Cryptocurrency
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Crypto players not worried over HDFC ban on card use for purchases
Business | Mar 14, 2018, 02:34 PM ISTThe move has, however, been welcomed as "constructive" by Rahul Raj, Founder & CEO, Koinex, India's leading cryptocurrency exchange.
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From $17,150 to $6,000, Bitcoin prices take historic tumble
Business | Feb 06, 2018, 04:33 PM ISTIn January, the prices of cryptocurrency were nearing $20,000, but its value dropped to as low as $5,921 on Tuesday.
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Planning to buy cryptocurrency? VISA, Mastercard will classify purchase as cash advance
Business | Feb 06, 2018, 10:23 AM ISTAs per reports, these purchases will no longer qualify for earning credit card points as well.
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India Union Budget 2018-19 Highlights: Cryptocurrencies are not legal tender, says Jaitley
Budget | Feb 01, 2018, 07:23 PM IST"Cryptocurrencies are not legal tender and the government discourages its use. However, the government will look at the utilisation of Blockchain (a distributed digital technology that supports crypto currencies)," Jaitley said.
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Bitcoins and Cash Vaults: India's rich get pitches for new 'safe havens' at WEF 2018
Business | Jan 28, 2018, 05:25 PM ISTIn an era of major data leaks like Panama papers (2016) and Paradise papers (2017), India's high net worth individuals (HNIs) have been flooded with new options to hide their money away from prying eyes of the general public.
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Japanese cryptocurrency exchange loses over $500 million to hackers
Business | Jan 27, 2018, 10:07 AM ISTThe Coincheck exchange said on its website that it had halted sales and withdrawals of a cryptocurrency called NEM.
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Bitcoin, Ethereum or any crypto-currency trading illegal in India: Jaitley
Business | Jan 02, 2018, 06:03 PM ISTWhile a repeated message was being given that such currencies were not legal tender, more detailed steps would be taken once the report of the committee is submitted, he said.
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Amitabh Bachchan mints more than $17 million from Bitcoin investment
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Bitcoin poses no systemic risk to Indian markets yet, says SEBI chief
Business | Dec 21, 2017, 09:53 AM ISTTyagi further said Sebi would have to regulate Bitcoin if these get classified as a commodity and are traded as commodity derivatives.
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Bitcoin investments to attract capital gains tax, over 4 lakh HNIs in I-T dock for tax evasion
Business | Dec 19, 2017, 09:48 AM ISTSuspected black money being converted into white, post demonetisation, through bitcoins was also under the I-T’s scanner, officials said.
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Bitten by the Bitcoin bug? US financial regulator warns ‘extreme caution’ in cryptocurrency investments
Business | Dec 13, 2017, 01:33 PM ISTUS Securities and Exchange Commission chairman Jay Clayton warned that trading and public offerings in cryptocurrencies may be in violation of federal law.
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Bitcoin valuation sees tenfold surge in a year, breaches record high of $10,000
Business | Nov 29, 2017, 04:51 PM ISTAccording to the Coindesk Bitcoin Price Index, the market cap for the virtual currency also reached a historic high of $168 billion.