India
India's ICICI Bank Stops Customers From Making Overseas Crypto Investments
ICICI Bank is telling customers not to use foreign remittances to invest in cryptocurrencies.
Indian Exchanges Unfazed by Current Crypto Bear Market: Report
Despite the downturn, exchanges say they are looking to build up their infrastructure for when the next big boom in crypto rolls around.
Coinbase to Woo India Recruits With $1,000 in Crypto
The exchange's aim is that recruits will use the incentive to learn about crypto.
Tech Mahindra Joins StaTwig in Global Vaccine-Tracing Blockchain
The firms say the blockchain can improve transparency and prevent failures in global vaccine supply chains.
India Could Hit International Crypto Exchanges With Additional 18% Tax: Report
Most Indian exchanges pay the goods and services tax on their profits and commissions in the absence of clarity from the country's tax authority.
India May Have Quietly Shown Its Hand on Crypto Regulation
A recent enforcement action against Wazir-X, India's largest exchange, offers a glimpse of how regulators might eventually treat cryptocurrency there.
Binance-Owned Indian Exchange Taps TRM Labs for Anti-Fraud Management
WazirX says the partnership is a reinforcement of its commitment to detecting and preventing illicit activity.
Indian Investments in Crypto Have Exploded: Report
Crypto investments in the country have surged to $6.6 billion from $923 million a year ago.
Cash for CBDCs at Beijing ATMs; Asia Sees New Unicorn in Amber Group
More than 3000 ATMs from ICBC, AgBank in China to offer CBDC-to-cash swap. ‘Crypto king’ nabbed in India as government re-evaluates regulatory bill. HK-based Amber Group becomes Asia’s latest unicorn after raising funds. More on that story and other news shaping the cryptocurrency and blockchain world in this episode of “The Daily Forkast.”
India's Crypto Investors Could Face 2% Levy on Purchases From Overseas Exchanges
It may be difficult for the government to impose the levy in the absence of a regulatory framework for the treatment of crypto assets.
