To set up Blockchain-e-commerce Centre of Excellence towards this end
Company plans to double investments in blockchain and AI
Most blockchain projects are built around bespoke digital coins, which often function as user rewards and compensate developers for their woring them inck, giventive to stay involved
The crypto industry is largely unregulated in India, and the central government, along with the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), have repeatedly refused to make cryptocurrencies legal
Blockchain technology is needed and can be used in governance, they say
The hackathon is organised by Crypto investing app CoinSwitch, in association with 'Startup Karnataka', a Karnataka Government initiative, and Tejasvi Surya, Member of Parliament (Bangaluru South)
The merge finally happening would prove a big relief for ether, which has slumped on past delays and waning confidence in the upgrade
The layoffs come a day after Bitcoin fell as much as 14% after major US cryptocurrency lending company Celsius Network froze withdrawals and transfers
SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Bitcoin neared a price level on Tuesday that could force software firm MicroStrategy Inc to add more tokens against a bitcoin-backed loan or trigger selling some of its vast holdings, setting fragile cryptocurrency markets on edge.
Game companies with products featuring virtual coins and other blockchain functionalities remain on heightened alert over adverse effects from the recent collapse of the TerraUSD and Luna
Other who participated in the round were SoftBank Vision Fund 2, Galaxy Digital, Galaxy Interactive, Tiger Global, Republic Capital and others
NITI Aayog's pilot project in blockchain - IndiaChain - will also help in generating job opportunities in the sector, the report noted