This episode is sponsored by Nexo.io. This time on Speaking of Bitcoin, correspondent George Frankly shares another surprising look at glitches in human behavior and what we can learn from them. In this episode we explore the endowment effect, the phenomenon of collectible cryptocurrency wallets and more. Credits This episode was written, edited and performed by […]

“It is critical for the Union Budget to clearly lay down taxation clarity around crypto assets by formally naming them in tax laws,” said a letter to India’s Finance Minister by IndiaTech.org, an industry body of startups including crypto exchanges. The group plays an active part in discussions about policy framework to regulate crypto with […]

Bitcoin fell for a seventh-straight day, the longest losing streak since 2018, slipping toward the key psychological threshold of $40,000. As of press time bitcoin (BTC) was changing hands around $40,800, down 2.3% over the past 24 hours, based on CoinDesk pricing. Bitcoin’s stretch of losses is now the longest since the downdraft from July […]

India’s central bank has created a dedicated department for fintech challenges, which includes a pair at their doorstep: framing cryptocurrency regulations and a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC). The move by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) comes a fortnight after CoinDesk had reported about India’s framing of crypto regulations saying that “while the RBI […]