Page 108 - Cryptocurrency
After bitcoin crackdown, China now wants centralised digital currency
China was once a stronghold of bitcoin
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Unmoved by defections and criticism, Facebook officially launches Libra
Facebook has faced criticism since the summer when it unveiled plans to create a separate, private currency system to allow users to make cross-border payments more easily
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UP Police to expand cyber crime wings following spurt in online frauds
Senior police officials instructed to complete the preliminary rollout of the cyber cells by October 15
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Bitcoins, neurosciences drive demand for blended programmes at IIM-A
To tap online exec education, IIM-A will offer 6 programmes that are a mix of online and offline
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Tapping into e-learning, IIM-A to offer mix of online and offline courses
IIM-A will be offering six programmes that are blended or a mix of online and offline
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PayPal becomes first member to exit Facebook's Libra cryptocurrency group
International outcry is mounting over Libra -- with central banks, governments and regulators railing against Facebook's upstart cryptocurrency and questions over how it would be regulated
Visa, Mastercard waver as Facebook's Libra faces regulatory heat
Facebook announced plans to launch the digital currency in June 2020, in partnership with other members of the Libra Association set up by the U.S. tech giant to manage the project
The cryptocurrency risk
Cryptos work because investors believe these have value. That trust is based on the hack proof nature of the blockchain. But what if the blockchain doesn't exist?
Don't welcome Facebook's Libra
India's policy makers must be alert to any attempt by Facebook, Mastercard and others to force a cryptocurrency on us
France, Germany oppose Facebook's Libra, back public cryptocurrency
The criticism came as the European Central Bank said it was working on a long-term plan to launch a public digital currency that could make projects such as Libra redundant