Page 15 - Cryptocurrencies

LIVE: Over 30 mn income tax returns for current fiscal filed, says FinMin

Live news: India's eastern coast braces for a weakened cyclone Jawad; Nirmala Sitharaman says legislation will regulate crypto.

Global effort needed to regulate tech like cryptocurrency: FM Sitharaman

India's government has listed a Bill for Parliament's winter session, seeking to ban all private cryptocurrencies.

The tech holes that ensure that crypto can never be effectively banned

It is estimated that $1.25 billion worth of cryptocurrency transactions have happened on decentralised finance platforms from India

Need collective global action for effective regulation of tech: Sitharaman

Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday called for a "collective global action" for effective regulation of ever-changing technology and tech-driven payment systems.

Indians' 'immense trust' in fintech must be respected, says PM Modi

PM calls fintech a 'revolution that helps to achieve financial empowerment of every single citizen of the country'.

Jack Dorsey's financial services firm Square changes its name to Block

Jack Dorsey''s financial services company Square has announced to change its name to Block, effective from December 10, as the former Twitter CEO renews his focus on Blockchain and crypto.

CoinDCX, India's first crypto unicorn, plans IPO 'as soon as' govt allows

Indian regulators have gone back and forth on their stance toward the burgeoning crypto industry.

No proposal to recognise Bitcoin as a currency: FM Nirmala Sitharaman

The government plans to introduce a Bill in this regard - the Cryptocurrency and Regulation of Official Digital Currency Bill 2021 - in the ongoing session

Crypto-assets: To ban or not to ban?

Financial regulation is about striking the right balance between enabling innovation and ensuring customer protection

How to regulate cryptocurrencies

A systematic approach to designing the correct regulatory strategy

In India crypto won't be the first case of privately issued currencies

Since no one knows exactly what effect these privately issued currencies will have, the government is planning to pass a law on them in the forthcoming winter session of Parliament

Why estimates of India's crypto-owning population could be exaggerated

As the debate around regulating-or even banning-private cryptocurrency grows, it is important to know how big India's crypto market really is

Cryptocurrency firms mull moving offshore amid ban buzz in India

Several NFT platforms said they would not need to shut shop in the case of a ban

LIVE: Centre asks for 'rigorous' screening of international passengers

Multiple cases of a Covid variant 8.1.1529 have been reported in Botswana, South Africa and Honk Kong, writes Centre

Most Indians don't want crypto legalised, have low or zero trust: Survey

More than half the 29,352 respondents say it should be taxed like a digital asset held abroad

As crypto slips, young investors resist urge to press panic button

With no amount too small to begin with, many youngsters have been experimenting with investment in digital portfolios

US regulators to clarify rules and regulations over crypto risks in 2022

The banking regulators in the US have announced a plan to clarify the rules and regulations around how banks can use cryptocurrencies over the next year

LIVE: Sputnik Light Covid vaccine to be launched in India by Dec, says RDIF

Russia plans to sell the nasal form of its Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine to other countries next year, the head of the Russian Direct Investment Fund said on Wednesday

Sensex sheds 323pts, Nifty manages to hold 17,400; Infosys, ITC slip 2%

Smallcaps, sugar stocks and shares of recently listed companies like Paytm, SJS Enterprises, Fino Payments Bank and PolicyBazaar were in demand

Indian govt's plan to ban cryptocurrencies leads to heavy selling

The government will allow only certain cryptocurrencies to promote the underlying technology and its uses, according to a legislative agenda released late on Tuesday