Amitoj Singh

Amitoj Singh

Amitoj Singh is CoinDesk's regulatory reporter covering India. Amitoj owns a marginal amount of Bitcoin and Ether. He has previously written for CNN, Al Jazeera, Business Insider, Columbia Global Reports. Previously, he was Principal Anchor and News Editor at NDTV (New Delhi Television Ltd.), the go-to news network for Indians globally, and spent 12 years with the pioneering news organization. Amitoj likes to play cupid and as many as seven sports competitively and can occasionally hit the high note while singing.

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CDCROP: Dubai (Kent Tupas/Unsplash)
UAE Unveils CBDC Strategy, First Phase to Be Completed by Mid-2024
The first phase of the Digital Dirham is expected to be completed over the next 12 to 15 months.
CDCROP: Dubai (Kent Tupas/Unsplash)
Parliament house, Canberra, Australia. (Unsplash)
Australian Regulator Tells Banks to Report Exposure to Startups and Crypto-Related Business: Report
The move comes in the wake of Silicon Valley Bank's collapse and global lender volatility, the Australian Financial Review reported Tuesday.
Parliament house, Canberra, Australia. (Unsplash)
(L-R) Shaktikanta Das, Governor, Reserve Bank of India and Nirmala Sitharaman, Indian Finance Minister at the G20 Annual Meetings, in Washington DC in October 2022. (Indian Ministry of Finance)
India’s Central Bank Seeking Privacy Legislation for Retail CBDC Users
The RBI is seeking a provision that would allow customers to delete transactions to maintain anonymity if they so choose to.
(L-R) Shaktikanta Das, Governor, Reserve Bank of India and Nirmala Sitharaman, Indian Finance Minister at the G20 Annual Meetings, in Washington DC in October 2022. (Indian Ministry of Finance)
CDCROP: Dubai (Kent Tupas/Unsplash)
Crypto.com Moves Closer to an Operational License in Dubai
The platform is now in the second stage of a three-state licensing process.
CDCROP: Dubai (Kent Tupas/Unsplash)
Reserve Bank of India (Shutterstock)
India and UAE to Collaborate on Developing Digital Currencies
The countries will see if their central bank digital currencies will be interoperable.
Reserve Bank of India (Shutterstock)
(Tom Duff Gordon, CoinDesk TV, Davos 2023)
Australia's Treasury and Reserve Bank Held Consultations With Coinbase, Others
Private meetings have been held this week around the Treasury's token mapping consultation paper.
(Tom Duff Gordon, CoinDesk TV, Davos 2023)
Indian lawmakers, politicians, policy makers, experts on crypto at Namaste Web3 crypto event in New Delhi
India’s Crypto Industry Finally Sees Lawmakers Engaging
The event managed to bring senior leaders from India’s ruling party and the opposition benches.
Indian lawmakers, politicians, policy makers, experts on crypto at Namaste Web3 crypto event in New Delhi
Kristalina Georgieva, directora del FMI. (Carsten Koall/Getty Images)
El FMI ya había advertido al G20 de que el uso generalizado de criptomonedas afectaría a los bancos
“Por último, los bancos podrían perder los depósitos y tendrían que reducir los préstamos”, dijo el informe disponible para el G20 en febrero.
Kristalina Georgieva, directora del FMI. (Carsten Koall/Getty Images)
Nirmala Sitharaman ahead of India’s G20 Presidency with US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen. (Indian Finance Ministry)
Bank Collapses Underscore G-20 Hesitance on Crypto: Source
As the current president of the G-20, India has the power to ask international bodies tasked with framing the global crypto rules to factor in recent bank collapses.
Nirmala Sitharaman ahead of India’s G20 Presidency with US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen. (Indian Finance Ministry)
IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva (Helene Braun)
IMF Had Warned G-20 Widespread Crypto Use Would Impact Banks
"Finally, banks may lose deposits and have to curtail lending," the report made available to the G-20 in February said.
IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva (Helene Braun)