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Tim Cook reveals he owns crypto on a day Bitcoin hits historic high of $68k

Apple CEO Tim Cook has shaken Twitter revealing he personally owns cryptocurrency and has been interested for "a while".

Investing in cryptocurrencies, NFT? Soon, you may have to pay 18% GST

While regulatory uncertainty around cryptocurrencies continues, the tax department might be getting ready to tap into this new area. Here's what crypto and NFT investors need to know about taxation

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Cryptocurrency market cap hits $3 trn mark for 1st time, Bitcoin on fire

Bitcoin and Ether created a new all-time high of $68,641.57 and $4,857.25 on Tuesday

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.

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

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

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

TMS, Ep 37: 5 years of since demonetisation, Form 26AS, and blockchain tech

What do key indicators tell us about the Indian economy 5 years after demonetisation? How will tweaked Form 26AS make tax evasion harder? What is blockchain technology? Get all the answers here

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

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

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

Karnataka politicians, officials involved in Bitcoin scam: Siddaramaiah

Former Karnataka Chief Minister and Congress leader Siddaramaiah on Thursday alleged that politicians and officials were involved in a Bitcoin scam in the state and that the investigation agencies are trying to safeguard them."My point is.. As per my information, many powerful people are involved in it (bitcoin scam) and investigating agencies trying to close this, No one should be safeguarded no one should be saved culprits must be punished, whoever it may be," Siddaramaiah told ANI."Now they're saying they (CM) have referred it to Enforcement Directorate (ED) and Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). That means there must be something hidden. I don't know more about it, I'm gathering information," he added.Taking to Twitter, Siddaramaiah had earlier said, "There is information about the involvement of influential politicians of Karnataka in Drugs & Bitcoin scam. It is concerning that the investigating officers are trying to close the case to help those politicians. BJP govt ..

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

RSS still waits for BJP to execute 2020 Vijayadashami message on farm laws

In the 2020 speech, Bhagwat called for farm policies that were propelled by "swa"(self)

Walmart's shoppers can now buy Bitcoin at 200 kiosks in its stores

Walmart is testing the service weeks after a high-profile hoax in which a fake press release said the retailer would start letting customers pay with a cryptocurrency called Litecoin

Buoyed by recent surge, some strategists see Bitcoin at $100k by 2021-end

This week's move to near $67,000 has traders watching to see how the landscape shifts, now that the first US Bitcoin futures exchange-traded funds are in play

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