Lawmakers in Panama's National Assembly on Thursday approved a bill to regulate the use and commercialisation of crypto assets in the Central American country renowned as a hub of offshore financial services.

Panama passes bill to regulate the use and commercialisation of crypto assets

When the United States barred Americans from doing business with Russian banks, oil and gas developers and other companies in 2014, after the country’s invasion of Crimea, the hit to Russia’s economy was swift and immense.

Russia could use cryptocurrency to blunt the force of US sanctions

Hackers have stolen cryptocurrency worth more than $320 million from a decentralised finance platform, the fourth-largest crypto heist on record and the latest to shake the fast-growing DeFi sector.

Crypto platform Wormhole hit by $320 million hack

The Delhi Police said a businessman's cryptocurrencies were stolen and allegedly transferred to the military wing of Palestinian organisation Hamas. The police added that $3 million worth of cryptocurrencies were stolen three years ago in India's capital city.

Cryptocurrencies stolen from Delhi businessman & transferred to Hamas: Delhi Police

Russian central bank has proposed a ban on cryptocurrency use and mining on Russian territory. The bank has cited threats posed by cryptocurrency to financial stability, citizens' wellbeing and its monetary policy sovereignty.

Russia mulls ban on cryptocurrency use and mining

Prime Minister Narendra Modi stated on Monday that dealing with the difficulties posed by cryptocurrenices requires a worldwide commitment. "The kind of technology it is associated with, the decision taken by a single country will be insufficient to deal with its challenges.

PM Modi urges collective global effort to deal with cryptocurrencies

A relatively lesser-known cryptocurrency had been witnessing a massive surge in the crypto market. In two days, the value of the digital token shot up by a massive 900 per cent.

After WHO names new Covid variant, Omicron crypto’s value skyrockets by 900 per cent, then nose-dives

The Indian government will give time to the investors to exit from the unregulated cryptocurrency market if the law banning their trade is enacted, according to a newspaper report citing officials familiar with the development.

Indian crypto investors may get exit time if govt bans trade, but with a rider: Report

The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, one of the Ivy League institutions in the US, is planning to accept cryptocurrency as fee for its new executive education programme.

US Ivy League Wharton School to accept cryptocurrency payment for its online course

Social media giant Facebook is mulling to rebrand itself with a new name that focuses on the metaverse. According to a report published in 'The Verge,' Facebook Inc will announce the change in name next week.

What is metaverse, the new buzzword in internet technology?

Indian Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has informed that the proposed legislation on cryptocurrencies has been tabled before the cabinet and that it is awaiting approval. India has been on the fence on cryptocurrencies, gradually making up its mind to whether accept or reject the currencies.

Legislation on cryptocurrencies awaits cabinet approval in India

In what is believed to be one of the largest cryptocurrency thefts ever, hackers have returned roughly half of the $600 million they took. A loophole in Poly Network, a platform that aims to connect multiple blockchains so that they may operate together, was exploited by cybercriminals.

Hackers return $260 million to crypto platform Poly Network after massive theft

Everyone has heard the latest buzz around cryptocurrency and bitcoin. People have seen prices skyrocket and plunge down to a painful low with the help of Elon Musk’s one tweet or China’s ban on bitcoin mining.

Crypto mining: How does digital currency manufacturing affect environment?

China's crackdown on cryptocurrencies has spread to the country's southwest with a campaign against misuse of electricity by bitcoin miners in Yunnan province, local media reported on Saturday.

China's cryptocurrency-mining crackdown spreads to Yunnan in southwest - Media

In older days, people heard tales about how a man's words could not only reach millions but might also be enough to make people lose or win money. The old tale has come true, at least in Elon Musk’s case.

Is Tesla’s Elon Musk a master manipulator of markets?

Many cryptocurrency firms are not meeting Britain`s anti-money laundering and financing rules and, as a result, unprecedented numbers of them have withdrawn applications to register with the country`s financial watchdog, it said on Thursday.

Cryptocurrency firms not meeting anti-money laundering rules, UK regulator says

Bitcoin dipped 11.33% to $33,250 at 16:00 GMT on Sunday, losing $4,248.98 from its previous close. Bitcoin, the world's biggest and best-known cryptocurrency, is down 48% from the year's high of $64,895.

Bitcoin falls 11.3 per cent to USD 33,250, ether down 16.6 per cent

Bitcoin tumbled below the $40,000 mark on Wednesday for the first time in more than three months after China banned financial and payment institutions from providing cryptocurrency services.

Bitcoin tumbles below $40,000 after China's new crypto ban

Ether, the world's second-largest cryptocurrency after Bitcoin, on Thursday rose to a record high of $3,591.65 on the Bitstamp Exchange. Also read | Bitcoin, other cryptocurrencies tumble over Biden tax plan fears Ether was last up about 3.

Cryptocurrency 'Ether' rises to new record high

Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies tumbled on Friday due to concern that US President Joe Biden's plan to raise tax for the rich would curb investments in digital assets.

Bitcoin, other cryptocurrencies tumble over Biden tax plan fears

Peter Thiel, a Conservative political donor and a venture capitalist, has urged the Joe Biden government to tighten regulations on crypto currencies, warning them against a possible attack from China.

Bitcoin can be 'Chinese financial weapon' against US, warns cryptocurrency investor Peter Thiel

Michael Pierre was sitting in his Brooklyn, New York, apartment last summer when he received a text on his iPhone from an unknown number, then immediately lost service.

Coinbase users say crypto startup ignored their pleas for help

Elon Musk said on Wednesday that Tesla Inc customers can now buy its electric vehicles with bitcoin, marking a significant step forward for the cryptocurrency's use in commerce.

Elon Musk says Tesla customers can buy its electric vehicles with bitcoin

The world's most popular cryptocurrency touched $29,300 before pulling back, most recently down 0.67% at $28,774.36. It has surged by nearly half since breaking $20,000 for the first time on December 16.

Bitcoin touches record above $29,000, extending 2020 rally

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