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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Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong (Coinbase)
Coinbase Exchange Remains Inactive in India, While Other Operations Are Still Active
The question of the extent of Coinbase's operations in India was triggered after it sent emails to some customers asking them to withdraw their funds by September 25.
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong (Coinbase)
(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 Will Decide on Its Crypto Stance in Coming Months
India's individual position on crypto has been under further scrutiny since it steered the G20 towards endorsing a global framework for crypto.
(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)
Istanbul, Turkey image via Sabino Parente/Shutterstock
11,196 Years Jail Sentence for Faruk Özer, CEO of Collapsed Turkish Crypto Exchange Thodex
Thodex was one of Turkey's largest crypto exchanges before it suddenly went offline in April 2021 and Özer went missing.
Istanbul, Turkey image via Sabino Parente/Shutterstock
Abu Dhabi (Kamil Rogalinski/Unsplash)
Zodia Markets Receives In-Principle Approval as Crypto Broker-Dealer in Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi was among the first to establish a bespoke licensing regime for virtual asset service providers.
Abu Dhabi (Kamil Rogalinski/Unsplash)
Tharman Shanmugaratnam and his wife Jane Yumiko Ittogi in 2017.
Singapore's New President, a Former Central Bank Chairman, Has Called Crypto 'Slightly Crazy'
The 66-year-old garnered more than 70% of the vote to take over a largely ceremonial role.
Tharman Shanmugaratnam and his wife Jane Yumiko Ittogi in 2017.
Parliament house, Canberra. (Unsplash)
Australia Senate Committee Rejects Crypto Bill From Opposition Senator Andrew Bragg
Bragg said the Labor government had put regulating crypto in the slow lane.
Parliament house, Canberra. (Unsplash)
New Delhi (Unsplash)
OKX Planning Web3 Foray Into India, Chief Marketing Officer Says
OKX plans to scale up its wallet services "exponentially" by tapping into India's much-talked-about developer community.
New Delhi (Unsplash)
(Seba)
Crypto Bank Seba Wins In-Principle Approval to Operate in Hong Kong
Approval is the first step in acquiring a full license for Seba Hong Kong to deal in crypto or virtual assets-related products and traditional securities.
(Seba)
Left to right: Vimal Sagar, co-founder and chief operating officer; Govind Soni, co-founder and chief technology officer; and Ashish Singhal, co-founder and CEO (CoinSwitch Kuber)
Indian Crypto Exchange CoinSwitch Cuts Support Team, Citing Market Doldrums
The firm laid off 44 employees from the team, which still has 82 members.
Left to right: Vimal Sagar, co-founder and chief operating officer; Govind Soni, co-founder and chief technology officer; and Ashish Singhal, co-founder and CEO (CoinSwitch Kuber)
Barry Silbert. CEO & Founder Digital Currency Group (DCG)
DCG Reaches Crucial In-Principle Deal With Genesis Creditors, Recoveries Could Be Up to 90%
The plan could result in recoveries of 70% to 90% in USD equivalent for unsecured creditors and 65% to 90% recovery on an in-kind basis.
Barry Silbert. CEO & Founder Digital Currency Group (DCG)