Trust at scale: What it takes to build a resilient digital asset ecosystem in IndiaAs India leads global digital asset adoption, building a robust trust infrastructure is critical. The article emphasizes a systems approach...
07 May, 2026, 09.00 AM IST
Rs 40 lakh return from Rs 22,000 investment? How ‘Quantum AI’ scam is misusing Nirmala Sitharaman’s name to lure investorsQuantum AI scam: A viral message falsely claims Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is promoting a 'Quantum AI' investment scheme. It promi...
06 May, 2026, 03.38 PM IST
India's tech hiring chills; Polymarket's IPL betHappy Tuesday! The tech sector is seeing a slowdown in hiring driven by internal cost controls. This and more in today's ETtech Morning Dis...
07 Apr, 2026, 08.00 AM IST
US prediction market players make a play for Indian IPL fansIndian fans are turning to US platforms like Polymarket and Kalshi for IPL betting. These sites allow wagers on match winners and player st...
07 Apr, 2026, 06.24 AM IST
India is right to act on offshore crypto platforms but it must also build a fairer marketA Financial Action Task Force report backs India’s concerns that the real risk in crypto lies in offshore, non-compliant virtual asset serv...
21 Mar, 2026, 01.19 PM IST
Digital Rupee vs Crypto: What the debate misses about the future of moneyIndia is seeing a digital money revolution with the Digital Rupee and crypto assets. The focus should be on user experience, not just techn...
17 Jun, 2025, 12.07 PM IST
The collapse of Silvergate, SVB holds some lessons for Indian crypto industryWe believe there are two important aspects that need to be examined in this context — provision of good banking services to crypto entities...
26 Mar, 2023, 03.56 PM IST
From FTX’s collapse to “The Merge”: top crypto developments in 2022Like stocks, the value of several cryptocurrencies rose quickly during the Covid-19 pandemic in 2021. But the excitement waned this year, c...
29 Dec, 2022, 06.04 PM IST
Crypto exchanges write to NPCI to restore UPI services; regulator unlikely to agreeThe exchanges wrote to NPCI last month after it issued a statement —following US-based crypto exchange Coinbase’s launch in April — that it...
17 Jun, 2022, 10.41 AM IST
Coinbase chief Brian Armstrong questions India’s crypto trading ‘shadow ban’Last year, several banks including ICICI Bank and Paytm’s Payments Bank cut ties with crypto exchanges based on “informal requests” by the ...
28 Apr, 2022, 06.47 PM IST
CoinSwitch Kuber temporarily disables rupee deposits amid regulatory fluxAfter Coinbase, CoinSwitch Kuber temporarily disables UPI and other deposit options on its mobile app
12 Apr, 2022, 05.26 PM IST
Trading volumes on top crypto exchanges touch six-month lowWazirX, one the largest cryptocurrency exchanges in India, estimatedly saw 65-90% of its business erode after e-wallet Mobikwik disabled it...
12 Apr, 2022, 01.46 PM IST
Regulatory heat forces Coinbase to halt UPI payments in just three daysUS Co reached out to NPCI following regulator's clarification on no UPI for cryptocurrencies in India; Payments aggregators continue to wor...
10 Apr, 2022, 10.13 PM IST
Coinbase India launch brings UPI use for crypto under lensThe US-based company’s decision to allow clients to use the Unified Payments Interface (UPI) – a key digital payments railroad – to make ru...
09 Apr, 2022, 11.25 AM IST
Why central banks oppose crypto but explore own digital currenciesDigital payments like UPI are electronic instructions that authorise intermediaries such as banks to facilitate transactions. Even if they ...
25 Jan, 2022, 07.00 AM IST
Crypto bourses hit no entry on SBI UPI platformThe going gets tougher for Indian crypto currency exchanges. The country’s largest lender, State Bank of India (SBI), has blocked the recei...
15 Sep, 2021, 07.23 AM IST
Crypto gains currency again as banks ease curbs on purchasesThe change in stance happened after the Reserve Bank of India told banks that they no longer can use the regulator’s 2018 circular prohibit...
01 Sep, 2021, 01.06 AM IST