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    • Indian crypto platforms can’t offer Bitcoin ETF without regulations, say crypto founders

      Moreover, trying to invest in a Bitcoin ETF through a US-based brokerage house won’t be the most efficient route to get exposure to the best Bitcoin prices, as it will have a lot of tax implications

    • Crypto trading volume jumps 53% between Dec 2022-Feb 2023 on Indian exchanges

      Industry players, however, are not convinced of the bear market ending anytime soon.

    • Top crypto tokens crash 5-9% on Indian exchanges after Silicon Valley Bank crisis

      This is the second shock for the crypto industry globally in less than a week, following the closure of Silvergate Bank which held funds of several global exchanges.

    • Fuzzy future for Crypto tax filing firms

      A bunch of crypto tax compliance firms have sprouted to help with India’s hairy crypto tax laws. But like the crypto, their survival may also be in question.

    • Ethereum Merge to boost crypto sentiment, encourage mainstream adoption: Experts

      With Ethereum moving to Proof of Stake, energy consumption to execute transactions will be cut by 99.95 percent. This is expected to encourage large companies to enter the space without worries of impacting ESG compliance.

    • Use ‘Cold Wallets’ to avoid Solana-like hacks : Indian Crypto Exchanges

      Around 8,000 internet-connected hot wallets lost Solana-based tokens worth over $7 million

    • Cryptocurrency exchanges bet on long-term products after trading volumes crash

      The exchanges are pinning their hopes on systematic investment plans, loans, and futures trading to attract retail investors with longer-term horizons.

    • Inside the break-up of India’s largest crypto industry body

      Here’s what’s brewing inside Indian crypto firms after the Blockchain and Crypto Assets Council was dismantled by the Internet and Mobile Association of India, its parent lobby

    • ASCI guidelines to aid investor education and transparency, says Crypto industry

      The guidelines by the Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI) mandates a disclaimer stating that investments in crypto and NFT products are highly risky.

    • ClearTax to allow users to manage crypto portfolio, optimise taxes

      The fintech firm to tie up with crypto exchanges to help their customers adhere to the new tax norms and will also help investors get assistance from experts.

    • Budget 2022 slapping a 30% tax on crypto income will hurt new investors: Experts

      Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced a 30 percent tax rate and 1 percent TDS for gains made from virtual assets and transfers in the Budget.

    • Crypto crash: No signs of panic selling, Indian investors holding on or buying the dip

      Cryptocurrencies saw a massive fall on January 21 after the US Federal Reserve's decision to hike rates by March spooked global markets.

    • Taking a cue from WazirX crackdown, crypto exchanges may have found a way to pay tax on crypto commissions

      Right now, the tax department has internally interpreted crypto currencies as a digital asset. However, there is no official categorisation of digital assets under GST laws, they say.

    • Unocoin announces FASTag payment services for cryptocurrency users

      To avail this facility, an app user needs to deposit or purchase Bitcoin in the Unocoin Wallet along with a pre-secured FASTag sticker.

    • Crypto exchanges hopeful of a middle ground on regulation even as RBI Guv raises red flag

      Crypto exchange heads expect no concerns if cryptocurrencies are classified in the upcoming bill as an asset class and not as a currency. Any concerns can be addressed through dialogue, they added.

    • Use Bitcoin to buy Domino's Pizza, Baskin Robin ice creams and more in India: Know how

      Unocoin is providing its users with a diversified option of brands across sectors like travel, restaurants, lifestyle companies, clothes, accessories, hotels, and much more to use their Bitcoins as an alternative cash commodity.

    • Most popular cryptocurrency exchanges in India: Check out

      CoinSwitch was founded in 2017 as a global aggregator of cryptocurrencies and in June 2020 it launched its Indian cryptocurrency exchange CoinSwitch Kuber.

    • Regulate instead of banning cryptocurrencies in India, say entrepreneurs

      The Regulation of Official Digital Currency Bill, 2021 is likely to be introduced in the Budget Session of Parliament. The bill, if passed, will prohibit the use of cryptocurrency as legal tender and currency.

    • Despite SC breather, crypto players not reaching for champagne yet

      The Supreme Court ruling might have come a bit too late for an industry which had been gripped with fear, uncertainty and lack of clarity from the regulators.

    • Unocoin founders arrest spooks cryptocurrency players, startups

      In a bid to bypass RBI's April 6 diktat to banks on freezing the accounts of cryptocurrency exchanges, Unocoin had recently unveiled a bitcoin ATM in Bengaluru

    • Unocoin co-founder arrested a week after opening first cryptocurrency ATM

      The ATM kiosk was installed last week aiming to bypass the Reserve Bank of India ban on banks from dealing with cryptocurrency firms

    • Unocoin launches ATM to bypass RBI diktat on cryptocurrencies

      Using the ATM, Unicoin users can deposit and withdraw cash in legal currency from their respective Unocoin account. The company said it will open more such kiosks in Mumbai and Delhi in a couple of weeks

    • Why RBI is fighting a losing battle against cryptocurrencies

      Restrictions aimed at straitjacketing virtual currencies have had the reverse impact. Despite a correction in the price of most cryptocurrencies, transactions have gone up substantially in both volume and value after the RBI’s April circular

    • Indian cryptocurrency exchanges considering challenging RBI's diktat

      Startups like Unocoin, Coinsecure and Zebpay have expressed their reservations with the order and going by the statements they considering to mount a legal challenge in the Supreme Court

    • Have Ethereum, Zcash and other altcoins? Now you can convert them into bitcoins in India

      Unocoin partners with Shapeshift to allow its users to convert blockchain based assets like Ethereum, Zcash into bitcoin.

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