當加拿大接近關鍵選舉時

我與他談了加拿大加拿大市場的獨特特徵的加密貨幣交易所在加拿大的不斷擴展的存在

As Canada approaches a pivotal election on April 28, 2025, Lucas Matheson, CEO of Coinbase Canada, is positioning the cryptocurrency giant for influence in a market he believes is primed for blockchain innovation. I spoke with him about the cryptocurrency exchange's expanding presence in Canada, the unique characteristics of the Canadian market, and his vision for the country's crypto future. Our conversation revealed not only Coinbase's strategic ambitions but also Matheson's personal passion for advancing blockchain adoption in his home country.

當加拿大於2025年4月28日接近關鍵選舉時，Coinbase Canada的首席執行官Lucas Matheson正在將加密貨幣巨頭定位在他認為是區塊鏈創新的市場中。我與他談到了加密貨幣交易所在加拿大的不斷擴展，加拿大市場的獨特特徵以及他對該國加密貨幣未來的願景。我們的對話不僅揭示了Coinbase的戰略野心，而且還揭示了Matheson對在他的祖國採用區塊鏈採用的個人熱情。

This interview has been condensed and lightly edited for clarity.

這次採訪已被凝結和輕微編輯，以澄清。

CoinDesk: Your career has taken you from traditional finance to Shopify to crypto. Was there a specific moment when you realized digital assets would reshape finance, or was it a gradual conviction?

COINDESK：您的職業生涯已將您從傳統的金融到Shopify到Crypto。是否有一個特定的時刻，您意識到數字資產會重塑金融，還是逐漸信念？

Lucas: I'm a Canadian entrepreneur and I've been working in finance and business most of my career. I spent the first part of my career in finance, mostly in M&A, and I founded a tech company after grad school with my best friend in Silicon Valley, which is where I started my journey with Coinbase. I've been a Coinbase customer for over 10 years now.

盧卡斯：我是加拿大企業家，我在職業生涯的大部分時間都從事金融和業務。我的職業生涯的第一部分主要是在財務上，主要是在併購工作，並且我與我最好的朋友在矽谷建立了一家科技公司，這是我開始與Coinbase一起旅行的地方。我一直是Coinbase客戶已有10多年了。

After selling that company, I joined Shopify and I worked there for almost six years, helping build their business, their operational and finance functions. At Coinbase, I help lead a team who are building a platform for Canadians to diversify their assets into the digital economy.

出售該公司後，我加入了Shopify，並在那里工作了將近六年，幫助他們建立了業務，運營和財務職能。在Coinbase，我幫助領導一個正在為加拿大人建立平台以將其資產多樣化到數字經濟中的平台。

CoinDesk: How long has Coinbase been operating in Canada, and what regulatory milestones have you achieved?

Coindesk：Coinbase在加拿大運作了多長時間，您取得了哪些監管里程碑？

Lucas: Coinbase has been in Canada for almost four years now. We've been officially pursuing our registration here in Canada for a number of years as well. Canada is registered as a restricted dealer under CSA. We're the first international exchange to be registered in Canada.

盧卡斯：Coinbase在加拿大已經近四年了。我們已經在加拿大正式在加拿大正式進行註冊了很多年。根據CSA，加拿大註冊為受限制的經銷商。我們是第一個在加拿大註冊的國際交流。

We're lucky to have a regulatory regime here where we operate in a compliant regime in Canada to grow our business. We are now pursuing our IIROC registration with IIROC as a full dealer registration, that'll expand the types of products and services that we can offer Canadians.

我們很幸運能在這裡擁有一個監管制度，在這裡我們在加拿大的一個合規政權中運營以發展我們的業務。現在，我們正在向IIROC進行IIROC註冊作為完整的經銷商註冊，該註冊將擴大我們可以為加拿大人提供的產品和服務的類型。

CoinDesk: Ethereum was born in Canada, yet most of its ecosystem developed elsewhere. Is there a certain irony in having to convince Canadian institutions to embrace a technology with Canadian roots?

Coindesk：以太坊出生於加拿大，但其大多數生態系統在其他地方發展。必須說服加拿大機構以加拿大的根源擁抱一項技術嗎？

Lucas: Coinbase seeks regulatory clarity all over the world, and we look for markets that provide stability and clear rules for us to operate under a regime. Canada is one of those markets that is identified as being open to providing clear rules and regulating cryptocurrency exchanges like Coinbase.

盧卡斯（Lucas）：Coinbase在世界各地尋求監管清晰度，我們尋找為我們提供穩定和明確規則在政權下運作的市場。加拿大是那些被確定為提供明確規則並規範Coinbase等加密貨幣交易所的市場之一。

When we look across the world, Canada's also a very crypto-literate country. It's the third most crypto-aware country of all the international locations that we operate in, so we have quite a strong awareness about the technology here.

當我們環顧世界時，加拿大也是一個非常加密的國家。這是我們運營的所有國際地點中第三大的加密熟悉國家，因此我們對這裡的技術有很強的認識。

The opportunity for it to help our financial system — as you probably know, Ethereum was founded here in Canada. We have very strong roots here in Canada around cryptocurrency and around technology. We have a lot of really great universities in computing science that are focused on blockchain technology and helping our students in Canada understand the opportunity.

它有機會幫助我們的金融體系 - 您可能知道，以太坊是在加拿大建立的。我們在加拿大圍繞加密貨幣和技術周圍的根源非常強大。我們在計算科學方面有很多非常出色的大學，這些大學專注於區塊鏈技術並幫助我們在加拿大的學生了解機會。

CoinDesk: That's fascinating about Canada being the third most crypto-aware country. How does that translate to adoption rates?

COINDESK：這對加拿大是第三大加密認識的國家而著迷。這如何轉化為採用率？

Lucas: When we survey countries around the world, we survey how aware citizens are to specific types of cryptocurrencies, uses of cryptocurrencies and technology. Canadians are the third most crypto-aware country of all the international markets that we survey.

盧卡斯：當我們調查世界各地的國家時，我們調查了公民對特定類型的加密貨幣，加密貨幣和技術的使用。加拿大人是我們調查的所有國際市場中第三大的加密熟悉國家。

We see some surveys in Canada suggesting that upwards of 30% of Canadians by the end of this year will own digital assets. So we see very strong adoption in Canada and healthy diversification into the asset class. Of course, Canada was the first to introduce crypto-related ETFs, so we have quite a broad awareness about the opportunity for Canadians to diversify into crypto through traditional ETFs as well.

我們看到加拿大的一些調查表明，到今年年底，加拿大人中有30％以上將擁有數字資產。因此，我們看到加拿大非常強烈的收養以及對資產類別的健康多元化。當然，加拿大是第一個引入與加密相關的ETF的人，因此，我們對加拿大人也通過傳統ETF進行多元化的機會有了廣泛的認識。

CoinDesk: Who are the Canadians using Coinbase? Is there a particular demographic profile?

Coindesk：加拿大人使用Coinbase是誰？有特定的人口統計資料嗎？

Lucas: We have a very broad distribution of demographics in Canada. We have a very diverse user group in Canada—people who are diversifying from young students, immigrants who are looking to remit money.

盧卡斯：我們在加拿大的人口統計分佈非常廣泛。我們在加拿大有一個非常多樣化的用戶群體，他們正在從年輕學生，希望匯款的移民中多樣化。

We see a significant number of people building and diversifying portfolios, accumulating digital assets for long-term diversification and wealth preservation. Then we have a significant amount of institutional investors in Canada starting to diversify assets into the crypto economy as well.

我們看到大量的人建立和多樣化投資組合，積累了數字資產，以進行長期多元化和財富保存。然後，我們在加拿大擁有大量的機構投資者，也開始將資產多樣化為加密經濟。

So we see very strong adoption across retail, and in Canada specifically now we're seeing a healthier adoption from institutional investors and more interest from institutional investors, pension funds, asset managers who are exploring diversifying their clients' assets into crypto as well.

因此，我們看到整個零售業的強烈採用，特別是在加拿大，我們看到機構投資者的採用更健康，機構投資者，養老基金，資產經理也有更多的興趣，他們正在探索將客戶的資產多樣化為加密貨幣。

CoinDesk: With Canada's election approaching on April 28th, what policy changes would you like to see from the next government?

Coindesk：隨著加拿大大選於4月28日接近，您想從下一個政府那裡看到什麼政策變更？

Lucas: We proposed a number of changes for our new government to really think deeply about over the next term. We've recommended that they:

盧卡斯（Lucas）：我們為新政府提出了許多變化，以便在下一任期內真正深入思考。我們建議他們：

Currently, our large banks—we have big banks with 80-90

目前，我們的大型銀行 - 我們擁有80-90的大銀行