Blockchain & crypto news from India
The fallout of FTX debacle has sent out red alerts in the crypto trading world, and the stress now is on holding one’s own digital assets in wallets rather than keeping them on exchanges. Trading exchanges have gone a knee-jerk reaction, revealing their owned assets in what are called proof of reserves. Holding one’s crypto…
The social cryptocurrency token GARI has been listed on CoinDCX, one of India’s top crypto exchanges. According to the company, GARI’s listing on the exchange would offer its more than 75 lakh Indian consumers an alternative way to get access to one of the largest projects on the Solana blockchain. More than 1 crore people…
Dubai will host a grand event that is being cited as the largest crypto-event to date. According to a press release, the CED2021: Crypto Expo Dubai is set to host above 3,000 delegates from October 13 – October 14. The event is focusing on prompting discussions around the growth of crypto in Africa and the…
India’s super-rich people and family offices are becoming part of the crypto bandwagon. On their part, crypto exchanges are rolling out the red carpet for them with personalized services. Crypto funds and exchanges have experienced an increase in investments – skywards of Rs. 1 crore – by rich people and family offices, amid rising global…
Crypto exchanges in India are coming together to make a new lobby in the country as regulatory uncertainty still appears overhead. This new lobby will be under the guidance of IndiaTech – an industry body showcasing leading internet startups in India including MakeMyTrip, Ola, Dream11, Nykaa and so on. While other exchanges are yet considering…
A decision from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to remove a 2018 rule that prohibits banks from encouraging crypto dealings comes as a welcome relief for a community encountering opposition from traditional lenders required to help settle these trades. Late on Monday, the regulator informed banks not to quote a 2018 central bank circular…
After prime private sector banks started commanding payment gateway companies to abort services to many crypto exchanges in India over the past month, Paytm Payments Banks Ltd. (PPBL) had come to rescue the exchanges. But Paytm too has now halted servicing the exchanges via payment gateway channels. The effect was visible and one exchange, Zebpay…