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India

Abinash Mishra, Commissioner, Raipur Municipal Corporation , Chhattisgarh, India. (Courtesy: Abinash Mishra and AirChains)
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Indian City of Raipur Puts Real Estate Records on Blockchain With Airchains
"Certification should be secure and decentralization is the future we should work on," Abinash Mishra, Commissioner, Raipur Municipal Corporation told CoinDesk in an interview...
Abinash Mishra, Commissioner, Raipur Municipal Corporation , Chhattisgarh, India. (Courtesy: Abinash Mishra and AirChains)
By Amitoj Singh
Jul 25, 2024 at 9:48 a.m. UTC
Jul 25, 2024
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India has registered 92 drug trafficking cases involving crypto and the dark net. (Pixabay)
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India Has Seen 92 Drug Trafficking Cases in Four Years Involving Dark Net and Crypto
The nation's junior Home Minister Nityanand Rai responded in parliament to questions about drug trafficking from Jose K. Mani, a minister of parliament (MP) from the oppositio...
India has registered 92 drug trafficking cases involving crypto and the dark net. (Pixabay)
By Amitoj Singh
Jul 25, 2024 at 9:42 a.m. UTC
Jul 25, 2024
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Indian President Droupadi Murmu (fourth from right), Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman (third from right), Ajay Seth, Economic Affairs Secretary (fifth from right), and other minister before presentation of budget. (DD News)
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India to Release Its Crypto Policy Stance by September After Stakeholder Consultations: Report
“The policy stance is how does one consult relevant stakeholders, so it is to come out in the open and say here is a discussion paper these are the issues and then stakeholder...
Indian President Droupadi Murmu (fourth from right), Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman (third from right), Ajay Seth, Economic Affairs Secretary (fifth from right), and other minister before presentation of budget. (DD News)
By Amitoj Singh
Jul 25, 2024 at 7:29 a.m. UTC
Jul 25, 2024
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Indian President Droupadi Murmu (fourth from right), Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman (third from right), Minister of State for Finance Pankaj Chaudhary (fifth from right) before the budget presentation. (DD News)
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India Keeps Controversial Crypto Tax Rules Unchanged, Finance Minister's Budget Speech
The budget is the first since Prime Minister Narendra Modi was elected for a third straight term.
Indian President Droupadi Murmu (fourth from right), Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman (third from right), Minister of State for Finance Pankaj Chaudhary (fifth from right) before the budget presentation. (DD News)
By Amitoj Singh
Jul 23, 2024 at 7:08 a.m. UTC
Jul 23, 2024
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Kamala Harris Meme Coin Soars as Biden Drops Out; India’s Tax Policy Unlikely to Change
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Kamala Harris Meme Coin Soars as Biden Drops Out; India’s Tax Policy Unlikely to Change
"CoinDesk Daily" host Jennifer Sanasie breaks down the biggest headlines in the crypto industry today, as Vice President Kamala Harris-inspired meme coin KAMA rises on the new...
Kamala Harris Meme Coin Soars as Biden Drops Out; India’s Tax Policy Unlikely to Change
By CoinDesk Staff
Jul 22, 2024 at 3:46 p.m. UTC
Jul 22, 2024
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Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman (center) (Indian Ministry of Finance)
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India Unlikely to See Crypto Tax Reduction in Tuesday's Budget
An unexpected election result and last week's $230 million hack of crypto exchange WazirX appear to have dented any hopes of a reduction in the tax.
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman (center) (Indian Ministry of Finance)
By Amitoj Singh
Jul 22, 2024 at 9:41 a.m. UTC
Jul 22, 2024
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New Delhi, India (Unsplash)
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WazirX Files Police Complaint After $230M Hack, Engages With India's Cyber Crimes Unit
WazirX said "many exchanges" were "cooperating" with them and that their immediate plans included "tracing the stolen funds, recovering customer assets, and conducting a deepe...
New Delhi, India (Unsplash)
By Amitoj Singh
Jul 19, 2024 at 1:03 p.m. UTC
Jul 19, 2024
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WazirX Hack Sends SHIB, WRX Tumbling as Bitcoin, Tether Trade at Massive Discount
Most coins, including market leader bitcoin and USDT, are trading at a significant discount on WazirX.
(Kevin Ku/Unsplash)
By Omkar Godbole
Jul 18, 2024 at 9:49 a.m. UTC
Jul 18, 2024
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CoinDCX's co-founders Neeraj Khandelwal and Sumit Gupta (CoinDCX)
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Indian Crypto Exchange CoinDCX Acquires BitOasis to Enter Middle East
BitOasis recently won a license to operate as a broker-dealer in Bahrain and is also licensed in its native UAE.
CoinDCX's co-founders Neeraj Khandelwal and Sumit Gupta (CoinDCX)
By Jamie Crawley
Jul 3, 2024 at 10:30 a.m. UTC
Jul 3, 2024
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Binance (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)
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Binance Fined $2.2M by India’s Financial Intelligence Unit
Binance became the first offshore crypto-related entity, along with KuCoin, to be approved by India’s Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) in May, conditional to paying a penalty...
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By Amitoj Singh
Jun 20, 2024 at 5:11 a.m. UTC
Jun 20, 2024
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