Finance Ministry imposes money laundering provisions on cryptocurrencies

Finance Ministry imposes money laundering provisions on cryptocurrencies

Representations of cryptocurrencies. File. | Photo Credit: Reuters The government has imposed money laundering provisions on cryptocurrencies or virtual assets as it looks to tighten oversight of digital assets. In a gazette notification, the Finance Ministry said the anti-money laundering legislation has been applied to crypto trading, safekeeping and related financial services. After this, Indian […]

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India to seek harmony in crypto regulation in G-20 finance talks

India to seek harmony in crypto regulation in G-20 finance talks

Representational file image. | Photo Credit: Reuters A coordinated approach to regulating crypto assets, managing debt vulnerabilities and reorienting global financial institutions have been identified as critical focus areas of the Finance Track agenda for India’s G-20 Presidency, which will kick-off with the first meeting of G-20 Finance and Central Bank Deputies in Bengaluru on […]

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The crypto world is on edge after a string of hacks

The crypto world is on edge after a string of hacks

Not long after dropping out of college to pursue a career in cryptocurrencies, Ben Weintraub woke up to some bad news. Weintraub and two classmates from the University of Chicago had spent the past few months working on a software platform called Beanstalk, which offered a stablecoin, a type of cryptocurrency with a fixed value […]

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KuCoin CEO still bullish on India, wants action on those spreading rumours

KuCoin CEO still bullish on India, wants action on those spreading rumours

Despite the regulatory uncertainty in times of a bear market, Johnny Lyu, CEO of cryptocurrency exchange KuCoin, is betting big on India. “India is a key market for KuCoin. We witnessed about 5.6 million new users in the first half of 2022, up to 659 per cent growth, and a big amount of these new […]

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EU agrees rules to tame ‘Wild West’ crypto market

EU agrees rules to tame ‘Wild West’ crypto market

Cryptocurrency companies will need a licence and customer safeguards to issue and sell digital tokens in the European Union under groundbreaking new rules agreed by the bloc to tame a volatile “Wild West” market. Globally, crypto assets are largely unregulated, with national operators in the EU only required to show controls for combating money laundering.Representatives […]

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