Dogecoin: All you need to know about the cryptocurrency based on a meme

With its ever-growing rise in popularity, including a mention from billionaire Elon Musk on the hit American TV show Saturday Night Live, Dogecoin has exploded into the culture. The meme-based cryptocurrency started out in 2013 as a joke. However, it has since established itself as a popular cryptocurrency, soaring to an all-time high last week. As of … Read more

The virtual world of cryptocurrency and the challenges it poses for Indian govt

PM Modi on Saturday chaired a meeting on the path ahead for managing the cryptocurrency sector where a consensus was reached on the Centre needing to take “progressive and forward-looking” steps while ensuring that an unregulated crypto market does not lead to “money laundering and terror financing”. The government will keep a close watch on … Read more

Govt to table bill on cryptocurrency, speculations over ban on ‘private cryptocurrencies’ cause dip in the market

The union govt is reportedly going to table a Bill in the winter session of Parliament aiming to create a facilitative framework for the creation of official digital currency to be issued by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). As per the description of the Bill available, the ‘The Cryptocurrency & Regulation of Official Digital Currency Bill, … Read more

Cryptocurrency and India: Busting the myths and conspiracy theories as Govt tables the Bill in winter session

The Indian government has announced that the Cryptocurrency and Regulation of Official Digital Currency Bill, 2021, is expected to be tabled in the Winter Session of Parliament. The bill will seek to create a framework for the official digital currency to be issued by the Reserve Bank of India. The bill looks to “prohibit certain private cryptocurrencies … Read more

Digital Rupee will be backed by RBI, other cryptocurrencies will never be legal tenders: Finance Secretary

After Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced that RBI will launch a digital Rupee in her budget speech yesterday, Finance Secretary TV Somanathan has confirmed that India’s digital currency will be backed by the Reserve Bank of India which will be the only legal digital currency in the country. In a post-budget briefing in Delhi on Wednesday, the North Block … Read more