Crypto
- Technology
Americans lost $185 mn to crypto romance scams in just 3 months
San Francisco: People lost crypto worth over $185 million in the US via romance scams in the first quarter this year, as fraudsters use new means to rob their victims, with romance…
- Technology
Crypto lending platform Celsius lays off 150 employees
New Delhi: Cryptocurrency lending platform Celsius has laid off 150 employees which is a quarter of its workforce, as the global crypto market goes through its worst meltdown. The platform last month…
- Business
Electricity used to mine bitcoin decreased sharply as crypto crisis widens
London: The amount of electricity consumed by the largest cryptocurrency networks has decreased by up to 50 percent as the “crypto winter” continues to eat at the incomes of “miners” and financial…
- India
Indian investors lost Rs 1,000 cr to fake crypto exchanges: Report
New Delhi: Fake cryptocurrency exchanges have duped Indian investors of more than $128 million (nearly Rs 1,000 crore) as the global crypto market tanks, a new report claimed on Tuesday. Cyber-security company…
- Technology
We are creating a simplified investing ecosystem: Crypto unicorn CoinSwitch
New Delhi: Crypto is an emerging yet attractive asset class. It is a $1.25 trillion market globally. The India adoption story is no different with nearly 20 million unique users, over $6.6…
- Technology
Govts, companies own 8% of all Bitcoin worth $46 bn in the world
New Delhi: The governments and companies own close to 8 per cent of all Bitcoin in the world, roughly 1.6 million Bitcoin (BTC) worth $45.8 billion, and Bulgaria is the major holder…
- Technology
Hackers hit top crypto data websites amid crypto meltdown
New Delhi: As the crypto market suffered a meltdown, several top crypto data websites were hit by cyber attacks where a malicious pop-up prompted users to connect their crypto wallets. Crypto data…
- Technology
Twitteratis urge Coinbase users to transfer crypto into hardware wallets
New Delhi: Coinbase warned that in the unlikely event of bankruptcy, it may absorb its users’ cryptocurrency as property. Some cryptocurrency observers were alarmed by the acknowledgement because it appeared to contradict…
- Technology
Nvidia fined $5.5 mn over crypto mining disclosures in US
San Francisco: US-based chipmaker Nvidia will reportedly pay $5.5 million to settle charges that it unlawfully obscured how many of its graphics cards were sold to cryptocurrency miners. The US Securities and…
- Technology
NFT sales plummet 92%, several art owners lose money
New Delhi: In what could dampen the mood of crypto lovers, sales of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) have fallen a massive 92 per cent since September last year, shows data from popular website…
- Technology
Opera Crypto Browser now available for iOS
San Francisco: Web browser company Opera has announced that its Crypto Browser for Web3 is now finally rolling out on iPhones and iPads. The company said that Web3 is gaining further momentum…
- Technology
CoinSwitch Kuber temporarily disables rupee deposits
New Delhi: Crypto trading platform CoinSwitch Kuber has disabled all payments modes for crypto purchases on its platform, including bank transfers. Users of the CoinSwitch mobile app are no longer able to…
- Technology
Hackers hit email marketing giant Mailchimp, access crypto wallets’ data
San Francisco: Hackers have stolen data from more than 100 clients of email marketing giant Mailchimp after they broke into its services, using the data to mount phishing attacks on the users…
- Technology
UK regulator warns illegal crypto ATMs to shut operations
London: The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has warned operators of crypto ATMs in the country to shut down their services or face enforcement action. Crypto ATMs offering crypto-asset exchange services in…