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Singapore says it’s ready for 2022 travel demand when it returns
There are “encouraging signs of recovery” in Singapore’s tourism sector, according to the Singapore Tourism Board. Visitor arrivals reached 330,000 and tourism receipts reached an es...
Police Investigation in India Reveals Link Between Crypto Hack and Hamas
An investigation by the Delhi Police’s Intelligence Fusion and Strategic Ops (IFSO) division, which spanned five months, has reportedly revealed that Hamas was behind a cryptocurrency wallet hack, per...
India Seeks Introduction of Anti-Tax Evasion Crypto Laws
The new budget session of Parliament in India is particularly important given that this is allegedly when the country is going to make some hardcore decisions regarding the future of crypto within the...
India: Crypto-bill unlikely to make it to Parliament’s Budget session
While the crypto-industry in India is hopeful about regulatory clarity when Budget 2022 comes around, local media reports say it is unlikely that the bill will be introduced on 1 February. AMBCrypto s...
Why Moderna, Pfizer and the NIH debate who owns the Covid vaccine
It’s been well over a year since a landmark proposal brought the issue of patent waiver for the mRNA Covid vaccine to the spotlight. But many observers don’t see that waiving the intellect...
An Indian engineer will run Google’s new blockchain division — Quartz India
Yet another senior executive of Indian origin is running a major unit of a global company; this time, it’s Google’s new blockchain division. Engineer Shivakumar Venkataraman has been appointed to over...
One In Seven Christian Minorities Under Threat In 2022
On January 19, 2022, Open Doors, an international NGO advocating on behalf of persecuted Christians, released their annual World Watch List. The World Watch List assesses 50 countries where Christians...
India’s Billionaires On A Tear As 1.3 Billion People Lose
India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi gestures as he addresses a rally at Paddal ground in Mandi on … [+] December 27, 2021. AFP via Getty Images Few countries would downplay the number of ...
Political setbacks diminish India PM Modi’s strongman image
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses a public meeting at Jerenga Pathar in the Sivasagar district of India’s Assam state on Jan. 23, 2021. Biju Boro | AFP | Getty Images Indian Prime Mi...
India could soon launch a Bitcoin and Ethereum ETF
India seems to be changing its harsh stance on digital assets. The country could soon launch its first Bitcoin and Ethereum futures exchange-traded fund(ETF), which is a positive sign, given that a cr...
Torus Kling to launch its first Ether and BTC exchange fund in India
TL;DR Breakdown • The company submitted an ETF application to Indian regulators.• Torus Kling sees a future in Ethereum-traded funds. Recently the company Torus Kling, born from the partnership betwee...
India: Calls for crypto regulations intensify ahead of Budget Session 2022
India’s digital payment system and financial services company, Paytm, had previously stated that it might dive into crypto once the regulatory environment becomes favorable. Now, with the Indian Budge...
India May Launch Asia’s First Crypto Exchange Traded Fund
The first cryptocurrency exchange-traded fund (ETF) in Asia may be launched in India this year, despite the ongoing regulatory confusion and mixed messages from the government. The product will be lau...
India Seizes $5 Million Worth Assets in $162M Morris Coin Crypto Ponzi Scheme
The Indian Enforcement Directorate took strict actions against the crimes involving cryptocurrencies; it is a department under the Indian Ministry of Finance. The police in one of the states filed an ...
Third wave is expected to slow near-term economic growth
Covid lab technicians in India on Friday Jan. 7, 2022. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images India is experiencing a third wave of Covid infections — while its overall impact is expected to be less dis...
Bitcoin And Ethereum Futures ETF To Arrive In India
Through a memo of understanding, Torus King Blockchain IFSC recently partnered with India INX to launch India’s first Bitcoin and Ethereum ETF product. This is the first Bitcoin futures ETF to premier...
Bitcoin and Ethereum Futures ETFs Coming to India: Report
In brief If approved, these would be the first crypto ETFs in India. Bitcoin futures ETFs launched for the first time in the U.S. in 2021. This time last year, India legislators were floating a crypto...
India Seizes Assets in $162M Morris Coin Cryptocurrency Investment Scheme – Regulation Bitcoin News
Indian Enforcement Directorate has seized assets worth approximately $5 million in connection with an alleged cryptocurrency scam involving Morris coin that has duped investors out of $162 million. Th...
Shiba Inu comes to India via two popular exchanges
TL;DR Breakdown • SHIB meme cryptocurrency could be the most traded in India.• Shiba Inu rises in price to over 14 percent after a bearish streak. After being received by two of India’s top exchanges,...
Amid Engrossing Test Cricket Worldwide, The Five-Day Format’s Future Remains Uncertain
India’s Virat Kohli celebrates after scoring a half-century during the third Test between South … [+] Africa and India. (Photo by RODGER BOSCH/AFP via Getty Images) AFP via Getty Images Vi...
India: Axis Bank completes ‘industry-first’ transaction on govt blockchain platform
One of India’s largest banking giants has completed the first transaction on a blockchain platform backed by the country’s government in a bid to further India’s effort at digitizing its banking secto...
As VCs turn to crypto, here’s why CZ thinks India is ‘poised to become a leader’
The crypto industry remains an uncertain playing field in many countries due to a lack of regulatory guidelines. Despite that, Bloomberg analysis noted in a recent report that Binance, the largest cry...
India Gets Its Very First Crypto Index
It has arguably gotten to the point that crypto traders don’t know what to make of India. One minute it seems to be pushing crypto. The next, it’s shoving it down to the lowest rung on the financial l...
The LIC IPO plan requires India to change its FDI rules — Quartz India
India’s largest and oldest state-owned insurer, Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC), is next in line to get listed on domestic stock exchanges, following a spree of Indian unicorns. The governme...
India: Tech startup association writes to Finance Minister seeking crypto tax clarity
As India is bracing for the Union Budget 2022-23, an industry association called IndiaTech has written to Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. The association that represents internet start-ups, inclu...
India: New poll shows what most crypto-investors really think about the bill
2021 triggered a whole lot of hype regarding the possibility of a crypto-regulatory bill in India. However, 31 December came and went without the long-awaited bill seeing the light of the Parliament. ...
Commissioner on omicron cases, impact on Mumbai hospitals
People crowd not following social distancing norms amid Covid-19 pandemic at Juhu Beach, on January 2, 2022 in Mumbai, India. Pratik Chorge | Hindustan Times | Getty Images India’s financial hub...
What will be shut down starting Jan 7
Transparent barriers enforcing social distancing measures are seen on tables at a restaurant in Hong Kong, on Tuesday, April 21, 2020. Roy Liu | Bloomberg via Getty Images From bars and pubs to sports...
Crypto Regulation in India Is Still Unclear
India has fallen behind on its plans to regulate cryptocurrency. The winter session of Parliament was supposed to see a new bill introduced that would recognize crypto as a new asset class that could ...
India Accuses WazirX of Tax Evasion, Future of Local Crypto Sector Remains Unclear
India’s largest cryptocurrency trading platform, WazirX, has been accused by the country’s authorities of tax evasion worth $5.4 million (40.5 crore rupees). On December 31, the Mumbai office of the g...