Crypto meltdown deepens as stablecoin Tether drops below dollar pegCryptocurrencies have been swept up in a sell-off across higher risk assets, which has picked up steam this week as data showed US inflatio...
12 May, 2022, 06.15 PM IST
Does the cryptocurrency crash pose a threat to the financial system?Bitcoin accounts for nearly $600 billion of that value, followed by ethereum, with a $285 billion market cap.
11 May, 2022, 06.51 PM IST
ICAI working on paper on cryptocurrency assetsThe report will cover taxation implications, valuation and auditing of crypto and other virtual digital assets (VDAs), the premier professi...
23 Mar, 2022, 12.56 AM IST
ICAI working on research paper on cryptocurrenciesICAI President Debashis Mitra on Tuesday said the institute is working on a research paper on cryptocurrencies, which is expected to be rea...
22 Mar, 2022, 05.42 PM IST
From $2,800 to zero in 5 minutes: How investors lost millions in cryptocurrency inspired by ‘Squid Game’Squid’s crash highlights the regulatory gaps over cryptocurrencies, as government agencies and private firms rush to get a grip on the vola...
03 Nov, 2021, 11.06 AM IST
Shiba Inu passes Dogecoin as top "dog" in cryptocurrencyEven with its recent meteoric rise - it's up about 900% in the past month - each Shiba coin costs just a tiny fraction of one cent. If you ...
02 Nov, 2021, 01.43 PM IST
View: A digital rupee and cryptocurrencies can (and should) co-existCBDCs are fiat currency in code. They can be programmed for specific use-cases and leveraged for delivery of government benefits and financ...
30 Oct, 2021, 06.43 PM IST
View: A digital rupee and cryptocurrencies can (and should) co-existCentral banks should not fear the rise of cryptocurrencies. There are several different use cases of CBDCs and cryptocurrencies, and both h...
27 Oct, 2021, 11.42 AM IST
Top cryptocurrency prices today: Solana, Ethereum, XRP and Carndano shed 1%The global crypto market cap was almost flat, marginally up, to $1.92 trillion compared to the last day. Similarly, the total crypto market...
01 Oct, 2021, 08.23 PM IST
More US finance giants tiptoe into crypto assetsJPMorgan, the biggest US bank by assets, is currently assessing how it can help clients transact in cryptocurrency, Dimon said last month a...
13 Jun, 2021, 11.34 AM IST
US regulators signal stronger risk, tax oversight for cryptocurrenciesThe back-to-back announcements came in a week when Bitcoin, the most popular cryptocurrency, took a wild ride, falling as much as 30% on We...
21 May, 2021, 09.45 AM IST
Crypto check: Looking Beyond the Dogecoin HypeCryptocurrencies derive much of their value from the underlying project it is attached to. Most cryptocurrencies are associated with a proj...
07 May, 2021, 11.58 AM IST
Can Facebook’s Libra get past the hurdles Bitcoin faced?Libra falls under the category of virtual currency called ‘stable coin’.
24 Jun, 2019, 09.35 AM IST
Crypto industry on ‘brink of an implosion,’ researcher saysIndustry bellwether Bitcoin had seen its daily transaction volumes fall.
10 Oct, 2018, 08.53 AM IST
RBI panel to study feasibility of digital currencyDigital currency, backed by an asset such as gold or fiat is known as stable coin –– whose value is not as volatile as cryptocurrencies lik...
30 Aug, 2018, 08.40 AM IST
Bitcoin is worthless, bubble may pop soon, says Allianz GlobalBitcoin pared gains after Google said it would ban online ads promoting cryptocurrencies.
15 Mar, 2018, 11.06 AM IST
Peer-to-peer lending startups such as Faircent eye blockchain technologyMany industry observers expect the central bank to legalise a contractual system that integrates blockchain technology as a platform by the...
14 Jun, 2016, 06.04 AM IST