‘Huge Win for Web3’: Indian Crypto Industry Reacts as US House’ Approves FIT21 Bill
The US House of Representatives, this week, greenlit a new bill that aims to regulate the crypto sector. While the FIT21 (Financial Innovation and Technology...
Mai Labs Unveils Metaverse Platform Mayaaverse, VR Headset Lumyn XR in India: Details
Betting big on the future of advanced human-computer relation, Grand Cayman -headquartered Web3 firm Mai Labs launched its metaverse platform called ‘Mayaaverse' in India on...
Crypto Price Today: Bitcoin Hovers Over $70,000 on ‘BTC Pizza Day’ Anniversary, Altcoins Trade Sideways
Bitcoin on Wednesday, May 22, logged a minor loss of 2.54 percent. The value of BTC on national and international exchanges at the time of...
What is the GameFi Element in the Blockchain Gaming World?
GameFi, another jargon from the Web3 sector, now seems to be grabbing the attention of members of the Web3 and gaming communities. The concept of...
Crypto-Backed Investment Products Made Over $930 Million Last Week: CoinShares Data
The past few months have brought in price spikes for majority cryptocurrencies, bringing back investors' interest into the sector. In its recent data, CoinShares showed...
What Is the India Blockchain Alliance? What Does it Do?
The India Blockchain Alliance (IBA) calls itself a not-for-profit organisation, working on bringing together blockchain developers, firms, venture capitalists, and visionaries together in India. Founded...
Crypto Mining Banned in Venezuela, Thousands of Machines Seized
The crypto mining industry often finds itself under the scanner for being power-intensive and releasing greenhouse gasses into the environment. In a recent development, the...
What is TBTC Bitcoin Testnet and Why Do Developers Think It Needs a Revamp?
Casa, a Bitcoin custodian firm based in the US, operates a separate and parallel version of the Bitcoin blockchain called the TBTC testnet. This technology...
Multi-Chain Memecoin ‘Dogeverse’ Raises Over $15 Million in ICO Ahead of Exchange Listing: Details
Dogeverse, the latest entrant into the memecoin market, has managed to raise $15 million in its Initial Coin Offering (ICO). According to a report from...
Web3-AI Firm ChainML Raises Over $6 Million in Funding as 2024 Sees Spike in Capital Inflow
ChainML, a Web3-enabled AI platform, has secured a notable investment, handing a boost to the Web3 funding environment. The Silicon Valley-based AI and ML development...
CoinDCX Report Claims Lower TDS on Crypto Could Improve Compliance, Tax Transparency
CoinDCX has released a report that attempts to highlight issues with India's crypto tax policies, while seeking reforms from the government in order to improve...
Crypto Price Today: Bitcoin Price Rises Alongside Several Altcoins as Inflation Data Spurs Speculation on Interest Rate Cut
Bitcoin price on Friday rose by 5.56 percent and the digital asset is currently trading at around $69,196 (roughly Rs. 57.7 lakh) on Indian cryptocurrency...
Indian Web3 Players Call SEBI’s Vision for Distributed VDA Governance Encouraging, Pragmatic
The Securities and Exchange Board of India's (SEBI), this week, said it could work with the RBI and Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India...
Mastercard Onboards Five New Blockchain Startups to Start Path Programme: Details
US-based card payments giant Mastercard is forging ahead with choosing and onboarding promising blockchain startups to join its Web3-focussed Smart Path programme. In a fresh...
Humanity Protocol Raises $30 Million as Blockchain-Based Digital ID StartupHits Unicorn Status
Humanity Protocol, a decentralised identity solution, has raised $30 million (roughly Rs. 250 crore) from a fresh funding round led by Kingsway Capital and the...
Crypto Price Today: Bitcoin, Ether See Losses Alongside Majority Altcoins; Tether, Iota See Small Gains
The crypto chart, on Wednesday, May 15, reflected losses next to most cryptocurrencies. Bitcoin clocked a loss of around one percent that has brought its...
Tornado Cash Developer Sentenced to 64 Months in Prison on Charges of Laundering $1.2 Billion: Report
The cryptocurrency sector and crypto entrepreneurs have often come under legal scrutiny in recent years. Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried was sentenced to 25 years...
Bharat Web3 Association Calls for Teamwork in Building Ironclad Anti-Money Laundering Laws
India's crypto industry body, the Bharat Web3 Association (BWA) recently met with the stakeholders of India's Web3 industry. The aim of this meeting was to...
Coinbase Faces Outage, Users May See Inconsistency in Platform’s Functioning
The Coinbase crypto exchange platform is undergoing a system-wide outage. The development came to light on Tuesday, May 14 after users of the platform flooded...
Bitcoin Maintains Pricing Above $60,000, Volatility Pushes Most Altcoins to Losses
The crypto price chart reflected volatility with most altcoins trading in losses on Monday, May 13. Stepping into the third week of this month, Bitcoin...
Mudrex, ClearTax Partner to Assist Users Compute and File Crypto Taxes for a Fee
Mudrex, a crypto investment platform founded by Indian entrepreneurs, has struck a partnership with tax computing platform ClearTax. The crypto exchanges operating in India now...
Crypto Price Today: Bitcoin, Ether See Small Losses, Most Altcoins Reflect Price Dips
Bitcoin on Wednesday, May 8 showed a minor dip of 1.45 percent which it incurred over the last 24 hours. The asset, most expensive on...
Dubai Gets Metaverse Strategy, Plans to Be Among Top Ten Metaverse Economies
The UAE, that is working on establishing itself as hotspot for Web3 activities, has decided to make Dubai one of the world's top ten metaverse...
Crypto Market Today: Bitcoin Records Minor Gains, Most Altcoins Reflect Profits
The crypto chart reflected more gains than price dips on Friday, May 10. Bitcoin recorded a minor price hike of 2.03 percent to trade at...
Binance Registers With FIU as It Seeks to Resume Operations in India
Binance, the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange, has registered with India's Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU), a senior FIU official said on Friday, as the exchange seeks...
Binance Fined $4.4 Million in Canada for Violating Anti-Money Laundering Laws
Binance has been fined by Canada's anti-money laundering agency for violating the country's anti money laundering laws. The largest crypto exchange in the world was...
Clinical Research Firm for Nykaa, FirstCry Partners Qila.io to Receive Blockchain Revamp
Mumbai-based blockchain firm Qila.io is gearing up to help introduce transparency in the field of clinical research using blockchain technology. Earlier this week, the company...
SocialFi Is the New Buzzword in Web3 World, Here’s What We Know About It
The sector of blockchain-based Web3 is rife with buzzwords and the latest one to emerge on top of the heap is called SocialFi. Comprised of...
Bitget, Alchemy Pay Partner to Allow Crypto Purchasing via Indian Rupee and UPI
Bitget, which is a Seychelles-based crypto exchange, has decided to let Indian users purchase cryptocurrencies using fiat Rupee. The exchange has entered into a partnership...
Nigeria Sets Dangerous Precedent by Detaining Binance Executives, CEO Says
The CEO of cryptocurrency exchange Binance on Tuesday accused Nigeria of setting a dangerous precedent after its executives were invited to the African country and...
German Bank Set to Tokenise Bonds, Drive Blockchain Adoption: Details
The finance sector around the world, at this point, is exploring the blockchain technology that logs permanent transaction records and reduces the dependencies on centralised...
Robinhood’s Crypto Trading Venture Lands Under Legal Scanner: Details
Robinhood, the US-based crypto trading service has found itself under legal issues in the US. Earlier this week, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)...
Bitcoin Crosses One Billion Transactions Milestone First Time Since Its Inception in 2009
Bitcoin, the oldest and most expensive cryptocurrency in existence, has completed its first billion transactions this week. The asset, created in 2009, has taken fifteen...
Coinbase Sued in US for Allegedly ‘Deceiving’ Investors: Details
Just a week after Coinbase reported a spike in its first quarter revenue, the exchange has found itself embroiled in a lawsuit. A group of...
Crypto Startups Turbocharge Valuations as Investment Picks Up
Crypto startups are putting valuations in the fast lane with an aggressive form of fundraising that reflects the digital-asset industry's recovery as well as a...
Binance Crypto Exchange Founder Changpeng Zhao Sentenced to 4 Months in Prison
Changpeng Zhao, the former chief executive of Binance, was sentenced on Tuesday to four months in prison after pleading guilty to violating US laws against...
Google Cloud Teams with Sui Blockchain to Improve Web3, AI in Advanced Tech Initiatives
The overall tech sector is presently on a boom with blockchain-based Web3 making an entry across verticals. In a fresh development, Google Cloud has teamed...
Jack Dorsey’s Block Reportedly Under Investigation in the US
After Binance and Coinbase, the authorities in the US are now reportedly opening an investigation on the crypto business of Jack Dorsey's payments firm, Block....
Solana Labs, Google Cloud Join Forces to Propel Blockchain into Mainstream Game Development
Google Cloud, in recent times, has been taking multiple steps to establish itself as a pro-Web3 entity. Now, Solana Labs has joined forces with Google...
Understanding Peer-to-Peer Crypto Trading: Benefits and Threats
When two individuals or entities decide to exchange any asset directly between each other, this process is referred to as peer-to-peer (P2P) trading. In these...
Crypto Price Today: Bitcoin Price Falls Below $60,000, Dogecoin, Shiba Inu, Other Altcoins See Gains
The last few weeks have pushed Bitcoin under the price point of $60,000 (roughly Rs. 50 lakh) for the first time in two months. As...
Enforcement Directorate Seizes Rs. 90 Crore Funds Kept in Binance, ZebPay, WazirX Wallets
The Enforcement Directorate on Tuesday said it has taken possession of funds worth Rs. 90 crore, kept in cryptocurrency wallets of exchanges like Binance, ZebPay...
Japanese Watch Giant Casio Forays into NFT Space: Details
Japan-based watch making brand Casio has decided to engage with a younger generation of clientele. Casio has launched an NFT series with eight digital art...
Vietnam Debuts Academy of Blockchain, AI with Plans to Train a Million People in Emerging Tech
Vietnam is ramping up efforts to join other Asian nations like India, Japan, China, and South Korea in exploring the distributed ledger technology, also called...
Crypto Price Today: Bitcoin Sinks to Two Month Low Pricing, Ether, Most Altcoins See Losses
The crypto price chart found itself drenched in losses on Wednesday, May 1. Bitcoin recorded a significant dip of 5.20 percent on Wednesday. With this,...
IIT Madras Moves Student Election Voting to Blockchain, Identifies Challenges
In a bid to test the use of blockchain in the governance sector, IIT Madras has moved its student election systems from servers to blockchain....
UK’s Cashaa to Expand its Multifunctional Crypto Wallet Service in India: Details
India, despite its slow adoption of Web3 technologies and services, has emerged as a region of focus for several companies working around cryptocurrencies, metaverse, and...
IIT-Madras Begins Draft Work on ‘Metaverse India Policy and Standards’ with Industry Veterans
The metaverse market, that is expected to grow at an annual rate of 37.7 percent in the next six years, is estimated to reach the...
Crypto Price Today: Bitcoin Trading at $63,000, Most Altcoins Remain Shrouded by Losses
Bitcoin on Monday, April 29 stepped into the trading rink at the price point of $63,192 (roughly Rs. 52.6 lakh) after recording a loss of...
Thailand Takes Decision to Ban Unlicenced Crypto Exchanges to Prevent Online Crime
Thailand has decided that all crypto firms operating within its provincial limits must be officially licenced and approved to conduct businesses. The global crypto market...
WazirX Received 1,700 Requests from Law Enforcement Agencies in Last Five Months
Indian crypto exchange WazirX released its sixth transparency report on Tuesday, April 23. This report highlights what the company observed in the last five months,...
US Seeks 3 Years Prison for Binance Founder Changpeng Zhao
US prosecutors want Changpeng Zhao, the founder and former chief executive of Binance, the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange, to serve three years in prison after...
Over 1,000 Crypto ATM Machines Now Active in Australia: Report
In the aftermath of the recent crypto bull run, Australia has clocked a rise in the number of active cryptocurrency ATM machines. In a recent...
Jack Dorsey’s Block Platform Creates Chip for Bitcoin Mining, Plans to Create Full BTC Mining System
With an evident expansion of the global crypto economy underway, the industry of crypto mining has emerged as an integral part of the overall Web3...
Crypto Price today: Bitcoin, Ether See Upward Momentum, Solana and Dogecoin Retain Gains
More number of cryptocurrencies, as of Wednesday, April 24 saw losses owing to the volatility that has taken over the market post the BTC halving....
Bitcoin Runes Debut in Crypto Space: Here’s What We Know About Them
The year of 2024 has seemingly ushered in an exciting time for the Bitcoin ecosystem. Right from Bitcoin ETFs getting approved for trading in the...
Multiple Solana-Based Memecoins Abandoned After Presale Frenzy, Millions of Dollars Displaced: Report
The past few months have been quite the up-hill ride for the crypto sector, marking some major milestone moments that shook the industry out of...
Bitcoin, Ether Record Slight Price Hikes Following BTC Halving, Most Altcoins See Gains
Bitcoin on Monday, April 22 joined majority cryptocurrencies on the loss side of the crypto chart. The value of the asset, at the time of...
Bharat Web3 Association Teams Up With Japan’s JADA to Boost Sector Growth
The Web3 sector is witnessing a rapid expansion globally, as clusters of countries are collectively (as well as independently) setting guidelines and legal frameworks to...
Crypto Tax Compliance in India ‘Very Low’, Clearances Imperative to Gain Government’s Trust: Taxnodes CEO
Several crypto investors in India have failed to pay 30 percent tax on profits they made via crypto activities in the last two years, possibly...
Bitcoin Price Above $61,000, Ether and Majority Altcoins See Losses Ahead of BTC Halving
The crypto chart mostly reflected losses on Friday, April 19. Bitcoin, for instance, is trading at $61,815 (roughly Rs. 51.6 lakh) having recorded a loss...
Bitcoin ‘Halving’ Software Update Cuts Supply of New Tokens in Threat to Miners
A highly anticipated Bitcoin software update called the “halving” has been completed, dealing a potential blow to the companies that make money by ensuring that...
BWA Lays Down Self-Regulatory Guidelines on Token Listings for Indian Crypto Exchanges
Joining the Indian government in regulating the crypto sector and making it safe for engagement, the Bharat Web3 Association (BWA) has laid down some rules...
Binance Plans to Get India Ban Revoked, Working on Compliance Mandates: Report
India's crypto market is not an easy one to let go of for Binance, that is now working on making a re-entry into the country....
Bitcoin Halving 2024: Analysts Predict Drop in Bitcoin Dominance, Altcoins Engagement Could Spike
Bitcoin is set to undergo its fourth halving process between April 18 and April 21. There can only ever be 21 million tokens of Bitcoin....
Crypto Mining Operations Face Crackdown in Norway With New Regulations for Data Centres
Norway, in the coming days, is regulating the operations of data centres within its jurisdiction. The aim is to identify energy-intensive operations like the ones...
Adidas and Stepn Grant Limited Genesis NFT Sneakers to Web3 Customers via Mooar Marketplace
Adidas has entered into a partnership with Stepn, a Solana-based move-to-earn application, to offer generative NFTs to users. As a product of this partnership, a...
Bitcoin, Ether Clock Small Gains Alongside Solana, Cardano as Most Altcoins Bag Profits
The crypto market seems to be experiencing a period of relative stability, with fewer fluctuations. Bitcoin on Wednesday saw a profit of 2.33 percent, which...
Metaverse Experience Centre With VR, AR and Immersive Technologies Launched in Noida
A Metaverse Experience Centre (MEC) has been established in Noida by Indian metaverse research and advisory firm Metaverse911. On Tuesday, the firm officially announced the...
Hong Kong Approves BTC and ETH Spot ETFS, Indian Web3 Community Lauds ‘Landmark’ Decision
In a rather pro-crypto move, Hong Kong has greenlit the trading of Bitcoin and Ether Spot Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs). With this move, traders in Hong...
IRS Expects to See Spike in Crypto Tax Evasion Cases in the US: Report
The US, where estimates suggest 40 percent of adults currently hold crypto assets, is expecting to see a rise in tax evasion cases. The US'...
Crypto Price Today: Bitcoin, Ether Fail to See Any Major Price Change Over the Weekend, Altcoins See Gains
The overall crypto market, including Bitcoin, did not see any major changes over the weekend. Volatility continues to obstruct profit streaks for several cryptocurrencies. Bitcoin,...
Bitcoin Breaches $70,000 Before Receding to $67,700, Market Under Mild Volatility
The crypto chart reflected gains next to most cryptocurrencies on Tuesday, March 26. Bitcoin stepped into the trading arena on Tuesday, reflecting a profit of...
KuCoin Completes Registration with India’s FIU, Will Deduct 1 Percent TDS on Transactions
India, in a bid to ensure that the crypto sector is safe for investors, has been tightening the noose around crypto players. Now, KuCoin has...
Crypto Price Today: Bitcoin, Ether See Losses, Price Fluctuations Weigh Heavy for Most Altcoins
The crypto sector is undergoing a phase of volatility now that Bitcoin is approaching its fourth halving process later this month. Bitcoin on Wednesday, April...
IMF Withholding Financial Aid for El Salvador Due to Its Bitcoin Alliance: Report
El Salvador is reportedly in a tense situation with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for merging Bitcoin with its core financial system. Bitcoin, the oldest...
Small Crypto Players in Dubai to Get Benefits from VARA Regulators: Details
Dubai, that has emerged as a hotspot for crypto activities, is taking a new approach to inject power and support into smaller Web3 players. VARA,...
Bitcoin Price Sees Minor Hike as Values of Several Altcoins Continue to Drop
Bitcoin's price rose by 0.93 percent on Thursday ahead of the upcoming fourth Bitcoin halving process, raising the value of the currency to $66,615 (roughly...
Samsung Partners With Wilder World Metaverse Game, Will Offer NFT Rewards as Part of Web3 TV Bundle
Samsung has announced a partnership with metaverse game Wilder World. In Samsung’s next sale of exclusive Web3 TV bundles, fifteen select buyers will get Wilder...
Hong Kong Said to Be Close to Approving Its First Spot Bitcoin ETFs
Spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds could be launched in Hong Kong this month with the first approvals likely to be announced next week, two people familiar...
New Zealand Commerce Minister Warns Leaders on Being Slow in Crypto Exploration
New Zealand's ministry of commerce and consumer affairs have warned the country leaders against keeping a slow approach on cryptocurrencies. In a recent development, minister...
India Showed Remarkable Emergence in Web3 Adoption, Stats Show Sector Expansion: Report
India has reportedly shown remarkable growth in blockchain adoption in 2023. While mostly crypto-sceptic, the tech-friendly nation now boasts over a thousand startups, some even...
Mastercard, 1inch Partner to Launch New Crypto Debit Card: All You Need to Know
A new crypto debit card has entered the fintech ecosystem, programmed with the crypto-to-fiat bridge functionality. DeFi firm 1inch has collaborated with cards payment giant...
Crypto Price Today: Bitcoin Briefly Hits $70,000 Mark, Halving-Related Volatility Keeps Market Slow
The crypto market reflected mixed sentiments on Monday, April 8 with more cryptocurrencies showing losses than profits. Bitcoin showed a miniscule gain of 0.03 percent...
Bitcoin Miners Begin Token Offloading Hoping to Retain Profits Before Upcoming Halving
The Bitcoin ecosystem is gearing up for its fourth halving event, slated to take place in the next two weeks. In the backdrop of this...
Bitcoin Steps into April with Small Gains, Altcoins See Slight Relief from Volatility
The crypto sector underwent tremendous ups and downs in the month of March, with Bitcoin reaching an all-new high of over $73,000 (roughly 60.8 lakh)....
Bitcoin Slips Below Crucial $67,000 Level, Crypto Market Sees Bearish Turn in Last 24 Hours
The last 24 hours brought reductions in the prices of majority cryptocurrencies as the crypto market took what experts are calling a ‘bearish turn'. Bitcoin...
Bitcoin, Ether Register Losses as Market Volatility Continues to Shadow Price Charts
The volatile element of the crypto sector is nowhere near its end as several cryptocurrencies are still struggling to find a stable price point to...
Crypto Price Today: Bitcoin Price Plunge Continues, Most Cryptocurrencies Hit by Losses
The crypto market volatility is only getting heated up by the day but is also spelling losses for majority altcoins on an almost regular basis....
Google Files Lawsuits Against Chinese Nationals for Promoting Fraudulent Crypto Apps on Play Store: Report
Google is taking a conscious approach towards identifying risky apps being promoted on its Play Store. In a fresh development, the search engine giant has...
RBI Proposes Support for CBDC Distribution via Non-Bank Payment Operators
Several countries, including India, are expanding central bank digital currency (CBDC) trials, hoping to integrate then with their existing financial systems. The Reserve Bank of...
Meta Records 16 Percent Uptick in 2023 Annual Revenue, Metaverse Unit Still Under Loss
Mark Zuckerberg, the chief of Meta (previously Facebook) recently disclosed revenue details about the company's last quarter. Meta clocked a revenue of $40.1 billion (roughly...
‘Growing Strong in India’: Shiba Inu Said to Be Top Traded Memecoin on WazirX in March
The month of March proved to be quite the lucrative period for the overall cryptocurrency sector. While Bitcoin attained its new all-time high and Ether...
CoinDCX, Mesh Partner to Let Users Integrate DeFi Wallets from Within its App
CoinDCX, the Indian crypto exchange platform, has decided to let its users integrate DeFi wallets from within its platform. The aim is to ease the...
China Launches Public Blockchain Platform Despite Unfriendly Crypto Stance
China is accelerating efforts to establish a massive blockchain network, despite its strict anti-crypto stance. The goal is to allow the government of China to...
Binance Establishes First Ever Board of Directors Amid Legal Issues: Details
The recent few years have not been smooth sailing for Binance, which has time and again found itself surrounded by legal issues. In a first,...
Crypto Bull Run Spikes Number of Web3-Focussed Funds as Startups Swarm for Funding, Guidance
The crypto market valuation, for the first time since 2021, is close to its last all-time high of $3 trillion thanks to Bitcoin, ETH, and...
Biktub, Thailand’s Biggest Crypto Exchange, Hiring Advisers for 2025 IPO
Bitkub Capital Group Holdings, the owner of Thailand's biggest crypto exchange, is planning an initial public offering for 2025, Chief Executive Officer Jirayut Srupsrisopa said...
Bitcoin, Ether ETNs to Launch on London Stock Exchange, Here’s What That Means
The UK, in another crypto-friendly development, has decided to merge its traditional regulated market with crypto. Starting May 28, the London Stock Exchange (LSE) will...
Bitcoin, Ether Trade Sideways, Most Altcoins Register Price Dips Amid Industry Turmoil
Majority cryptocurrencies registered losses on Thursday, March 28 in the aftermath of industry players like Binance, Coinbase, and KuCoin facing legal issues in different parts...
Sam Bankman-Fried Sentenced to 25 Years for Multi-Billion Dollar FTX Fraud
Sam Bankman-Fried was sentenced to 25 years in prison by a judge on Thursday for stealing $8 billion (roughly Rs. 66,678 crore) from customers of the...
Bitcoin Hovers Over $67,000, Ether and Solana Manage to See Gains Despite Ongoing Slowdown
Bitcoin on Friday, March 29 saw a loss of 0.18 percent. The value of Bitcoin, at the time of writing stood at $67,034 (roughly Rs....
FATF Upset, Worried About Nations Being Slow in Regulating Crypto: Details
The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has expressed concerns that not many nations have implemented the rules it had laid down to regulate the virtual...
Google to Show Token Balances in Wallets Running on Bitcoin, Polygon, Fantom Blockchains
Google, in a crypto-supportive move, has decided to show balances of crypto wallets through a simple Google search. The balance information for wallets based on...
KuCoin Failed to Comply With Money Laundering Rules, Used for $9 Billion in Suspect Crypto Trades, US Says
US prosecutors charged KuCoin, one of the world's largest cryptocurrency exchanges, and two of its founders for failing to comply with American anti-money laundering rules.Since...
Bitcoin-Backed Velar to Launch Native Token Via ByBit, Lauds India for Quick Tech Adoption
Velar, a Bitcoin-powered liquidity protocol, has announced the launch of its native token that also goes by the same name. The token is being launched...
Crypto Price Today: Losses Strike Bitcoin, Ether as Market Awaits US’ Final GDP Announcement
Majority of the popular cryptocurrencies are trading in losses as of Wednesday, March 27. Bitcoin on Wednesday registered a price dip of 0.65 percent to...
Binance Banned in Philippines, Firm’s Controversy in Nigeria Add to its Troubles
At a time when cryptocurrencies are snapping out of a two-year slumber period to sprint on a bull run, the largest crypto exchange in the...
Hong Kong Continues Clampdown on Fraudulent, Unregistered Crypto Exchanges
Hong Kong is continuing its efforts to regulate crypto exchanges and crack down on those that are fraudulent and unregistered in the special administrative region...
SWIFT Plans to Launch New Central Bank Digital Currency Platform Within Next Two Years
Global bank messaging network SWIFT is planning a new platform in the next one to two years to connect the wave of central bank digital...
Bitcoin Value Remains Pinned Around $66,000, Small Gains Hit Ether, Solana
Majority crypto assets underwent price fluctuations over the weekend after the US decided to not revise or lower interest rates. Stepping into the third week...
Bitcoin Value Sees Notable Spike, Most Altcoins Shrug Off Volatile Phase of Price Correction
A number of cryptocurrencies seem to be getting back on the profit track, after seeing a brief period of price correction. Bitcoin on Friday, March...
OKX Exits India’s Crypto Space Failing to Meet Legal Requirements
India has tightened its noose around crypto-related businesses, mandating sector firms to comply with certain legal requirements. Failing to comply with these rules, crypto exchange...
Solana Blockchain Beats Ethereum on Popularity Quotient, Memecoins Contribute
Crypto enthusiasts are seemingly taking advantage of the ongoing bull run, generating major activities across blockchain networks. The eco-friendly Solana blockchain, on the scale of...
Coinbase Plans to Launch Futures Trading for Dogecoin, Lauds Memecoin’s Transition Over Years
Coinbase is seemingly exploring ways to add more services to its portfolio that makes people reach its platform and engage with digital assets in varied...
BlackRock Files With SEC to Offer Fund With Tokenization Firm Securitize
BlackRock Inc. is preparing to offer a fund through a partnership with digital-asset specialist Securitize, making it the latest Wall Street behemoth to experiment with...
Bitcoin Retreats to $62,000, Ether Drops to $3,100 as Crypto Market Sees Notable Slowdown
The overall crypto market, after witnessing a bull run earlier this month, is presently undergoing some notable volatility. Bitcoin on Wednesday, March 20 reflected a...
Polygon Labs Team With Immutable, King River Capital to Announce Inevitable Games Fund
The Web3 gaming sector is on the cusp of going mainstream with notable game publishers now shifting their focus towards emerging fresher technologies. In order...
Bitcoin Grabs Attention of World’s Largest Pension Fund Based in Japan
Bitcoin, the most expensive asset of the crypto sector, is seemingly grabbing the attention of Japan's pension fund. The largest pension fund in Japan is...
Changpeng Zhao Announces New Project ‘Giggle Academy’ Despite Potential Legal Uncertainty
After maintaining a distance from the social networking space, Binance founder and former CEO Changpeng Zhao seems to be on track for a comeback. In...
Dubai-Based Economic Freezone DIFC Gets Rules to Govern Web3 Firms: All Details Here
Dubai, the emerging global hotspot for Web3 activities and businesses, has taken another crucial step to make things more lucrative for interested folks. A layer...
Metaverse to Supercharge Upcoming Industrial Revolution: World Economic Forum
The metaverse technology, that creates hyper-realistic virtual ecosystems, is grabbing the attention from the manufacturing sector in the US. This detail has been disclosed in...
US Judge Approves Binance’s $4.3 Billion Guilty Plea
A US judge on Friday accepted Binance's guilty plea and more than $4.3 billion (roughly Rs. 35,635 crore) penalty for violating federal anti-money laundering and sanctions...
Bitcoin, Ether Chase New All-Time Highs Despite Incurring Small Losses, Market Stays Volatile
Bitcoin on Monday, March 11 registered a loss of one percent. The most expensive cryptocurrency in existence, Bitcoin is presently trading at the price point...
Explained: Hashed Timelock Contracts in Blockchain Applications
Cryptocurrencies, the unconventional newbie in the world of finance, is laced with hidden or lesser-known features that when put to use, could safeguard funds against...
CoinDCX Launches KnowBitcoin Campaign to Fight ‘No Bitcoin’ Sentiment, Offers BTC Rewards
The crypto sector is currently undergoing a bull run, with Bitcoin trading at its all-time high of over $71,733 (roughly Rs. 59.3 lakh). Taking advantage...
Bitcoin, Ether Record Big Drops, Overall Crypto Chart Reflects Losses
The overall crypto price chart saw losses on Friday, March 15. Bitcoin, that had been rallying for days, was hit with a notable loss of...
‘Cannot Be Currencies’: FM Nirmala Sitharaman Spells India’s Stance on Crypto
The Web3 sector in India is currently under regulatory maintenance, with the government gradually deploying rules to safeguard the finances involved with the digital assets...
Crypto Price Today: Bitcoin Value Currently Over $73,000, Ether Volatile After Dencun Upgrade
Bitcoin on Thursday, March 14 minted a gain of 1.75 percent. The price of Bitcoin, at the time of writing, stood at $73,118 (roughly Rs....
IRCTC Unveils NFT Tickets for Lucknow-Delhi Tejas Trains as Holi-Themed Digital Souvenirs
The digital assets industry in India marked a landmark day on March 13 after the NFT sector got a straightforward acknowledgement from the Indian railways....
‘If Our Regulated Markets Can’t Compete With Crypto…’: SEBI Chief Addresses Investor Migration Concerns
With the advent and now visible growth of cryptocurrencies, traditional market practices are looking at an urgent revamp around the world. Earlier this week, Madhabi...
Ethereum’s Dencun Upgrade Expected to Dramatically Lower Costs for Layer 2 Blockchains
Using the world's most commercially successful blockchain ecosystem is about to get much cheaper after the latest software upgrade of the Ethereum network.Referred by developers...
Crypto Price Today: Bitcoin Hits New All-Time High, Price Exceeds $71,700 for First Time
Bitcoin, for the first time since its inception in 2009, impressively spiked to a trading price of $71,733 (roughly Rs. 59.3 lakh) on Tuesday, March...
Sony Hints at ‘Super Fungible Tokens’ in Latest Patent Application: All You Need to Know
Sony is trying to carve a new niche within the NFT sector, as hinted by the company's recent patent application. This new category of digital...
Mudrex Opens BTC ETF Investments for Indians with Minimum Commitment of $5,000
Members of India's crypto community can now invest in spot Bitcoin ETFs (exchange-traded funds) through Mudrex. The Indian crypto investment platform announced the roll-out of...
FBI Issues Warning on Surge in Crypto Investment Scams, Reports 53 Percent Increase Over the Past Year
US' Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) recorded a significant rise in crypto investment scams in 2023. In its recently released ‘Internet Crime Report 2023', the...
Binance CEO Richard Teng Summoned in Nigeria Over Money Laundering Suspicions: Report
Binance's new CEO, Richard Teng, joined the company in November 2023 after its founder and former CEO Changpeng Zhao pleaded guilty in the US for...
CBDC Not Widely Recognised in Japan Despite Ongoing Trials, R&D Efforts: Details
The CBDC concept in Japan, has not quite spread out to the residents there, new findings have shown. Less than 20 percent of Japan's population...
Bitcoin, Ether Recover Pricewise After Brief Pullback, Shiba Inu and Chainlink See Minor Dips
Bitcoin, that underwent a small price correction period recently, has returned to the profit-side of the crypto chart. On Thursday, March 7 Bitcoin minted a...
India Moves Forward in Blockchain, AI Research as NPCI and IISc Join Forces
India, despite its sceptic stance towards cryptocurrencies, is all in favour of conducting research and development around blockchain – the underlaying technology that powers cryptocurrencies....
Bitcoin Shows Gradual Ascend Above $66,000, Ether Undergoes Price Correction
The crypto price charts, on Friday, March 8, reflected profits for a bunch of cryptocurrencies. Bitcoin on Friday recorded a gain of 2.03 percent that...
Spain Bans Worldcoin Project Over Sensitive Data Collection Concerns: Details
The short-lived rally of the Worldcoin popularity came to a halt in several nations in recent months. Worldcoin's user data collection via eye scans has...
Binance Extends Early Women’s Day Wishes, Launches Perfume Fragrance Named ‘Crypto’
Every year since 1975, March 8 is observed as International Women's Day as per the UN's declaration. Binance, touted as the world's largest exchange, decided...
ED Files Charges Against Chinese-Origin Directors, Others in Crypto Mining App Case
A charge-sheet has been filed under the anti-money laundering law against 299 entities, including 10 persons of Chinese origin, in an investigation linked to alleged...
Coachella Re-Tries Bringing Benefits-Loaded NFTs Despite Terrifying First Try, Partners With OpenSea
Coachella, touted among world's most famous annual music festivals held in the US, is trying a second stab at launching NFTs with VIP benefits for...
Bitcoin Touches Record High Before Dipping Again, Crypto Chart Shows Nail-Biting Changes
Bitcoin, the most expensive asset on the crypto chart, has been recording regular pumps these recent days. On Wednesday, March 6 Bitcoin registered a loss...
BRICS Nations Plan to Create Payment Network Backed by Digital Currencies in Quest of De-Dollarisation: Report
Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa – the five nations that constitute the BRICS group – are trying to reduce their dependency on the...
Bitcoin Trades Over $65,000 for First Time Since 2021, Volatility Causes Losses for Most Altcoins
The last 24 hours, Bitcoin has come closest to it last attained all-time high of around $69,000 (roughly Rs. 57.2 lakh), which it touched in...
India’s Diverse Bazaars to Democratise with Metaverse, Says BWA Chief; Hails Reliance and Nykaa
The metaverse technology seems to have a bright future in India, use cases of which are being foreseen in plenty by experts from the industry....
Crypto Price Today: Bitcoin Maintains Value Above $63,000 Over the Weekend, Loss Strikes SOL, USDT
Bitcoin, in these last two weeks, has shown an unprecedented rally in its price owing to massive inflows in BTC ETFs. Stepping into the first...
Crypto Price Today: Bitcoin Survives Weekend Volatility Trading Above $51,000, Ether Touches $3,000 in Pricing
The overall crypto price chart on Monday, February 26 reflected instability in the market. Bitcoin recorded a loss of 0.25 percent on Monday, with which...
Satoshi Nakamoto Climbing Up ‘World’s Richest’ Ladder as Bitcoin Explodes in Value
Bitcoin, the oldest and most expensive cryptocurrency, is exploding in value now that its next scheduled halving is scheduled for April. As of Tuesday, February...
CoinDCX Seeks Advice to Grow India’s Web3 Sector, Experts Call for Early Test Beds and Education
The crypto scene in India is getting more sophisticated with the government gradually deploying regulations to oversee the industry's safety. In a bid to get...
Shiba Inu Team to Pin Another Security Layer to Improve Network Privacy: Details
The developers maintaining the Shiba Inu ecosystem are deploying a new layer of security to improve the network's privacy settings. The Shiba Inu team is...
Nokia Foresees Boom in Network Demand Fuelled by Metaverse, Web3, AI Penetration
Finnish telecom major Nokia estimates that by 2030, the demand in Internet network will explode with advanced tech like Web3, Metaverse, and Artificial Intelligence taking...
Telegram Channel Owners to Get Share of Ad Revenue, Rewards to Be Dispersed as TON Tokens
The leadership at Telegram has decided to share advertisement-based revenue with channel owners on its platform. These rewards will be allocated in the form of...
Sam Bankman-Fried Urges Lenient Sentence, Citing FTX Fund Recovery
Sam Bankman-Fried's lawyer urged a judge on Tuesday to impose a lenient sentence for the FTX founder's conviction for stealing $8 billion (roughly Rs. 6,63,30...
Bitcoin Price Crosses $61,000, Ether Shows Gradual Rally: Details
Bitcoin is pumping, folks! The asset, for the first time since November 2021, has crossed the mark of $61,000 (roughly Rs. 51 lakh). On Thursday,...
Bitcoin NFTs Cross $100 Million in Monthly Trading Volume on Magic Eden: Report
The NFT sector is seemingly making a mark in the Web3 arena again after it underwent a bit of a downturn last year. The Bitcoin...
Bitcoin Continues Rally and Touches $57,000 Mark, Crypto Market Cap Crosses $2 Trillion
Bitcoin is undergoing a period of rally with its pricing going higher by the day. The asset on Wednesday, February 28 recorded a gain of...
Crypto Policies, AI Remain Key Topics of Focus for G20’s 2024 Agenda Under Brazil: FSB
Brazil took the reins of the G20 presidency from India in December 2023 and will continue to preside over the organisation until November this year....
Crypto Price Today: Bitcoin Pumps Over $55,700 for First Time Since 2021, Most Altcoins Reap Benefits
The rise in spot Bitcoin ETF activities have propelled the oldest and most expensive cryptocurrency to its highest price point since 2021. On Tuesday, February...
Metaverse in Healthcare Market Size Estimated to Reach Nearly $500 Billion by 2033: Report
Metaverse, the virtual universe created by Facebook parent Meta, is yet to take off but the technology is seemingly carving a niche in sensitive sectors...
MicroStrategy’s X Account Hacked, Over $440,000 Estimated Stolen Via Fake $MSTR Airdrop Links
MicroStrategy, a pro-Bitcoin business intelligence firm, is not airdropping any crypto token represented as MSTR. In the early hours of Monday, February 26, the X...
Mumbaikars Will Soon be Able to Check City Development Status Through Metaverse
In the otherwise crypto-sceptic India, some Web3 sectors are making government-authorised inroads into people's day-to-day lives. Metaverse, for instance, is one such Web3 technology. In...
Crypto Firm, Industry Group Sue US SEC for ‘Overreach’ on Digital Assets
A Texas cryptocurrency company and an industry group sued the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Wednesday, saying the regulator has overstepped its authority and...
Reddit, Jack Dorsey’s Block Reveal Crypto Investment Details as Tech Firms Begin Experimenting With Web3
2023 brought the crypto sector face to face with regulatory and macro-economic challenges – that kept the price points of majority cryptocurrencies relatively low. Despite...
Crypto Price Today: Bitcoin, Ether Log Losses Alongside Most Altcoins, Only Few Cryptos See Gains
Bitcoin on Friday, February 23 reflected a loss of 1.13 percent to trade at the price point of $51,017 (roughly Rs. 42.2 lakh). This is...
eBay Could Be Considering Exiting NFT Sector, Reportedly Trims Web3 Team
eBay, the US-based ecommerce giant, is reportedly planning to bow out of the NFT space. As per reports, the platform has trimmed its Web3 team...
Bitcoin, Ether Join Most Altcoins in Clocking Losses, Tether and USD Coin Manage to See Gains
The overall crypto price chart mostly reflected losses on Thursday, February 22. Bitcoin, that has been on a profit spree in the recent days, recorded...
Mastercard, Swoo Pay Initiate Work to Offer Crypto-Based Loyalty Rewards: Details
While nations around the world are taking a slow and calculated approach towards engaging with crypto, fintech giants like Mastercard and Visa are already incorporating...
Crypto Price Today: Bitcoin Slips Down from $52,000 Mark, Ether Recedes After Briefly Touching $3,000-Mark
Bitcoin on Wednesday, February 21 recorded a small profit of 0.31 percent. Presently, the value of Bitcoin stands at $51,977 (roughly Rs. 43 lakh). As...
UK Government Plans to Bring New Rules for Stablecoins, Crypto Staking in Next Six Months
The UK government plans to get new rules governing stablecoins and staking services for cryptoassets approved by lawmakers within the next six months as pressure...
Crypto Price Today: Bitcoin Holds Value Above $51,000, Small Losses Strike Solana, Polygon Among Others
Bitcoin on Tuesday, February 20 reflected a loss of 0.88 percent to trade at the price point of $51,577 (roughly Rs. 42.8 lakh). In the...
Worldcoin Surges, Wallet App Strikes a Million Daily User Mark: Details
Worldcoin, the ambitious Web3 project co-founded by Sam Altman, is seeing better days after some downtime it experienced last year. In the last seven days,...
NFT, BTC ETF Buzz Bulked Up Crypto Cap, Breathes Back Life into Market Before 2023 Ends: Binance
The market valuation of the crypto sector has risen significantly by 110 percent year-to-date, a report compiled by Binance said over the weekend. In the...
Bonk Token Overtakes Pepecoin to Become Latest Riot on Memecoin Block: Everything to Know
The overall crypto market cap rose by 110 percent year-to-date owing to a bunch of market-reviving milestones that garnered pace around the end of October...
Google Updates its Ad Policies for Crypto Coin Trusts: Here’s Everything to Know
Google, in the midst of ongoing crypto market growth, has announced changes to its advertising policies. The search engine giant has decided to allow crypto...
Crypto Price Today: Bitcoin Price Falls to $41,000, Market Remains Volatile and Unpredictable
Bitcoin on Tuesday, December 12 reflected a loss of 1.30 percent on the crypto price chart. With this, the value of the most expensive cryptocurrency...
Crypto Market Eyes Interest Rates, Expected Bitcoin ETFs in 2024 After Recovery
After ending 2023 on a high, crypto investors will be watching central bank interest rates and a US regulatory decision on new bitcoin products as...
CoinSwitch Lifts Curtains off New Umbrella Brand ‘PeepalCo’, Plans to Expand Wealth Tech
CoinSwitch, one of India's popular crypto trading platforms, announced its new umbrella brand on Tuesday, December 12. Called PeepalCo, the new brand will envelope three...
Crypto Price Today: Bitcoin, Ether Fail to See Profits as Price Correction Period Prevails Over Most Assets
Bitcoin on Wednesday, October 13 continued to remain on the loss-making side of the crypto chart for the third consecutive day. Having incurred a loss...
India’s Crypto Action Awaits Analysis on Nation-Specific Characters and Risks: Finance Ministry
India is standing on the cusp of embracing the crypto sector, but well within a concrete legal framework to safeguard its nationals against any financial...
Bitcoin Surges Beyond $52,000 for First Time Since 2021, Overall Crypto Chart Reflect Profits
Bitcoin on Thursday rose by 4.86 percent. The asset, for the first time in over two years, is trading at $52,044 (roughly Rs. 43.2 lakh)....
Bitcoin Price Rises Above $48,000 Mark, Values of Several Cryptocurrencies Drop
Bitcoin on Monday reflected a small gain of 0.74 percent and the price of the world's most popular cryptocurrency was $48,101 (roughly Rs. 39.9 lakh)...
Ethereum’s Upcoming Dencun Upgrade Set to Make Layer-2 Blockchains More Secure: All You Need to Know
The Ethereum blockchain's total locked value stands at an estimated $40 billion (roughly Rs. 3,32,144 crore). Recognised as the most commercial blockchain in the world,...
Koinex Collaborates with CoinDCX to Help Users Recover Locked Assets From Defunct Exchange
Koinex, an Indian crypto exchange that permanently halted all services related to the trading of digital assets amid regulatory unclarity, has partnered with another exchange...
Bitcoin Hits $50,000 Mark for First Time in Two Years, Tether and USD Coin See Losses
Bitcoin on Tuesday, February 13, recorded a profit of 3.76 percent. At present, the world's oldest, most expensive crypto asset is trading at $49,917 (roughly...
eRupee Recorded Rs. 5.7 Crore in Transactions in First Four Months of Retail Trials, Says RBI: Report
eRupee, the Indian central bank digital currency (CBDC), was reportedly used to process transactions worth Rs. 5.70 crore in the first four months since it...
Crypto Price Today: Bitcoin Holds Ground Above $42,000, Small Losses Strike Most Altcoins
Bitcoin on Monday, February 5 reflected a loss of 1.26 percent on Gadgets360's crypto price tracker. At the time of writing, the value of Bitcoin...
Bitcoin Trades at Over $42,800, Altcoins Show Mixed Movement Amid Market Instability
Bitcoin on Tuesday, February 6 recorded a miniscule profit of 0.82 percent. The world's oldest, most expensive cryptocurrency, at present, is trading at the price...
Crypto Market Today: Ether Performs Better Than Bitcoin, Altcoins Reflect Prevailing Market Volatility
Bitcoin on Wednesday, February 7 recorded a small loss of 0.09 percent. With this, its trading value, at the time of writing, stood at $42,812...
Exploring Integration of Neurological AI with Technologies Like Web3, QX Lab AI Co-Founder Says
QX Lab AI is attempting to take on offerings like Gemini and ChatGPT from tech giants like Google and OpenAI by integrating new functionality into...
Crypto Price Today: Bitcoin Breaches $46,000 Mark, Most Cryptocurrencies Mint Profits
Bitcoin minted a profit of 4.18 percent on Friday, February 9. After frequent price reductions these recent weeks, Bitcoin has finally managed to breach the...
Crypto Ransom Attack Payments Hit Record $1 Billion in 2023: Chainalysis
Payments from crypto-related ransom attacks nearly doubled to a record $1 billion (roughly Rs. 8,304 crore) in 2023, blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis said on Wednesday.Scammers targeting...
Crypto Price Today: Bitcoin Inches Closer to $45,000 Mark, Several Cryptocurrencies Recover
Bitcoin on Thursday, February 8, recorded a profit of 3.66 percent. With this, the value of the cryptocurrency has escalated to $44,505 (roughly Rs. 36.9...
India’s eRupee CBDC to Get Offline Payments Feature, Programmability Tweaks: RBI Governor
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is looking to adopt offline strategies to ensure that the eRupee CBDC enters the financial system of rural and...
India Gets New Crypto-INR Futures Exchange Named ‘Pi42’ from WazirX, ZebPay Leaders
The Indian crypto industry, on Wednesday, February 7, got a new crypto-INR Futures Exchange called ‘Pi42'. Zebpay CEO Avinash Shekhar and WazirX founder Nischal Shetty...
Next Bitcoin Halving Scheduled for April 2024, Here’s Why It’s Important
Bitcoin, the first cryptocurrency ever invented, is the most expensive crypto asset that's currently reigning over the sector since its inception in 2009. At the...
DeFi Gets Second Wind as Deposits Climb After Launch of Spot Bitcoin ETFs
Decentralized finance - DeFi - is getting a second wind. The amount of money deposited in this breed of crypto projects has leapt in recent...
