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Topic: Bitcoin

Cryptocurrency may be illegal in India, but dealers are finding ways to do business anyway

Crypto dealers are trying to identify institutions out of RBI’s purview, such as post offices, where money orders can be used to send and receive funds.

Delhi based Coinsecure loses $3 million in a Bitcoin heist

The firm is working hard to recover the money. However, its efforts might be hampered by India’s crackdown on cryptocurrencies even as global prices rebound.

RBI bans Bitcoin, so why is it considering creating its own cryptocurrency?

The RBI may have barred its regulated entities from accepting cryptocurrencies, but it might just introduce its own and legalise it.

Ex-Infosys techie who ‘duped’ Indians of Rs 2,000 cr sent packing from Thailand

Amit Bhardwaj, who had allegedly duped scores of people of Rs 2,000 crore and fled to Dubai, reached India Wednesday and was handed over to probe agencies.

How a former Infosys engineer became a rich bitcoin miner and ultimately a ‘fugitive’

Amit Bhardwaj is alleged to have fled to Dubai after conning scores out of an estimated Rs 2,000 crore through a Ponzi scheme based...

Countries and financial institutions are getting cryptocurrencies and blockchain all wrong

Crypto currencies issued by countries would be more vulnerable to arbitrary interventions in supply and demand. 

Still don’t understand the blockchain? This explainer will help

Blockchain technology is expected to account for as much as 10% of global GDP by 2027. Even banks are waking up to the possibilities of cryptocurrency.

Laxmi to Bullcoin: The ‘made in India’ bitcoins

Websites promoting desi bitcoins in the garb of ‘Make in India’ initiative; Delhi Police receives 8 complaints in a month; people duped of crores of rupees.

How the meteoric rise of Bitcoin brought untold riches to Indians

Crypto-currency Bitcoin recently hit its all-time high of $11,370, and then dropped to $9,292. But Indian investors aren’t too worried about its future.

On Camera

My grandmother saved her children in Bhopal gas tragedy—and sacrificed her own life

‘Mother kept pouring water in our eyes whenever the burning became unbearable. She pushed our bodies deep into the blanket, making sure not a single part was exposed,’ my father said.

India’s Russian oil imports are showing up in cryptic new places. The crude map stands redrawn

December oil imports from Russia may drop nearly 50%, but Indian buyers already shifting to non-designated Russian entities and opaque trading channels to keep Russian oil flowing.

India to commission new squadron of submarine-hunting Romeo choppers in Goa later this month

The helicopters produced by Lockheed Martin are known as ‘submarine hunters’. India ordered 24 of these aircraft in 2020 to replace the Sea King helicopters. 15 have been delivered till date.

Gaali cricket: Bavuma stands tall, India’s Test ego cut to size

The India-South Africa series-defining fact is the catastrophic decline of Indian red ball cricket where a visiting team can mock us with the 'grovel' word.