Blockchain & crypto news from India
On Thursday, in his first public comments on cryptos, PM Modi cautioned that bitcoin presents a risk to younger generations as his government gets ready to introduce legislation to regulate digital currencies. The PM’s warning comes days after he had discussions on how to step ahead regarding crypto in India, with problems raised on unregulated…
The government is tracking crypto floating in the market based out of the nation subsequent to a warning that agencies responsible to monitor financial fraud are eyeing a firm called Hyper Fund. According to sources, a DEFI by Hyper Tech Group, Hyper Fund has come under the radar currently. The Group avows to have introduced…
Indian crypto investors now prefer peer-to-peer transfers, Telegram or WhatsApp groups and spot trading to trade currencies because of volatile banking services being offered by the banks to exchanges. Currently, SBI blocked receiving of funds by the crypto exchange on its UPI platform. Though most top-notch exchanges witnessed a rise in buying activity in the…
India’s largest lender, State Bank of India has banned crypto exchanges from receiving funds through its UPI platform and has asked payment processors to disable SBI UPI on their platform also. SBI’s stance came after a slew of banks imposed alike bans on cryptocurrency exchanges over the previous few years. In May, HDFC Bank has…
Ukraine is the 5th nation in as many weeks to lay down some regulations for the crypto market, an indication that governments worldwide are grasping that bitcoin is here to stay. In an almost concordant vote, the Parliament of Ukraine accepted a law that regulates and legalizes crypto. The bill was set in motion in…
The government is aiming to define cryptos in the latest draft bill that also suggests to categories cryptos on the basis of their use cases. According to reports, cryptos will be regarded as a commodity/asset for all reasons, including taxation and according to use case – investment, payments or utility. This would be the first…
Athey Nallatha, a Kerala-based startup that sells fusion pickles to global as well as domestic clientele, becomes the first firm in the state which is ready to accept crypto for its payments. The startup claimed that it is also the 7th company in the country to enter into crypto-based transactions. The firm started its payment…
The stereotypical decentralized nature of crypto in contrast to the well-regulated stock exchange is a huge incentive for investors: they can operate free of regulatory rules that is the hallmark of stock exchanges. But how do crypto exchanges work? Here are some of the main features of crypto exchanges. A crypto exchange is simply a…
On Monday, PayPal Holdings Inc. said that it will enable customers in the UK (United Kingdom) to sell, purchase and hold bitcoin and other crypto starting this week. The move which represents the first international expansion of PayPal’s cryptos services outside of the US could further stimulate mainstream adoption of the new asset class. With…
In a reply to a query asked by former Bihar deputy CM and Rajya Sabha MP Sushil Kumar Modi, Nirmala Sitharaman, the Finance Minister, on July 27 informed the Rajya Sabha that the Indian Government isn’t gathering any information on the cryptocurrency market and has no clue about the count of active crypto exchange platform…