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Man took Apple Store worker hostage, demanded $200 mn in crypto

The suspect, in camouflage gear, fired a gun and then held an Apple employee hostage for several hours before being apprehended late on Tuesday.

Biden may issue executive order on regulating cryptos this week: Report

The Biden administration had in September last year, released recommendations proposing that only banks be allowed to issue stablecoins

Top headlines: Ukraine fears lift oil to 7-yr high; Swiggy eyes $800-mn IPO

Business Standard brings you the top headlines on Tuesday

Amid 40% fall in price, Bitcoin could be laid low by miners' malady

The hashrate, or combined computational power used by bitcoin miners globally, has roughly quadrupled over the past six months to blow past 200 million "terahashes" per second

World's largest NFT marketplace OpenSea hacked, users lost NFTs

OpenSea Co-Founder and CEO, Devin Finzer acknowledged the phishing attack, confirming that 32 users have lost NFTs so far.

Tesla to accept Dogecoin as payment at Supercharging station

In a recent interview, Musk had also endorsed Dogecoin over any other crypto coin.

Singaporeans fall prey to Chinese-origin 'pig-butchering' crypto scam

Fraudsters reportedly spend months cultivating a relationship with the victims before urging them to invest in schemes

Ukraine legalises cryptocurrencies amid soaring tensions with Russia

Bitcoin donations have soared to Ukrainian volunteer and hacking groups, some of which have supplied equipment to government forces, according to a report

El Salvador tells bitcoin-wary US senators to stay out of internal affairs

Senators asked the State Department to submit a report on the implementation of bitcoin in El Salvador with the purpose of assessing the risks it poses to the US economy

Criminals had $11 billion worth illicit cryptocurrencies in 2021

As of the end of 2021, stolen funds account for 93 per cent of all criminal balances, at $9.8 billion.

Sansad TV says its YouTube channel was compromised by 'scamsters'

Sansad TV, which broadcasts live Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha proceedings said the channel's Youtube name was changed to "Ethereum" by the attacker

Crypto prices: Bitcoin climbs back above $44k as appetite for risk returns

Other digital tokens also increased, with Ether jumping 7%, Solana up more than 9% and DeFi favorite Aave also up around 7%

Top headlines: RBI official wants crypto ban; Canada seeks more immigrants

Top property developers across western and northern India are getting into 'second homes' concept at leisure destinations. More on that in our morning wrap.

RBI DG Rabi Sankar asks for complete ban on cryptocurrencies in India

'We have examined arguments by those advocating cryptos should be regulated, and found that none of them stand up to basic scrutiny,' says RBI Deputy Governor

Discussions on with RBI over digital currency: Finance Minister Sitharaman

Sitharaman in her Budget speech on February 1 had announced that Digital Rupee or Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) would be issued by the RBI in the coming fiscal year

Top headlines: Chandra gets 2nd term; FM informs on legitimacy of cryptos

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Taxing income doesn't give cryptos legitimacy: FM Sitharaman

'I am not going to legalise it or ban it at this stage. Banning or not banning will come subsequently, when consultations give me input,' says FM in Parliament

Cryptos don't have any underlying value, not even a tulip: RBI Governor

At the post policy meeting with media persons, Governor Das said, the investors who invest in cryptocurrencies should keep in mind that they are doing so at their own risk

Crypto exchange Binance to invest $200 mn in US business media group Forbes

Patrick Hillmann, Binance's chief communications officer, and Bill Chin, head of Binance Labs, its venture capital arm, will join the Forbes board when the transaction closes

Top headlines: Das says cryptos have no underlying value; M&M Q3 net surges

Here are the top headlines on Thursday