Blockchain & crypto news from India
In three policy briefs released on, UNCTAD, the UN agency for trade and development, urged action to prevent the use of cryptocurrencies in developing countries. Private digital currencies have benefited certain people and organizations. The hazards they represent to monetary system security, domestic resource mobilization, and financial stability outweigh whatever benefits they may have for…
Cash is king… or is it? It may soon be a thing of the past for customers and retailers to prefer cash as a form of payment. Non-cash payment methods weren’t extensively recognized in Europe until the past ten years, but things change quickly in finance. By 2025, it’s anticipated that more than 80% of…
In emerging nations like those in Africa, cryptocurrencies have gained popularity. According to a policy brief recently published by UNCTAD, a United Nations organization. Significant segments of the populations of South Africa (7.1%), Kenya (8.5%), and Nigeria (6.3%) use these digital currencies. The Central African Republic recognized bitcoin as legal tender in June. Why Is…
The IAMAI (Internet and Mobile Association of India) has made it clear to dismantle the BACC (Blockchain and Crypto Assets Council), which was created to represent cryptocurrency exchanges before authorities such as RBI (Reserve Bank of India) and other main government departments. As per two sources, IAMAI decided to distance itself from crypto.
In late 2020, Presearch launched its ‘testnet’. Tomorrow, Presearch shifts to ‘mainnet’ with 3.8 million registered users. The project features a search portal, Presearch.com, in addition to mobile applications for Google Play and iPhone, where your searches are private and you earn PRE cryptocurrency for making them. Snap Inc has just cautioned that Q2 earnings…
Bitcoin (BTC) has been accredited as the leading blockchain use case, portraying the prowess of the technology in successfully delivering a true and immutable decentralized ledger over the past 13years. Adding to the years of innovations since then – that saw the introduction of non-fungible tokens (NFTs), altcoins, decentralized finance (DeFi), and more, a research…
Meta, social media giant Facebook’s parent company, is hinting to launch a payments platform with support for crypto. As per records, Meta filed 5 applications for its namesake to be utilized in a platform named Meta Pay. The filings included Meta’s name for use in an ‘online social networking service for investors enabling financial exchange…
The Terra blockchain started activity after being stopped for over nine hours amid an ongoing crisis. The blockchain ecosystem’s breakdown led its stablecoin UST to crash. This comes at a time when the crypto market crashed as the sell-off escalates. Stablecoins are cryptos whose price remains stable even if the cryptocurrency market sells off. The…
Opera has declared the integration of Binance Blockchain (BNB) in its cryptocurrency browser. Users will be able to purchase BNB cryptocurrency token with fiat and receive and send it using the built-in Opera cryptocurrency wallet, and access decentralized applications (DApps) including famous decentralized exchanges (DEX) such as 1inch, PancakeSwap, and BiSwap and innovative decentralized finance…
In what could mar the mood of the cryptocurrency investors in India, the goods and services tax (GST) Council is expected to mull imposing a 28% tax on cryptos. The proposal is anticipated to be tabled in the upcoming GST Council meeting. As per reports the 28% GST will be in addition to the 30%…