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Amazon Appstore for Android to Shut Down in August; Amazon Coins to Be Discontinued
Amazon Appstore will be discontinued later this year, 14 years after it was launched for Android devices. Alongside this, Amazon will also wind down its Amazon Coins digital currency programme used for app purchases. While the app store won’t be available for download on Android devices, it will continue to function on Amazon's own devices, inclu...
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Bitcoin’s Push Toward $100,000 Runs Into a Wall of Resistance
Bitcoin's unstoppable surge towards a record price of $100,000 appears to be waning. With Bitcoin's price levelling off, attention is shifting to other digital currencies like Ether and XRP, which have not kept pace with Bitcoin's historic rise following President-elect Donald Trump's victory.
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Book Excerpt | Crypto, Drugs, Dark Web: Inside India's Murky Marketplaces
Here is an excerpt from Mitali Mukherjee's book 'Crypto Crimes: Inside India's Best-Kept Secret', which delves into the murky underbelly of the crypto world and its spread across India.
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Elon Musk to Upgrade X With Payment Features Soon; No Word on User-Requested Crypto Integration
Elon Musk, in a recent interview, confirmed that digital payments were coming to X soon. Musk did not mention support for cryptocurrency-based payments while speaking about the upcoming functionality, a much-requested feature by users on the platform.
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SBI Introduces UPI Interoperability With eRupee CBDC for Seamless Transactions
The State Bank of India (SBI) announced it has implemented Unified Payments Interface (UPI) interoperability in Digital Rupee, also called as Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC).
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EU Set to Take Next Steps for Launch of Digital Euro, Will Publish Proposal for Legal Framework
EU will publish a proposal on Wednesday that will be the legal foundation on which the ECB could launch a digital euro. The project has come under attack from the public, politicians and banks before it even exists. Critics question the need for a digital euro and banks warn of major risks.
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How to Exchange Rs. 2,000 Currency Notes Using the Amazon Pay Wallet in India
Amazon, earlier this week, made an announcement to allow customers to exchange their Rs. 2,000 notes. The Reserve Bank of India decided to withdraw all the Rs. 2,000 currency notes from circulation by September 30. According to the official statement by Amazon, the company will let customers top up their Amazon Pay balances using Rs. 2,000 notes du...
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AI and Crypto Are Becoming Regulatory Frenemies
AI is traditionally centralized, routines gobble up all data everywhere, and make decisions for a small group of human designers — or in dystopian science fiction versions — the natural limit of no humans. Crypto is radically decentralized. All actionable information is held by dispersed individuals in private keys. No one controls the system.
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Fiat-Crypto Transactions' Completion Depends on Geology, Type, Size: Report
Financial transactions pertaining between fiat currencies and cryptocurrencies depend heavily on the locations. Africa and South America witness the lowest crypto-fiat transactional rates. Europe, on the other hand, has the highest rate of successful transactions.
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Woman Gets One Euro Coin Instead Of Rs 5 In Change From Rickshaw Driver, Internet Reacts
Since being shared yesterday, the tweet has amassed over two lakh views and five thousand likes. Many users were left pleasantly surprised.
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Amazon Appstore for Android to Shut Down in August; Amazon Coins to Be Discontinued
Amazon Appstore will be discontinued later this year, 14 years after it was launched for Android devices. Alongside this, Amazon will also wind down its Amazon Coins digital currency programme used for app purchases. While the app store won’t be available for download on Android devices, it will continue to function on Amazon's own devices, inclu...
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Bitcoin’s Push Toward $100,000 Runs Into a Wall of Resistance
Bitcoin's unstoppable surge towards a record price of $100,000 appears to be waning. With Bitcoin's price levelling off, attention is shifting to other digital currencies like Ether and XRP, which have not kept pace with Bitcoin's historic rise following President-elect Donald Trump's victory.
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Book Excerpt | Crypto, Drugs, Dark Web: Inside India's Murky Marketplaces
Here is an excerpt from Mitali Mukherjee's book 'Crypto Crimes: Inside India's Best-Kept Secret', which delves into the murky underbelly of the crypto world and its spread across India.
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Elon Musk to Upgrade X With Payment Features Soon; No Word on User-Requested Crypto Integration
Elon Musk, in a recent interview, confirmed that digital payments were coming to X soon. Musk did not mention support for cryptocurrency-based payments while speaking about the upcoming functionality, a much-requested feature by users on the platform.
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SBI Introduces UPI Interoperability With eRupee CBDC for Seamless Transactions
The State Bank of India (SBI) announced it has implemented Unified Payments Interface (UPI) interoperability in Digital Rupee, also called as Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC).
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EU Set to Take Next Steps for Launch of Digital Euro, Will Publish Proposal for Legal Framework
EU will publish a proposal on Wednesday that will be the legal foundation on which the ECB could launch a digital euro. The project has come under attack from the public, politicians and banks before it even exists. Critics question the need for a digital euro and banks warn of major risks.
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How to Exchange Rs. 2,000 Currency Notes Using the Amazon Pay Wallet in India
Amazon, earlier this week, made an announcement to allow customers to exchange their Rs. 2,000 notes. The Reserve Bank of India decided to withdraw all the Rs. 2,000 currency notes from circulation by September 30. According to the official statement by Amazon, the company will let customers top up their Amazon Pay balances using Rs. 2,000 notes du...
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AI and Crypto Are Becoming Regulatory Frenemies
AI is traditionally centralized, routines gobble up all data everywhere, and make decisions for a small group of human designers — or in dystopian science fiction versions — the natural limit of no humans. Crypto is radically decentralized. All actionable information is held by dispersed individuals in private keys. No one controls the system.
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Fiat-Crypto Transactions' Completion Depends on Geology, Type, Size: Report
Financial transactions pertaining between fiat currencies and cryptocurrencies depend heavily on the locations. Africa and South America witness the lowest crypto-fiat transactional rates. Europe, on the other hand, has the highest rate of successful transactions.
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Woman Gets One Euro Coin Instead Of Rs 5 In Change From Rickshaw Driver, Internet Reacts
Since being shared yesterday, the tweet has amassed over two lakh views and five thousand likes. Many users were left pleasantly surprised.
