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Crypto Ownership Hits One in Four, and LinkedIn Is Now an Intel Trap.
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Crypto Ownership Hits One in Four
One in four Canadians now owns crypto(currency), according to recently released Ontario Securities Commission survey. That is up from 10 percent in 2023, which is a very interesting jump for something that still makes plenty of people nervous, dismissive, or even scornful.
MoneySense says the survey ran from December 2025 to January 2026 and found half of crypto investors had holdings of $10,000 or less. The most common reason that people claimed for buying was portfolio diversification, followed closely by long-term growth and speculation. The non-buyers were candid in that forty-three percent said they didn’t understand crypto “well enough,” and the same share also worried about fraud.
The Canada-abroad angle is in the plumbing. Canadians overseas often have to juggle exchanges, Canadian bank links, tax records, and shaky cross-border access. If crypto adoption is becoming more common back home, it might (eventually) make things a whole lot simpler for those outside the country.
Read more: MoneySense / Ontario Securities Commission
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LinkedIn Is Now an Intel Trap
The job pitch can look normal. A recruiter, a consulting gig, a vague client, a request for a paid report. CSIS says that is now one of the ways that Chinese military intelligence services are targeting Five Eyes nationals online.
A June 3 Five Eyes bulletin says recruiters are using LinkedIn, Indeed, Upwork, and other similar platforms to approach people who have access to classified or privileged information. The targets aren’t just spies-in-a-movie types. The warning identifies all sorts of folks, including security clearance holders, military personnel, academics, journalists, think tank staff, freelance writers, and people who have links to defence, policy, security, or economic files.
The Walrus picked the warning back up this week because Ottawa is trying to increase China trade right at the same time that its security service is warning Canadians to treat some professional overtures as possible intelligence fishing.
Read more: The Walrus / Canadian Security Intelligence Service