Blockchain & crypto news from India
The largest bank in Russia, Sberbank has launched what it said is the nation’s first exchange traded fund (ETF) to offer exposure to firms involved in the blockchain industry. In a statement, the bank said that called the Sberbank Blockchain Economy ETF, the fund from Sber Asset Management trades on the Russian stock market under…
Financial content provider TickerPlant has introduced a global crypto super app named CryptoWire. The app will serve as a one-stop solution for all aspects related to these digital assets. It will offer real-time info and news about cryptocurrency courses, prices and data related to crypto. The application will also provide details about blockchain technology, the…
Today, SEC or the U.S Securities and Exchange Commission declared the title of the upcoming cryptocurrency panel for its December 2 Investor Advisory Meeting. The title will be ‘Helping to Ensure Investor Protection and Market Integrity in the Face of New Technologies’. Earlier, on Nov.15, the Commission declared the meeting would be open to the…
On Monday, Mastercard announced that the company has signed a deal with crypto firm Bakkt to make cryptocurrency options available to banks and merchants across its payments network. Banks on Mastercard’s global payments network will be able to offer crypto rewards on debit and credit cards and reward points on purchases like hotels or airlines…
Visa, the worldwide payments giant has launched a project that targets to be a ‘universal adapter’ of blockchain that can link various cryptos, central bank digital currencies (CBDC) as well as stablecoin. On Thursday, an official announcement made it clear that the research team of Visa is working on a ‘Universal Payment Channel’ (UPC) initiative,…
The first crypto ATM in Honduras opened this week as bitcoin investors ask for prompt demand for digital assets after neighboring El Salvador became the first nation to accept bitcoin as legal tender. The machine, locally named “la bitcoinera” enables users to get Ethereum and Bitcoin using the local lempira currency. It was set up…
Christie’s, the British auction house is going to organize an auction for some of the oldest Non Fungible Tokens (NFTs) ever. It will be taking live bids in Ether (ETH) crypto tokens, which the firm said is a first for any noteworthy auction house. Christie’s will be auctioning NFTs from the Art Blocks selected collection…
The government is aiming to define cryptos in the latest draft bill that also suggests to categories cryptos on the basis of their use cases. According to reports, cryptos will be regarded as a commodity/asset for all reasons, including taxation and according to use case – investment, payments or utility. This would be the first…
MasterCard has launched a new Start Path global startup engagement program committed to assisting rapidly developing blockchain, digital assets and cryptocurrency firms. The declaration came as a continuation of digital assets work. 7 startups have already become a member of the program. They, along with MasterCard, look to accelerate and expand innovation around digital asset…
The publicity around Paraguay emerging as the 2nd country to legalizing Bitcoin has doing rounds since El Salvador announced crypto as legal tender the previous month. But, a leaked draft of the cryptocurrency bill that Paraguayan congressman Carlos Rejala intends to present in the Chamber of Deputies – similar to Lok Sabha in India –…