A16z’s crypto vehicle launches $2.2 billion Fund VAndreessen Horowitz's crypto arm, a16z crypto, has secured $2.2 billion for its Fund V, focusing on areas like stablecoins and AI agents. T...
05 May, 2026, 09.06 PM IST
Iran’s sanctions-busting crypto ambitions grow on toll paymentsIran proposes digital currency for Strait of Hormuz passage tolls. This move highlights a significant sanctions-evasion network. While legi...
10 Apr, 2026, 02.02 PM IST
Pakistan launches crypto council to integrate blockchain technology with financial landscapeThe Pakistan Crypto Council (PCC) would regulate, promote, and incorporate blockchain and cryptocurrency innovations into Pakistan's econom...
15 Mar, 2025, 06.37 PM IST
Can India become the next global hub for Web3 development?India is emerging as a global leader in the Web3 space, fueled by its young and enthusiastic talent pool. Despite regulatory hurdles, the n...
10 Nov, 2024, 11.03 PM IST
Govt introduces Vishvasya-Blockchain Technology Stack. Know all about itThe Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has introduced the Vishvasya-Blockchain Technology Stack, a geographically d...
04 Sep, 2024, 09.46 PM IST
From data storage to governance, can India become a blockchain innovation hub?With its fast-paced growth in applications, can blockchain lend itself to good governance? In its own way, India has already taken the lead...
14 Aug, 2022, 11.11 PM IST
Digital tax fine but what about crypto money laundering via Dark Web?Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies have become the de-facto currency on the Dark Web.
07 Feb, 2022, 12.29 PM IST
MeitY releases national strategy on blockchain for its adoption in govt systemsThe government expects that the strategy document will provide the necessary guidance and support for realising the vision and creating a n...
03 Dec, 2021, 09.12 PM IST
Mukesh Ambani backs data privacy, cryptocurrency billsAmbani, who has been a votary of Indians owning and controlling their own data and the nation drafting strict rules around how digital info...
03 Dec, 2021, 06.12 PM IST
Trai's blockchain solution to curb pesky messages a template for govt to use for other svcs: ExpertsThe Ministry of Electronics and IT (MeitY) has released a draft policy on blockchain to regulate the technology and its deployment in publi...
03 Mar, 2021, 01.21 PM IST
Industry bodies push back against MeitY’s new blockchain roadmapIndustry bodies said they want minimal interference from the government at this stage of the blockchain industry given that is a movement t...
25 Feb, 2021, 04.34 PM IST
Fintech industry bodies ask govt to allow blockchain ecosystem to grow organicallyThe government has been in favour of using blockchain as a technology but has been against cryptocurrency, which is the tokenization of the...
18 Feb, 2021, 09.04 AM IST
Adopting Blockchain is at the top of govt’s to-do ledgerSanjay Dhotre, minister of state for electronics and IT said, “Blockchain technology is one of the important research areas having applicat...
28 Nov, 2019, 08.29 AM IST
MeitY planning strategy for national use of BlockchainIn a response to a question in the Lok Sabha, Sanjay Dhotre, minister of state for electronics and IT (MeitY), said that "Blockchain Techno...
27 Nov, 2019, 04.32 PM IST
Will blockchain emerge as driving force of tomorrow's stock markets?AI has the potential to replace and improve upon the thinking of analysts.
29 Sep, 2018, 11.16 AM IST
Regulation must to keep blockchain coders hereIncrypt survey says over 80% of developers will be forced to move abroad or work only on foreign projects if the government does not adopt ...
17 Jul, 2018, 04.43 PM IST
NITI Aayog works on strategy to leverage blockchain technologyWork underway for a project that is based on the idea of having a common blockchain infrastructure which will make use of the existing digi...
17 Mar, 2018, 08.32 AM IST