Topic: cryptocurrency
To use cryptocurrency or not is no more a question in India. RBI must now fix payment market
Facebook’s Libra clearly demonstrates a demand for cheaper and faster global payments service. RBI must accelerate its research on payment methods to serve this demand.
Facebook scaling back Libra cryptocurrency will bring joy & relief to Asian central banks
A stablecoin like Libra could weaken effect of monetary policy on domestic interest rates and credit conditions, a risk for central banks in Asia.
Bitcoin isn’t the world’s most used cryptocurrency
A cryptocurrency issued by a Hong Kong firm has consistently surpassed trading volumes of Bitcoin since early August.
How do we get crypto currency to circulate as money? This experiment might hold the answer
There is a chicken-and-egg dilemma with money — it can’t circulate until it circulates. The currency 'airdrop' could be the doorway to several economic solutions.
Facebook’s biggest challenge with Libra might be its own reputation
Given Facebook's failures around privacy, a near-unanimous notion among US lawmakers is that the tech giant shouldn’t be trusted to create a new global currency.
Modi govt sceptical about Facebook’s Libra cryptocurrency
Modi govt & RBI have virtually outlawed cryptocurrencies. RBI has placed restrictions & govt is drafting a law with stringent penalties on their use.
Bitcoin tumbles as cryptocurrency’s 2019 surge starts to waver
Bitcoin saw an 18% dip on Friday even as optimism surrounding a potential increase in adoption of cryptocurrencies has been fueling a price increase.
Why people are worried about Libra, not the sun sign but Facebook’s new cryptocurrency
A look at what Libra is, how it compares to other cryptocurrencies and whether you should be concerned about using it when it arrives.
Facebook’s Libra is not good news for RBI and other Asian central banks
For RBI & other central banks, prospect of being at the mercy of a cabal of tech czars & venture capitalists could seem less predictable, more sinister.
Who invented Bitcoin? A series of court cases could shed light
An Australian-born technologist gained notoriety 3 years ago when he declared himself the inventor of Bitcoin. But he’s been called a fraud.
Coronavirus makes America seem like a civilisation in decline
No advanced nation has responded as poorly as the US. Perverse regulation, a bungled government test & fragmented supply chains held back testing for crucial weeks.
Ramayan on DD: Best way to keep India’s elderly indoors or show the young TV beyond Netflix?
Ramanand Sagar’s Ramayan, which was a rage in the late 1980s, has made a comeback at a time when the 21-day lockdown has forced people indoors.
Defence
Army doctor and JCO test positive for Covid-19, both had travelled to Delhi separately
The latest cases have come over 10 days after an Army jawan in Leh tested positive for Covid-19 to become the first its victim in the 13-lakh strong force.
Modi’s India isn’t Mao’s China. Silly forecasts assume we’ll let corona kill millions of us
There are many scary scenarios about how badly we Indians may be affected or how many killed by Covid-19. But they presume we will do nothing to influence our fates.