Nykaa, Honasa Consumer profits pop; Viral 'Cockroach Party' curbed on XNew-age companies Nykaa and Honasa Consumer posted multifold jumps in their quarterly profit. This and more in today’s ETtech Top 5.
21 May, 2026, 07.40 PM IST
As rupee dips, I-T steps up vigil on shady outflowsIn multiple cases, individuals have used dozens of fake permanent account numbers (PANs) with the same name but different addresses and dat...
15 May, 2026, 01.12 AM IST
Intel agency pins 'suspicion' of crypto being used for terror financing, drugs trafficking in IndiaA federal financial intelligence unit in India suspects that cryptocurrency is being used for serious criminal activities such as terrorist...
12 Mar, 2025, 05.52 PM IST
Binance, Kucoin get FIU nod to register and trade in IndiaThe Indian government's Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) has approved the registration applications of offshore cryptocurrency exchanges B...
10 May, 2024, 11.31 PM IST
How global crypto exchanges database aims to transform crypto regulationThe objective is to monitor and curb the use of cryptocurrencies in illegal activities like crime and money laundering. The goal is to augm...
28 Oct, 2023, 11.55 AM IST
Illicit drug deals: 3 digital asset management cos under radar for transactions worth Rs 28,000 croreThe FIU has zeroed in on about 200 transactions that were carried out in the Cayman Islands, the British Virgin Islands and Nigeria using d...
28 Oct, 2022, 09.13 AM IST
Enforcement Directorate probes use of crypto by D-Company, raids associatesIbrahim has been found to be actively involved in various illicit businesses, including betting, drug trafficking and extortion, said peopl...
17 Feb, 2022, 11.45 PM IST
Centre says crypto not illegal as it’s taxed like gambling win“They are in a grey area. It’s not illegal to buy and sell crypto,” Finance Secretary T. V. Somanathan said. “We have now put in a taxation...
02 Feb, 2022, 01.52 PM IST
Budget 2022: Did FM just make cryptocurrencies legal by taxing them?An income earned from both - legal or illegal activities – can be taxed under Income Tax Act, according to experts
01 Feb, 2022, 05.24 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
China's central bank urges tougher crackdown on cryptocurrenciesThe People's Bank of China's meeting with institutions including Agricultural Bank of China (AgBank) and Alipay came after China's State Co...
21 Jun, 2021, 04.44 PM IST
Cryptocurrencies would encourage illegal transactions: RBI to Supreme CourtThese currencies operate independently of a central bank, rendering it immune from government interference, it said.
20 Jul, 2018, 07.26 PM IST
Buying bitcoin? SBI Card may soon ban customers from purchasing cryptocurrenciesThe RBI has been periodically issuing notifications cautioning various stakeholders regarding the risks of virtual currencies.
16 Feb, 2018, 11.22 AM IST
Citi Bank bans credit, debit card transactions for purchasing bitcoins, other cryptocurrenciesRBI has been periodically issuing notifications cautioning various stakeholders regarding the risks of virtual currencies.
13 Feb, 2018, 03.54 PM IST
Bitcoins losing currency on Budget warningTrading spikes on Bitcoin exchanges after FM’s speech; investors left confused over tax treatment of cryptocurrency gains.
03 Feb, 2018, 12.36 AM IST
Budget 2018: Crypto cash not legal; but wait, it’s not illegalJaitley made it clear that the government is not against blockchain, the technology that underpins cryptocurrencies.
02 Feb, 2018, 10.26 AM IST
FM Arun Jaitley settles the Bitcoin issue for once and for allThe government does not consider cryptocurrencies as legal tender or coin and will take all measures to eliminate use of these cryptoassets...
02 Feb, 2018, 01.07 AM IST