Brazil's Galipolo sees surge in crypto use, says 90% of flow tied to stablecoinsBrazil's central bank chief Gabriel Galipolo notes a surge in crypto asset usage, driven largely by stablecoins. This trend, primarily for ...
07 Feb, 2025, 01.14 PM IST
Brazil bans Sam Altman's tech firm Tools for Humanity from paying for iris scansBrazil's data protection authority has ordered Tools for Humanity, co-founded by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, to stop offering iris scan compensa...
25 Jan, 2025, 07.36 AM IST
The economic impact of India's crypto legislation on the global marketThis has been driven by India’s Cryptocurrency and Regulation of Official Digital Currency Bill, 2021, which is yet to be tabled but is bec...
21 Jul, 2024, 10.25 AM IST
Stablecoin Tether gets boost as dollar alternative in emerging markets, CEO saysTether issues a stablecoin, also called Tether or USDT, which is designed to maintain a constant value of $1 and is widely used in crypto-t...
20 Apr, 2024, 11.35 AM IST
Brazilian lender Itau launches crypto tradingInitially, Itau's new service will allow trading of bitcoin, the most popular cryptocurrency, as well as ether, but the lender aims to late...
04 Dec, 2023, 03.55 PM IST
Binance sets up Polish entity for residents of Belgium after regulatory actionBinance said in a statement the new entity ensures that the company can comply "with its regulatory obligations and can continue to provide...
29 Aug, 2023, 11.47 AM IST
Brazil's central bank prepares public consultation on cryptocurrency regulationSpecific measures will be taken to limit the risks associated with decentralised governance systems and to prevent investors from being exp...
18 Jul, 2023, 09.16 PM IST
Crypto week at a glance: Bitcoin Wobbles at 19k, India to develop SOPs for tokensThe latest inflation data from the United Kingdom shows that inflation is at its highest in 4 decades and is mainly driven by high food pri...
23 Oct, 2022, 09.49 AM IST
Binance says it is winning crypto clients thanks to inflation"Now that we are seeing inflation ramping up worldwide, we are seeing that more and more people are seeking cryptocurrency, like bitcoin, a...
11 Aug, 2022, 08.16 AM IST
Nearly half of crypto owners first bought digital assets in 2021: SurveyThe survey of nearly 30,000 people across 20 countries, which was conducted between November 2021 and February 2022, shows 2021 was a block...
04 Apr, 2022, 10.13 AM IST
Bitcoin pyramid schemes wreak havoc on Brazil's 'New Egypt'Police say the company owned by 38-year-old Glaidson Acacio dos Santos had total transactions worth at least $7 billion ($38 billion reais)...
23 Jan, 2022, 10.40 PM IST
A quarter of small businesses across 9 countries plan to offer crypto payments: SurveySmall businesses outside North America are more open to accepting digital currencies, including Bitcoin, as forms of payment.
13 Jan, 2022, 10.43 AM IST
Crypto rules are needed to avoid systemic risks. But how we classify them matterGiven the digital nativity of these currencies, lack of transparency about trades and traders, and the global ubiquity of the crypto platfo...
23 Nov, 2021, 10.19 PM IST
Peru's central bank joins global push to develop a digital currencyA digital currency issued by the central bank would be different from other cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin, because this currency would g...
17 Nov, 2021, 11.59 AM IST
Facebook financial formed to pursue company’s payments plansThe company has invested heavily to make WhatsApp a destination for commerce in those markets, but regulation has stalled its payments effo...
11 Aug, 2020, 09.17 AM IST
Indonesia’s Pundi X looks to launch crypto PoS networkThe company plans to launch its network in Singapore, Indonesia followed by India later this year.
16 Jan, 2018, 10.24 AM IST
Bitcoin trading thrives wherever regulators crack down mostPeer-to-peer bitcoin trading in major developing nations outpaced the US, the world’s biggest market
14 Dec, 2017, 02.06 PM IST