Cryptocurrency
- Technology
Ex-Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey reveals hardware crypto wallet
San Francisco: Former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey’s firm Block is working on hardware crypto wallet, a device to help people “safely own and manage their Bitcoin”. Block’s hardware lead, Jesse Dorogusker, tweeted…
- Technology
Bitcoin swindlers targeting users via dating apps
New Delhi: Bitcoin swindlers are now targeting iPhone and Android users through popular dating apps, such as Bumble and Tinder, charging hundreds of thousands of dollars in fake “profit tax” to unlock…
- Technology
Australian watchdog sues Meta over scam celebrity crypto ads on Facebook
Sydney: The Australian consumer watchdog has filed a lawsuit against Meta, the owner of Facebook, saying that the social network allegedly engaged in false, misleading or deceptive conduct by publishing scam advertisements…
- Technology
Ukraine legalises cryptocurrency to fight Russian invasion
Kiev: Ukraine has legalised cryptocurrency as the country received donations worth tens of millions of dollars from individuals and groups to help it fight the Russian invasion. Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky has…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Woman falls prey to crypto fraud, loses Rs 91 lakh
Hyderabad: A woman from Jubilee Hills on Wednesday lost Rs 91 lakh to cyber crooks who hacked her cryptocurrency account and swindled the money. The police said the woman was interested in…
- India
No plan to introduce cryptocurrency: Govt
New Delhi: There is no plan by the government to introduce cryptocurrency, the Parliament was told on Tuesday. There is no plan to introduce a cryptocurrency and currently it is unregulated in…
- Business
We see clear advantages in a central bank driven digital currency”: Nirmala Sitharaman
Bengaluru: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday said the ‘Digital Rupee’ is a conscious call taken in consultation with the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and the government sees clear advantages…
- Business
Bitcoin now has higher market cap than Russian currency
New Delhi: As Russia intensifies its battle to take control of Ukraine, Bitcoin on Wednesday soared to $44,000, pushing the total cryptocurrency market cap to cross $2 trillion. With the recent gains,…
- India
Indian founder on the run in global $2.4 bn crypto Ponzi scheme
San Francisco: Satish Kumbhani, founder of cryptocurrency platform BitConnect who has been indicted in the US for running a $2.4 billion crypto Ponzi scheme, has likely “relocated from India to an unknown…
- Business
Bitcoin hovers around $39K amid talks of Russia-Ukraine dialogue
New Delhi: The prices of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies somewhat stabilised on Saturday amid possible Russia-Ukraine talks. Bitcoin, which nosedived below $34,000 when the war began on Thursday, was flat on Saturday…
- Technology
Apple says employees, customers safe after store hostage situation
London: After a 27-year-old man held an Apple Store customer hostage for several hours at the company’s flagship store in Amsterdam and demanded $200 million in cryptocurrency, the tech giant has said…
- Technology
India’s crypto ad guidelines out, celebrities warned
New Delhi: In a bid to clamp down on risky crypto ads in India, the Advertising Standards Council Of India (ASCI) on Wednesday issued guidelines for all virtual digital assets (VDA)-related advertisements,…
- World
Man took Apple Store worker hostage, demanded $200 mn in crypto
London/San Francisco: A 27-year-old man held an Apple Store customer hostage for several hours at the company’s flagship store in Amsterdam and demanded $200 million in cryptocurrency. The suspect, in camouflage gear,…
- Technology
Criminals had $11 billion worth illicit cryptocurrencies in 2021
New Delhi: Cryptocurrencies have made criminals richer and in 2021, criminals held $11 billion worth of funds with known illicit sources, compared to just $3 billion at the end of 2020, a…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Youth duped of Rs 16 lakhs for investing in crypto
Hyderabad: As cryptocurrency becomes increasingly prominent for investors, a group of youngsters were duped of Rs 16 lakhs on Wednesday. The police said one of the victims was in touch with a…
