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Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman says will go through Supreme Court order on cryptocurrency

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday said she will go through the Supreme Court order allowing banks and financial institutions to provide services related to cryptocurrencies

Could climate change be responsible for the next financial crisis? Yes, says a new report

Banks spent last decade pulling out their economies from 2008 financial crisis, might spend next decade dealing with climate change.

Cryptocurrency usage to become mainstream soon; China launching own state-backed digital coins

Just like smartphones quickly eliminated most old cell phones, no countries will be able to reject blockchain payments for long.

Facebook, Google, Amazon and other Big Tech could be forced to share data on fintech services customers

The FSB said players including Microsoft, Amazon, eBay, Baidu, Apple, Facebook and Tencent, have massive databases, while some offer asset management, payments and lending.

Case registered against Bitcoin company in Jammu and Kashmir for duping people

The complainants invested the Bitcoins, but the company failed to repay what they had promised.

HTC's blockchain-powered phone Exodus is now up for pre-orders at 0.15 Bitcoin

Customers will have to buy Exodus in cryptocurrency, at 0.15 Bitcoins or 4.78 Etherium.

RBI data localisation norms: A step in the right direction, but shouldn't harm innovation

Data is the new commodity taking the center stage as an immediate by-product of economic activities.

Reserve Bank of India cracks down on bitcoins, plans to introduce central bank digital currency

An interdepartmental group has been constituted to study and provide guidance on the "desirability and feasibility" to introduce a "central bank digital currency" and will submit its report by June

Hackers prefer cryptojacking and India is second most attacked nation in Asia-Pacific and Japan region: Symantec Report

According to Symantec's "Internet Security Threat Report", detection of coin miners on endpoint computers increased by a whopping 8,500 percent in 2017.

HDFC Bank bans the purchase of Bitcoins, cryptocurrencies and virtual currencies through its credit, debit and prepaid cards

Before HDFC, Citi Bank had banned its customers from buying cryptocurrencies using credit and debit cards in mid-February.