Cryptocurrency
Cryptocurrency
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Cryptocurrencies in India: On a high
With over 15m Indians investing in cryptocurrency, it is no longer a preserve of techies, but increasingly viewed as a new asset class
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World's biggest crypto exchange still lacks US footing
Often started by lone programmers lugging laptops across the globe, many cryptocurrency firms are restructuring themselves into more traditional entities that have boards of directors and audited financial reports
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Twitter CEO wants to go big on Bitcoin; RBI's CBDC in the works; and Crayon Data on the choices we make
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey confirmed to investors that bitcoin will be a "big part" of the company's future. Dorsey sees opportunities to integrate cryptocurrency into existing Twitter products and services. Reserve Bank of India is planning the phased implementation of India's digital currency or Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC). And in today's tech conversation, Priyanshu Mishra and Vidhyashankar Sriram at Crayon Data explain what AI can do with data on the shopping choices we make
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'Best day ever', Jeff Bezos after space flight; Swiggy raises $1.25 bn; and Sandeep Nailwal explains the basics of Polygon (Part 2)
Amazon's founder Jeff Bezos said it was his 'best day ever' on Tuesday, after he made a historic sub-orbital flight to space in a capsule, carried by a rocket—both built by his company Blue Origin. This was 21-year-old Blue Origin's first human space flight. Swiggy raises $1.25 billion to go beyond food delivery. And in our tech conversation, part 2 of a chat with Sandeep Nailwal on the basics of Polygon's blockchain for Ethereum
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HCL's Shiv Nadar steps down; Pegasus can hack iPhones with no clicks; and Sandeep Nailwal explains Polygon's basics (Part 1)
HCL Technologies founder Shiv Nadar has stepped down from his position as chief strategy officer and managing director, India's third biggest IT services company told the stock exchanges on Monday. The company has named Nadar as chairman emeritus and strategic advisor. CEO C Vijayakumar has been named managing director as well, for a term five years. In today's tech conversation, Sandeep Nailwal, co-founder of Polygon, explains the basics of the rising blockchain protocol
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El Salvador considers mining Bitcoin using energy from a volcano
El Salvador continues to shake up the cryptocurrency world. The small Latin American state is thinking of creating its own mining plant with the help of a French company.
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Crypto's top VC is playing the long game
Katie Haun, a top crypto cop turned venture capitalist is now one of the most powerful women in Silicon Valley, with more than $2 billion at her fingertips
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Sotheby's will accept cryptocurrency payment for a 100-carat diamond
Sotheby's Hong Kong will offer a rare 101.38-carat diamond in a single-lot sale on July 9, and the auction house is enabling it to be purchased via a cryptocurrency payment
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Bitcoin tumbles below $30,000 for the first time since January
The latest drop leaves Bitcoin little changed from where it began the year, erasing a large run-up in recent months
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Cristiano Ronaldo and 10 other market-moving celebrity moments
From Madonna in 1989 to Cristiano Ronaldo in 2021, celebrity moments that moved markets and changed trends
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Bitcoin and Encryption: A race between criminals and the FBI
The qualities that make cryptocurrencies attractive—decentralisation and anonymity—make them great for theft, ransom and selling drugs