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
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
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
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
Beijing doubles down on rooting out crypto in ChinaThe People's Bank of China's statement sent bitcoin tumbling to a two-week low and ether to a more than five-week low. On Tuesday, prices o...
22 Jun, 2021, 12.10 PM IST
What Beijing's new crackdown means for cryptocurrency in ChinaMany of the new rules expand on previous restrictions aimed at cryptocurrencies and close loopholes that had allowed some finance and payme...
19 May, 2021, 06.48 PM IST
China extends its crypto ban to include banks, payments companiesUnder the latest China crypto ban, financial institutions — including banks and online payments channels — must not offer clients any servi...
19 May, 2021, 06.16 PM IST
What Beijing's new crackdown means for cryptocurrency in ChinaMany of the new rules expand on previous restrictions aimed at cryptocurrencies and close loopholes that had allowed some finance and payme...
19 May, 2021, 03.43 PM IST
No more kebabs for bitcoins as Turkey's crypto-payment ban loomsInterest in cryptocurrencies has boomed in Turkey, where double digit inflation and a tumbling lira make them an attractive alternative inv...
28 Apr, 2021, 11.31 PM 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
India's cryptocurrency bill puts industry in a state of panicBitcoin prices on Indian crypto exchanges fell 7-8% on Sunday afternoon after the government announced it would introduce India's cryptocur...
01 Feb, 2021, 06.37 AM 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
India plans to introduce law to ban cryptocurrency tradingThe bill is expected to be discussed shortly by the federal cabinet before it is sent to parliament, according to people familiar with the ...
17 Sep, 2020, 09.52 AM IST
SC allows trade in cryptocurrency, quashes RBI curbThe Supreme court ruled that the curbs on cryptocurrency trading was illegal.
04 Mar, 2020, 12.22 PM IST
Supreme Court seeks centre’s view on cryptocurrency within 2 weeksThe RBI order had virtually stopped all trade and exchange of bitcoins even though there is no official ban on it, said Nakul Dewan, counse...
26 Oct, 2018, 08.18 AM IST