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.
Latest Stories from Prabhjote Gill
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Battle of metaverses: The Sandbox, Decentraland and CryptoVoxels see sales surge as companies look to get in on the ground floor
While The Sandbox is raking in the most sales, individual plots within…
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Alibaba, Tencent, and other Chinese players are betting big on the metaverse — but the government is yet to buy into the hype
This even as industry leaders in the country — including the Ant Group and Tencent Holdings — re…
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The lawyer behind getting India’s 2018 crypto ban quashed hasn’t ruled out going to court again
The industry as a whole is hoping that the government will find the right balance so as to not r…
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Indian government confirms that its new crypto bill is not the same as the old one
India’s Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has confirmed that the government's new crypto bill — t…
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Immersion cooling has been around for over a decade, but it’s coming back in vogue thanks to Bitcoin mining
The more power they use, the hotter these rigs get. And, the hotter they get, the more power is …
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CoinDCX clarifies that it has no ‘immediate’ plans to launch an IPO
Indian crypto exchange CoinDCX told Business Insider that it has no ‘immediate’ plans to launch an …
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Experts fear that a 'ban' on crypto in India will only drive investors to the grey market
With an estimated 15 to 20 million crypto investors in India, experts fear a ban on the industry wo…
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Raghuram Rajan believes only a handful of cryptocurrencies will survive the hype — over 400 tokens have hit the dust in the last six months
The former governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), Raghuram Rajan, believes that only a handfu…
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Privacy coins, centralised cryptocurrencies, or being currencies — India is yet to explain what it means by ‘private’ cryptocurrency
Despite all the fear, doubt and uncertainty (FUD) in the air, the Indian government hasn’t actually…
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India’s cryptocurrency bill is going up for discussion in December — but it seems to be beating to same rhythm as 10 months ago
The Indian government plans to put its cryptocurrency bill up for discussion in Parliament during t…
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JRR Tolkien’s lawyers shut down LOTR-themed cryptocurrency
However, four days later, the legal body that manages the JRR Tolkien’s estate — the author of T…
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Elon Musk wants Dogecoin investors to be ‘protected’ as Binance extends withdrawal freeze by another week
Binance’s freeze on Dogecoin withdrawals could get extended by another week, and tech billionaire E…
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Axie Infinity has an inflation problem — and without more players, it’s going to be a tough fix
According to analytics firm Naavik, Axie Infinity has an inflation problem on its hands with player…
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Crypto players in India to meet with government today to give inputs on the potential of cryptocurrencies in the country and its impact
Representatives from Indian crypto exchanges like WazirX, Coinswitch Kuber, CoinDCX and others are …
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OpenSea’s NFT trade quadruples to 10 billion in under three months but Axie Infinity continues to be the crowd favourite
Axie Infinity’s adoption saw a jump with people looking for altern…
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Telos is hedging against a possible ‘prolonged bear market’ with fresh investment from its first-ever marquee investors
Douglas Horn, the chief architect of Telos, told Business Insider that they kept away from marquee …
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Solana is now the fourth-biggest cryptocurrency in the world as it doubles down on gaming in the crypto universe
Solana, seen as a competitor to Ethereum, hit an all-time-high of $260 on November 7, to become the…
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Illegal mining for cryptocurrencies remains rampant as miners look to maximise profits with cheap electricity
Regular mining and mining for cryptocurrencies may not be the same thing, but they do have somethin…
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Another bizarre CryptoPunks' sale in the last seven days — this time for an unreasonably cheap price
CryptoPunk 7557 sold for a 97% discount on OpenSea today, in a second unusual CryptoPunks’ sale ove…
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Two of the biggest cryptocurrencies in the crypto market are set to double in value this year, according to analysts
After hitting a new all-time high in October, analysts are betting on Ethereum and Bitcoin to doubl…
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Polkadot hits a new all-time high of $51 ahead of its very first parachain auctions getting approved
Polkadot’s price hit an all-time high of $51.47 today. The rally in the Polkadot’s coin, DOT, comes…
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It would be nearly impossible for India to ban cryptocurrencies — here’s why
Jaideep Reddy, a technology lawyer with Nishith Desai Associates (NDA), told Business Insider that …
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Shiba Inu is not only bigger than Dogecoin — it’s now bigger than XRP, Polkadot and USD Coin as the seventh-biggest player in the market
Shiba Inu is now the seventh-largest cryptocurrency in the world, with a market cap of $51.4 billio…
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Crypto crash pushes Cardano further down the ranks and Shiba Inu gains on Dogecoin
The global crypto market has crashed by over 6% in the last 24 hours, with Bitcoin dipping below $6…
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Shiba Inu hits another all-time-high — now more valuable than Adani Enterprises, Tata Steel and Tech Mahindra
Meme coin Shiba Inu has hit another all-time high of $0.0000593 today, October 27, with its value s…