Canada invokes ‘Emergencies Act’ targeting crowdfunding and crypto By Cointelegraph

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has invoked the Emergencies Act, which gives him the power to freeze Freedom Convoy protesters’ bank accounts and monitor “large and suspicious transactions,” including crypto.

Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland said in a press conference on Monday that this latest tactical maneuver against the protesters broadens the scope of Terrorist Financing rules. It targets “crowdfunding platforms and the payment service providers they use.”