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Cryptocurrency: Bitcoin, ether nurse losses, lurk near critical levels

Bitcoin last traded around $59,000, down 1% on the day, and off about 12% from the record high of $69,000 set on Nov. 10, while ether was at $4,163, more than 14% lower than its peak $4,868

India could bar transactions in crypto, permit holding as assets: Report

India is likely to bar the use of cryptocurrencies for transactions or making payments, but allow them to be held as assets like gold, shares or bonds

Top headlines: RBI reviews banks' strategies, Akasa orders 72 Boeing jet

The government is looking at classifying cryptocurrency exchanges as e-commerce platforms. More on that in Business Standard brings the top headlines at this hour.

Cryptocurrency exchanges may be classified as e-commerce platforms

Crypto exchanges proposed to be classified into 3 categories; may have to register under GST

Good crypto and bad: Defining, regulating and taxing this world

There are over 7,000 recognised cryptocurrencies in existence as of November 2021

Explainer: Bitcoin goes through major upgrade. Here is what it means

Bitcoin went through a major upgrade on Sunday that enables its blockchain to execute more complex transactions

Will invest in India's metaverse, crypto startups: Antler's Rajiv Srivatsa

The real foundational businesses still take 10 years to build. You can't fast forward it beyond a point, says VC fund's India head

Parliamentary Panel meeting: Regulate crypto, don't ban, say House members

The winter session of Parliament starting on November 29 is expected to take up the draft bill on regulating cryptocurrency

Has cryptocurrency become too 'mainstream' in India to be banned?

Considering cryptos' growing popularity among millennials and the sector's employment potential, can India realistically completely ban - or even partially ban - the technology? Let's understand

Govt may introduce bill on cryptocurrencies in Parliament winter session

The three-week long winter session is scheduled to be held from November 29 to December 23

Parliamentary Panel on crypto: Regulate, don't ban, say several members

Several members were in favour of regulating crypto currency exchanges rather than imposing an outright ban on crypto currencies

'Ads should not mislead youth': PM Modi chairs meeting on cryptocurrencies

The meeting was an outcome of a consultative process between the RBI, finance ministry, and the home ministry

'Youth must not be misled': PM Modi chairs key meet on cryptocurrency

Attempts to mislead youth by over-promising, non-transparent ads on cryptocurrency should stop were discussed at the meet, say sources

Indian crypto exchange WazirX registers $38-bn trading in a year

The platform currently has 10 mn users, expanding its user base by 10 times in 2021

Need an inflation hedge? Bitcoin has delivered 99.996% deflation

Unlike dollars or any other traditional currency, the digital coin is designed to have a limited supply, so it can't be devalued by a government or a central bank distributing too much of it

TMS, Ep 41: Fate of crypto, Falguni Nayar, Q2 results, and F&O trading

How will RBI's tough stance shape the fate of cryptocurrencies? How did Falguni Nayar become India's most successful entrepreneur? What is F&O, and how does it differ from equity trading? Answers here

The NFT conundrum: Smoke and mirrors, or sound investment?

People are obviously willing to pay very large sums at this instant for the bragging rights of owning blockchain entries

Coinbase CEO says NFTs could be 'big or bigger' than crypto trading

Coinbase has received more than 2.5 million emails seeking to sign up for the marketplace since it was first announced in October

Twitter building dedicated crypto team to focus on Blockchain

Micro-blogging site Twitter is building a new division for "all things Blockchain at Twitter," called Twitter Crypto

RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das reiterates opposition to cryptocurrencies

The monetary authority again reiterated its strong views against cryptocurrencies saying they pose serious threats to the macroeconomic and financial stability of the country