Blockchain

Esports fan engagement startup STAN raises $2.5 mn in seed funding

The round was led by venture capital firm General Catalyst, alongside other VCs including Better Capital and Eximius Ventures

NFTs, Metaverse prices follow crash of cryptos; innovations finding favour

But market is filtering out non-worthy assets

FM Sitharaman flags anonymity as 'inherent risk' in use of blockchain

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman flagged anonymity as an "inherent risk" in blockchain technology and called for taking precaution in future with a rise in the use of this technology

Route Mobile to buy Teledgers' blockchain, DLT platform for about Rs 130 cr

This will allow telecom operators to efficiently manage as well as regulate A2P (application to person) communication (SMS/voice calls), using state-of-the-art blockchain-based solutions

Use of blockchain for security and covenant monitoring becomes operational

To begin with, movable assets such as furniture, equipment, inventory and current assets such as portfolio of advances and receivables will be tracked at portfolio level, Sebi says

Nexo and Mastercard launch 'world first' crypto-backed payment card

It signals the latest move by crypto and incumbent financial networks to join forces as digital assets become more mainstream

Blockchain start-up Zenith Chain secures $35 mn funding from GEM Digital

Zenith Exchange: a cutting-edge new-age crypto exchange that offers secure trading

Crypto platform Leap raises $3.2 mn in funding from CoinFund, Pantera

The next-generation crypto wallet allows users to transact on the Terra blockchain

Cryptocurrency exchanges feel pinch as India's new tax regime starts

Sharp fall in volumes and number of visitors on first three days of April

Hackers steal over $600 mn in one of the major crypto heists

Hackers stole about $600 million from a blockchain network connected to the popular Axie Infinity online game in one of the biggest crypto attacks to date

Blockchain is completely useless for core banking: Bhavin Turakhia of Zeta

Serial entrepreneur dwells on banking software, blockchain and Zeta's technology roadmap in a conversation with Business Standard

Hacker steals $625 mn in crypto from Blockchain platform Ronin

In December last year, cyber criminals stole cryptocurrency worth $80 million from Qubit Finance, a decentralised finance (DeFi) platform.

Blockchain project Ronin hit by $615-million crypto heist

This makes it the second-largest crypto theft on record, according to blockchain analysis firm Elliptic

New crypto tax law discriminatory in treating different assets differently

Since 1956, all Indian governments have thought that economic discrimination is fine, but political or social discrimination is not

Airtel acquires strategic stake in blockchain technology startup Aqilliz

Telecom major Bharti Airtel on Thursday announced that it has acquired a strategic stake in Aqilliz, a 'Blockchain as a Service Company'.

Bharti Airtel acquires strategic stake in Blockchain-tech startup Aqilliz

Bharti Airtel on Thursday announced that it has acquired a strategic stake in Singapore-based Blockchain platform Aqilliz for an undisclosed sum.

Metaverse platform Bullieverse raises $4 mn from VCs, blockchain players

The funding supports Bullieverse's mission to set up an open metaverse platform owned exclusively by Web3 enthusiasts, creators, and community of gamers

Polygon's $450-mn funding: Is it Flipkart moment for blockchain in India?

The Indian blockchain start-up's massive funding round has many implications for Web3 companies and VCs in the crypto arena

'Ice phishing' attacks can risk secure Blockchain and Web3, warns Microsoft

As the adoption of Blockchain and Web3 technologies rise, Microsoft warns of new cyber threats including 'ice phishing' campaigns that can put the secure decentralised, De-Fi world of finance at risk.

Race for blockchain engineering talent hots up as crypto ban cloud clears

Startups and IT majors alike are angling to recruit the best and brightest in the technology