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Tag: india
Jan 15 2021
Jan 08 2021
Internet Shutdowns Cost India $2.8B in 2020: Report
□ Jan 08 2021 □
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at CoinDesk
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belarus
censorship
india
internet
policy & regulation
A 2020 report by Top10VPN found India to be the country that suffered the most economic damage from internet disruptions.
Jan 01 2021
Proposed Indian Crypto Tax Might Kill the Local Industry
□ Jan 01 2021 □
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at CryptoCurrency – Finance Magnates | Financial and business news
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bitcoin
cryptocurrency
india
regulation
tax
The government is expecting to gain $1 billion in taxes from Bitcoin trades.
Dec 30 2020
World’s First Physical Cryptocurrency Bank Opens in India
□ Dec 30 2020 □
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at CryptoCurrency – Finance Magnates | Financial and business news
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bitcoin
cryptocurency
india
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Cashaa partnered with United Multistate Credit Cooperative Society to open a physical cryptocurrency banking branch in Jaipur.
Dec 29 2020
Dec 28 2020
Lending Platform Vauld Raises $2M to Grow Into a Full Crypto Bank
Vauld, formerly called Bank of Hodlers, raised $2 million in a round led by Pantera Capital to expand its crypto banking platform.
Dec 22 2020
Indian Cryptocurrency Exchange CoinDCX Receives $13.9 Million Funding
□ Dec 22 2020 □
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at CryptoCurrency – Finance Magnates | Financial and business news
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bitcoin
crypto exchange
exchanges
india
CoinDCX raised 100 Crore INR worth nearly $14 million from investors including Coinbase Ventures and Block.one.
Dec 21 2020
India’s State-Led Payment Network Is Growing. Now India Wants to Export It
India’s state-led payments system, United Payments Interface (UPI), was first rolled out in 2016 and is currently used by 175 million people.
Dec 11 2020
Dec 09 2020
Dec 05 2020
Nov 25 2020
In India, a Clash of Digital Innovation and Internet Censorship
Among democracies, the Indian government tends to shut down the internet most frequently. Can crypto thrive in this environment?
Nov 11 2020
Oct 20 2020
The Rush To Own India’s Bitcoin Market Is Back On
While the volume and scale may not be huge by current industry standards, venture capital inflows into Indian Bitcoin companies have been hard not to notice this year. Long considered an obviously ripe market for Bitcoin adoption, the regulatory and banking establishments in India have, at times, hamstrung growth of a local commercial Bitcoin ecosystem, leading to...
Oct 13 2020
India’s First Bitcoin Exchange Proposes Regulatory Sandbox Over Ban
As regulators in India mull over a new Bitcoin ban, the country's first crypto exchange, BuyUcoin, and industry leaders have come together to propose an alternative. Indian Government Balances Bitcoin Ban Founded in 2016, one of India's first crypto exchanges, BuyUcoin, quickly became a multi-million dollar platform. Though volumes evaporated following the banking ban in...
Oct 05 2020
‘Morris Coin’ Ponzi Scheme Busted: 36-Year-Old Man Arrested in India
□ Oct 05 2020 □
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at CryptoCurrency – Finance Magnates | Financial and business news
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blockchain
crypto
india
indian rupee
news
Police were tipped off by someone who was not directly involved in the Ponzi scheme.