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BCCI Says Crypto, Real Money Gaming Platforms Can’t Bid for Team India’s Title Sponsorship
The BCCI has barred cryptocurrency and real money gaming firms from bidding for the Indian cricket team’s lead sponsorship rights. The decision reflects increasing regulatory scrutiny of crypto promotions in India, with SEBI previously targeting misleading celebrity endorsements. The move marks a significant setback for crypto adoption, cutting o...
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Trump Signs New Stablecoin Law In Major Milestone For Crypto Industry
US President Donald Trump on Friday signed a law to create a regulatory regime for the US-dollar-pegged cryptocurrencies known as stablecoins, a milestone that could pave the way for the digital assets to become an everyday way to make payments.
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Airtel Chairman Sunil Mittal Urges Government to Introduce Regulatory Framework for AI, CryptoÂ
Sunil Mittal has urged the government to set clear crypto rules to oversee the sector. The Airtel founder was speaking at the Confederation of Indian Industry's (CII) Annual Business Summit 2025, where he addressed the recent growth of the digital assets sector.
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Crypto Industry Descends on Dubai as Trump Euphoria Recedes
Crypto enthusiasts descended on Dubai on Wednesday for the TOKEN2049 conference, which is expected to attract around 15,000 people. Speakers at the two-day event in the desert city include chief executives at some of the world's major crypto firms, the head of digital assets at BlackRock and Goldman Sachs, as well as the US president's son, Eric Tr...
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Tamil Nadu DGP Unveils ‘Handbook for Investigations into Virtual Digital Assets’: All Details
Tamil Nadu’s Director General of Police, Shankar Jiwal, has unveiled a guide for police officials on how to investigate crypto-related crimes. The handbook contains industry insights on crypto crimes like money laundering, ponzi schemes, and cyber fraud. It also covers key legal provisions around crypto and Web3. Â
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In Largest Crypto Theft In History, Exchange Loses $1.5-Billion Ethereum
Dubai-based cryptocurrency exchange Bybit reported on Friday that hackers stole $1.5 billion worth of digital assets in what marks the largest crypto theft in industry history.
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Budget 2025: Crypto Industry Seeks Digital Asset Innovation, Simple Tax Structure and More
The Union Budget for 2025 is set to be announced on February 1. Apart from reiterating the need for a revision in crypto tax rates, Indian crypto firms have asked the government to prioritise steps that keep the country in competition with other regions, especially with regard to emerging technologies.
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Qatar Financial Centre Activates Digital Assets Lab Nearly a Year After Announcement
The Qatar Financial Centre (QFC), located in Doha, has activated the ‘Digital Assets Lab’ that is aimed at enabling the development, testing, and commercialisation of Web3 services. As part of this initiative, leading Web3 firms such as Polygon, Partior, and ALT Realtech have been selected to develop blockchain-based solutions tailored to their...
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US SEC Threatens to Sue NFT Marketplace OpenSea, CEO Devin Finzer Says
"OpenSea has received a Wells notice from the SEC threatening to sue us because they believe NFTs on our platform are securities," OpenSea co-founder and CEO Devin Finzer said. A Wells notice is a formal declaration that SEC staff intend to recommend an enforcement action.
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Crypto Firm, Industry Group Sue US SEC for 'Overreach' on Digital Assets
A US based crypto firm and industry group have sued the US Securities and Exchange Commission for overstepping its authority with regard to digital assets. The firm, Legilex, wants a US court to rule that listing pre-existing tokens will not violate securities laws.
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Credit Agricole's CACEIS Registers as Digital Asset Custody Provider With French Regulator AMF
CACEIS, the asset servicing business owned by Credit Agricole and Santander, has registered with France's markets regulator AMF to provide custody services for digital assets, such as cryptocurrencies.
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Japan Crypto Exchanges Pushing For Margin Trading Relaxation For Sector Growth
Japan’s crypto exchanges are pushing for a relaxation of curbs on margin trading, unbowed by last year’s global digital-asset market crash. Many people in the industry want permitted leverage for retail investors of four to 10 times whereas currently, customers can at most double exposure via borrowing.
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Coinbase Launches International Exchange for Crypto Derivatives Amid Rising Tensions with US Regulators
Coinbase Global launched an international exchange for cryptocurrency derivatives on Tuesday, as the company looks to expand its global footprint amid escalating tensions between the crypto sector and regulators in the United States.
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Binance’s Crypto Consortium Goes Live, Aims to Oversee Potential Shortcomings
Binance has launched a consortium of industry experts in order to debunk myths and issues related to the crypto industry. Crypto-related individual projects, exchanges as well as blockchain analytics companies are part of this group, which will function as a ‘self-regulatory’ body in the digital assets sector.
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PayPal Begins Crypto Offerings In European Union Starting with Luxembourg: Details
PayPal has decided to start crypto offerings in the European Union (EU) with Luxembourg being its entry point. Bitcoin, Ether, Bitcoin Cash, and Litecoin have been chosen as the first four crypto assets that would be supported by PayPal for starters. The company is also willing to collaborate with the Luxembourg authorities in their process of shap...
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BCCI Says Crypto, Real Money Gaming Platforms Can’t Bid for Team India’s Title Sponsorship
The BCCI has barred cryptocurrency and real money gaming firms from bidding for the Indian cricket team’s lead sponsorship rights. The decision reflects increasing regulatory scrutiny of crypto promotions in India, with SEBI previously targeting misleading celebrity endorsements. The move marks a significant setback for crypto adoption, cutting o...
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Trump Signs New Stablecoin Law In Major Milestone For Crypto Industry
US President Donald Trump on Friday signed a law to create a regulatory regime for the US-dollar-pegged cryptocurrencies known as stablecoins, a milestone that could pave the way for the digital assets to become an everyday way to make payments.
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Airtel Chairman Sunil Mittal Urges Government to Introduce Regulatory Framework for AI, CryptoÂ
Sunil Mittal has urged the government to set clear crypto rules to oversee the sector. The Airtel founder was speaking at the Confederation of Indian Industry's (CII) Annual Business Summit 2025, where he addressed the recent growth of the digital assets sector.
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Crypto Industry Descends on Dubai as Trump Euphoria Recedes
Crypto enthusiasts descended on Dubai on Wednesday for the TOKEN2049 conference, which is expected to attract around 15,000 people. Speakers at the two-day event in the desert city include chief executives at some of the world's major crypto firms, the head of digital assets at BlackRock and Goldman Sachs, as well as the US president's son, Eric Tr...
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Tamil Nadu DGP Unveils ‘Handbook for Investigations into Virtual Digital Assets’: All Details
Tamil Nadu’s Director General of Police, Shankar Jiwal, has unveiled a guide for police officials on how to investigate crypto-related crimes. The handbook contains industry insights on crypto crimes like money laundering, ponzi schemes, and cyber fraud. It also covers key legal provisions around crypto and Web3. Â
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In Largest Crypto Theft In History, Exchange Loses $1.5-Billion Ethereum
Dubai-based cryptocurrency exchange Bybit reported on Friday that hackers stole $1.5 billion worth of digital assets in what marks the largest crypto theft in industry history.
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Budget 2025: Crypto Industry Seeks Digital Asset Innovation, Simple Tax Structure and More
The Union Budget for 2025 is set to be announced on February 1. Apart from reiterating the need for a revision in crypto tax rates, Indian crypto firms have asked the government to prioritise steps that keep the country in competition with other regions, especially with regard to emerging technologies.
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Qatar Financial Centre Activates Digital Assets Lab Nearly a Year After Announcement
The Qatar Financial Centre (QFC), located in Doha, has activated the ‘Digital Assets Lab’ that is aimed at enabling the development, testing, and commercialisation of Web3 services. As part of this initiative, leading Web3 firms such as Polygon, Partior, and ALT Realtech have been selected to develop blockchain-based solutions tailored to their...
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US SEC Threatens to Sue NFT Marketplace OpenSea, CEO Devin Finzer Says
"OpenSea has received a Wells notice from the SEC threatening to sue us because they believe NFTs on our platform are securities," OpenSea co-founder and CEO Devin Finzer said. A Wells notice is a formal declaration that SEC staff intend to recommend an enforcement action.
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Crypto Firm, Industry Group Sue US SEC for 'Overreach' on Digital Assets
A US based crypto firm and industry group have sued the US Securities and Exchange Commission for overstepping its authority with regard to digital assets. The firm, Legilex, wants a US court to rule that listing pre-existing tokens will not violate securities laws.
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Credit Agricole's CACEIS Registers as Digital Asset Custody Provider With French Regulator AMF
CACEIS, the asset servicing business owned by Credit Agricole and Santander, has registered with France's markets regulator AMF to provide custody services for digital assets, such as cryptocurrencies.
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Japan Crypto Exchanges Pushing For Margin Trading Relaxation For Sector Growth
Japan’s crypto exchanges are pushing for a relaxation of curbs on margin trading, unbowed by last year’s global digital-asset market crash. Many people in the industry want permitted leverage for retail investors of four to 10 times whereas currently, customers can at most double exposure via borrowing.
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Coinbase Launches International Exchange for Crypto Derivatives Amid Rising Tensions with US Regulators
Coinbase Global launched an international exchange for cryptocurrency derivatives on Tuesday, as the company looks to expand its global footprint amid escalating tensions between the crypto sector and regulators in the United States.
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Binance’s Crypto Consortium Goes Live, Aims to Oversee Potential Shortcomings
Binance has launched a consortium of industry experts in order to debunk myths and issues related to the crypto industry. Crypto-related individual projects, exchanges as well as blockchain analytics companies are part of this group, which will function as a ‘self-regulatory’ body in the digital assets sector.
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PayPal Begins Crypto Offerings In European Union Starting with Luxembourg: Details
PayPal has decided to start crypto offerings in the European Union (EU) with Luxembourg being its entry point. Bitcoin, Ether, Bitcoin Cash, and Litecoin have been chosen as the first four crypto assets that would be supported by PayPal for starters. The company is also willing to collaborate with the Luxembourg authorities in their process of shap...
