Blockchain & crypto news from India
With Bitcoin prices surging like never before, crypto mania appears to be sweeping the whole country. The Bollywood industry has also become a part of the same to introduce NFTs (non-fungible tokens) or advertise crypto platforms. The current newcomer in the block is Bollywood superstar Salman Khan. The megastar has currently launched GARI – India’s…
Twitter CEO pushes for open, decentralized exchange for BTC High volatility has been a major concern for traders and investors in the crypto space. Despite the fluctuation in prices, especially Bitcoin(BTC) price; the need to adopt cryptocurrency hasn’t reduced with institutions pooling up funds in order not to be left behind in the space and…
Jackson Palmer, co-founder of dogecoin slams crypto and insisted that he shall maintain a distance from the hysteria, calling it ‘an inherently right-wing, hyper-capitalistic technology’ designed to increase the riches of its supporters. He yelled against the crypto world and the ‘wealthy’ associated with it. On Wednesday, he posted on his Twitter page that the…
Encountering hostility from the World Bank, opposition parties and IMF to his stand to make bitcoin legal tender in EI Salvador, President Nayib Bukele has promised $30 for each netizen who endorse the crypto. Began by Bukele, this month EI Salvador’s parliament accepted a law to allow the crypto money to be accepted as tender…
Trading on crypto exchanges based out of India may get more expensive as the country’s regulator pondering over a 2% equalization tax on crypto dealings. The new equalization tax – a levy that the nation charge on foreign companies – would apply to other cryptocurrencies and Bitcoin purchased off exchanges that are based out of…
New day, new Musk tweet and another manipulation of the crypto market! Amidst the Bitcoin crash, Elon Musk tweeted Tesla has ‘diamond hands’. SpaceX boss and Tesla Inc.’s CEO has been awarded an unsaid Internet award, where the variations of prices in the crypto market have been accredited to him. His reach, however, is often…
A new crypto aptly named STOPELON has been created as a means of stopping Elon Musk from influencing the volatile crypto markets with his Twitter account. Yet another one is Elonmute. Their aim: “to destroy the biggest market manipulator of them all”. The crypto community is at war against Elon Musk with a new project…
On Wednesday, Tesla Inc.’s CEO Elon Musk announced that the company won’t accept Bitcoin for the car purchase. In addition to jokes and memes galore, the value of Bitcoin plunged as much as 15% to just above $46,000 the moment the tweet was posted. This was done due to environmental concerns. As soon as the…
Crypto’s gaining more spotlight and adoption after the CEO of an e-commerce giant publicly asked how to integrate his company with the decentralized finance (DeFi) ecosystem. Shopify CEO Tobi Lutke posted on a Twitter message on Friday asking the DeFi community what “role” Shopify could play in the growing financial vertical. “Hey #DeFi Twitter. What…
Tweet Bitcoins! Bottlepay brings real-time bitcoin payments The firm said, “Users can tweet bitcoin and fiat currency to other users instantly”. The U.K based payments platform Bottlepay brings real-time bitcoin payments to Twitter. Bottlepay is aiming to disrupt the payments space by enabling real-time cross-broader transfers of both fiat money and cryptocurrencies. The beta version…