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Coinsquare

Coinsquare is a Toronto crypto exchange founded in 2014 by Virgile Rostand, and the first in Canada registered as an investment dealer and marketplace member. It merged into WonderFi in 2023 alongside CoinSmart, and passed to Robinhood when Robinhood bought WonderFi in 2026.

FintechTorontoFounded 2014coinsquare.com
300–500signups a day when Leah Carr joined as employee 11 in September 2017TechTO stage 2018-02-01
C$2.1Bassets under custody across Coinsquare and Bitbuy before the Robinhood deal closedThe Block, 2026
C$250Mprice Robinhood paid for WonderFi, Coinsquare's parent, in 2026The Block, 2026

The people

Leah CarrVenture General Manager · 1 TechTO talk
Martin HauckFounder · 1 TechTO talk
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Virgile RostandFounder, President & CTOprofile coming
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Cole DiamondCo-founder & CEO (2016–2020)profile coming

What they build

Coinsquare exchangeBuy, sell and trade Bitcoin, Ethereum and other digital assets
Coinsquare LicensingLaunched March 2018 to let other firms offer digital-currency trading on Coinsquare's rails

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On the TechTO & TechWaterloo stages

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About

Coinsquare grew from a platform Virgile Rostand built himself into one of Canada's largest regulated crypto venues. Leah Carr, employee 11, told the FintechTO stage in January 2018 that 300 to 500 people a day were signing up when she joined the previous September. In 2020 CEO Cole Diamond and Rostand both stepped down under an Ontario Securities Commission settlement over market manipulation and misleading investors. Coinsquare combined with WonderFi and CoinSmart in July 2023, with the merged company consolidating under Coinsquare's dealer registration. Robinhood completed its acquisition of WonderFi — and so of Coinsquare and Bitbuy — in 2026 for C$250 million.

Backers

Acquired by WonderFi in July 2023; WonderFi acquired by Robinhood Markets in 2026

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Quick answers

Who founded Coinsquare?

Virgile Rostand founded it in 2014 and built the first trading platform himself, later bringing in Cole Diamond as CEO in November 2016.

Who owns Coinsquare now?

Robinhood Markets, which completed its C$250-million acquisition of parent company WonderFi in 2026. WonderFi had absorbed Coinsquare and CoinSmart in July 2023.

Why did Coinsquare's founders leave?

In 2020 both CEO Cole Diamond and founder Virgile Rostand agreed to step down and pay penalties in a settlement with the Ontario Securities Commission over market manipulation and misleading investors.

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