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Bitcoin barrels toward historic January as crypto market jumps by $280 bn

Bitcoin is set for its best January since 2013 on bets that monetary tightening and the crypto-sector crisis are both ebbing

Crypto wrap: Market in green but Fed announcement to keep volatility high

US Fed will hold its meeting on January 31 and February 1 and announce the policy on February 2

India should consider reducing 1% TDS rate on cryptocurrency trade: Report

India should consider lowering the 1 per cent TDS on crytocurrency trade as a high rate is causing a flight of capital and users to platforms in foreign jurisdictions and the grey market, a report said on Tuesday. The 'Impact Assessment of 1 per cent TDS on VDAs' report by Chase India and Indus Law said the crypto platforms/exchanges must also perform customer due diligence which can help uncover any potential future risk. "The existing 1 per cent TDS on crypto trade, combined with the absence of comprehensive regulations, is causing a flight of capital and users to platforms in foreign jurisdictions and the grey market," it said. The government, from April 1 last year, has brought in a 30 per cent income tax plus surcharge and cess on transfer of virtual digital assets (VDAs), including cryptocurrencies, like Bitcoin, Ethereum, Tether and Dogecoin. Also, to keep a tab on the money trail, a 1 per cent TDS has been brought in on payments over Rs 10,000 towards virtual digital ...

US-based crypto exchange Gemini to lay off 10% workforce, says report

US-based crypto exchange Gemini said that it will lay off 10 per cent of its workforce, citing "bad actors" in the crypto industry, the media reported.

Crypto firms go out of business as cryptocurrency collapse continues

Company officials blame the failure on the low liquidity of the crypto market caused by last November's collapse of FTX, and other abnormal developments in the industry in recent months

Signature Bank pulls back from crypto transactions below $100,000: Binance

The shift comes after the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation warned of crypto-asset risks

US Crypto lending firm Genesis files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection

Crypto lending company Genesis is seeking Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection as faltering prices and the downfall of FTX continue to rattle the industry. Genesis Global Holdco LLC and two of its lending business subsidiaries, Genesis Global Capital LLC and Genesis Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd., filed for bankruptcy protection in the Southern District of New York. Genesis said that its other subsidiaries involved in the derivatives and spot trading and custody businesses and Genesis Global Trading are not included in the filing and continue client trading operations. Genesis said that it has more than $150 million in cash on hand, providing ample liquidity to support its ongoing business operations and facilitate its restructuring. Last week the Securities and Exchange Commission went after Genesis Global Capital and the crypto exchange Gemini, alleging that they were selling unregistered securities through a popular program that was supposed to give high interest payments on crypto ...

Crypto wrap: Market continues to recover as total cap nears $1 trillion

There was a blip in the market on Thursday after the US agencies arrested the founder of Hong Kong-based crypto exchange Bitzlato, but it recovered on Friday

Crypto collapse brings focus to digital assets' true value: Raghuram Rajan

'The idea that somehow cryptos are going to maintain value, while the fiat currencies collapse. That's nonsense'

Japan pushes global counterparts to regulate cryptocurrencies like banks

The country has been making its voice heard through the Financial Stability Board

Crypto industry wants 0.1% TDS, Sebi-like regulator in Budget 2023

Some industry experts also suggested that gains in the crypto industry should be allowed to be offset against losses

2022: A very unusual year

Last year was a nightmare best forgotten. This year started on a strong note for investors, but private markets are still due for a further shakeout

Cryptos are nothing but gambling, their value only make-believe: RBI Guv

On the CBDC being piloted now, he said central banks issued digital currencies are the future of money and its adoption can help save on logistic and printing costs

Crypto wrap: Market recovers after weeks due to softening of inflation

The US inflation cooled down to 6.5% in December as compared to a year ago

15 mn Bitcoin stagnant in past 6 months amid cryptocurrency winter

In a significant concern for many in the cryptocurrency community amid the deepening crypto winter, the total amount of inactive Bitcoin (BTC) for at least six months has grown to over 15 million

WazirX's reserves at $284.4 million, highest in the form of Shiba Inu

Indian crypto exchange's reserve-to-liability ratio stands at 1:1

Crypto exchange Coinbase fires 950 people, shuts down several projects

The crypto company in June last year eliminated 18 per cent of its workforce, or nearly 1,100 people

CoinSwitch says it has a surplus of users' crypto assets worth Rs 1,083 cr

Exchange says it has enough reserves to meet withdrawals made by its users even in "turbulent" times

Crypto wrap: Market up but Gemini-DCG fiasco poses threat, say experts

Co-Founder of crypto exchange Gemini Cameron Winkelvoss gave a soft ultimatum to Digital Currency Group (DCG) CEO Barry Silbert to collaborate on repaying Genesis by January 8

Indian crypto exchange trade down by Rs 32k cr since 30% tax kicked in

The current tax architecture may lead to a loss of approximately Rs 99.3 trillion of local exchange trade volume in the next four years, says the study by The Esya Centre