Donors to the anti-vaccine mandate convoy protest who made their donations using cryptocurrency can still be monitored by authorities, a cryptocurrency expert told a parliamentary committee Monday.
The finance committee is looking at the government’s decision to invoke the Emergency Act after the protest paralyzed downtown Ottawa and blocked a number of vital border crossings.
Brian Mosoff, chief executive officer of Ether Capital, said Canadian crypocurrency platforms can continue to watch for the cryptocurrency wallets that were identified in connection with the protest — even if the donor chose to use a self-hosted wallet rather than a company with a centralized cryptocurrency platform.
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