Oh Canada! Tetra Digital Conjures $10M for a Loonie-Pegged Stablecoin 🦆💰

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Well, well, well, if it isn’t the Canadians stepping into the crypto circus with their maple-syrup-flavored stablecoin. Tetra Digital Group, darling of Alberta, has managed to scrape together a tidy $10 million to create what they’re calling a “regulated” stablecoin pegged to the Canadian dollar. How delightfully patriotic! 🇨🇦

Here’s what you need to know before you start practicing your “eh?”-the token will be backed 1:1 by Canadian dollar reserves (yes, real money!) and is slated for release in early 2026, provided the regulators don’t have a collective nervous breakdown first. Naturally, this venture is being touted as the future of Canadian dollar payments and remittances at scale. Because nothing says “scale” like sending loonies across borders, does it? 🦆💸

The project has attracted quite the ensemble cast of backers, including Shopify, Wealthsimple, Purpose Unlimited, Shakepay, ATB Financial, National Bank, and Urbana Corporation (who, incidentally, now own most of Tetra thanks to a savvy April acquisition). Bravo, Canada! Nothing screams “innovation” like a bunch of financial institutions holding hands and singing “O Canada.” 🎵

Now, let’s not forget that stablecoins-those peculiar little cryptocurrencies tied to boring old fiat currencies-are having a moment. The market is expected to balloon past $1 trillion in the next few years, up from its current perch of $270 billion. But alas, the U.S. dollar dominates the scene like an overzealous diva hogging the spotlight. Enter Tetra Digital, determined to give the loonie its time to shine. Will it work? Who knows! But one must admire the audacity. 😏

Tetra’s CEO, Didier Lavallée, waxed poetic about the whole affair, saying something along the lines of, “We’re not just launching a stablecoin; we’re championing homegrown solutions built by Canadians, for Canadians, while maintaining economic sovereignty.” Oh, Didier, darling, do fetch me a hankie-I’m verklempt. 🥲

Of course, Tetra isn’t the only player sipping Tim Hortons coffee in this race. Earlier this year, Toronto-based fintech Stablecorp raised $1.8 million-including a cheeky contribution from Coinbase Ventures-to advance its own CAD-pegged stablecoin, QCAD. They’ve even filed a preliminary prospectus with the Ontario Securities Commission, because nothing says “blockchain revolution” like paperwork. 📑😂

So there you have it, folks. The Great White North is officially elbowing its way into the stablecoin arena. Whether this is a stroke of genius or simply another reason to roll our eyes remains to be seen. But hey, at least it’s not boring. Cheers to that! 🍷

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2025-09-08 19:09