Cryptocurrencies

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  UAE Plans to Launch Digital Dirham CBDC, Integrated Wallet in Q4 2025

  The UAE is among many nations that is preparing to launch its CBDC in the future. Earlier this week, the Central Bank of the UAE said its Digital Dirham CBDC will be launched for retail use later this year. The CBUAE said that the digital dirham will be able to facilitate tokenisation and expand access to liquidity through fractionalisation.

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  Ghibli-Themed Tokens Spark Memecoin Frenzy Amid Surge in Anime AI Art Trend on Social Media

  Since OpenAI’s Sam Altman unveiled an AI image feature for ChatGPT-4o, memecoins inspired by the Studio Ghibli anime AI art trend have swarmed the crypto market. Leading the charge is Ghiblification (GHIBLI), a Solana-based token that soared to prominence with a market valuation of $31.24 million (roughly Rs. 266 crore) as of Friday, March 28, ac...

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  Crypto Price Today: Bitcoin Maintains Price at $86,000, Majority Altcoins Hit With Losses

  The overall crypto market cap slipped by 2.12 percent in the last 24 hours. Bitcoin and Ether saw losses on Friday, March 28. Solana, Dogecoin, Cardano registered losses alongside BTC and ETH on national and international exchanges. Cronos and Iota managed to log small profits.  

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  Fake Elon Musk's Mother Asks Retired Captain To Invest, Cleans Rs 72 Lakh

  A gang of fraudsters duped a retired army Captain of Rs 72.16 lakh after promising to invest in Elon Musk's SpaceX and Tesla, and cryptocurrency, the police in Haryana's Faridabad said.

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  Understanding Crypto Airdrops: The Process, Pros and Problems

  Developers often announce free airdrops of their native tokens through social media to advertise their upcoming projects among investors. While the tactic does have a community-building aspect to it, crypto airdrop has also emerged as a repeated technique used by scammers to steal from unsuspecting individuals.  

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  FM Claims Access to WhatsApp Messages Led to Seizure of Crypto Worth Rs. 90 Crore

  This week in Parliament, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman stated that encrypted communication channels are being misused for financial crimes like money laundering and tax evasion. She revealed that authorities were able to seize over Rs. 90 crores in crypto assets from a syndicate thanks to access to WhatsApp messages.

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  Google Play Store Blocks 17 Unregistered Crypto Exchanges in South Korea, Apple May Follow

  Google Play has restricted access to 17 foreign crypto exchanges in South Korea, including KuCoin, in compliance with a regulatory directive. These exchanges can no longer be installed on Android devices within the country. The move aligns with South Korea’s efforts to regulate the digital asset market and enforce compliance among overseas platfo...

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  CME Group Using Google Cloud’s Blockchain for Next-Gen Derivatives Exchange Upgrades

  The CME group has announced its partnership with Google Cloud to explore blockchain services like asset tokenisation. Later this year, the companies will begin testing blockchain solutions for trading and tokenisation with market participants.

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  Trump Family's World Liberty Financial Crypto Venture to Launch Stablecoin

  Donald Trump's World Liberty Financial will launch a dollar-pegged USD1 stablecoin. USD1 will be launched on the Ethereum and Binance Smart Chain blockchains - digital ledgers that underpin the movement of crypto coins.

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  Crypto Price Today: Bitcoin Trades Close to $88,000, Majority Altcoins Register Gains

  The overall crypto market cap rose by 0.76 percent over the last 24 hours. Bitcoin and Ether, both registered gains on Wednesday, March 26. Altcoins such as Dogecoin, Cardano, and Avalanche also registered gains. Leo and Uniswap, on the other hand, registered price drops.

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  TRN Odyssey Programme Goes Live, Opens Funding Opportunities for Web3 Game Developers

  The TRN Odyssey initiative will fund promising Web3 gaming projects that are built on the TRN Layer-1 blockchain. Developers can fetch investments between $10,000 (roughly Rs. 8.5 lakh) and $1 million (roughly Rs. 8 crore) through this initiative.  

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  ADGM, Chainlink Sign MoU to Explore Compliant Tokenisation Rules, Cross-Chain Interoperability

  The Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) has signed an MoU with Chainlink. Under the MoU, both entities have agreed to collaborate on regulatory discussions and educational awareness initiatives in the UAE.

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  BlackRock Launches First Bitcoin Product In Europe

  BlackRock has launched its first bitcoin exchange-traded product in Europe, in a bid to tap growing demand for cryptocurrency exposure in new markets after attracting more than $50 billion into similar products in the United States.

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  Sam Altman and Visa in Talks to Power World Wallet with Crypto, Card, and Cash Features: Report

  OpenAI’s Sam Altman is reportedly in talks with Visa to develop a comprehensive wallet strategy, enhancing cross-platform transactions with crypto, cards, and fiat currencies. An official confirmation from Altman or Visa is still awaited.

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  Tamil Nadu DGP Unveils ‘Handbook for Investigations into Virtual Digital Assets’: All Details

  Tamil Nadu’s Director General of Police, Shankar Jiwal, has unveiled a guide for police officials on how to investigate crypto-related crimes. The handbook contains industry insights on crypto crimes like money laundering, ponzi schemes, and cyber fraud. It also covers key legal provisions around crypto and Web3.