“We are not going to unilaterally freeze millions of innocent users’ accounts. Crypto is meant to provide greater financial freedom for people across the globe. To unilaterally decide to ban people’s access to their crypto would fly in the face of the reason why crypto exists. However, we are taking the steps necessary to ensure … Read more
The Supreme Court of India has asked the Centre to clarify if cryptocurrencies are illegal or not in the country. A Bench of Justices DY Chandrachud and Surya Kant asked the Narendra Modi-led government to make its position clear on legality of cryptos while hearing a case related to the Rs 20,000-crore GainBitcoin scam.In 2018, … Read more
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin set up a pair of polls on Twitter asking his followers if 80% of all transactions and savings in the year 2035 are in one currency and it is not ether, which currency they would prefer it to be. He asked them to choose from a number of cryptocurrencies including bitcoin, … Read more
European equities and Wall Street stock futures drifted on Tuesday as caution ahead of US inflation data tempered a long winning streak for equities. The Stoxx Europe 600, which has closed higher for 13 of the past 15 trading sessions and hit its latest all-time high on Monday, was flat in early dealings.Futures contracts on … Read more
Russia may need the army’s help to build field hospitals for Covid-19 patients, says president MOSCOW: President Vladimir Putin said on Monday that Russia may need the army’s help to build field hospitals for Covid-19 patients as Russia battles a surge in infections that has led to a nationwide workplace shutdown. “The situation in the … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has borrowed $3.1 billion in the past three months, including money for vaccine procurements, amid its requests to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to relax the spending ceiling by around $2 billion for expenditures on mitigation of coronavirus disease. The request for upward adjustment of the budget limit ceiling by around Rs352 billion … Read more
When Seth Rogen stepped onstage to present an Emmy Award, he said, “Let me start by saying there is … [+] way too many of us in this little room. What are we doing?” (Photo by Rich Fury/Getty Images) Getty Images Seth Rogen did wear an orange suit to the 2021 Emmy Awards. But the … Read more