Buy Avalanche
in Canada

The market price of AVAX may be impacted by a wide range of factors, such as project news and developments, the movement of assets on exchanges, public opinion, and new economic trends in the larger crypto and global economies. AVAX is a scarce asset like Bitcoin because its maximum permitted supply of tokens is capped at 720 million. Also, AVAX is used to pay transaction fees on the network, meaning there is further demand from dApps built on Avalanche and their users. As the ecosystem develops and more users join it, this demand ought to rise. Therefore, the cost of AVAX might increase as more projects deploy on Avalanche.

According to the CRA tax guide, you’re not taxed when you buy crypto with fiat, like Canadian Dollars. This said, even though you don’t pay tax, it’s still really important you keep good records of your crypto transactions so you can keep a detailed account of your cost basis. This lets you calculate accurate crypto gains and losses when you later dispose of your crypto assets. But note that according to the above-mentioned tax guide, buying crypto with another crypto is subject to Capital Gains Tax. The CRA views this as a disposition, meaning you’re getting rid of one asset. It doesn’t matter that you’re using it to buy another.

According to the CRA tax guideline, since cryptocurrency is viewed as a capital asset, when you dispose of it by selling it, swapping it, spending it or gifting it, you’ll owe Capital Gains Tax on any profit you make. Crypto transactions which are considered a disposition in Canada according to the CRA include: Selling crypto for CAD, swapping crypto for another crypto, spending crypto on goods or services, gifting crypto. According to the mentioned guideline, you won’t pay Capital Gains Tax on the entire proceeds when you sell, swap, spend or gift your cryptocurrency, but only the profits from it. Also note that you’ll only pay Capital Gains Tax on half your net capital gain each financial year in Canada.

There is no standard minimum amount you need to buy Avalanche. Using your preferred choice of payment service, you can buy a minimum of $10 worth of AVAX through our exchange, and the transaction will be processed and added to your crypto portfolio.

According to the CRA tax guide, you should maintain the following records on your cryptocurrency transactions: the date of the transactions, the receipts of purchase or transfer of cryptocurrency, the value of the cryptocurrency in Canadian dollars at the time of the transaction, the digital wallet records and cryptocurrency addresses, a description of the transaction and the other party (even if it is just their cryptocurrency address), the exchange records, accounting and legal costs, the software costs related to managing your tax affairs.

Cryptocurrency users risk losing their AVAX coins and other digital assets due to a variety of reasons, including computer failure, theft, and loss of private keys. You can use digital wallets to store crypto tokens such as AVAX. Another method is to download a wallet application and store your AVAX tokens on a personal computer. You can also benefit from our exchange’s hot wallet, through which you are able to trade your AVAX much more conveniently. Keep in mind that cold storage or offline storage is considered one of the safest ways of storing AVAX coins. They are safe because they are not connected to the internet. As they are gadgets that encrypt and hold your digital assets offline. However, many people still favor hot wallets because they can quickly connect to a variety of protocols.