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Bitcoin breaks past $68,000, ether nears $5,000 as flows surge in crypto

Bitcoin and ether made record peaks in Asia trade on Tuesday, with enthusiasm for cryptocurrency adoption and worry about inflation driving momentum and flows into the asset class.

Top headlines: India to tax blockchain system, UK recognises Covaxin

Future Retail goes to the Supreme Court in the latest round of its fight with Amazon. More on that story in Business Standard's top headlines at this hour.

Bitcoin inflows hit record high so far in 2021: CoinShares data

Bitcoin inflows totalled $95 million last week, representing the largest inflows of all digital assets

New plan to tax blockchain ecosystem in the works amid wide adoption of NFT

The push comes in the backdrop of surging investment by Indians in cryptocurrencies

Crypto world hits $3 trillion market cap as ether, bitcoin gain in trade

The third- and fourth-biggest tokens, Binance Coin and Solana, have added more than 20% in the past seven days

Rs 100-crore money laundering racket via crypto scheme busted

The kingpin of the racket is absconding, police said

Crypto rally lifts ether to new record, bitcoin to near 3-week high

Bitcoin rose to a two-and-a-half-week peak and ether climbed to a fresh record

What is blockchain technology and how is India planning to use it?

The Indian govt may not be warm private cryptocurrencies, but various states are already using the blockchain technology, which is also the base for cryptos, in many ways. But what is blockchain?

Paytm may consider Bitcoin offerings if India legalises crypto: Report

Paytm would consider Bitcoin offerings if Indian authorities removed regulatory uncertainty surrounding the adoption of cryptocurrencies.

Chris Wood hikes exposure to crypto currency; sells gold for Bitcoin

Wood believes Bitcoin is a competitor to the yellow metal as a store of value and it is one with a built-in quantitative tightening dynamic due to the halving process roughly every four years

Chingari's crypto token raises $40mn within 24 hours of its live sale

Recently, the firm completed a funding round of over $19 million from more than 30 venture funds and individual investors

Gone in 5 minutes: Investors lose millions in 'Squid Game' cryptocurrency

More than 40,000 people still held the token after the crash, according to BscScan, a blockchain search engine and analytics platform

Ether scales $4,600 to hit record high amid wider blockchain adoption

Bitcoin (BTC) was trading around $63,078 and is up about 117% this year, while ether is up six-fold

India is by far the fastest-growing crypto mkt: Vincent Lau, Huobi Global

Our active crypto traders in India nearly quadrupled in the September quarter, says VINCENT LAU, Managing Director of International Operations at Huobi Global

Indian crypto and blockchain startups are reimagining how the web works

Regulatory nervousness could slightly ease on the face of SaaS, gaming, social media applications based on crypto

Singapore has grand ambitions to become a global cryptocurrency hub

Singapore aiming to become a key player for cryptocurrency-related businesses as financial centers around the world grapple with approaches to handle one of the fastest growing areas of finance.

Why I don't advise clients on cryptos

The RBI had banned banks from holding or facilitating cryptocurrency transactions, but the Supreme Court set aside that circular

Karnataka politicians, officials involved in Bitcoin scam: Siddaramaiah

The former chief minister alleged that the investigation agencies are trying to safeguard those involved in the scam

Meme-teoric: 'Shiba inu' tokens gain 87,000,000% in a year

Bitcoin, the biggest cryptocurrency with a market cap of $1.2 trillion, was up a little over 4 per cent on Thursday, but below the record high it hit last week

Bitcoin slips on profit-taking but on track for biggest gain in 8 months

Bitcoin, the world's largest cryptocurrency, fell as much as 3.7% to $58,100, its lowest since Oct. 15