Day: January 22, 2020

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) said regulated entities cannot offer crypto assets in the country, but that does not equate to an overall digital asset ban. In a Jan. 21 article, The Economic Times of India cited a document the RBI submitted to the country’s supreme court in September, which said: “Firstly, the RBI has not prohibited VCs (virtual currencies) in the country. The RBI has directed the entities regulated by it to not provide services to those persons or entities dealing in or settling VCs” India ban drama…

Pavel Durov, founder and CEO of major encrypted messenger Telegram, argues that Apple’s cloud service iCloud is “now officially a surveillance tool.” Citing a Jan. 21 Reuters report, Durov claimed that applications like WhatsApp — which rely on iCloud to store private messages — are “part of the problem.” Telegram CEO delivered his verdict in a post on his official Telegram channel on Jan. 21: “iCloud is now officially a surveillance tool. Apps that are relying on it to store your private messages (such as WhatsApp) are part of the…

Over the course of the past half-decade or so, the cryptocurrency space has grown at a breakneck pace, and it is believed that it is going to keep expanding in the years to come. However, in this regard, it is also important to note that it has thrived because many nations have not outlawed crypto tokens. In this regard, India, one of the world’s biggest economies, cleared the air about its stance on cryptocurrencies. The central bank of the country, the Reserve Bank of India, stated that despite reports to…

Traders are taking a break after the most recent volatility which suggests that most major cryptocurrencies will remain range-bound for the next few days. Recently Hiromi Yamaoka, the former head of payments and settlements at the Bank of Japan, said that Facebook’s Libra has forced central banks to research and consider issuing central bank digital currencies (CBDC). Currently China is leading the race in developing a CBDC but it appears that other nations are now attempting to play catch up. In a press release, the Bank of England said that…

Venezuelans are reportedly selling the state-launched Petro (PTR) cryptocurrency that was airdropped to them recently. Though the government claims to have fixed the value of one PTR at $60, the market price on LocalBitcoins is reported to be only half of that. According to a Reddit thread, Venezuelans are turning to LocalBitcoins to sell their airdropped Petro amid disastrous economic conditions. This follows an airdrop to a claimed 6 million people in December. The Reddit user claims that the government initially allowed the usage of Petro to buy products through…