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Hackers using fake play-to-earn gaming apps to steal cryptocurrency: FBI

The Federal Bureau of Investigation in the US has warned that threat actors are now using fake rewards in so-called "play-to-earn" mobile and online games to steal millions worth of cryptocurrency

SVB Crisis: What led to the collapse of start-ups' favourite bank?

What is the Silicon Valley Bank? What led to its collapse? Will customers get their money back? How will SVB's collapse hurt start-ups? Will SVB collapse hurt Indian banks? Read to find the answers

Silicon Valley Bank's collapse highlights fickleness of crypto money

Events last week showed that Kiyotaki-Moore may have been right, not just in their analysis but also in their hyperbole: People accept and hold money not because it circulates freely

Silicon Valley Bank fallout: A breather as USDC jumps back to $1 peg

Circle said it's possible "SVB may not return 100 per cent and that any return might take some time"

Bitcoin drops below $20,000, set for worst week since FTX crash in November

The largest token fell as much 3.2% on Friday, breaking below $20,000 for the first time since January, after falling more than 8% on Thursday. Smaller coins like Ether, Solana also added to losses

Crypto meltdown: Traditional US bank Silvergate collapses as stock plunges

The fall of cryptocurrency exchange FTX and an overall meltdown in the global crypto market has claimed another victim with established US bank Silvergate Capital

'A step back': Tightened regulatory norms put crypto investors in a spot

Players from the crypto ecosystem believe at least this will create common standards, which in turn will make crypto assets much safer

Crypto under PMLA: Industry gives thumbs up, expects higher investor faith

Cryptocurrency news: On Tuesday, the Centre issued a notification to bring VDAs under the ambit of anti-money laundering law in India

Cryptocurrency under PMLA: What changes for those investing in VDAs now?

Cryptocurrency news: If found guilty under PMLA, the person who committed money laundering can be awarded rigorous imprisonment for a minimum of three years up to seven years, with a fine

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Silvergate plans to wind down bank ops, liquidate after crypto metldown

Silvergate collapsed amid scrutiny from regulators and a criminal investigation by the Justice Department's fraud unit into dealings with fallen crypto giants FTX and Alameda Research

Biden to urge 25% billionaire tax, levies on rich investors & corporations

Biden's budget request to Congress, which is slated to be released Thursday, calls for a 25% minimum tax on billionaires, according to a White House official familiar with the proposal

Centre brings crypto assets under PMLA, wrongdoing can be probed by ED

India, as G20 president, is looking to drive the narrative on dangers of cryptos

Crypto exchanges, intermediaries need to perform KYC of clients, users

Crypto exchanges and intermediaries dealing with virtual digital assets will now be required to perform KYC of their clients and users of the platform. The Finance Ministry on March 7 notified that entities dealing in virtual digital assets will now be considered 'reporting entity' under the Prevention of money laundering Act (PMLA). Entities involved in the exchange between VDAs and Fiat currencies or transfer of VDAs or safekeeping and administration of VDAs, and participation in financial services related to an issuer's offer and sale of a VDA would be 'reporting entity' for the purpose of the PMLA. Under the anti-money laundering law, reporting entities are required to maintain KYC details or records of documents evidencing the identity of its clients and beneficial owners as well as account files and business correspondence relating to its clients. AMRG & Associates Senior Partner Rajat Mohan said all such intermediaries need to maintain a record of all transactions, and such

India imposes money laundering provisions on cryptocurrency sector

The Finance Ministry said in a notice on Tuesday that anti-money laundering legislation has been applied to crypto trading, safekeeping and related financial services

More than crypto, I am interested in artificial intelligence: Elon Musk

Twitter CEO Elon Musk has said that his interest has been switched from cryptocurrencies to artificial intelligence (AI)

Crypto wrap: Silvergate fallout pulls market down, Bitcoin at two-week low

Silvergate has been a go-to bank for the biggest crypto players but has come under fire since the collapse of FTX late last year

Indian-origin engineer at FTX, Nishad Singh, pleads guilty to fraud charges

Nishad Singh, a 27-year-old Indian-origin former top executive of failed cryptocurrency trading platform FTX has pleaded guilty to the charges of alleged billion-dollar fraud at the now collapsed exchange. Singh was the former co-lead engineer of FTX Trading Ltd. He has pleaded guilty to six conspiracy charges, including conspiracy to commit wire fraud, conspiracy to commit money laundering and conspiracy to violate federal campaign finances laws. Singh is the third top executive and close confidante of FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried to plead guilty and cooperate with prosecutors. Gary Wang, co-founder of FTX, and Caroline Ellison, the former head of FTX's sister hedge fund Alameda Research, both pleaded guilty last year and are cooperating against Bankman-Fried. In December last year, federal authorities charged Bankman-Fried with orchestrating a scheme to defraud equity investors in FTX. The Securities and Exchange Commission charged Singh on Tuesday. In a parallel action, the

G20: India walks tightrope to form consensus amongst competing interests

At the media briefing on Saturday, a visibly pleased Reserve Bank of India Governor Shaktikanta Das said that most of the G-20 partners agreed that cryptocurrencies should be regulated

India's G20 presidency received strong support for all our priorities: FM

Finance Minister also said that she is grateful for the USA and UK, who were very supportive of the global coordination framework, particularly on the crypto