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India's digital currency to debut by early 2023

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in her budget speech last week talked about launching a central bank-backed 'digital rupee' soon

06 Feb 2022 11:16 AM

RBI to issue Digital Rupee in FY23-Sitharaman

Digital currency will also lead to a more efficient and cheaper currency management system

02 Feb 2022 9:10 AM

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

RBI working on digital currency, pilot projects likely in near future: Dy Governor

The RBI has also been exploring the pros and cons of introduction of CBDCs since quite some time

22 Jul 2021 10:18 PM

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

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Facebook-backed Libra returns with new 'stablecoins' linked to single currency like Dollar or Euro

Central bank officials and others have expressed concern about a blow to their sovereignty from Libra coins pegged to a basket of currencies

16 Apr 2020 9:06 PM

Facebook-backed Libra back with new 'stablecoins' linked to single currency like Dollar or Euro

Central bank officials and others have expressed concern about a blow to their sovereignty from Libra coins pegged to a basket of currencies

16 Apr 2020 9:06 PM

Digital currency cannot be private

Central banks worldwide are looking into the possibility of issuing digital money to prevent the loss of state control over money.

27 Jan 2020 7:24 AM

No way privately-issued digital currencies can be allowed: RBI Gov Das

The comments come a year after government tagged Bitcoins and other cryptocurrencies illegal and the RBI banned their trade.

05 Dec 2019 5:48 PM

Facebook's Libra will be disruptive, says ECB's Coeure

Facebook announced plans to create the Libra 'stablecoin' by 2020, scaring global regulators who now scramble to come up with regulation.

18 Sep 2019 9:43 AM

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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

Facebook's Libra coin likely to run a regulatory gauntlet

Facebook also formed a Geneva-based association to govern the new coin and hold the reserves, alongside several major partners.

29 Jun 2019 2:10 PM

Cryptocurrency miner Canaan lets Hong Kong IPO application lapse

Bitcoin is now worth $5,543.76 compared to a peak of about $19,000 in December 2017.

15 Nov 2018 1:38 PM

USD 60 million in virtual currency hacked in Japan

Japan is a major centre for virtual currencies and as many as 50,000 shops in the country are thought to accept bitcoin.

20 Sep 2018 10:05 AM

Cryptocurrency social engineering schemes helped criminals net $10 Million last year

Kaspersky Lab products blocked more than a hundred thousand triggers related to cryptocurrencies on fake exchanges and other sources.

20 Jul 2018 6:33 PM

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RBI to review feasibility of introducing digital currency

Virtual currencies raise concerns of consumer protection, market integrity and money laundering.

06 Apr 2018 3:48 PM

Cryptocurrency arbitrage boom fizzles in Asia, but profits persist

The boom has eaten away the spreads and shown how fast the galloping cryptocurrency markets can change course.

03 Apr 2018 12:22 PM

How to stay safe from fake JioCoin apps?

The 4G service provider denies the existence of JioCoins cryptocurrency and will take appropriate legal action.

01 Feb 2018 12:02 PM

Bitcoin rises 10 per cent, recovers from last week's brutal selloff

Bitcoin investors and analysts believe the decline in its value was a natural correction after a heady run-up in prices.

26 Dec 2017 12:50 PM

ED gears up to zoom in on illegal Bitcoin dealers

The rate in India is much higher than in other countries because there is high demand but limited supply.

17 Dec 2017 12:33 AM

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