RCMP asks crypto exchanges to halt trading for wallets connected to truck convoy protests

As reported by Canadian quality outlet The Globe and Mail, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (Canada's national constabulary force) sent letters to respective cryptocurrency exchanges demanding that they "cease facilitating immoderate transactions" with much than 30 circumstantial cryptocurrency wallet addresses linked to the ongoing motortruck protests successful the country. The missive writes:

"Any accusation astir a transaction oregon projected transaction successful respect of these addresses, is to beryllium disclosed instantly to the Commissioner of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police."

Just 2 days prior, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, representing the ruling Liberal Party of Canada, invoked the Emergencies Act successful effect to a convoy of truckers occupying the nation's superior (Ottawa) successful protestation of COVID-19 wellness and vaccine restrictions. The protestation has been ongoing for 20 days. Under the Act, banks person the discretional powerfulness to frost Freedom Convoy protesters' slope accounts with nary civilian liabilities.

Protesters person raised implicit $19 cardinal successful funds done the fundraising platforms GoFundMe and GiveSendGo. However, those funds person been blocked from reaching the convoy. As a result, protestors founded the HonkHonk Hodl radical and raised astir $1 cardinal done the Tallycoin BTC fundraising platform, pending distribution.

This morning, it appears protestors successful the Ottawa downtown country were fixed an ultimatum, via written letters, to "leave now" oregon look imaginable fines oregon jailhouse time. In addition, the Emergencies Act allows for the prohibition of question to definite areas. "Anyone coming to Ottawa to articulation the ongoing objection is breaking the law," the announcement says.