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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Indian Crypto Industry Mulls Supreme Court Move as Tax Break Expectations Disappear
There's a glimmer of hope the government may reduce the 1% tax deducted at source.
Indian Supreme Court (Shutterstock)
Parliament House in New Delhi, India (Unsplash)
First Mover Asia: India Crypto Investors Await Taxation Clarity; Bitcoin Rises on a Day of Big Price Swings
India's crypto community is hoping to convince lawmakers to scale back a crypto taxation bill; bitcoin soared above $41,000.
Parliament House in New Delhi, India (Unsplash)
The global crypto community reacts to President Joe Biden's executive order on crypto regulation. (Bloomberg/Getty)
Biden’s Executive Order Draws Mixed Reactions From Global Crypto Community
Crypto advocates worldwide are somewhat underwhelmed by the U.S. president’s recent executive order on crypto regulation.
The global crypto community reacts to President Joe Biden's executive order on crypto regulation. (Bloomberg/Getty)
Ukrainian servicemen make a stop on the road on March 5, 2022 in Sytniaky, Ukraine (Anastasia Vlasova/Getty Images)
Ukraine Details What Crypto Donations Are Being Spent On
The war-torn nation says it has spent nearly all $100 million in crypto it received to buy bulletproof jackets, helmets, food and more.
Ukrainian servicemen make a stop on the road on March 5, 2022 in Sytniaky, Ukraine (Anastasia Vlasova/Getty Images)
Nirmala Sitharaman, India's finance minister (Narayan/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
First Mover Asia: Signs Point Upward for Crypto in India and South Korea; Bitcoin and Ether Soar on US Executive Order
India's finance minister says the country will launch a central bank digital currency sooner than she'd previously indicated; cryptos rise as investors view the Biden administration's executive order as a positive development.
Nirmala Sitharaman, India's finance minister (Narayan/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Residents of Irpin flee heavy fighting via a destroyed bridge as Russian forces entered the city on March 7, 2022. (Chris McGrath/Getty Images)
Ukraine Has Received Close to $100M in Crypto Donations
Ukraine's president "shares our vision" that the use of crypto could be an "economic breakthrough," according to the country's deputy minister at the Ministry of Digital Transformation.
Residents of Irpin flee heavy fighting via a destroyed bridge as Russian forces entered the city on March 7, 2022. (Chris McGrath/Getty Images)
Dubai (David Rodrigo/Unsplash)
Dubai Adopts Initial Crypto Law, Establishes Independent Authority for Oversight
"The future belongs to whoever designs it," tweeted Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum.
Dubai (David Rodrigo/Unsplash)
MetaSikhs (courtesy Amar Bedi)
A New NFT Grouping Is Born: Minorities Promoting Their Cultures
Jews, turbaned male Sikhs, and hijab-wearing women are the first to explore digital extensions of their identities.
MetaSikhs (courtesy Amar Bedi)
Ukrainian flag patch affixed to flak vest in Odessa, Ukraine. (Scott Peterson/Getty Images)
Ukraine Is Buying Bulletproof Vests and Night-Vision Goggles Using Crypto
Some of the military suppliers to Ukraine have crypto accounts, said the Ukraine government.
Ukrainian flag patch affixed to flak vest in Odessa, Ukraine. (Scott Peterson/Getty Images)
Ukraine flags  (Lucy Shires/Getty Images)
First Mover Asia: China to Widen Test of Digital Yuan as Russia Invasion Spotlights Crypto’s Potential Role; Cryptos Decline
The country is close to approving trials of the central bank digital currency in a number of cities and regions; bitcoin and ether drop as risk-on appetite fades.
Ukraine flags  (Lucy Shires/Getty Images)