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2 Indian brothers plead not guilty in crypto insider trading scheme in US

Ishan Wahi, 32, a former product manager at cryptocurrency platform Coinbase, along with his brother Nikhil Wahi, 26, have pleaded not guilty to federal charges of insider trading, the media reported.

Hard work, determination: Creating India's biggest crypto community

Ushering greater ease and clarity to tackle financial markets, Yash Gupta, Director of Aspire Now Global LLP is successfully building a community platform to train about investments

US: New cryptocurrency oversight legislation arrives as industry shakes

The regulations would authorize the Commodities Futures Trading Commission to be the default regulator for cryptocurrencies

Crypto takes a new hit as thousands of Solana wallets hacked

In yet another major cryptocurrency hack, the popular blockchain Solana on Wednesday reported that an unknown bad actor has drained funds from 7,767 wallets on the Solana Network

ED serves FEMA notice to cryptocurrency exchange WazirX: Minister

The Directorate of Enforcement (ED) has served crypto exchange WazirX a notice under the FEMA Act, Minister of State for Finance Pankaj Chaudhary told Rajya Sabha. The ED is investigating two cases related to crypto-currency against WazirX under the provisions of Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999 (FEMA), he said in a written reply to the Rajya Sabha. "In one of the cases, investigation done so far has revealed that one Indian Crypto-exchange platform, Wazirx, operated by Zanmai Labs Private Limited in India was using the walled infrastructure of Cayman Island based exchange BINANCE. Further it has been found that all crypto transactions between these two exchanges were not even being recorded on the blockchains and were thus cloaked in mystery," he said in a written reply on Tuesday. Reacting to the Parliament's reply, WazirX said it has not been served a notice for money laundering. According to the minister, a Show Cause Notice (SCN) has been issued under the provisions of FE

Cryptocurrency service Nomad loses $200 million in hack, says report

Cryptocurrency service Nomad has suffered a "chaotic" attack, with hackers draining almost $200 million in digital funds from the company within a few hours.

Top Headlines: Windfall tax revision, Jio's purchase of 700 MHz, and more

The government on late Tuesday increased the windfall tax on domestically produced crude to Rs 17,750 a tonne from Rs 17,000 a tonne earlier

I-T dept likely to make PAN mandatory for cryptocurrency investors

I-T dept plans to seek statement of transactions from crypto exchanges

Cryptocurrency slump has flooded the market with Rolex and Patek

The supply of trophy watches such as the Rolex Daytona or Patek Nautilus 5711A "is now much larger", online-watch trading platform Chrono24 said in an emailed statement

Crypto watch: Winter in the market is not over yet, argue experts

As the cryptocurrency market cap crossed $1.1 trillion mark on Friday and Bitcoin rose above $24,000, experts said that 'we are not there yet'

Cryptoverse: What crisis? Venture capitalists bet big on crypto boom

Some VCs are shrugging off the gloom, with many deploying substantial war chests as their faith in the underlying tech behind crypto coins remains strong

Crypto exchange CoinSwitch announces zero-fee 'Bitcoin Trading Fest'

The zero-fee trading offer extends to all bitcoin transactions, including SIP and limit orders as well as sale of bitcoins received as rewards for referrals and other promotional activities.

India needs to have progressive regulation for crypto assets: Experts

Blockchain technology is needed and can be used in governance, they say

Crypto exchange Blockchain.com cuts 25% of its workforce, halts expansion

Leading cryptocurrency exchange Blockchain.com has laid off 25 per cent of its workforce, nearly 150 employees, amid the global economic meltdown

Crypto logical extension of fintech, its use as asset, currency a challenge

Crypto technology as a means of payment is logical extension of fintech companies but challenges lies on its usage as an asset class and an alternative to currency, MoS IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar said

Bitcoin climbs past $24,000 after a month amid hopes of softer Fed action

The world's largest digital token rose as much as 3.3% Wednesday to trade around $24,066, the highest level since mid-June

Crypto markets rebound but assets future in India uncertain: Experts

From April 1, a 30 per cent tax was applied on income from the sale of cryptocurrency. From July 1, an additional 1 per cent tax was applied in the form of tax deducted at source (TDS)

Top headlines: India reports 2nd monkeypox case; rupee settles at 79.98/USD

FM Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday said the RBI has expressed concerns over cryptocurrencies saying that they should be prohibited as they can have destabilising effect on monetary and fiscal stability

Crypto m-cap tops $1 trillion; Bitcoin breaches $22,000-mark after a month

Bitcoin, the largest cryptocurrency by market cap, regained the $22,000 level and was trading at $22,241.17, over 4 per cent higher than the last close

Global cooperation needed to regulate crypto: Sitharaman tells Parliament

RBI has called cryptocurrencies a 'real danger', listing their risk in its annual report