Crypto Currency

Who is Nishad Singh, the Indian-origin techie under scrutiny for crypto exchange FTX’s collapse?

Nishad Singh was part of FTX’s inner circle, which lived together and ran the cryptocurrency empire from the Bahamas. The Indian-origin software engineer was reportedly aware that FTX secretly transferred customer funds worth billions of dollars to its sister firm Alameda Research

Kolkata: ED conducts raid in E-Nugget gaming app case, freezes Rs 7.12 cr worth Bitcoins, seizes Rs 1.65 cr cash

The accused, Aamir Khan, started the gaming application E-Nuggets and allegedly transferred part of the amount 'illegally earned' through it to overseas locations by using crypto currency exchange

Nirmala Sitharaman flags anonymity as 'inherent risk' in use of blockchain

The finance minister's remarks come ahead of the launch of the budgetary announcement of CBDC which is based on the blockchain technology and billed as being similar to paper currency

RBI data localisation norms: A step in the right direction, but shouldn't harm innovation

Data is the new commodity taking the center stage as an immediate by-product of economic activities.

Bitcoin investments under I-T dept's radar; CBDT sends out notices, says profits from crypto currency trading taxable

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said in his Budget speech earlier this month that all crypto currencies, which include bitcoins, are illegal

Bitcoins cannot be ignored, govt in talks with RBI, Sebi for to what to do about it: Ajay Tyagi

On bitcoins, Ajay Tygai said there should not be any regulatory oversights on blockchain technology as it was useful which should be encouraged

Bitcoin could become a new asset class like gold or stocks and not just a cryptocurrency, claims Chairman of CME Group

Melamed said he expects major investors to take part in bitcoin futures, which the exchange plans to start by the end of year.

China bans companies from raising money via initial coin offerings, could curb cryptocurrency valuation

China on Monday banned and deemed illegal the practice of raising funds through launches of token-based digital currencies.

Chat platform Kik to launch Kin crypto currency sale; company expects to raise $125 million

Global chat platform Kik said on Tuesday it will launch in two weeks the sale of its own crypto currency which is expected to raise $125 million.

Survey claims that bitcoins can boost digital economy but need to be properly monitored

The survey study said that though there is a lot of awareness about bitcoins in the system, there are hardly any users of this currency.