Cryptocurrency

Crypto exchange launches Digital Suraksha Network to boost fraud awareness, investor education and law enforcement support after co-founders' wrongful arrest

Led by Bilal Bin Saqib, Pakistan's crypto diplomacy deepens engagement with Trump's inner circle, boosting Islamabad's bid to mediate in US-Iran tensions amid fears of disruption to global energy supp

British political parties will be banned from accepting donations in cryptocurrencies, Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced Wednesday, saying illicit finance poses a "stark" danger to the country's democracy. Starmer told lawmakers that "we will act decisively to protect our democracy" from outside meddling. "That will include a moratorium on all political donations made through cryptocurrencies," he said during the weekly Prime Minister's Questions session in the House of Commons. The move could be a financial blow to the hard-right party Reform UK. The party led by Nigel Farage is one of the few in Britain to accept cryptocurrency donations. The government also said it will put an annual cap of 100,000 pounds (USD 134,000) on donations by British voters living abroad. Reform has received 12 million pounds in the past year from Christopher Harborne, a British businessman based in Thailand, according to Electoral Commission figures. Reform UK deputy leader Richard Tice said the ..

Court finds no prima facie case against Sumit Gupta and Neeraj Khandelwal, who claim they were victims of impersonation in Rs 71.4 lakh fraud case

In the wake of the West Asian crisis, markets are defying typical patterns as equities fall, bond yields rise and gold weakens, signalling a shift in investor behaviour amid oil shocks and rate concer

CoinDCX said in a statement that the FIR was 'false' and that the alleged cheating occurred through a website impersonating the exchange and its founders

Bitcoin has weathered the war with Iran, which broke out at the end of February, better than many traditional assets

Ethereum outperformed Bitcoin, trading with gains of more than 7 per cent and holding above the $2,200 mark

On a weekly basis, the flagship token Bitcoin has surged 9.13 per cent from $65,969.78 recorded on March 8, while Ethereum posted a gain of nearly 11 per cent from $1,936.60 on the same date

Over the past five weeks, Bitcoin has repeatedly faced resistance near the $74,000 level, suggesting the market is still searching for fresh catalysts before attempting a decisive breakout

Crypto Market: Meanwhile, early signs of capital rotation are emerging as inflows into Bitcoin investment products resume, while some profit-taking appears to be occurring in gold

From January 2026, crypto-assets, CBDCs and electronic money products will fall under India's expanded FATCA-CRS reporting regime, strengthening tax transparency and compliance

It was his most direct public rebuke of the banking lobby on crypto policy, and comes as the administration pushes to establish the US the world's capital for digital assets

Analysts caution that near-term uncertainty persists due to derivatives expiries, macroeconomic risks, and continued correlation with broader risk assets

India, to truly excel in Web3, Sumit Gupta of CoinDCX said, must move beyond reactive policies and craft regulations that foster innovation, protect consumers, address risks, and provide clarity

₹79 lakh wiped out in crypto scam: The danger of WhatsApp tips

The flagship token briefly slipped below $68,000 before recovering to $68,500, maintaining a sideways range between $65,000 and $70,000 over the past ten days

In the Union Budget 2022-23, the government clearly defined VDAs such as cryptocurrencies and NFTs under the Income Tax Act for the first time

The Government has set up a task force on darknet and cryptocurrency under the multi-agency centre (MAC) to monitor platforms facilitating narco-trafficking, Lok Sabha was informed on Tuesday. In a written response, Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai said the Government has taken various steps for inter-agency coordination between the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB), state anti-narcotics task forces (ANTFs) and border guarding forces to curb cross-border and inter-state drug smuggling. Listing out the steps, Rai said the task force has been set up under the MAC mechanism with a focus on monitoring platforms facilitating narco-trafficking, sharing of inputs on drug smuggling amongst agencies/MAC members, interception of drug networks, continuous capturing of trends, modus operandi and nodes with regular database updates and review of related rules and laws. In addition, a Joint Coordination Committee (JCC) has also been set up at the central and state levels to oversee .

Extreme volatility is nothing new to cryptocurrencies, but Bitcoin's slump from a peak of $126,000 in October last year comes despite the backdrop of a crypto-friendly White House and surging adoption