Prabhjote Gill
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Prabhjote writes about technology, science and economics. Before Business Insider, she's worked with Tech Radar where she covered the newest gadgets and the most recent trends of the tech world. With master's degree in Economics, she's presented six papers in international conferences and published one under Delhi University. As a solivagant in the constant state of fernweh, curiosity is the main weapon in her arsenal.
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Russia-Ukraine conflict wipes over $200 billion from crypto markets — Cardano, Avalanche, and Polkadot worst hit
The global crypto market has lost nearly 10% of its value amid the tussle between Russia and Ukrain…
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India’s crypto tax will either send traders underground or back to stock markets, say experts
India’s 30% crypto tax could push traders to find new and innovative ways to bypass paying the taxm…
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Taxing cryptocurrencies does not give them legal status, clarifies India’s finance minister
India’s Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman clarified in Parliament that taxing cryptocurrencies do…
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RBI governor still has not thawed on ‘private’ cryptocurrencies — compares crypto hype to ‘tulip mania’
RBI governor Shaktikanta Das claims that cryptocurrencies have no underlying value, not even worth …
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India’s digital rupee may not necessarily be on the blockchain, according to the country’s central bank
India’s upcoming digital rupee may not necessarily use blockchain technology for RBI’s central bank…
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Bitcoin, Ethereum and others are on a high even as overall market value takes a hit
The prices of leading cryptocurrencies are in the green todayHowever, the global market value has s…
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CoinDCX’s users grow 60-fold in just one year amid India’s crypto boom
CoinDCX hit the milestone of 1 crore users in February, growth of over 60 times within the span of …
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Mark Cuban-backed Polygon raises nearly half a billion dollars from 40 VCs led by Sequoia
Homegrown blockchain technology firm Polygon has raised $450 million from more than 40 venture capi…
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From cryptocurrencies to NFTs, India to tax all ‘virtual digital’ assets at 30%
India plans to tax cryptocurrency transactions at a rate of 30%. This is at par with the highest in…
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India’s defence budget lays out more money for local contracts, a new independent approval body and leaves a quarter for R&D
The Indian government and its push for self-reliance in defence isn’t taking a back seat this year.…
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Kavin Bharti Mittal's Hike partners with Polygon to bring the Rush Gaming Universe onto web3
Kavin Bharti Mittal’s Rush by Hike has partnered with the layer-2 blockchain platform, Polygon. The…
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EXCLUSIVE: Kavin Bharti Mittal dives into what Hike’s version of the metaverse is going to look like
Hike’s whitepaper for going web3 is set to go live next month. The process of taking Rush by Hike o…
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Bitcoin mining profit is shrinking with prices in dumps and difficulty on the rise
Bitcoin mining difficulty is at an all-time-high of 26.64 trillion. This means that mining for the …
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One of the largest cryptocurrency swapping platforms just lost $1.3 million as users failed to update approvals
If you have got a problem, you have to fix it on your own, according to the company. Multichain …
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EXCLUSIVE: CoinDCX plans to hire more than 2,000 people this year — and they are not just looking at coders
Indian cryptocurrency exchange CoinDCX is looking to grow its team by 10 times this year. In an exc…
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Six reasons why India’s central bank believes cryptocurrencies threaten financial stability
The Reserve Bank of India states that private cryptocurrencies pose a threat to financial stability…
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India’s market watchdog warns mutual funds to stay away from crypto assets at least until regulations come in
India's market watchdog, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), wants mutual funds to w…
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Jack Dorsey’s annual unfollowing spree includes Marc Andreessen, Brian Armstrong and Tyler Winklewoss — and this year, it’s about Web3
After slamming venture capitalists for hindering the vision of a truly decentralised internet, the…
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India ends Winter Session of Parliament with no crypto bill in sight
The Indian Parliament’s Winter Session has drawn to a close with no cryptocurrency bill making it t…
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Tech billionaires Jack Dorsey and Elon Musk take a dig at Web3 — ‘It’s somewhere between a and z’
The tech billionaires, Jack Dorsey and Elon Musk, were poking fun at the hype around Web3, the so-c…
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Terra is the second-biggest DeFi player in the crypto market, but it may be overvalued
Terra, whose LUNA token has been bucking the doldrums of the crypto market to barge its way into th…
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India’s crypto bill may take a page out of the new IT rules and ask exchanges to appoint a grievance officer
India’s crypto bill is still a work-in-progress and the final draft is yet to get the Cabinet’s gre…
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INTERVIEW: The Indian Government is asking experts these questions as it mulls over the crypto bill — and the metaverse isn’t one of them yet
As the Indian government mulls over how to regulate the crypto industry, the metaverse is far from …
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With the metaverse, NFTs and DeFi on the rise, Ethereum miners rake in $2 billion in revenue — a jump of 11% over October
Ethereum mining saw revenue of nearly $2 billion in November. One of the reasons for the boost in E…
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INTERVIEW: Old-school regulatory framework for traditional assets won’t work for cryptocurrencies and blockchain, says CrossTower CEO
CrossTower estimates that the crypto industry can add $1.1 trillion to India’s economy over the nex…