Page 28 - Cryptocurrency

New York Stock Exchange files trademark application for NFT marketplace

The New York Stock Exchange has filed an application to register the term 'NYSE' for a marketplace for non-fungible tokens (NFTs)

'Made me quite sad': Musk recalls billionaire who said Tesla would fail

Elon Musk has revealed that billionaire investor and Vice President of Berkshire Hathaway Charlie Munger once told him that Tesla would fail

El Salvador tells bitcoin-wary US senators to stay out of internal affairs

Senators asked the State Department to submit a report on the implementation of bitcoin in El Salvador with the purpose of assessing the risks it poses to the US economy

Govt likely to propose 18% GST on crypto mining, trading entities

Though the date for the next GST Council meeting has not been set, it could happen in March

Sansad TV says its YouTube channel was compromised by 'scamsters'

Sansad TV, which broadcasts live Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha proceedings said the channel's Youtube name was changed to "Ethereum" by the attacker

Crypto prices: Bitcoin climbs back above $44k as appetite for risk returns

Other digital tokens also increased, with Ether jumping 7%, Solana up more than 9% and DeFi favorite Aave also up around 7%

Triple digit rewards of staking offer respite to cryptocurrency investors

The recent guidance by the US on transaction reporting by crypto companies is shining some light on staking - one of the least understood but hottest corners of the digital-asset world.

Discussions on with RBI over digital currency: Finance Minister Sitharaman

Sitharaman in her Budget speech on February 1 had announced that Digital Rupee or Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) would be issued by the RBI in the coming fiscal year

Taxing income doesn't give cryptos legitimacy: FM Sitharaman

'I am not going to legalise it or ban it at this stage. Banning or not banning will come subsequently, when consultations give me input,' says FM in Parliament

Crypto exchange Binance to invest $200 mn in US business media group Forbes

Patrick Hillmann, Binance's chief communications officer, and Bill Chin, head of Binance Labs, its venture capital arm, will join the Forbes board when the transaction closes

Top headlines: Das says cryptos have no underlying value; M&M Q3 net surges

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Answering the Top 5 Questions on Cryptocurrencies

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Cryptos a threat to financial stability; value not even a tulip: RBI Guv

He added that it is his duty to caution investors, and told them to keep in mind that they are investing at their own risk

What are virtual digital assets?

Budget euphoria may well be waning away on Dalal Street, but some of its announcements are still fresh in people's imaginations. Virtual digital assets are one of them. Find out more about it

Indian American to advise powerful Congressman on crypto matters

Says it is vital for the US and India to take the lead globally on setting standards on innovative frontiers

Unreal demand? Irregular sales worth billions fire up wild NFT market

The top 27 most expensive recorded sales across the whole NFT industry in January, totalling $1.3 billion, came from just two wallets transacting on LooksRare

India's official digital currency to debut by early 2023, says report

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in her budget speech last week talked about launching a central bank-backed 'digital rupee' soon.

Bitcoin mimics stocks rally, hits two-week high

The world's largest cryptocurrency hit $41,983, taking gains from Thursday's lows to nearly 16%, and marking a 27% rise from the year's low of $32,950.72 on Jan. 24

Top headlines: Paytm loss widens; confusion in crypto universe, and more

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It's clear a country can't regulate crypto on its own, says Sanjeev Sanyal

'There are a lot of claims about how important the sector is, but nobody really knows. So it's only when we begin to tax it will we get the scale of it', he said