A new fiat-crypto exchange has launched in India, two months after the country’s stringent ban on banks’ dealings with crypto businesses was lifted. A new fiat-crypto exchange has launched in India, two months after lifting the country’s stringent ban on banks’ dealings with crypto businesses. The Bangalore-headquartered exchange, dubbed BitPolo, went live on May 6.…
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Major cryptocurrency exchange Binance is deepening its presence in two major emerging markets, India and Indonesia. Major cryptocurrency exchange Binance is deepening its presence in two major emerging markets, India and Indonesia. In an announcement published on April 14, the exchange revealed that users are now able to trade cryptocurrencies peer-to-peer (P2P) for Indian Rupees…
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Indian crypto exchange BuyUCoin has sealed regulatory approval from Estonia’s financial watchdog to expand its services abroad. Indian crypto exchange BuyUCoin has sealed regulatory approval from Estonia’s financial watchdog to expand its services abroad. Speaking to Cointelegraph, the exchange’s CEO Shivam Thakral revealed that the platform had received its crypto-fiat license in late 2019, followed…
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The industry is seeing a renaissance following India’s Supreme Court revoking the RBI’s crypto ban, but there is still a long way to go. Among industry participants and investors, India is emerging as a market to watch for following the overturn of a crypto ban that was placed by the Reserve Bank of India back…
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India’s Tech Mahindra said faster reconciliation and a reduction in paperwork are just two of the benefits of using the Marco Polo blockchain platform. Tech Mahindra, the IT subsidiary of Indian conglomerate Mahindra Group, has become the first Indian business to use R3’s blockchain-based Marco Polo Network for conducting cross-border transactions. It said the platform…
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The $3 million investment in India’s largest crypto exchange comes from firms like Bain Capital, Polychain, and HDR Group. A recent funding round has just added quite a bit to an Indian crypto exchange’s coffers. Mumbai-based exchange CoinCDX announced on March 24 it had received $3 million in new funding. The Series A round was…
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Billionaire venture capitalist Tim Draper has revealed plans to invest in Indian cryptocurrency startups. Billionaire investor and the winner of thousands of Bitcoins (BTC) in the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s 2014 Silk Road auctions, Tim Draper, has set his sights on India’s nascent cryptocurrency industry. On March 22, the venture capitalist tweeted that the Supreme…
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The co-founder of Bitcipher Labs has been arrested for stealing $480,000 in BTC from the exchange weeks after quitting. A woman was arrested in Bengaluru, India on March 17 for allegedly stealing 63.5 Bitcoins (BTC) from Bitcipher Labs — a cryptocurrency exchange that she had previously co-founded. The thefts took place on January 11 and…
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Major crypto exchange Binance and its Indian trading platform WazirX announced a fund aimed at sustaining blockchain development in India. Major crypto exchange Binance and WazirX — the Indian competitor it acquired in November 2019 — have announced a fund aimed at sustaining blockchain development in India. The “Blockchain for India” initiative was announced on…
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India crypto exchange CoinDCX to provide funding to education projects that aim to strengthen crypto adoption across the country. Crypto exchange CoinDCX has announced on March 12 a $1.3 million funding towards increasing awareness and adoption of cryptocurrencies in India. According to the company, the funds will go towards a long-term project called TryCrypto, which…
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