Bitcoins

The real story may not be about diplomacy at all. It may be about money, specifically a crypto deal linking Donald Trump’s family, Pakistan’s military, and some of the shadiest figures in the global financial world.

RBI's Sanjay Malhotra sticks to cautious approach on cryptos, backs local payments system

The remarks come at a time when the US administration led by President Donald Trump is moving rapidly to formalise crypto regulations

Finance ministry struggles to find credible use cases for crypto; to seek inputs from stakeholders

The ministry wants to ensure any policy around this asset class is well-balanced. This would be facilitated through a discussion paper, likely to be released by the end of next month.

Bitcoin scam: SC transfers FIRs to CBI, says trial to be held in Delhi court

The bench modified its earlier order of August 30, 2019 granting anticipatory bail to the accused in over 45 FIRs and said it was no longer in force.

The sun starts to set on Wild West days of crypto

Concerns over money laundering and market crashes are growing as more consumers bet on digital assets

Ukraine is accepting cryptocurrency as donations while war with Russia continues

A few users said in the comments that they had verified the details from Ukraine's embassies.

Cryptocurrency Bill | Are we asking the right questions?

The debate around cryptocurrency regulation should focus on identifying and addressing the harms they pose, rather than blanket bans, which are anyway impossible to monitor 

CryptoTech industry has the potential to create 8 lakh jobs by 2030: Report

The industry currently employs about 50,000 people. As the sector grows, it can create an economic value addition of $184 billion in the form of investments and savings by 2030, the report said.

Planning to buy Bitcoins through safe routes? Here are your options

Though traders looking for a safe path to make a bet on the future of cryptocurrency, the Securities and Exchange Commission is mulling to whether to approve exchange-traded funds that track Bitcoin.

Explained | Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin destroys 90% of his Shiba Inu holdings; here's what it means

Created in August 2020 by someone named Ryoshi, Shibu Inu is a joke coin or meme coin which was launched as a rival to Dogecoin, which is also a cryptocoin.

Bitcoins and NFTs continue to baffle even the well-informed

The advent of blockchain technology has lifted investor confidence to such an extent that collectables under the NFT and Bitcoin are heading for the stars 

Won't 'shut off' all cryptocurrencies, allow window for experiments on blockchain: Nirmala Sitharaman

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said since financial technology (fintech) companies depend on blockchain, which are considered to be backbone of cryptocurrencies, they should have a window available.

DAILY VOICE | The second leg of current bull market likely to be driven by expansion of earnings: Hiren Ved of Alchemy Capital

Mid-caps and small-caps are the most geared to economic recovery. This is the reason why they have underperformed in the last 3-4 years as growth was missing, says Ved.

As pandemic rages, anything goes for bitcoin's third 'halving'

Investors are widely anticipating this so-called "halving," the third in bitcoin's 11-year history. The previous events fueled huge rallies in bitcoin's market value, but there is a wildcard this time in the form of the coronavirus pandemic, some analysts said.

Crypto exchange Binance offers a reward of Rs 2.03cr for info on blackmailer

The company said it is investigating the situation with the help of a third-party vendor

Cryptocurrency is 'ponzi scheme', should be banned in India: Govt official

Cryptocurrencies are based on blockchain technology and there are concerns about its viability in the long-term and risk to investors, especially considering steep fluctuations in the prices.

US will forfeit $24 million worth bitcoin seized from drug dealers

The department of justice for the district of Maryland said they had indicted two men for allegedly manufacturing and distributing drugs through dark web marketplaces

RBI says all regulated entities will have to stop dealing in virtual currencies from July 6

Services such as maintaining accounts, registering, trading, settling, clearing, giving loans against virtual tokens, accepting them as collateral etc have been barred by RBI.

What changed for the market while you were sleeping? 10 things you should know

A list of important headlines from across news agencies that could help in your trade today.

Bubble or not! Facts you might not know about bitcoin rally

Bitcoin developer Sergio Lerner estimates that almost 1 million unspent bitcoins belong to the cryptocurrency’s mysterious creator...

Outgoing NITI Aayog Vice Chairman Panagariya holds meeting to take stock of bitcoin risk

The government has been debating over the issues concerning bitcoins and in May had sought public opinion on allowing virtual currencies.

Potential of virtual currency for a developing nation like India

India has the world’s largest inward remittance market which is more than $70 billion per year

Financial inclusion can be a reality with virtual currency

With virtual currency, the internet is fast bringing about change in the financial industry

Global cyber attack: Here's how experts are analysing it

In an interview to CNBC-TV18, S Ramadorai, Former Chairman of Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) shared his readings and outlook on global cyber attack.

History of bitcoin across the globe and how have countries accepted it

In most of the cases, the currency's anonymity and decentralized nature has been a major bone of contention for all Governing bodies to approve it as legal.