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Turkey adds cryptocurrency exchanges to terror funding regulations

The presidential decree makes "crypto asset service providers" responsible for seeing their assets are not used illegally

Competition Commission paper on blockchain tech spells regulatory risk

In case of permission-less blockchains, network participants may be anonymous or pseudonymous - their identities are not known fully - the CCI discussion paper notes

Inspired by Cummins, Brett Lee donates bitcoin for India's Covid fight

Lee on Tuesday decided to donate one bitcoin (approximately Rs 40 lakh)

Tesla logs $10.4 bn in sales in Jan-Mar 2021, makes $101 mn in Bitcoin

Before it starts India operations this year, Tesla has reported $10.3 billion in sales and net income of $438 million in the first quarter of 2021

Bitcoin sinks below $50,000 as cryptos stumble over Biden tax plans

Bitcoin is on track for a 15% loss on the week

Tiger Global makes its first India cryptocurrency firm investment

Invests Rs 181 crore in CoinSwitch Kuber in a Series B round of funding, valuing the company at over $500 million

Dogecoin cryptocurrency slumps after hashtag-fueled surge to record high

Dogecoin's rise came during a surge in online trading of stocks and crypto by retail investors, stuck at home with extra cash because of the Covid-19 pandemic

US currency list move an intrusion in RBI policy space: Commerce secretary

The commerce secretary said he expects robust growth in exports in the current fiscal year

"It is an intelligent move to invest in Cryptocurrency," says Crypto & Stock investor Vaibhav Kohli

SoftBank-backed WeWork to begin accepting payments in cryptocurrencies

The firm will partner with Coinbase Global Inc and payment app Bitpay to facilitate transactions

PayPal's Venmo launches cryptocurrency buying and selling features

Venmo users will be able to buy bitcoin, ethereum, litecoin and bitcoin cash for as little as $1

Dogecoin's $50-billion market cap makes it bigger than Ford and Kraft

Meanwhile, other cryptocurrencies have been mired in a slump as euphoria from Coinbase Global Inc.'s listing wears off

'Britcoin' digital currency being considered by UK authorities

The Bank of England and the Treasury said Monday that they will work together to assess the benefits of a central bank digital currency,

The 'metaverse' bet: Crypto-rich investors snap up virtual real estate

The work is a non-fungible token (NFT) - a new type of virtual asset that has its ownership status and authenticity verified by blockchain

Nordic region, Bitcoin's green haven, is running out of surplus electricity

Clean Nordic power available for Nordic mining set to dwindle; electricity needed to mine Bitcoin surged 66-fold since 2015

Whistleblower Edward Snowden's NFT artwork sells for over $5.4 million

NFT stands for non-fungible token

Bitcoin tumbles after Turkey bans cryptocurrency payments citing risks

The decision could stall Turkey's crypto market

Turkey's central bank to ban cryptocurrencies for buying goods, services

Turkey's central bank is banning the use of cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin in payments for goods and services

Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase Global's value soars past LSE and Nasdaq

At present, the world's biggest stock exchange in terms of market cap is the Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing, valued at$75.6 billion, followed by American bourse CME Group, valued at $74 billion

Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase jumps 11% day after Nasdaq debut

The firm had a high-profile debut on the Nasdaq