Cryptocurrencies are digital tokens — not coin or cash — but digital money which allow people to make payments directly to each other through an online system set-up to allow peer-to-peer transactions without needing a bank. Cryptocurrency payments exist purely as digital entries into an online database that describes specific transactions. Cryptocurrency is stored in a digital wallet. Cryptos came into existence after the 2008 financial market crisis when a need was felt to democratise how currencies are held, exchanged and regulated. That year a person under the anonymous name Satoshi Nakamoto invented Bitcoin. Cryptos today also include Ethereum, Tether, Cardano, and Dogecoin, among others. Cryptos are more democratic in nature – you can use them in any part of the world, but as much as you want and use them anywhere. There is a network of people and their computers which maintains a ledger and any transaction must be validated by all those present in that network. The ledger then gets updated to reflect the transaction. This technology is called blockchain. Cryptos also express values in units similar to traditional currency and some people also consider Bitcoin comparable to gold as they are finite in number and supply and need to be mined. Mining is the process by which new cryptos enter circulation and is also a critical component of the maintenance and development of the blockchain ledger. More
Zhao served a four-month sentence in 2024 after pleading guilty to failing to implement adequate anti-money laundering measures at Binance.
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Two years ago, the sector benefitted at the initial start of the AI boom, only to see their share prices tumble the following year as mining profitability declined and competition increased.
Coinbase believes that India and the Middle East are two markets that are poised to play a pivotal role in the future of global crypto adoption.
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While market weakness had already been present coming into Friday, Trump’s post sparked a decline of more than 12% in Bitcoin.
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“It must be mentioned that the Crypto products and NFTs are unregulated and can be highly risky. There may be no regulatory recourse for any loss from such transactions,” the Finance Ministry emphasised it its statement.
India’s stance on crypto regulations is getting much better, as the regulators are a lot more open to conversations, Michelle Daura, Head of Regulated Expansion Regions, Bybit told Moneycontrol.
Ether, the world’s second-largest cryptocurrency, led the rout with its steepest weekly decline since June
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Early investors, who don’t include founders like Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump, can sell no more than 20% of their holdings as part of Monday’s launch; the rest will remain non-tradable.
In a crypto winter, the consequences could be painful for investors
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