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Advertisers must put disclaimers for highly risky cryptos from Apr 1: ASCI

The guidelines say advertisers will have to carry the disclaimer - "crypto products and NFTs are unregulated and can be highly risky

Man took Apple Store worker hostage, demanded $200 mn in crypto

The suspect, in camouflage gear, fired a gun and then held an Apple employee hostage for several hours before being apprehended late on Tuesday.

Biden may issue executive order on regulating cryptos this week: Report

The Biden administration had in September last year, released recommendations proposing that only banks be allowed to issue stablecoins

Amid 40% fall in price, Bitcoin could be laid low by miners' malady

The hashrate, or combined computational power used by bitcoin miners globally, has roughly quadrupled over the past six months to blow past 200 million "terahashes" per second

World's largest NFT marketplace OpenSea hacked, users lost NFTs

OpenSea Co-Founder and CEO, Devin Finzer acknowledged the phishing attack, confirming that 32 users have lost NFTs so far.

Tesla to accept Dogecoin as payment at Supercharging station

In a recent interview, Musk had also endorsed Dogecoin over any other crypto coin.

Singaporeans fall prey to Chinese-origin 'pig-butchering' crypto scam

Fraudsters reportedly spend months cultivating a relationship with the victims before urging them to invest in schemes

'Promote shady crypto investment and you can be held liable,' says US court

In a landmark decision that can have its ramifications in various countries such as India, US court said that influencers and promoters could be held liable for "peddling shady crypto investments".

Hollywood actress Reese Witherspoon to adapt NFTs into movies, TV Shows

Witherspoon's Hello Sunshine has partnered with World of Women (WoW), the NFT collective, for the adaptations of non-fungible tokens

New York Stock Exchange files trademark application for NFT marketplace

The New York Stock Exchange has filed an application to register the term 'NYSE' for a marketplace for non-fungible tokens (NFTs)

'Made me quite sad': Musk recalls billionaire who said Tesla would fail

Elon Musk has revealed that billionaire investor and Vice President of Berkshire Hathaway Charlie Munger once told him that Tesla would fail

El Salvador tells bitcoin-wary US senators to stay out of internal affairs

Senators asked the State Department to submit a report on the implementation of bitcoin in El Salvador with the purpose of assessing the risks it poses to the US economy

Govt likely to propose 18% GST on crypto mining, trading entities

Though the date for the next GST Council meeting has not been set, it could happen in March

Sansad TV says its YouTube channel was compromised by 'scamsters'

Sansad TV, which broadcasts live Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha proceedings said the channel's Youtube name was changed to "Ethereum" by the attacker

Crypto prices: Bitcoin climbs back above $44k as appetite for risk returns

Other digital tokens also increased, with Ether jumping 7%, Solana up more than 9% and DeFi favorite Aave also up around 7%

Triple digit rewards of staking offer respite to cryptocurrency investors

The recent guidance by the US on transaction reporting by crypto companies is shining some light on staking - one of the least understood but hottest corners of the digital-asset world.

Discussions on with RBI over digital currency: Finance Minister Sitharaman

Sitharaman in her Budget speech on February 1 had announced that Digital Rupee or Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) would be issued by the RBI in the coming fiscal year

Taxing income doesn't give cryptos legitimacy: FM Sitharaman

'I am not going to legalise it or ban it at this stage. Banning or not banning will come subsequently, when consultations give me input,' says FM in Parliament

Crypto exchange Binance to invest $200 mn in US business media group Forbes

Patrick Hillmann, Binance's chief communications officer, and Bill Chin, head of Binance Labs, its venture capital arm, will join the Forbes board when the transaction closes

Top headlines: Das says cryptos have no underlying value; M&M Q3 net surges

Here are the top headlines on Thursday