Leaving behind last year's chaos, cryptos begin a new lifeBitcoin ETFs are instruments which are traded publicly on a stock exchange that enable investors to gain exposure to bitcoin without actual...
13 Jan, 2024, 07.27 AM IST
PayPal debuts US dollar-backed stablecoin for paymentsPayPal USD is issued by Paxos Trust Company and backed by dollar deposits and similar cash holdings, the online payments giant said in a re...
08 Aug, 2023, 09.08 AM IST
Crypto gets much needed boost after SEC court lossThe increases came after a federal judge in Manhattan partially dismissed the SEC's case against the creators of the XRP cryptocurrency, Ri...
14 Jul, 2023, 09.01 PM IST
Crypto a 'flawed system': BISThe Bank for International Settlements (BIS) has voiced its support for centralised alternatives to cryptocurrencies, calling them a "flawe...
21 Jun, 2023, 12.50 PM IST
Crypto is a 'flawed system': Bank for International SettlementsThe BIS, regarded as the central bank of central banks, backed "tokenisation" or the conversion of money and other assets into digital toke...
20 Jun, 2023, 09.04 PM IST
SEC lawsuits against cryptocurrency companies raise questions about industry's futureThe US Securities and Exchange Commission filed lawsuits last week against the world's biggest cryptocurrency exchanges, Binance and Coinba...
11 Jun, 2023, 09.06 PM IST
- FTX scandal: What is it and how did it unravel? Here’s all you need to know
FTX stands for "Futures Exchange". FTX appeared to be a major success story in cryptocurrency just a few months ago until it all fell apart.
13 Dec, 2022, 10.27 PM IST
Karnataka: Congress unveils helpline against Bommai-led govt's 'corruption'As part of its campaign, '40 percent Sarkara, BJP means brashtachara,' the Congress party released a 'rate card' on commissions demanded in...
13 Sep, 2022, 11.58 PM IST
RBI taps top banks including HDFC, ICICI, SBI for blockchain-based trade financing projectThe pilot project, called ‘proof of concept’ in industry parlance, will harness blockchain technology where ‘blocks’ of transaction data ar...
25 Jun, 2022, 01.11 PM IST
Earnings steady European shares after Monday's routFears about aggressive monetary policy tightening moves by the U.S. Federal Reserve and the potential for military conflict in Ukraine saw ...
25 Jan, 2022, 02.16 PM IST
Early stumble as El Salvador starts Bitcoin as currencyFor part of the morning, El Salvador's president became tech support for a nation stepping into the world of cryptocurrency. Bukele marshal...
07 Sep, 2021, 11.19 PM IST
View: Not all the glitter of cryptocurrency is goldThe most interesting idea, however, that has emerged recently is that of a fiat cryptocurrency. This seems counter-intuitive. Digital token...
11 Jul, 2020, 10.49 AM IST
Left for dead, Bitcoin went on a tear and sparked a new maniaDespite a number of theories, no one seems to know exactly why, or really care.
17 May, 2019, 09.21 PM IST
PM Narendra Modi's big economic gamble in tatters as cash remains kingIndia’s previous government was criticized for massive corruption scandals and a policy paralysis, helping Modi sweep to power in 2014 with...
06 Nov, 2017, 11.51 AM IST
Rally in this controversial currency crushed everyone else in the forex marketThe electronic coin that trades and is regulated like oil and gold surged 79 per cent since the start of 2016 to $778, its highest level si...
18 Dec, 2016, 03.35 PM IST
Calling demonetisation a 'scam' is 'absurd': M Venkaiah NaiduOn inquiry over the allegations that some NGOs have indulged in converting black money into white, Naidu said, Let facts come out first. Of...
14 Dec, 2016, 04.18 PM IST
Congress extremely uncomfortable given scandalous record: FM Arun JaitleyJunking of old Rs 500 and Rs 1000 notes, Jaitley said, will help the world's fastest growing major economy to move towards less cash econom...
13 Dec, 2016, 03.27 PM IST