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US Couple Said Uber "Charged 600% More" For Ride, Company Responds
The incident happened as the cab service made a currency conversion mistake. Instead of charging the fare amount in Costa Rican Colon, the company charged the fee in US Dollars.
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$10,000 Asia-US Business Class Tickets Sold For $300 After Airline Blunder
Eagle-eyed travelers snapped up heavily discounted tickets in the fanciest cabins on All Nippon Airways after a currency conversion blunder, with one paying just $890 for flights in first class.
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Should India Delay CBDC Trials Amid the Ongoing Global Crypto Meltdown? Here's What Experts Think
Crypto industry experts, in conversation with Gadgets 360, have highlighted that CBDCs are different from crypto and hence, India did not have to delay its digital rupee trials amid the current market downturn. Once the CBDC is rolled out widely, it will not be affected by any crypto-related volatility and hence, experts have suggested Indians to u...
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Crypto: What Could More Regulation Mean for the Future of Digital Currencies?
The collapse of FTX, once one of the largest crypto exchanges in the world, has prompted calls regulation of the crypto sector. Meanwhile, Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao, has called for more regulatory clarity after a week of crypto market chaos and a year in which investors are estimated to have lost $2 trillion (roughly Rs. 1,62,18,000 crore), and ev...
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Forex Reserves Slump To Over 2-Year Low As RBI Defends Rupee To Below 80
India's forex reserves slumped to the lowest in over two years, marking the third straight week of decline as the RBI intervened to keep the rupee from weakening past 80 per dollar.
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NFL Franchise Houston Texans Ties Up With BitWallet to Allow BTC Payments for Single Game Suites
The Houston Texans NFL team has partnered with BitWallet to become the team’s official digital currency wallet. Fans of the NFL team will be able to use bitcoin to purchase single game suites using BitWallet as the intermediary to facilitate the conversion of bitcoin to fiat upon purchase.
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Forex Reserves Dive By $7.5 Billion As RBI Uses War Chest To Help Rupee
India's forex reserves fell by $7.5 billion as the Reserve Bank of India is using its war chest to limit the sharp decline and 'jerky movements' in the rupee.
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Rupee Hit New Record Lows 26 Times Since Ukraine War; Teetering Near 80 Per Dollar
The rupee is in for a rough ride ahead, with the next key psychological level of 80 per dollar almost a done deal after a blowout US inflation print, which will boost the already-rampant dollar further.
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Rupee Takes A Breather, After Ending At Record Lows For Two Days In A Row
The rupee recouped losses early on Friday, after closing at its all-time low of 78.32 against the dollar in the previous two sessions.
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iOS 16 Carries Built-In Unit Conversion in Messages, Notes, Calendar, More
Apple announced iOS 16 last week at WWDC 2022. The new software carries many interesting features, including a built-in unit conversion. This feature is said to make it easy to view conversions for currencies, weight, distance, time zones, and more, right from within an app.
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Rupee Extends Losses, A Day After A New All-Time Low Close As Risk Sentiment Remains Fragile
The rupee extended its losses into early Thursday after closing at a new all-time low, even as the dollar took a breather after heavy gains and as global stocks tumbled on increasing concerns that aggressive tightening by global central banks could choke growth.
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Rupee Edges Up Tracking Stocks' Gains, But Dollar Strength To Weigh
The rupee edged up on Wednesday, helped by gains in domestic stocks, but runaway inflation concerns and the dollar's strength are likely to weigh on the currency.
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Rupee Gains To 75.48 Against Dollar Tracking Positive Domestic Equities
Rupee Vs Dollar Rate: At the interbank foreign exchange, the domestic unit opened slightly strong at 75.56 and gained further ground to reach 75.48 against the American dollar in early deals
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Jack Dorsey’s Crypto Exchange Project 'tbDEX' Whitepaper Details Plans to Bridge Gap Between Fiat, Crypto
tbDEX will facilitate conversion of fiat currencies into Bitcoins and vice versa. While anonymity will be an option, it will be chargeable.
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Visa Outlines Concept for a 'Hub' That Would Make Digital Currencies Interoperable
The rise of cryptocurrencies has made central banks across the world rethink their strategy and explore ways to have a Central Bank Digital Currency of their own.
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US Couple Said Uber "Charged 600% More" For Ride, Company Responds
The incident happened as the cab service made a currency conversion mistake. Instead of charging the fare amount in Costa Rican Colon, the company charged the fee in US Dollars.
-
$10,000 Asia-US Business Class Tickets Sold For $300 After Airline Blunder
Eagle-eyed travelers snapped up heavily discounted tickets in the fanciest cabins on All Nippon Airways after a currency conversion blunder, with one paying just $890 for flights in first class.
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Should India Delay CBDC Trials Amid the Ongoing Global Crypto Meltdown? Here's What Experts Think
Crypto industry experts, in conversation with Gadgets 360, have highlighted that CBDCs are different from crypto and hence, India did not have to delay its digital rupee trials amid the current market downturn. Once the CBDC is rolled out widely, it will not be affected by any crypto-related volatility and hence, experts have suggested Indians to u...
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Crypto: What Could More Regulation Mean for the Future of Digital Currencies?
The collapse of FTX, once one of the largest crypto exchanges in the world, has prompted calls regulation of the crypto sector. Meanwhile, Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao, has called for more regulatory clarity after a week of crypto market chaos and a year in which investors are estimated to have lost $2 trillion (roughly Rs. 1,62,18,000 crore), and ev...
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Forex Reserves Slump To Over 2-Year Low As RBI Defends Rupee To Below 80
India's forex reserves slumped to the lowest in over two years, marking the third straight week of decline as the RBI intervened to keep the rupee from weakening past 80 per dollar.
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NFL Franchise Houston Texans Ties Up With BitWallet to Allow BTC Payments for Single Game Suites
The Houston Texans NFL team has partnered with BitWallet to become the team’s official digital currency wallet. Fans of the NFL team will be able to use bitcoin to purchase single game suites using BitWallet as the intermediary to facilitate the conversion of bitcoin to fiat upon purchase.
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Forex Reserves Dive By $7.5 Billion As RBI Uses War Chest To Help Rupee
India's forex reserves fell by $7.5 billion as the Reserve Bank of India is using its war chest to limit the sharp decline and 'jerky movements' in the rupee.
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Rupee Hit New Record Lows 26 Times Since Ukraine War; Teetering Near 80 Per Dollar
The rupee is in for a rough ride ahead, with the next key psychological level of 80 per dollar almost a done deal after a blowout US inflation print, which will boost the already-rampant dollar further.
-
Rupee Takes A Breather, After Ending At Record Lows For Two Days In A Row
The rupee recouped losses early on Friday, after closing at its all-time low of 78.32 against the dollar in the previous two sessions.
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iOS 16 Carries Built-In Unit Conversion in Messages, Notes, Calendar, More
Apple announced iOS 16 last week at WWDC 2022. The new software carries many interesting features, including a built-in unit conversion. This feature is said to make it easy to view conversions for currencies, weight, distance, time zones, and more, right from within an app.
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Rupee Extends Losses, A Day After A New All-Time Low Close As Risk Sentiment Remains Fragile
The rupee extended its losses into early Thursday after closing at a new all-time low, even as the dollar took a breather after heavy gains and as global stocks tumbled on increasing concerns that aggressive tightening by global central banks could choke growth.
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Rupee Edges Up Tracking Stocks' Gains, But Dollar Strength To Weigh
The rupee edged up on Wednesday, helped by gains in domestic stocks, but runaway inflation concerns and the dollar's strength are likely to weigh on the currency.
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Rupee Gains To 75.48 Against Dollar Tracking Positive Domestic Equities
Rupee Vs Dollar Rate: At the interbank foreign exchange, the domestic unit opened slightly strong at 75.56 and gained further ground to reach 75.48 against the American dollar in early deals
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Jack Dorsey’s Crypto Exchange Project 'tbDEX' Whitepaper Details Plans to Bridge Gap Between Fiat, Crypto
tbDEX will facilitate conversion of fiat currencies into Bitcoins and vice versa. While anonymity will be an option, it will be chargeable.
-
Visa Outlines Concept for a 'Hub' That Would Make Digital Currencies Interoperable
The rise of cryptocurrencies has made central banks across the world rethink their strategy and explore ways to have a Central Bank Digital Currency of their own.
