2018-10-26 13:00 |
The Supreme Court of India has asked the government to give its view on cryptocurrencies, amid fallout from a ruling by the central bank in April. origin »
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Following a leaked bill from the India government proposed a blanket ban on cryptocurrency, Tim Draper, a Bitcoin worshipper and investor in Tezos has come out to condemn the move. Now in a strongly worded message, the outspoken investor who recently advocated Bitcoin to the government of Argentina referred to India’s proposed bill as being […]
2019-7-18 00:12 | |
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As you may have already heard, India is planning on banning cryptocurrencies. The Indian government does not love cryptos. Everyone who read the news when the government banned banks from having crypto exchanges as clients knows that their instance on the market is far from slightly good. At the moment, nobody is exactly sure how […]
2018-11-16 02:10 | |
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The Indian government is reviving its efforts in its war on pornography this week by ordering telecom companies and ISPs to ban 827 adult sites from their networks. This directive follows an order from the Uttarakhand High Court, which found 857 sites to contain adult content – similar to an order issued back in 2015.
2018-10-26 12:49 | |
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India’s supreme court has brought up the case against the cryptocurrency banking ban by the Reserve Bank of India after one-and-a-half months of delay. The court has reportedly asked the government to submit a report of the findings from the committee it had set up to understand the crypto space and recommend regulatory measures.
2018-10-26 08:40 | |
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India’s supreme court has brought up the case against the cryptocurrency banking ban by the Reserve Bank of India after one-and-a-half months of delay. The court has reportedly asked the government to submit a report of the findings from the committee it had set up to understand the crypto space and recommend regulatory measures.
2018-10-26 08:40 | |
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The cryptocurrency market is not regulated in India, and the Indian government does not consider crypto as a legal tender or investment. The Reserve Bank of India banned all banking channels to crypto entities in April this year.
2018-10-26 21:29 | |
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The local police have confiscated the recently launched Bitcoin ATM in India by Unocoin Technologies on the grounds of it being “illegal” as it was set up without any government approvals, The Times of India reports October 24, 2018.
2018-10-25 07:00 | |
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One of India’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges, Zebpay, is moving its operations to the Mediterranean island nation of Malta in an effort to maintain its operations after shutting shop last month.
2018-10-18 22:00 | |
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The Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI) announced on Oct. 15 through a Twitter post that it is forming a blockchain committee to work with the government and stakeholders to identify opportunities and challenges and develop the ecosystem.
2018-10-18 18:29 | |
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The Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI) is forming a Blockchain committee group with representatives from both the cryptosphere and traditional big business. The committee will engage government, traditional business and startups in developing the ecosystem.
2018-10-22 13:51 | |
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A report which is being prepared by a committee headed by India’s Economic Affairs Secretary, Subhash Chandra Garg, may propose amendments to the existing laws with a view of making it illegal to hold crypto assets that are not approved by the government.
2018-10-22 10:18 | |
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“One of the most trusted sites in the world of Indian finance,” is speculating the Indian government might declare cryptos illegal. They say in news reporting: “India may look at.
2018-10-18 15:12 | |
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The Internet Mobile Association of India (IMAI) announced Oct. 15 that it would be forming a committee to push more government involvement in the blockchain ecosystem. IAMAI Forms Committee For #Blockchain .
2018-10-17 08:30 | |
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Welcome to another Monday and with that, another Moonday Morning – where we take a look at the weekend’s top cryptocurrency and blockchain news. Here’s Hard Fork’s selection of last weekend’s top stories: 1.
2018-10-15 11:20 | |
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Indian Prime Minister Gives Full Backing To Blockchain Technology Once upon a time, a lot of people in the world did not believe in the potential of the blockchain technology, but this seems to be changing even in countries like India, which had a very negative stance on cryptocurrencies recently, like when the government of […]
2018-10-13 17:02 | |
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Despite its best efforts to keep crypto out of India, it appears that the Indian government is still not willing to completely exclude cryptocurrencies. According to the new announcement, India is making plans to launch its own digital currency.
2018-10-10 18:00 | |
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You don’t need to be an agriculture expert to see the writing on the wall. Current farming methods just aren’t working anymore for most farmers of the world. There are 2 billion smallholder farms managing fewer than five acres (PDF).
2018-10-9 20:10 | |
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In a bid to continue growing its audience against the odds, Snap is looking beyond the west to India, one of the largest markets for online services right now. To that end, it’s hired its first executive to head up operations in the country.
2018-10-5 10:02 | |
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With more than 100 government websites hacked in September alone, security experts in India are in a race against time to identify more websites hosting malware that allows the unauthorized mining of cryptocurrencies, India Today reported on October 1, 2018.
2018-10-2 21:00 | |
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In recent regulatory news, a report published by Diar has found that U. S. government agencies have paid approximately $5. 7 million USD to blockchain analysis contractors, India’s Enforcement Directorate has seized $5.
2018-9-26 07:15 | |
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WhatsApp has appointed a ‘grievance officer’ to address complaints concerning the spread of fake news and misinformation on its platform in India, reports the Press Trust of India on NDTV. This comes in response to the government’s demands from earlier in the year, following a nationwide string of lynchings believed to be incited by false information shared on WhatsApp.
2018-9-24 10:36 | |
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India is one of those few countries where the status of cryptocurrencies remains uncertain. Reserve Bank of India, the country’s central bank, has been adamant in its stance and does not want financial institutions to extend services in the crypto sector.
2018-9-21 17:49 | |
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Lynked. World, the blockchain-based technology that allows users to irrefutably verify their personal, educational, and professional backgrounds, has just announced that four elite organizations in India will join dozens of other government and educational intuitions in that country who have adopted the platform.
2018-9-19 11:30 | |
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Although Indian regulatory bodies have maintained their distance from cryptocurrencies – this attitude has not deterred ‘cryptojackers’ from indirectly mining cryptocurrencies off of government websites.
2018-9-18 14:00 | |
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Research has shown that hackers are using Indian government websites to mine cryptocurrencies. Hackers have illegally gained access to government websites in India using cryptocurrency mining malware – cryptojacking, to mine digital currencies.
2018-9-17 16:44 | |
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The crypto-jacking epidemic has spread to India. It has come to light that tons of Indian government sites have been infected with cryptocurrency mining malware, designed to steal visitors’ computing power to earn coins.
2018-9-17 11:53 | |
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Indian Government Approves Bank’s Blockchain Research It looks like India, which has a pretty negative stance toward the cryptocurrency market, might be paying more attention to the blockchain technology and on ways to use it.
2018-9-13 17:21 | |
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India's top executive body has granted approval for the Exim Bank to conduct research into how blockchain technology may benefit the financial sector.
2018-9-12 21:05 | |
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With over 200 government attendees and 5,000 registered, India hosted the country’s largest blockchain conference at the beginning of August. According to the CEO of the company co-hosting the event, this is a major signal that governments are embracing further blockchain adoption.
2018-9-6 03:00 | |
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The Securities and Exchange Board of India reports that it has sent officials to Japan, the UK and Switzerland on a crypto study tour. The traveling officials aim to examine the relationship between cryptocurrency and financial regulators.
2018-9-6 19:54 | |
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Despite an infamous crackdown on digital assets, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has created a task force to explore avenues and unique use-cases pertaining to blockchain technology, artificial intelligence and cryptocurrencies.
2018-8-28 07:00 | |
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Several government bodies in India recently adopted Lynked. World’s exciting new platform in an effort to simplify citizen engagement and identification processes in the country. The company, based in Hoofddorp, Netherlands, offers a blockchain ID verification solution for everyday citizens, employers, higher education administrators, and governments.
2018-8-23 20:49 | |
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Alleged India Bitconnect head, Divyesh Darji, was arrested this week at an airport in Delhi as he arrived from Dubai. He and conspirators are accused of bilking millions of dollars (Rs 88,000 crore) from Indian investors seeking to find financial refuge during the government’s demonetization campaign.
2018-8-20 21:40 | |
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The Indian government previously planned to submit the proposal for crypto regulations in July. However, a senior official has revealed that the regulatory framework for cryptocurrencies in India has been delayed and will likely be ready by the year’s end.
2018-8-14 14:00 | |
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Cryptocurrency regulations in India have been a source of uncertainty for the markets since the government’s unprecedented tirade against crypto that began this past April. However, it’s reported that the government is now likely to finalize some common sense regulatory measures starting in late 2018.
2018-8-13 21:00 | |
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Don’t expect any final cryptocurrency regulations in India at least until the end of the year, according to members of the government panel set up to examine the emerging virtual currency ecosystem in the country.
2018-8-13 18:00 | |
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Despite continuing to maintain an unfavorable stance for cryptocurrencies and citing their potential role in money laundering, Indian government officials revealed they are looking at tokenized datasets and other cryptographic forms of blockchain technology.
2018-8-13 13:00 | |
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The Indian government is reportedly considering whether to allow crypto tokens — not cryptocurrencies — to be used in the country, based on proposals from an inter-ministerial committee
2018-8-10 17:15 | |
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ConsenSys, the Ethereum production studio based in the U. S. , launched ConsenSys Ventures last year selecting Kavita Gupta to run two funds of $50 million and $100 million.
2018-8-6 17:40 | |
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Despite unfavorable odds and regulations constantly stacked up against the cryptocurrency market and by extension the community in India, there is a lot of blockchain and crypto innovation that comes out of the sub-continent.
2018-8-4 10:08 | |
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India’s state Telangana has some blockchain projects lined up for implementation throughout the state with a purpose to bring more transparency and efficiency in public administration. Reported by Business Standard on July 26, 2018, a senior official of the state government stated that Telangana government is planning to implement blockchain in several government applications.
2018-7-30 13:00 | |
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As cryptocurrency exchanges eagerly await the RBI ban ruling, a government agency has proposed using virtual currencies as payment for legalized gambling services in India. What a great week for Bitcoin! It broke through the $8,000 barrier and is taking the lion’s share of market dominance.
2018-7-26 20:00 | |
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India continues to create controversy within their ever-evolving cryptocurrency field. As the government scrambles to decide how it will respond to both the significant profits and the prominent violations native to the country’s massive participation in the crypto Initial Coin Offering (ICO) markets, it has become important for citizens and lawyers alike to become more […]
2018-7-26 16:47 | |
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As we should all know by now, cryptocurrency in India is taking a bit of a hit. With the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) ruling against it and the supreme court looking likely to do the same thing, by the end of September cryptocurrency could seriously hit a dead-end in the country.
2018-7-26 16:30 | |
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The Law Commission of India has recognized cryptocurrency as a means of electronic payment. The pronouncement came during the Commission’s recent feasibility study of the legality of online gambling in the country.
2018-7-26 13:14 | |
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Cryptocurrencies have found an unlikely ally in their quest to become legalized in India, following intense legal battles between companies, consumers, and the Reserve Bank of India. The recommendation to legalize crypto comes from the law commission of India, as they are a vital part of their case against a blanket ban on sports betting.
2018-7-26 08:00 | |
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India continues to be a hotbed of controversy and confusion regarding all things cryptocurrency. The country has historically served as one of the most anti-cryptocurrency regions in the world, having put an outright ban on banks having any relationship with cryptocurrency exchanges earlier this month.
2018-7-26 00:22 | |
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News The Indian government is expected to issue detailed cryptocurrency guidelines by September, a senior official from the country’s Ministry of Finance reportedly said. This announcement is independent of the supreme court’s hearing of petitions relating to crypto regulation in India.
2018-7-23 19:41 | |
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The Indian government is expected to issue detailed cryptocurrency guidelines by September, a senior official from the country’s Ministry of Finance reportedly said. Consultations with all stakeholders including the central bank have already begun.
2018-7-23 17:35 | |
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The Supreme Court has agreed to review Nvidia's request to dismiss a securities fraud lawsuit.
Crypto exchange Coinbase has lost a Supreme Court case over its 2021 Dogecoin sweepstakes. In Coinbase, Inc. v. Suski, Coinbase consumers claimed they were deceived into paying $100 or more to enter a sweepstakes in June 2021 for a chance…
Do Kwon, the South Korean crypto fugitive, was reportedly set free from prison in Montenegro over the weekend.
India's Supreme Court has turned away a petition that sought to direct the government and relevant authorities to frame guidelines for regulating the trading and mining of cryptocurrencies.
In the legal battle between Ripple and the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), both parties submitted a schedule for discovery and briefing to Judge Torres yesterday. However, pro-XRP attorney Jeremy Hogan has pointed out another very interesting development via X.
If the Supreme Court decides to strike down Section 230, it's going to become considerably more difficult for centralized social media companies to operate.
While some Salvadorans situated near Playa El Zonte beach like the new bitcoin tender law implemented by Nayib Bukele’s regime, a number of other citizens dislike the law. This week, regional reports show citizens from El Salvador have taken to the streets to protest the bitcoin tender law.