Blockchain & crypto news from India
There is hype around the world regarding cryptocurrency. The virtual currency is enjoying a love-hate relationship with some nations. Having said that, there are many crypto-friendly countries where virtual currency has been a center of attraction. It’s been used as a mode of payment, long-term investment option and trading. Besides this, crypto coins like Ethereum…
The US’ NRCC (National Republican Congressional Committee), the United States House Republicans’ campaign arm told it will be receiving donations in digital currency. The organization told it would be the first national party committee to accept donations via virtual currency like Bitcoin, which it told would aid it to support Republican candidates in midterm elections…
The Chinese smartphone manufacturer, OnePlus may be planning to venture into crypto. The company was lately found to be surveying its users about blockchain tech and by extension, the need for a crypto wallet. The research aims at receiving users’ comments on crypto. The company is asking users if they’ve used trading platforms like Gemini,…
According to mails sent by prime Indian lenders State Bank of India and HDFC Bank, they have warned their clients against dealing in crypto such as bitcoin. HDFC Bank, in its letter to its customers, told that cryptocurrency dealings aren’t permitted as per Reserve Bank of India’s regulation. The banks have sent mails to specific…
On Wednesday, cryptocurrency markets witnessed a downturn, with major currencies crashing rapidly, wiping off as much as $1 trillion from their valuations, which had hit a record high of more than $2 trillion recently. Many analysts seem to believe that the crypto bubble, which grew without reason or rhyme or unsustainably for some time now,…
China has forbidden payment and financial firms from offering services related to crypto transactions. Further, the country has warned investors against speculative crypto trading. In a joint statement, three industry bodies informed on Tuesday that under the ban, institutions like online payment channels and banks must not offer clients any service involving digital currency. This…
Cryptocurrency traders and exchangers are dealing with an ongoing problem with many banks not interested in allowing transactions that deal with crypto exchanges. According to sources, the problem started in February end. In recent weeks some banks have directed payment gateways to not permit crypto-related transactions. As a result, some cryptocurrency exchanges have been encountering…
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…
A longtime cryptocurrency advocate and billionaire entrepreneur Mark Cuban said that the COVID pandemic proved just how immaterial traditional financial institutions are. Last week, Cuban said that the people in need of money got it the slowest. Mentioning barriers to receiving and cashing stimulus checks during the pandemic, transaction costs, the number of days banks…