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India’s Income Tax Department Is Secretly Training Its Officials to Investigate Cryptocurrencies
18.12.2019
We got a copy of the Indian tax authority’s secret training manual for cryptocurrencies
Fidelity Launching Crypto Services in Europe, Citing ‘Significant Interest’
18.12.2019
Fidelity Investments is expanding its crypto services to European clients after seeing increasing potential in this market. The expansion builds upon the company’s U.S. crypto business. “We’ve seen significant interest and engagement by the institutional community, which show...
Indian State of Kerala to Produce 20,000 Blockchain Specialists in 2 Years
17.12.2019
Beijing’s sudden rush into blockchain development and digital currency hasn’t gone unnoticed. From America to Europe and back to Asia, governments have started thinking about this new racetrack in more serious terms. India has a history of tensions with China, although the countries...
Regulatory Roundup: Crypto ‘Inevitable’ in India, China Rankings, NY Streamlines Policy
16.12.2019
In this regulatory roundup, we cover a positive crypto story in India, China’s year-end rankings, and the European Central Bank entering the stablecoin race. We also cover the New York regulator’s proposed Bitlicense revision — the first in five years — and several other...
Crypto Regulation: Is It Good or Bad for the Industry?
16.12.2019
Would regulation be a delight or a disaster for crypto and blockchain? Experts — and countries around the world — are bitterly divided #Sponsored
Indian Lawmaker Says ‘Cryptocurrency Is Inevitable’
15.12.2019
Indian Parliament member Dr. Subramanian Swamy has shared his view on cryptocurrency. Advocating for India to make the transition to crypto, he reportedly said, “cryptocurrency is inevitable.” The lawmaker will chair a conference at the UN India’s headquarters next week where...
Russia’s Hydra Darknet Marketplace Plans $146M Token Sale
14.12.2019
According to regional reports, the Russian darknet market Hydra is planning an initial coin offering (ICO) in order to expand the marketplace internationally. The sale is set to start on December 16 and Hydra administrators hope to raise $146 million from the token sale. Also read: Regulatory...
Quadrigacx Founder Dead or Alive? Request for Exhumation and Autopsy Filed
14.12.2019
It has been a year since the founder of now-defunct crypto exchange Quadrigacx supposedly died in India. However, some 76,000 victims are still out of millions of dollars. A court-appointed lawyer representing them has now requested an exhumation and post-mortem autopsy in Canada of the dead body...
Iran, Hong Kong, India: Failed Protests Point to Need for Crypto-Anarchy ‘Second Realms’
13.12.2019
What is the second realm? It’s both an abstract and concrete “place” parallel to here, where temporary autonomous zones (TAZ) provide a chance to escape the burning surveillance spotlight of the state and brutal law enforcement culture, and allow for at least temporary exercises...
Emerging jobs in India in 2020
12.12.2019
In exciting times of today, when the world is sweeping with technical advancement, tech jobs are redefining the job opportunities in India. While most of the multinationals are rushing towards India eyeing on its tremendous lucrative markets, India takes the pride to become the third-largest...
Unconfirmed: ConsenSys Is Shutting Down Offices in India and the Philippines
11.12.2019
Ethereum venture production studio ConsenSys is reportedly closing down offices in the Philippines and in India
Ethereum Builder ConsenSys Shutters India and Philippines Operations
11.12.2019
Consensys, the ethereum blockchain development company with hubs around the globe, has shut down key operations in India and the Philippines
Regulatory Roundup: Bitcoin Futures Fund Approved, India’s RBI-Backed Digital Currency
9.12.2019
In this regulatory roundup, we cover the U.S. SEC approving a bitcoin futures fund, the new IRS tax form targeting crypto owners, and several more steps taken by the U.S. government toward crypto regulation. We also cover India’s central bank digital currency plan, South Korea’s crypto...
RBI Governor Discusses Crypto and Central Bank Digital Currency
5.12.2019
The governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), Shaktikanta Das, spoke about cryptocurrency during a press conference on Thursday. He also talked about the prospect of an RBI-issued digital currency, when the time will be right for issuing one, and his view on private digital currencies. Also...
Power Ledger, Indian Government to Boost Renewables With P2P Energy Trading Initiative
2.12.2019
Australian blockchain startup Power Ledger will pilot a peer-to-peer solar energy trading platform alongside an Indian utility firm and a government agency
$50M of ETH Stolen, ‘Rare Opportunity’ for BTC: Hodler’s Digest, Nov. 25–Dec. 1
1.12.2019
In this week’s Hodler’s Digest, Upbit targeted in devastating hack, cryptojacking malware found on YouTube, and Bitcoin’s “rare opportunity” for December
Largest Indian State to Pilot Blockchain-Based Solar Energy Trading
29.11.2019
The largest state in India, Uttar Pradesh, and Power Ledger have partnered to launch a P2P renewable energy trading project
Enterprise Blockchain Firm SettleMint Kickstarts Operations in India
28.11.2019
SettleMint, the Belgium-based firm that facilitates enterprise blockchain applications to its global client base, has broke the news about the launch of its operations in the Indian subcontinent. The highly anticipated launch event of the firm was organized in its office located in the capital city...
India Plans to Issue a National Blockchain Framework
27.11.2019
The Indian government is drafting a paper outlining a new national blockchain framework, a minister wrote Wednesday
Indian Government to Issue National Blockchain Strategy
27.11.2019
The Indian government is working on a National Level Blockchain Framework to promote the tech’s adoption