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In pics: 2021 belonged to investors, no matter where they placed a bet

From equities to commodities and cryptocurrencies, most segments gave handsome returns. But inflation, rate tightening, and the Omicron spread have spoiled the year-end party

Looking back: 10 developments that shaped the financial sector in 2021

From crypto concerns to policy normalisation, deposit insurance, Shaktikanta Das' reappointment as RBI governor and Citi's India exit, here are the key developments in for the financial sector in 2021

Bitcoin falls 6.1% to $47,607, Ether drops 5.57 % to $3,812.6

Bitcoin, the world's biggest and best-known cryptocurrency, is down 31% from the year's high of $69,000 on Nov. 10

Top Headlines: 13 Indian firms to make Covid pill; bank NPAs at 6-year low

Business Standard brings you the top headlines at this hour.

Indians to continue to embrace cryptocurrencies despite RBI concerns

The eighth of year-ender series finds out why retail investment in crypto assets may surge to $15.6 billion by 2030

India needs to initially go for basic model for CBDC, says RBI report

In its basic form, a CBDC provides a safe, robust, and convenient alternative to physical cash

Bitcoin's volatility is on display again in slide below $50,000

The token fell as much as 4.5% on Tuesday in Asia and was trading at about $49,100 as of 1:10 p.m. in Singapore

New smart-contract based crypto platform begins global operations

BNBXMAS is a smart contract-based Dapp built on the Binance Smart Chain that allows users to invest in cryptocurrencies

From cloud to cryptocurrency to the metaverse, tech that dominated 2021

The big technology stories of this year will continue to dominate 2022

Keeping your head when others are losing theirs

Pointing to gold, the only important exception to the intrinsic-value rule is a very weak justification for arguing that Bitcoin will retain its value

World shares rise, dollar set for worst week since Sep as Omicron fears ebb

MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan rose 0.2%, and Japan's Nikkei inched 0.1% higher, after the S&P 500 had finished at a record closing high

Bitcoin climbs to $51,000, hits highest in more than two weeks

The largest cryptocurrency has advanced some 4% over the past two days and at one point reached $51,524 on Friday in Asian trading

Indian company gifts NFT to Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal

The NFT has been listed on the marketplace platform OpenSea

From scrapping retro tax law to record GST mop-up: 2021 for revenue dept

A record GST tax collection, an overhaul of the income tax return filing portal and the landmark move to scrap retrospective taxation have set the stage for the next level of reforms in tax admin

TMS Ep70: Zee-Sony merger, market correction, crypto, securitisation

After mega deal, how will Zee-Sony merger unfold? Did market correction make new-age stocks value buys? How's the road ahead for cryptocurrencies in India? What is Securitisation? All answers here

What does the road ahead for cryptocurrencies look like in India?

India emerged as the fastest-growing crypto market in the world this year. A Bill to regulate it remained a work in progress. So, what's puzzling the government? And how was the year 2021 for cryptos?

Dollar dips as Omicron leaves currency markets unseasonably volatile

The dollar edged down again in early Asia, starting a third successive session under pressure as investors favoured riskier currencies and asset classes

Dollar on back foot but Omicron variant keeps markets on edge

By Alun John

Scammers netted cryptocurrencies worth $7.7 billion in 2021: Report

A key source of rising cryptocurrency scams in 2021 were 'rug pulls', where the developers of a new cryptocurrency vanish and take supporters' funds with them

Crypto attracts more money in 2021 than all previous years combined

That's almost quadruple the previous high of around $8 billion in 2018