Digital Cash

By mid-month, I'd check my bank account and would be overcome by a wave of dread. My expenses had skyrocketed.

The research by the US-based Atlantic Council think-tank published on Tuesday showed that all G20 nations are now looking into central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) as they are known and that 44 countries in total are piloting them. That is up from 36 a year ago and is part of a global push by authorities to respond to declining cash usage and th...

Two merchant navy officers were among three arrested in a cryptocurrency theft case and around Rs 2.5 crore, including Rs 1.25 crore in cash and the remaining in digital currencies, was recovered, police said on Friday.

The overall valuation of the crypto market has tumbled by 4.63 percent in the last 24 hours. As of Monday, July 8, Bitcoin and Ether joined most altcoins on the loss-making side of the crypto charts. Solana, Avalanche, and Cardano have also recorded price dips alongside BTC and ETH.

RBI governor Shaktikanta Das disclosed some more intricacies about the eRupee. Speaking at the BIS Innovation Summit 2024, in Basel, Switzerland, Das has said that India’s CBDC would offer the same privacy for transactions that cash notes offer.

Secure your valuables at home or office with Amazon's unbeatable discounts of up to 70% off on high-quality safes, lockers, and cash boxes. Explore Godrej, Yale, Amazon Solimo, and many more brands.

Vijay Shekhar Sharma, one of the most recognised faces of India's fintech industry, is facing a big crisis in a race to save his revolutionary digital payments firm - Paytm.

Highlighting the importance of transitioning to a digital payments system, the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) said that the 'AIIMS Smart Card' would be operationalised across departments for all sorts of payments by March 31, 2024.

The NIA seized arms, ammunition, incriminating documents, digital devices, and cash in a huge multi-state crackdown in cases relating to Babbar Khalsa International, the Lawrence Bishnoi Crime Syndicate and others.

The overall crypto market cap rose by 3.91 percent in the last 24 hours. Bitcoin and Ether, both recorded gains on Tuesday, December 19. The rally is potentially fueled by Galaxy Digital's commitment to revive collapsed crypto projects, including FTX. On the other hand, a month after Binance and CZ pleaded guilty to violating AML guidelines, a fede...

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) today raided multiple locations in Bengaluru in a case linked to radicalisation of prisoners by a Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorist, the country's top anti-terror agency said in a statement.

The Enforcement Directorate has conducted raids in three states in connection with an illegal online betting case, an official statement said on Saturday.

A video has surfaced on social media showing a man demonstrating how to withdraw cash from an ATM using UPI.

Bitcoin and Ether prices rose alongside most cryptocurrencies that saw profits on Tuesday. The overall crypto market cap rose by 0.21 percent in the last 24 hours. Dogecoin, Shiba Inu — both memecoins also recorded small profits on Tuesday, August 29. Tron and Bitcoin Cash meanwhile, emerged on the loss-making side of the crypto price chart.

Cryptocurrency brokers, including exchanges and payment processors, would have to report new information on users' sales and exchanges of digital assets to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) under a proposed US Treasury Department rule published on Friday. The rule is part of a broader push by Congress and regulatory authorities to crack down on c...

By mid-month, I'd check my bank account and would be overcome by a wave of dread. My expenses had skyrocketed.

The research by the US-based Atlantic Council think-tank published on Tuesday showed that all G20 nations are now looking into central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) as they are known and that 44 countries in total are piloting them. That is up from 36 a year ago and is part of a global push by authorities to respond to declining cash usage and th...

Two merchant navy officers were among three arrested in a cryptocurrency theft case and around Rs 2.5 crore, including Rs 1.25 crore in cash and the remaining in digital currencies, was recovered, police said on Friday.

The overall valuation of the crypto market has tumbled by 4.63 percent in the last 24 hours. As of Monday, July 8, Bitcoin and Ether joined most altcoins on the loss-making side of the crypto charts. Solana, Avalanche, and Cardano have also recorded price dips alongside BTC and ETH.

RBI governor Shaktikanta Das disclosed some more intricacies about the eRupee. Speaking at the BIS Innovation Summit 2024, in Basel, Switzerland, Das has said that India’s CBDC would offer the same privacy for transactions that cash notes offer.

Secure your valuables at home or office with Amazon's unbeatable discounts of up to 70% off on high-quality safes, lockers, and cash boxes. Explore Godrej, Yale, Amazon Solimo, and many more brands.

Vijay Shekhar Sharma, one of the most recognised faces of India's fintech industry, is facing a big crisis in a race to save his revolutionary digital payments firm - Paytm.

Highlighting the importance of transitioning to a digital payments system, the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) said that the 'AIIMS Smart Card' would be operationalised across departments for all sorts of payments by March 31, 2024.

The NIA seized arms, ammunition, incriminating documents, digital devices, and cash in a huge multi-state crackdown in cases relating to Babbar Khalsa International, the Lawrence Bishnoi Crime Syndicate and others.

The overall crypto market cap rose by 3.91 percent in the last 24 hours. Bitcoin and Ether, both recorded gains on Tuesday, December 19. The rally is potentially fueled by Galaxy Digital's commitment to revive collapsed crypto projects, including FTX. On the other hand, a month after Binance and CZ pleaded guilty to violating AML guidelines, a fede...

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) today raided multiple locations in Bengaluru in a case linked to radicalisation of prisoners by a Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorist, the country's top anti-terror agency said in a statement.

The Enforcement Directorate has conducted raids in three states in connection with an illegal online betting case, an official statement said on Saturday.

A video has surfaced on social media showing a man demonstrating how to withdraw cash from an ATM using UPI.

Bitcoin and Ether prices rose alongside most cryptocurrencies that saw profits on Tuesday. The overall crypto market cap rose by 0.21 percent in the last 24 hours. Dogecoin, Shiba Inu — both memecoins also recorded small profits on Tuesday, August 29. Tron and Bitcoin Cash meanwhile, emerged on the loss-making side of the crypto price chart.

Cryptocurrency brokers, including exchanges and payment processors, would have to report new information on users' sales and exchanges of digital assets to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) under a proposed US Treasury Department rule published on Friday. The rule is part of a broader push by Congress and regulatory authorities to crack down on c...