Year-ender 2023: Bitcoin outshines traditional markets"Bitcoin and Ethereum experienced significant gains, with Bitcoin's Year-to-Date growth reaching an impressive 160%. This upward trajectory...
25 Dec, 2023, 11.16 AM IST
Nigerian central bank lifts ban on crypto tradingThe Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) in February 2021 barred banks and financial institutions from dealing in or facilitating transactions in ...
24 Dec, 2023, 09.59 AM IST
Nigerian central bank lifts ban on crypto tradingThe Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) in Feb. 2021 barred banks and financial institutions from dealing in or facilitating transactions in cryp...
23 Dec, 2023, 06.46 PM IST
Crypto gaming startup Kandle raises $1.7 million from Saama, othersKandle, which already has a presence in Southeast Asian nations such as Indonesia and Vietnam, as well as fast growing markets such as Nige...
25 Jul, 2023, 01.54 PM IST
Crypto startup Pillow calls it quits on regulatory woesPillow's decision to shutter its services comes barely months after Indian decentralised finance startup Flint, which is backed by Sequoia ...
23 Jun, 2023, 07.45 PM IST
Nigeria regulator says local Binance operations 'illegal'"Binance Nigeria Limited is hereby directed to immediately stop soliciting Nigerian investors in any form whatsoever," the Securities and E...
10 Jun, 2023, 04.56 PM IST
'Thousands' quit US over crypto negativity: Blockchain chiefUS cryptocurrency regulations, which are seen to be negative and critical, have driven thousands of crypto experts to leave the country, ac...
26 May, 2023, 10.21 AM IST
Top cryptocurrency prices today: Cardano, Solana, Bitcoin, Shiba Inu drop up to 5%Barring the US dollar-pegged stablecoins, all the tokens were trading lower on Tuesday. Cardano and Polkadot tumbled 5 per cent each, where...
17 May, 2022, 10.56 AM IST
More than half crypto investors made their first buy in 2021: GeminiAmong the global crypto investors, 41 per cent purchased crypto for the first time in 2021. More than half of the crypto investors, about 5...
04 Apr, 2022, 02.43 PM IST
IMF asks El Salvador to drop bitcoin, more countries clamp downThe International Monetary Fund (IMF) has urged El Salvador to drop bitcoin as a legal tender, citing risks to the nation's financial stabi...
26 Jan, 2022, 04.04 PM IST
Why most countries are unable to take a firm decision on cryptoRegulators across the globe have come up with various definitions of cryptocurrencies. But there is no consensus, even among major economie...
11 Jan, 2022, 06.59 AM IST
View: India can ring-fence itself against cryptocurrency risks by using a unique wallet for every citizenThe global experience with banning cryptos has proven to be ineffective. Due to rising decentralisation of activity, most bans can't be eff...
25 Nov, 2021, 12.23 PM IST
Top cryptocurrency prices today: Solana, Polkadot, Ethereum gain up to 17%The global crypto market cap was hovering near the $2.06 trillion mark, declining marginally compared to the last day. On the other hand, t...
23 Sep, 2021, 01.40 PM IST
India ranks second in crypto adoption globally: ReportThe report, which ranked 154 countries, said that worldwide crypto adoption rose over 881% in the last year.
19 Aug, 2021, 06.50 PM IST
View: India does not need a ban but a robust policy on cryptoDuring the Covid-19 pandemic, when a majority of Indians were facing pay cuts and job losses, the average daily crypto assets trading volum...
15 Feb, 2021, 11.49 AM IST
How bitcoin met the real world in AfricaThe bitcoin users interviewed by Reuters, based in five countries from Nigeria to Botswana, said the cryptocurrency was helping people make...
08 Sep, 2020, 01.46 PM IST
Bitcoin taking growing regulatory scrutiny in strideThe digital currency was little changed and traded near the $11,000 level.
27 Jan, 2018, 03.52 PM IST