Posted in

Suspicious transactions at GTA crypto shops reveal alleged links to Iran-backed terror groups. Is the regulator doing enough to police them?

In a row of small Yonge Street storefronts, Million Exchange angles for a corner of a booming market.

“Instant buying and selling of digital currencies,” it promises on its website, though the shop is not in the federal registry of authorized crypto businesses. Registration is a requirement meant to deter money laundering and terrorist financing.

Over the last year and a half, more than $200 million worth of digital currencies has moved through a virtual wallet used by Million Exchange.

Share