Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg can issue their own currency - Stablecoin bill critics send chilling warning to Donald TrumpDemocrats have also raised concerns that the legislation opens the door for major corporations to issue their own private cryptocurrencies.
18 Jul, 2025, 05.00 AM IST
Singapore tightens rules on crypto startups, Dubai rolls out the red carpet; what investors must know before they jump inSingapore is tightening its grip on digital asset firms. They must get licenses for overseas operations or leave foreign markets by June 20...
25 Jun, 2025, 05.10 PM IST
What policies can we expect from Trump for Bitcoin growth?Former President Donald Trump's pro-crypto stance, including establishing a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve and fostering a crypto-friendly regul...
25 Nov, 2024, 01.32 PM IST
Why Stablecoins are an oxymoron to their nameA Stablecoin is a popular form of cryptocurrency designed to maintain a constant value through a peg to another asset. In 2022, the cumulat...
19 Oct, 2023, 04.22 PM IST
From FTX’s collapse to “The Merge”: top crypto developments in 2022Like stocks, the value of several cryptocurrencies rose quickly during the Covid-19 pandemic in 2021. But the excitement waned this year, c...
29 Dec, 2022, 06.04 PM IST
Over 7% Indians owned cryptocurrency in 2021: UN trade bodyUNCTAD highlighted that the use of cryptocurrencies globally, including the developing countries, has increased exponentially during the CO...
12 Aug, 2022, 11.19 AM IST
How long — or, what — will it take for govt to ban, or stringently regulate, cryptos?The RBI has been crying itself hoarse over these issues for some time, and now favours an outright cryptocurrency ban over the most stringe...
21 Jul, 2022, 11.14 PM IST
Bitcoin set for record losing streak as 'stablecoin' collapse crushes cryptoBitcoin, the largest cryptocurrency by total market value, managed to bounce in the Asia session and traded at $30,300 at 0623 GMT, up 5%. ...
13 May, 2022, 03.26 PM IST
LUNA is now cheaper than Dogecoin! Should you bottom-fish?Terra, which was trading at $118 last month, boasting itself as the eighth largest crypto-token, was the worst of its day on Thursday when ...
12 May, 2022, 11.01 PM IST
Top cryptocurrency prices today: Bloodbath in digital currencies; top tokens dive up to 99%None of the tokens was trading in the green during the early hours on Thursday. Bitcoin plunged 8 per cent whereas Ethereum dropped 13 per ...
12 May, 2022, 10.02 AM IST
'Depegged' TerraUSD butchered LUNA; Terra plunged 97% in a monthThe token, which dropped 55 per cent on Tuesday, eroded another 85 per cent on Wednesday. In the last couple of days, it has wiped out abou...
11 May, 2022, 10.13 PM IST
Digital rupee should remain anonymous, Nandan Nilekani saysConcerns pertaining to surveillance will arise if all payments made using digital rupee are recorded and are visible, Infosys cofounder and...
21 Feb, 2022, 05.26 PM IST
No one-size-fits-all model for central bank digital currencies, IMF head saysRoughly 100 countries are now looking at CBDCs, the IMF estimates, and it published a study on Wednesday looking at six nations including C...
10 Feb, 2022, 10.44 AM IST
The one true legacy of Bitcoin that everyone might one day be thankful forChina’s ban highlights how some govts see cryptos as a threat. Other govts too are pressing to regulate cryptocurrencies and related specul...
05 Oct, 2021, 12.51 PM IST
The one true legacy of Bitcoin that everyone might one day be thankful forChina’s ban highlights how some govts see cryptos as a threat. Other govts too are pressing to regulate cryptocurrencies and related specul...
03 Oct, 2021, 12.14 PM IST
What to watch as Fed ramps up exploration of a digital dollarThe dollar is the world's reserve currency, giving the US government privileged status as a borrower on global markets. It accounted for ne...
27 May, 2021, 07.42 PM IST
Why India should not outlaw cryptocurrenciesWorld needs to get out of the dollar’s stranglehold and cryptocurrencies could play a big role in that.
25 Jun, 2019, 07.43 AM IST