RBI’s action not against Paytm; it is against payment bank; we support fintechs: Shaktikanta DasShaktikanta Das, Governor of RBI, clarifies that the RBI's action is against payment banks, not fintech companies like Paytm. Fintechs are ...
07 Mar, 2024, 09.45 AM IST
Crypto exchange Gemini tries to line up other creditors in new Genesis bankruptcy plan: reportThe new proposal would involve some creditors' fronting funds to help pay others back quickly in exchange for a bigger share of any money w...
02 Sep, 2023, 01.25 PM IST
Union ministers, K’taka CM key guests at ETSA event; Zomato nearly halves Q2 net lossThe star-studded event in Bengaluru, which will also play host to a galaxy of business leaders, entrepreneurs, investors and policy makers,...
11 Nov, 2022, 03.44 PM IST
Why CBDC may not be the silver bullet to address crypto assets risksGlobally, central bankers are divided in opinion on whether the emergence of crypto assets led to an acceleration of their CBDC projects: i...
16 Oct, 2022, 05.18 PM IST
Why CBDC may not be the silver bullet to address crypto assets risksStablecoins could also offer a faster, cheaper, and easier channel for cross-border remittances that broadly sidesteps the formal financial...
16 Oct, 2022, 04.15 PM IST
RBI Guv on bank privatisation, crypto, UPI and more“We are committed to encouraging innovation, especially in fintech and we will be supportive of innovation. At the same time we also try to...
24 Aug, 2022, 09.11 AM IST
Losses from crypto hacks surged 60% to $1.9 billion in Jan-July: reportDeFi applications, many of which run on the Ethereum blockchain, are financial platforms that enable crypto-denominated lending outside of ...
17 Aug, 2022, 09.53 AM IST
Cryptos can lead to dollarisation of economy: RBI officials to parliamentary panelBriefing the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Finance chaired by former minister of state for finance Jayant Sinha, top officials of the...
16 May, 2022, 10.15 AM IST
Arkam Ventures closes maiden fund at $106 millionArkam Ventures was floated by Rahul Chandra, co-founder and former managing partner at Helion Venture Partners, and Kalaari Capital’s Bala ...
13 Apr, 2022, 01.00 AM IST
There’s a new vision for crypto, and it’s wildly different from BitcoinThe Bitcoin vision is to create a new form of money outside the authority of any central issuer. The DeFi vision inverts this, and takes th...
07 Jun, 2021, 04.32 PM IST
Bitcoin posts record weekly outflows as gains stallSince hitting a record just under $65,000 in mid-April, bitcoin's price has fallen 35%. Bitcoin was down 5.2% at $44,073, driven by tweets ...
18 May, 2021, 07.38 AM IST
Digital coin ether hits record high as 2021 gains near 500%Ether has jumped almost 500% against the dollar this year as the ethereum blockchain becomes more widely used by peer-to-peer - or decentra...
12 May, 2021, 05.28 PM IST
Second-biggest cryptocurrency ethereum breaks $4,000 to hit record highEthereum, the second-largest coin by market capitalisation, jumped more than 6% to just below $4,175, and was last up around 2%.
10 May, 2021, 11.44 PM IST
Cryptocurrencies shouldn't face the similar fate as Internet like in '90s: How the proposed ban can be challengedSome people are optimistic that new Bill will seek to regulate, and not take too adversarial a stance towards digital currencies.
25 Sep, 2020, 05.44 PM IST
BharatCoin: Taking the place of cash in the economyCryptocurrencies have captured the imagination of a section of investors globally.
25 Apr, 2018, 09.43 AM IST