Prediction bets on Polymarket tied to Iran war calls for investigations from lawmakersCongress is investigating Polymarket after anonymous traders made huge bets on the U.S.-Iran ceasefire minutes before Trump announced it. P...
10 Apr, 2026, 12.57 AM IST
India's tech hiring chills; Polymarket's IPL betHappy Tuesday! The tech sector is seeing a slowdown in hiring driven by internal cost controls. This and more in today's ETtech Morning Dis...
07 Apr, 2026, 08.00 AM IST
US prediction market players make a play for Indian IPL fansIndian fans are turning to US platforms like Polymarket and Kalshi for IPL betting. These sites allow wagers on match winners and player st...
07 Apr, 2026, 06.24 AM IST
Honduras watchdog bans institutions from trading cryptoThe resolution bans institutions under its supervision to "maintain, invest, intermediate or trade in cyptocurrencies, crypto-assets, virtu...
17 Feb, 2024, 09.34 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
Banks seek formal NPCI note on crypto UPI curbsThe banks, some of which are shareholders of NPCI, raised the issue at a recent meeting after the payments body expressed its reservations ...
25 Apr, 2022, 09.23 PM IST
Fear, uncertainty, doubt now grip new cryptocurrency investorsCrypto exchanges onboarded the largest number of investors this calendar year. So, there is a big chunk of young, inexperienced, and worrie...
11 Dec, 2021, 11.47 PM IST
Full ban or limited nod? India confronts a cryptocurrency Catch-22Several finance ministry officials, the RBI, tax departments and investigating agencies including the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) hav...
11 Dec, 2021, 07.05 AM IST
Crypto trade among bourses may be bannedThe legislation would also give New Delhi powers to monitor an exchange’s ledger for foreign exchange transfers.
09 Dec, 2021, 05.54 AM IST
What's new in China's crackdown on crypto?While China has been putting in place increasingly stricter rules on virtual currencies, it has now made all activities related to them ill...
25 Sep, 2021, 11.53 AM IST
Why reports of a looming ban drive more people towards cryptoMany people want to get in on the action quickly as any ban would make them harder to obtain.
23 Mar, 2021, 10.46 AM IST
Crypto investors may switch to peer-to-peer transfer in case of banExchanges reach out to government, claim ban will trigger a spurt in illegal activities
17 Feb, 2021, 09.49 AM IST
Cryptos back in currency. But are they smart investments?According to several crypto-exchange owners, the rush of retail investors (HNIs and small retail) started after the Supreme Court lifted th...
03 Sep, 2020, 10.58 AM IST
Check crypto trade, ban won’t helpIt would be a pity to slam the door on innovation & technology spinoffs.
17 Sep, 2019, 09.39 AM IST
Can India really ban bitcoin? Is it possible at all to do so?If you read the RBI circular, they have never used the words "ban" pertaining to bitcoins.
16 May, 2018, 05.50 PM IST
Can India really ban bitcoin? Is it possible at all to do so?If you read the RBI circular, they have never used the words "ban" pertaining to bitcoins.
16 May, 2018, 05.38 PM IST