Indian Crypto Companies’ Response to the FTX Collapse

The quick downfall of FTX with an $8-10 billion deficit in its balance sheet has left the broader cryptocurrency market reeling under its cascading effects. Besides Proof of Reserves (PoR) and Reserve...

Starbucks sued an Indian coffee shop for serving Frappuccinos

Over the years, Seattle-based Starbucks has sparred often over its trademarks. Its latest battle, a successful one this time, was against an Indian coffee shop. Starbucks, which has 268 stores in 26 I...

Indian Crypto Exchange CoinDCX Releases Proof of Reserve

Bitcoin, Ethereum, Shiba Inu, Matic, and ADA tokens are among its most valued assets. CoinDCX will work with CoinMarketCap to launch the latter’s new proof-of-reserves tracker. Coinbase-backed cryptoc...

Indian Finance Minister Backs Web3 at Recent Accountants Event

4 hours ago | 2 mins read Blockchain News The FM was of opinion that accountants and financial analysts would be aided by Web3. Nirmala Sitharaman has previously advocated for standardized crypto rule...

Binance Has No Major Plans for the Unviable Indian Crypto Market, Says CZ

14 seconds ago | 2 mins read Exchange News As per CZ, India is not a suitable country for global players, due to its un-friendly approach towards crypto. Zhao stated that Binance will only expand its ...

Chiranjeevi Bags Indian Film Personality Of The Year Award At IFFI 2022

Chiranjeevi bags the Indian Film Personality of the Year at IFFI 2022. CHIRANJEEVI Telugu star Chiranjeevi Konidela bags the Indian Film Personality of The Year award at International Film Festival of...

Indian central bank on track to launch retail CBDC pilot next month

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI), the country’s central bank, is finalizing the rollout of the retail digital rupee pilot, the Economic Times of India (ETI) reported on Nov. 19. The RBI initiated the w...

Indian Adaptation Of ‘Fauda’ Is About Human Emotions, Not Religions

Sudhir Mishra talks about his new show, ‘Tanaav’. AFP via Getty Images The Indian adaptation of the popular Israeli series Fauda is out on SonyLIV. Titled Tanaav, the new show has been dir...

Indian Authority Freezes 150 Bitcoins Held at Binance Crypto Exchange – Regulation Bitcoin News

India’s Enforcement Directorate (ED) says that it has frozen 150.22 more bitcoins held at cryptocurrency exchange Binance. The freeze is part of an investigation into mobile gaming application E-nugge...

US Treasury Secretary and Indian Finance Minister Discuss Crypto Regulation – Regulation Bitcoin News

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and Indian Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman discussed crypto regulation during the ninth India-U.S. Economic and Financial Partnership meeting. They stressed th...

CZ Binance Hints At Rising Taxation Being Detrimental To Indian Crypto Industry

The Indian government has maintained a bullish stance on its income tax on crypto assets. The government demonstrated this with the proposal of a Cryptocurrency and Regulation of the Official Digital ...

‘Ram Setu’ Opens On A High For Akshay Kumar, Scores Low In 10 Days

Jacqueline Fernandez, Satya Dev and Akshay Kumar on a poster of the Hindi film ‘Ram Setu’. Abuduntia Entertainment Hindi film Ram Setu had a Diwali-special release but it registered an ope...

Indian Tax Authority Seeks Information About Crypto Trade Value Chain from Digital Exchanges For GST Administration ⋆ ZyCrypto

Advertisement &nbsp &nbsp Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) has sought detailed information about the cryptocurrency trade value chain so that different activ...

Indian Finance Minister Says Crypto Regulation Should Be an International Priority

At the same conference, V. Anantha Nageswaran, India’s chief economic adviser, echoed Sitharaman’s comments, saying that identifying “consensus-based solutions for accelerating the s...

Indian Central Bank RBI Begins First Digital Rupee Pilot Today – Regulation Bitcoin News

India’s central bank, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), is launching its first digital rupee pilot on Nov. 1. with the participation of nine banks. “Settlement in central bank money would reduce transa...

3 Indian Crypto Exchanges on Investigators’ Radar for $3.5B Illegal Drug Transactions

Indian investigation agencies are probing three crypto exchanges for their roles in illegal drug trade transactions after they were alerted by the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU), which has zeroed i...

CoinW Continues Its Streak in Indian Market With New OTC Payment Options

The key to global adoption of a crypto exchange is meeting users’ fiat deposit and withdrawal demands in different countries and regions. Partnering with third-party payment providers is the most effe...

Bala Sarda On Indian Wellness, Made In India

Bala Sarda started Vadham teas in order to become the first global Indian wellness brand which is … [+] actually from India. Bala Sarda/VADHAM In a turmeric-drenched world full of yoga, one woul...

Austrian Police Chief Says Investigations By Indian Agencies Reduced Crypto Scams ⋆ ZyCrypto

Advertisement &nbsp &nbsp Investigations by Indian law enforcement agencies helped reduce cryptocurrency scams in Austria and other European countries. Austria’s Federal Polic...

‘Ponniyin Selvan I’ Crosses $56 Million Worldwide

Mani Ratnam’s Ponniyin Selvan: I hit theatres on September 30. Madras Talkies/Lyca Productions Mani Ratnam’s historic epic, the Indian film Ponniyin Selvan: I has grossed more than $56 million w...

Indian Commerce Giant Flipkart Will Allow Customers to Purchase Items in the Metaverse – Metaverse Bitcoin News

Flipkart, the Walmart-backed Indian e-commerce giant, has launched a pilot to allow its customers to experience making purchases in a metaverse environment. The company announced the launch of its own...

Indian city deploys Polygon blockchain to manage public complaints 

The police department of India’s Firozabad city has announced a plan to use the Polygon (MATIC) blockchain to register complaints as part of speeding up the resolution process of public complaints.  T...

Polygon: Indian police reports go on Blockchain

Polygon has added a new use case to its list: the submission of Indian police complaints on Blockchain on the new First Information Report (FIR) portal. The platform is designed to combat corruption i...

Indian Police Partners With Polygon To Launch Complaints Portal

Police in the Indian city of Firozabad have taken a step towards embracing blockchain technology, partnering with Polygon to launch a complaints portal powered by the Polygon blockchain.  The new bloc...

Indian Business Titan Rahul Bajaj’s Family Is Building On His Legacy

This story is part of Forbes’ coverage of India’s Richest 2022. See the full list here. Rahul Bajaj Jason Alden/Bloomberg Bajaj Group is building on the legacy left by patriarch Rahul Bajaj, who died ...

This Billionaire Made His Fortune Selling Affordable Fashion For Big Fat Indian Weddings

Low key entrepreneur Ravi Modi spun a $3.75 billion fortune out of his traditional Indian wear fashion brand Vedant Fashions, amid a rising trend to sport ethnic clothing to special events and as post...

Murugappa Family Scions Change Lanes To Electric Vehicles

This story appears in the October 2022 issue of Forbes Asia. Subscribe to Forbes Asia Arun Murugappan, chairman, Tube investments of India. Courtesy of Murugappan Group This story is part of Forbes’ c...

Indian Billionaire Pharma Brothers Get Boost From Their Go-To Pandemic Drug

This story appears in the October 2022 issue of Forbes Asia. Subscribe to Forbes Asia Dilip Surana Courtesy of Dilip Surana This story is part of Forbes’ coverage of India’s Richest 2022. See the full...

Polygon powers new Indian police complaints portal

Indian Police in Firozabad has developed a web portal for reporting crimes using the Polygon (MATIC) modular blockchain, according to an Oct. 10 announcement. जनपद में जनशिकायतों के त्वरित निस्तारण हे...

Amid Sharp Fall in Trading Volume, Indian Crypto Exchange ZebPay Sets Eyes on Singapore, UAE Markets ⋆ ZyCrypto

Advertisement &nbsp &nbsp India-focused crypto exchange ZebPay has applied for a license in Singapore and is planning a similar move in the UAE. The trading platform’s decisio...

Indian crypto exchange ZebPay applies for license in Singapore: Bloomberg

Indian crypto exchange ZebPay is seeking a license in Singapore as crypto companies at home continue to face pressures.  ZebPay is an eight-year-old cryptocurrency exchange that enables its users to t...

Indian crypto exchange WazirX cuts 40% of staff

India-based crypto exchange WazirX has laid off more than 50 people as it navigates a period of languishing volumes, the company told CoinDesk on Saturday. As per reporting from CoinDesk, the crypto e...