Cryptocurrencies have been developed to bypass the regulated financial system, which should be reason enough to treat them with caution, the deputy RBI governor said
New investors or users joining the platforms have increased by 35-59% across exchanges, the report claimed
The 29-year-old Bankman-Fried, now worth about $25 billion, is an advocate of better access to crypto and greater official oversight. He also believes in giving away a large chunk of his wealth
The company said it would invest 500 million rupees ($6.6 million) in the centre and hire more than 100 engineers with expertise in blockchain
Reserve Bank of India Governor Shaktikanta Das says private cryptocurrency is a threat to macro-economic and financial stability
A US crypto association is suing the Internal Revenue Service to force it to clarify rules on tax payable on tokens acquired by staking. The outcome could have a big impact on crypto's future
The Financial Stability Board, which groups regulators, central banks and finance officials from G20 economies, is looking at what needs to be done with cryptoassets such as bitcoin and stablecoins
A June 2020 article she wrote for Forbes was ironically titled: "Experts Share Tips To Protect Your Business From Cybercriminals"
Crypto investors often object to centralised control and reject stringent oversight - and that sometimes leads to lax security
Officials seized more than $3.6 billion in cryptocurrency when llya Lichtenstein, 34, and his wife, Heather Morgan, 31, were arrested in New York
For every 100-rupee note, the cost works out to be 15-17% on each tender in its four-year life cycle, the report said citing a market estimate
Ranks of cryptocurrency speculators have swelled, with even obscure tokens minting the newly wealthy: at least on the blockchain