The Bank of Canada announced the test results of the "Samara Project," successfully issuing and managing 100 million CAD worth of tokenized government bonds through blockchain technology. The project applied distributed ledger technology in bond issuance, trading, and settlement, enhancing transparency and efficiency. Regulatory authorities remain cautious, believing that infrastructure and regulatory issues still need to be addressed. This pilot demonstrates the potential of blockchain in the financial sector.

The Bank of Canada completed a tokenization pilot project called "Project Samara," successfully issuing 100 million CAD government bonds using Hyperledger Fabric technology. While blockchain improved operational efficiency and data integrity, integration challenges and regulatory frameworks may slow widespread adoption.

A resident of Nanaimo, Canada, lost 5,000 CAD in a remote stock trading scam and was subsequently targeted in a second scam. The scammer impersonated a lawyer and posed as the RCMP to recover funds, using the victim's information to carry out fake recovery services. Currently, the police have initiated related investigation and training.

DMG Blockchain, a Bitcoin mining company, announced its Q1 FY2026 financial report, with revenue of 11.2 million CAD, a year-over-year and quarter-over-quarter decrease, and mining output down to 69 Bitcoins. Hash rate increased to 1.76 EH/s. Total assets and cash decreased, net loss narrowed to 2.2 million CAD, but overall net profit turned into a loss due to changes in asset fair value.

ChainCatcher News reports that after the CPI release, the USD/CAD briefly rose by more than 10 points, currently at 1.3664.

ChainCatcher reports that, according to Jinshi, the USD/CAD has fallen below 1.36, with a daily decline of 0.42%.

ChainCatcher reports that, according to Jintiao, the US Dollar Index, which measures the dollar against six major currencies, fell 0.57% on January 26 and closed at 97.035 at the end of the forex market. Forex data shows that 1 Euro is exchanged for 1.1875 USD, 1 British Pound for 1.3679 USD, 1 USD for 154.18 JPY, 1 USD for 0.7768 Swiss Francs, 1 USD for 1.372 CAD, and 1 USD for 8.9368 Swedish Krona.

ChainCatcher reports that, according to Jintiao, the US Dollar Index, which measures the dollar against six major currencies, fell 0.34% on January 19 and closed at 99.052 in the forex market. As of the New York market close, 1 Euro was exchanged for 1.1643 USD, 1 British Pound for 1.3426 USD, 1 USD for 158.09 JPY, 1 USD for 0.7974 CHF, 1 USD for 1.3869 CAD, and 1 USD for 9.209 SEK.

ChainCatcher News, according to Jin10, the USD/CAD (US dollar to Canadian dollar) broke through 1.39, with an intraday increase of 0.11%.

Golden Finance reports that the Canadian-listed Bitcoin treasury company Matador Technologies has announced it has received approval from the Ontario Securities Commission for a stock offering, expected to raise 80 million CAD within 25 months through the issuance of common shares, warrants, subscription receipts, bonds, and so on. The new funds will be used for general corporate purposes and to increase its Bitcoin holdings. Currently, the company holds 175 Bitcoins and plans to increase its total Bitcoin holdings to 1,000 by the end of 2026.