has undertaken to break up trucker blockades that sprung up weeks ago to protest the countrys