Page 8 - Cryptocurrencies

Fitment committee rejects demands to reduce GST rate on over 200 items

The Council unlikely to decide on taking crypto assets in next week's meeting in Chandigarh.

Transactions to paper trail: CBDT clears the air on TDS levy on cryptos

From July 1, TDS of 1 per cent will be levied on payments towards virtual digital assets or cryptocurrencies beyond Rs 10,000 in a year

Cryptoverse: As crypto markets tumble, lenders face a DeFi drubbing

Crypto lending may not be down and out, but it's certainly on the ropes

Bitcoin holds above $20,000 after a week of forced crypto selling

Bitcoin reversed earlier losses to trade 0.5% higher for the session

Lending app tries to take over 'whale' a/c to halt crypto collapse

Mounting Crypto Liquidations Make DeFi Go to Extremes: Industry fears contagion as Bitcoin struggles to keep above key level of $20,000

TMSEp197: WTO report card, Ashish Khanna, Crypto markets, RBI's MPC

Was WTO meet success for India? What does Ashish Khanna of Tata Power say about our renewable energy target? Will the crypto carnage continue? How does MPC function & what's its mandate? Answers here

Crypto markets down nearly 70% from peaks: Will the carnage continue?

Despite US Fed's hawkish stance, crypto-currency markets continue to remain under the shadow of uncertainty. They have dropped about 70% from their all-time highs. What's the road ahead?

Crypto market starting to see even old-timers 'panic selling' amid rout

The vanishing gains suggest long-term owners are coming under pressure, a potentially worrying sign for a market known for its hodlers

Crypto update: Bitcoin, Ether bounce off lows after record-breaking rout

Total liquidations in the crypto market were $566.7 million in the past 24 hours, with Bitcoin and Ether at around $271 million and $192 million respectively

Bitcoin drops below $20,000 to lowest since Dec 2020 as investors flee

The digital currency sector has been pummelled this week after cryptocurrency lending company Celsius froze withdrawals.

Bitcoin breaches $20,000 for first time since 2020 amid monetary tightening

"Surging recession fears are crippling appetite for risky assets and that has crypto traders remaining cautious about buying Bitcoin at these lows," said Edward Moya

Crypto exchange Binance opens 2,000 positions for hiring, says CEO

This is in sharp contrast to a slew of job cuts by companies operating in the digital currency space

Consumer affairs ministry to set up panel for FAQ on cryptocurrencies

Calls meeting to discuss complaints against edutech firms

Cryptocurrencies don't appear to be true financial innovation: India's CEA

They are a case of 'regulatory arbitrage' and could be risky for the country, says Nageswaran

Cryptos akin to a world of Carribean pirates in absence of regulation: CEA

V Anantha Nageswaran said the recent development in Terra-Luna cryptocurrency, which witnessed a massive meltdown last month, is a 'very important cautionary tale'

Govt clarifies rate of TDS on virtual digital assets continues to be 1%

The 1% TDS will be applicable from July 1, 2022

Edge launches Mastercard, enables users to spend with Bitcoin, Dogecoin

Edge Mastercard users sell their Bitcoin to the card when adding funds in the app, while merchants receive funds in USD

How Binance became a hub for hackers, fraudsters and drug traffickers

In as little as nine minutes, using only encrypted email addresses as identification, the Lazarus hackers created Binance accounts and traded crypto stolen from Eterbase, the Slovakian exchange

Crypto scam victims have lost more than $1 bn since 2021: US FTC report

The craze for cryptocurrencies was at a fever pitch last year with bitcoin hitting a record high of $69,000 in November.

CoinSwitch launches benchmark index for crypto market in Indian Rupee

CRE8 tracks eight assets representing over 85 per cent of the total market capitalisation of digital assets traded in Indian Rupee.