On Thursday, the Reserve Bank of India mandated banks, e-wallets, and payment gateway providers to withdraw support for cryptocurrency exch...

South Korea and China have already clamped down on virtual currencies.

Cryptocurrencies like bitcoin use cryptography to secure transactions.

Of late, the new-age currencies have been losing the battle against global regulators.

The RBI has been cautioning people against bitcoin trading though, unlike China, it hasn’t asked trading platforms to close operations.

In recent cyber attacks, "ransomware'' hackers held victims hostage by encrypting their data and demanding them to send bitcoins to regain ...

The RBI has already cautioned users, holders and traders of virtual currency, including Bitcoin, about the potential financial, legal and s...

Bitcoin players have formed an association in India and are in the process of formally registering it.

Agencies have also apprised that in some countries virtual currency platforms such as Silk Road and Liberty Reserve were tried as money tra...

Blockchain is a digital platform which records all bitcoin transactions in a way that cannot be altered.

Many bitcoin businesses have shut shop fearing arrests & raids after RBI caution

The promoters of Laxmicoin have been preparing to launch it as India's first virtual currency for many weeks.

The body sought clarity on the legality of the instrument, conceding that this business is extremely volatile and common people should stay...

This is India's first bitcoin raid and second globally after FBI conducted the raid in October, they said.

RBI is yet to come out with a clear regulatory framework for bitcoins, which have been gaining currency across the world over the past few ...

While bitcoin gains in popularity in India, entrepreneurs and investors say they are concerned about the RBI’s stance on the digital curren...

RBI is "watching" Bitcoin, the virtual currency that is gaining popularity among Net users, but has no intention of regulating it.