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Parliamentary Panel on crypto: Regulate, don't ban, say several members

Several members were in favour of regulating crypto currency exchanges rather than imposing an outright ban on crypto currencies

Biocon starts campaign to treat diabetic children, train healthcare workers

India has one of the largest populations of children and adolescents living with Type 1 diabetes in the world with an estimated 1 million patients in this age group

'Ads should not mislead youth': PM Modi chairs meeting on cryptocurrencies

The meeting was an outcome of a consultative process between the RBI, finance ministry, and the home ministry

'Youth must not be misled': PM Modi chairs key meet on cryptocurrency

Attempts to mislead youth by over-promising, non-transparent ads on cryptocurrency should stop were discussed at the meet, say sources

Indian crypto exchange WazirX registers $38-bn trading in a year

The platform currently has 10 mn users, expanding its user base by 10 times in 2021

Need an inflation hedge? Bitcoin has delivered 99.996% deflation

Unlike dollars or any other traditional currency, the digital coin is designed to have a limited supply, so it can't be devalued by a government or a central bank distributing too much of it

Amid RBI's tough stance, what will be cryptocurrencies' fate in India?

RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das has again said that cryptocurrencies pose a threat to India's financial stability. Amid growing interest, what does the RBI's tough stance mean for virtual currencies?

TMS, Ep 41: Fate of crypto, Falguni Nayar, Q2 results, and F&O trading

How will RBI's tough stance shape the fate of cryptocurrencies? How did Falguni Nayar become India's most successful entrepreneur? What is F&O, and how does it differ from equity trading? Answers here

The NFT conundrum: Smoke and mirrors, or sound investment?

People are obviously willing to pay very large sums at this instant for the bragging rights of owning blockchain entries

Bitcoin hits new all-time high above $69,000; multiple factors drive gains

The leading cryptocurrency has added more than $3,000 to its value today

Coinbase slumps after reporting lower-than-forecast revenue of $1.24 bn

Coinbase, which blamed market turbulence and lower coin prices during the early portion of the third quarter, posted revenue of $1.24 billion

Tim Cook reveals he owns crypto on a day Bitcoin hits historic high of $68k

Apple CEO Tim Cook has shaken Twitter revealing he personally owns cryptocurrency and has been interested for "a while".

Investing in cryptocurrencies, NFT? Soon, you may have to pay 18% GST

While regulatory uncertainty around cryptocurrencies continues, the tax department might be getting ready to tap into this new area. Here's what crypto and NFT investors need to know about taxation

Cryptocurrency market cap hits $3 trn mark for 1st time, Bitcoin on fire

Bitcoin and Ether created a new all-time high of $68,641.57 and $4,857.25 on Tuesday

Bitcoin breaks past $68,000, ether nears $5,000 as flows surge in crypto

Bitcoin and ether made record peaks in Asia trade on Tuesday, with enthusiasm for cryptocurrency adoption and worry about inflation driving momentum and flows into the asset class.

Top headlines: India to tax blockchain system, UK recognises Covaxin

Future Retail goes to the Supreme Court in the latest round of its fight with Amazon. More on that story in Business Standard's top headlines at this hour.

New plan to tax blockchain ecosystem in the works amid wide adoption of NFT

The push comes in the backdrop of surging investment by Indians in cryptocurrencies

Rs 100-crore money laundering racket via crypto scheme busted

The kingpin of the racket is absconding, police said

Crypto rally lifts ether to new record, bitcoin to near 3-week high

Bitcoin rose to a two-and-a-half-week peak and ether climbed to a fresh record

What is blockchain technology and how is India planning to use it?

The Indian govt may not be warm private cryptocurrencies, but various states are already using the blockchain technology, which is also the base for cryptos, in many ways. But what is blockchain?