Amitoj Singh

Amitoj Singh is a CoinDesk reporter focusing on regulation and the politics shaping the future of finance. He also presents shows for CoinDesk TV on occasion. He has previously contributed to various news organizations such as CNN, Al Jazeera, Business Insider and SBS Australia. Previously, he was Principal Anchor and News Editor at NDTV (New Delhi Television Ltd.), the go-to news network for Indians globally. Amitoj owns a marginal amount of Bitcoin and Ether below CoinDesk's disclosure threshold of $1,000.

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Policy

India

India's Top Court Queries Government on Crypto, but May Not Expect a Response

The question was asked during a bail hearing, and a court order didn't say it needed an answer.

By Amitoj Singh

Feb 28, 2022 at 1:55 p.m. UTC

Feb 28, 2022

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Russia Starts Large-Scale Attack On Ukraine (Anastasia Vlasova/Getty Images)

Finance

Business

Ukraine Asks Exchanges to Freeze Russian, Belarusian Crypto Accounts

Binance and Kraken won't freeze accounts for now, while DMarket will.

By Amitoj Singh

Feb 28, 2022 at 9:52 a.m. UTC

Feb 28, 2022

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Finance

Binance

Binance to Donate $10M to Ukraine Refugees, Opens Crowdfunding Project

Binance said the money will be donated to NGOs on the ground to help refugees and children.

By Amitoj Singh

Feb 28, 2022 at 9:06 a.m. UTC

Feb 28, 2022

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Markets

First mover

First Mover Asia: India Crypto Firms, Regulators Continue Their Regulatory Debate; Bitcoin Recovers From a Post-Invasion Freefall

Indian crypto industry and government officials have continued to discuss possible changes to regulations announced earlier this month; bitcoin returns to its perch above $38,...

By Amitoj Singh Damanick Dantes James Rubin

Feb 24, 2022 at 11:26 p.m. UTC

Feb 24, 2022

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Policy

India's Crypto Advertising Guidelines Are Out

The primary guideline requires all ads involving virtual digital assets to include a specific disclaimer.

By Amitoj Singh

Feb 23, 2022 at 5:20 a.m. UTC

Feb 23, 2022

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India's finance minister announced the nation's new crypto rules during the annual budget speech earlier this month. (Robert Nickelsberg/Getty Images)

Policy

Regulations

Making Sense of India's New Crypto Rules

India's first concrete steps in acknowledging crypto may be here to stay, having spurred both excitement and confusion over whether the country is approving crypto as an asset...

By Amitoj Singh

Feb 21, 2022 at 5:34 a.m. UTC

Feb 21, 2022

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