Author Archives: Darren Marchal

Sansad TV says its YouTube channel was compromised by ‘scam

Sansad TV, which broadcasts live Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha proceedings, on Tuesday said its YouTube channel was compromised due to unauthorised activities by “some scamsters”. In an official statement, the broadcaster said the channel’s name was changed to “Ethereum” (a crypto currency) by the attacker. Later, YouTube started “fixing the security threats permanently” and…

Triple digit rewards of staking offer respite to cryptocurrency i

The recent guidance provided by the US Treasury Department on transaction reporting by crypto companies is shining some light on staking — one of the least understood but hottest corners of the digital-asset world. Treasury indicated on Friday that “stakers” would be spared from forthcoming rules that are more targeted for brokers rather than investors…

Discussions on with RBI over digital currency: Finance Minister S

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday said discussions with regard to central bank-backed digital currency have been going on with the Reserve Bank and a decision will be taken after due deliberations. Sitharaman in her Budget speech on February 1 had announced that Digital Rupee or Central Bank digital currency (CBDC) would be issued by…

Crypto exchange Binance to invest $200 mn in US business media gr

Binance Holdings Ltd., parent of the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, is making a strategic investment of $200 million into the more than 100 year-old news publisher Forbes. Patrick Hillmann, Binance’s chief communications officer, and Bill Chin, head of Binance Labs, its venture capital arm, will join the Forbes.board when the transaction closes. Forbes.agreed to go…

Top headlines: Das says cryptos have no underlying value; M&M

Cryptos don’t have any underlying value, not even a tulip: RBI Governor RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das on Thursday made it clear that private cryptocurrencies are a threat to macroeconomic and financial stability, and undermine its ability to deal with challenges on the two fronts. Cautioning investors, the governor said such assets have no underlying whatsoever,…

Indian American to advise powerful Congressman on crypto matters

Powerful Congressman Pete Sessions has appointed Indian American Himanshu B Patel as his chief economic development and energy infrastructure advisor for his Crypto Technical Working Group. In a statement, Sessions said it is vital for the United States and India to take the lead globally on setting standards on innovative frontiers in areas of financial…