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How to Send Remittances to India Using Crypto

With all the developments in the industry, we are finding cryptocurrencies to be much more accessible

03 Feb 2022 9:28 AM

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. (PTI Photo)

No proposal to recognise Bitcoin as a currency: FM Nirmala Sitharaman

It was introduced in 2008 by an unidentified group of programmers as a cryptocurrency as well as an electronic payment system

29 Nov 2021 1:23 PM

No work is easy to do and running several ventures can sometimes be taxing. But Kyle keeps a positive approach and is a thorough professional when it comes to working. — By arrangement

Entrepreneur Kyle Chasse On Crypto Industry: "I've Seen This Space Evolve First-Hand"

Chasse founded World Super Lotto, the first Bitcoin lottery enterprise, in 2013 after selling his company

13 Sep 2021 9:18 PM

The hacking assumes significance given the backlash against Twitter after it placed fact-check labels on President Donald Trump’s tweets in May, angering him and conservatives who say the social networking platform stifles their voices and magnifies liberal opinion.

Biden, liberal voices targeted in Twitter hacking ahead of election that spares Trump, supporters

The list of Twitter accounts commandeered include Jeff Bezos, Barack Obama, Uber, Bill Gates, Elon Musk and bitcoin specialty firms.

16 Jul 2020 4:53 PM

In this file photo taken on March 19, 2018 a technician inspects bitcoin mining at Bitfarms in Saint Hyacinthe, Quebec. (Photo | AFP)

Wanna find out what this Bitcoin business is all about? Everything you need to know explained here

Bitcoin miners will soon get only half the bitcoins for validating transactions. Find out what that means and how it all works.

07 May 2020 8:14 PM

Unlike this IBM Supercomputer, the Folding@Home project is powered by people's desktops, laptops and even PlayStation consoles, as well as more powerful business computers and servers. (Photo | Wikimedia Commons)

Want to aid coronavirus research? Tag on to this crowdsourced virtual supercomputer

Anyone with a recent computer can contribute by installing an app called Folding@Home which downloads a small amount of data for analysis

22 Mar 2020 1:13 PM

Supreme Court overturned on Wednesday a central bank ban forbidding lenders from facilitating banking transactions for cryptocurrency exchanges and traders.

Supreme Court quashes RBI banking ban on cryptocurrency

In April 2018, RBI gave entities it regulated 3 months to snap all banking relationships with individuals dealing in virtual currency.

04 Mar 2020 11:41 AM

With the analysis, the special agents were able to track down the website server's physical location in South Korea. (Photo: Pixabay)

Horrific child porn website finally taken down

Bitcoin analysis helps take down darknet child pornography website.

18 Oct 2019 7:27 AM

Phorpiex is capable of generating up to 30,000 emails per hour. (Photo: ANI)

Sextortion is rampant as botnet sends emails demanding bitcoins as ransom

The decade-old botnet, called Phorpiex or Trik, carries out the campaign by sending persuasive emails to victims.

17 Oct 2019 8:25 AM

West operated on the dark web under the alias of “Courvoisier,” the Metropolitan Police said.

Hacker must obey USD 1 million confiscation order or spend extra 4 years in prison

The Metropolitan Police said West used phishing emails in attacks on more than 100 companies worldwide.

24 Aug 2019 10:37 AM

Other crypto-currencies have also experienced a dip

Bitcoin falls by over 8%, hits 5-day low

Traders have blamed the dip on trading in thin liquidity

22 Aug 2019 11:22 AM

Traders said it was difficult to pinpoint the catalyst that triggered the losses.

Bitcoin slumps to two-week low on technical trading, market jitters

The biggest cryptocurrency fell 5.5 per cent in early trade after slumping 7.7 per cent a day earlier.

16 Aug 2019 2:52 PM

As for private cryptocurrencies, given the risks associated with them and volatility in their prices, the group has recommended banning of the cryptocurrencies, the release said.

Inter-ministerial group suggests ban on cryptocurrencies in India

The panel also suggested a draft legislation -- Banning of Cryptocurrency & Regulation of Official Digital Currency Bill.

22 Jul 2019 7:17 PM

Bitcoin Billionaires: A True Story of Genius, Betrayal, and Redemption by Ben Mezrich Flatiron Books, Rs 499.

Racy, pacy Bitcoin origin saga is seesaw battle of billionaires vs billionaire

Note the characters are not fictional and so this book is also about cryptohistory in motion.

21 Jul 2019 3:25 AM

"Digital currencies will likely recover with bitcoin returning to a USD 11,000-USD 12,000 trading range," Sweeting said.

Bitcoin tumbles as US senators grill Facebook on crypto plans

David Marcus, the company’s top executive overseeing the planned Libra project, answered questions from the Senate Banking Committee.

17 Jul 2019 2:23 PM

'I am not a fan of Bitcoin and other Cryptocurrencies, which are not money, and whose value is highly volatile and based on thin air,' Trump tweeted. (Photo: File)

‘Cryptocurrency is not money, value based on thin air’: Donald Trump

He added that cryptocurrency, whose electronic nature makes it nearly untraceable, could facilitate illegal activity.

12 Jul 2019 2:46 PM

The strong comments from the most powerful US financial regulator underscored the growing regulatory hurdles facing the proposed cryptocurrency, which has drawn scrutiny from policymakers globally.

Facebook’s cryptocurrency project ‘Libra’ halted

US Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell says that Facebook’s plan to build a digital currency called Libra “cannot go forward”.

11 Jul 2019 2:17 PM

In 2018, Iran’s central bank banned the country’s banks from dealing in cryptocurrencies, including bitcoin, over money-laundering concerns.

Iran seizes 1,000 bitcoin mining machines using subsidised power

The machines, which produce cryptocurrencies that are banned in Iran, were mostly to blame for a 7 per cent increase in power consumption.

28 Jun 2019 8:55 AM

The FCA said it would run advertising to raise awareness of online trading scams.

UK watchdog says currency and crypto scams hit 27 million pounds

Reports of scams more than tripled in the year that ended in April to 1,800.

21 May 2019 10:23 AM

Bitcoin fell to as low as USD 6,178 at Bitstamp exchange, down 21.6 per cent from the previous close and last stood down 8.2 per cent at USD 7,236.

Bitcoin sinks abruptly after seven weeks of recovery

After many lackluster months, the price of bitcoin started to rally from early April, hitting a 10-month high earlier this week.

17 May 2019 3:09 PM

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