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According to some media reports, there has been a growing number of investors in such currencies over the last few years.

Non-fiat' cryptocurrencies bother Reserve Bank

The RBI has been repeatedly cautioning everyone about the usage of cryptocurrencies.

14 Sept 2017 3:10 AM IST

Apart from the police department, few other institutions, where non-upgraded versions of the Windows operating system has been in use, have also got affected due to the ransomware, the officer said. (Photo: File)

Govt issues alert over new malware Locky Ransomware'

To target users, spams showing links to fake dropbox websites is being used.

3 Sept 2017 6:37 AM IST

The prevalence of Bitcoins has caused some concerns in government due to its hidden nature.

Tokyo-based Cryptocurrency exchange hacked

The firm lost approximately around 58 billion Yen worth of virtual money.

27 Jan 2018 7:51 AM IST

Bitcoin operates by giving each user a unique public key, which is a string of numbers. Users can transmit money in the form of digital bitcoins from one public key to another.

Citi India bans use of debit, credit cards to buy bitcoins

RBI clarified that it has not given any licence to any entity to operate such schemes or deal with bitcoin.

13 Feb 2018 3:34 PM IST

The prevalence of Bitcoins has caused some concerns in government due to its hidden nature.

Firm challenges ban on Bitcoins

The circular issued by RBI on April 6 stated that entities regulated by the Reserve Bank should not deal in virtual...

23 April 2018 1:37 AM IST

Reserve Bank on Thursday tightened the rules to discourage use of virtual currencies like Bitcoins.

RBI cracks down on digital currencies; plans own cryptocurrency

Reserve Bank on Thursday tightened the rules to discourage use of virtual currencies.

5 April 2018 6:21 PM IST

Union Economic Affairs Secretary Shaktikanta Das (Photo: PTI)

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...

5 Dec 2019 5:48 PM IST

Reserve Bank on Thursday tightened the rules to discourage use of virtual currencies like Bitcoins.

5 platforms providing access to cryptocurrencies to India

Some of the Indian exchanges have launched crypto to crypto pairing options.

9 Jun 2018 4:31 PM IST

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) is set to register three separate cases to probe the alleged irregularities in certain contracts awarded by the Delhi governments Public Works Department (PWD).

Enforcement Directorate attaches Rs 42-crore assets in bitcoin case

In this scheme, Bhardwaj and his marketing agents were able to collect investments worth about 80,000 Bitcoins.

22 Sept 2018 4:54 AM IST

Wipro Chief Azim Premji

Wipro beefs up security after receiving a -"threatening letter-"

Wipro confirms that it has filed a complaint with the local law enforcement authorities after receiving a threatening...

7 May 2017 10:02 AM IST

The kind and the scale of these cyber weapons was such that even the CIA lost control of majority of its hacking arsenal which includes state of the art malware, viruses, Trojans and weaponised zero day exploits which can be worth millions of dollars each in dark web.

Microsoft slams govt to treat ransomware cyber attack as a 'wake-up...

Experts said the spread of the worm had slowed but that the respite might only be brief amid fears new versions of the...

15 May 2017 8:35 AM IST

Bitcoin operates by giving each user a unique public key, which is a string of numbers. Users can transmit money in the form of digital bitcoins from one public key to another.

Govt panel looking into usage of crypto-currencies

Government has been debating issues concerning bitcoins and sought public opinion on it a few months ago.

28 July 2017 4:13 PM IST