CBI conducts searches at 60 locations in Rs 6,600 crore GainBitcoin cryptocurrency scamThe CBI conducted nationwide raids at 60 locations in connection with the Rs 6,600 crore GainBitcoin scam. The scheme, led by Amit and Ajay...
25 Feb, 2025, 07.01 PM IST
ED raids premises of audit company employee amid charges of Bitcoin use in Maharashtra pollsThe Enforcement Directorate conducted searches at Gaurav Mehta's Raipur premises. The searches were part of a money laundering probe linked...
20 Nov, 2024, 05.24 PM IST
'Enough is enough': Shilpa Shetty's husband Raj Kundra a day after ED seizes his Mumbai, Pune flatsFollowing the Enforcement Directorate's (ED) seizure of assets worth Rs 97.79 crore amid a money-laundering investigation, Raj Kundra, husb...
22 Apr, 2024, 08.25 AM IST
Crypto probe: ED attaches assets worth Rs.97.79 crore linked to Raj Kundra, his actress wife, Shilpa ShettyThe federal agency said amongst the attached properties include a residential flat situated in Juhu presently in the name of Shilpa Shetty,...
19 Apr, 2024, 10.36 AM IST
ED attaches actor Shilpa Shetty, husband Raj Kundra's property worth nearly Rs 98 crore in money laundering caseThe Enforcement Directorate (ED) in Mumbai has seized both immovable and movable assets valued at Rs. 97.79 Crore that are linked to Raj Ku...
18 Apr, 2024, 01.16 PM IST
ED arrests woman; seizes 3 luxury cars, jewellery after raids against 'bitcoin ponzi scheme'During the raids, the ED seized three cars, including a Mercedes and an Audi, along with incriminating documents and jewellery valued at Rs...
19 Dec, 2023, 03.59 PM IST
India's biggest crypto ponzi scam may grow to Rs 1 trillion, affecting 1 lakh peopleWith a total of 40 FIRs registered by victims (more than 13 FIRs in Maharashtra alone) and Punjab, a large number of people from other stat...
16 Jun, 2022, 08.47 PM IST
Delhi police bust crypto coin minting unit in DehradunThe two accused had cheated people of over Rs 100 crore by making them invest in Ponzi scheme involving Bitcoins via their website and then...
04 May, 2018, 10.24 AM IST
Cryptocurrencies are like ponzi schemes, says World Bank chiefThe development lender is “looking really carefully” at blockchain technology.
08 Feb, 2018, 10.45 AM IST
Modi government has bad news for Indians dreaming of easy money via bitcoinsThe income tax department has sent tax notices to tens of thousands of people dealing in cryptocurrency. The notices were sent after a surv...
20 Jan, 2018, 02.00 PM IST
Bitcoin not a legal tender in India, says Arun JaitleyThe government has recently cautioned investors to be wary of virtual currencies like bitcoin.
02 Jan, 2018, 04.33 PM IST
Here's why India has decided to crank up its crackdown against BitcoinsThe tax department is set to issue notices to 4 to 5 lakh high networth individuals across India who were trading on bitcoin exchanges.
19 Dec, 2017, 04.15 PM IST
Why buy a cryptocurrency when you can issue it?You too can go ahead and start a new cryptocurrency, if you have advanced coding skills, or if you can partner with an expert programmer.
18 Dec, 2017, 12.19 PM IST
Bitcoin triggers ponzi scheme fear: Government in a huddle, plans crackdownThe financial regulators are worried that a complete lack of regulatory regime for such cryptocurrencies may give rise to 'e-ponzi' schemes.
15 Dec, 2017, 12.19 PM IST
Bitcoin surge, ICOs raise regulatory hackles on e-ponzi fearsRBI and Sebi will soon get into a huddle to prepare a framework to protect gullible investors.
10 Dec, 2017, 02.38 PM IST
Authorities scramble to regulate BitcoinAs Bitcoin becomes more popular day by day, regulators are getting worried about potential money laundering risks associated with this digi...
02 Dec, 2013, 02.52 AM IST
'Bitcoin' becoming a bit too big; regulators scramble for normsRegulators fear that this new phenomenon can give rise to a new kind of illegal investment schemes that could be very difficult to track an...
01 Dec, 2013, 05.38 PM IST