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  • Oct 09, 2024

Aditya Worah is a former advertising professional, a freelance tech writer and a cryptocurrency enthusiast. He is pursuing a degree in journalism from the Xavier Institute of Communications, Mumbai.

Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe Bans Banks From Dealing with Those Involved with Cryptos

The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) has issued an order to all financial institutions in the country to no longer deal with those involved in the crypto trade.

Nvidia Q1 Profit Soars By 145% - $289 Million Generated from Cryptocurrency Mining

Nvidia recorded a revenue of $3.21 Billion in Q1 2018. Out of these $3.21 Billion, $289 Million came from sales to those involved in cryptocurrency mining.

Supreme Court of India Rejects Plea for Interim Injunction in Crypto Case

The Supreme Court has rejected a plea for an interim injunction by Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) in the case for regulating cryptocurrencies.

Facebook Considering Plans to Launch Its Own Cryptocurrency

Along with the blockchain efforts, Facebook is looking towards creating a cryptocurrency that would allow their users to make digital payments over the platform

Huawei Introduces the BTC.com Wallet on their AppGallery App Store

Huawei has teamed up with BTC.com to introduce their wallet on the AppGallery app store. This wallet would now come pre-installed in new Huawei smartphones.

Upbit, South Korea’s Largest Cryptocurrency Exchange Under Investigation for Fraud

South Korea’s largest cryptocurrency exchange Upbit is being investigated by the FSC over suspicions of balance sheet fraud to cheat investors.

RBI Banking Embargo Forces Indian Cryptocurrency Exchanges to Move to Crypto-to-Crypto Trading

Following the Reserve Bank's Banking embargo on those dealing in cryptos, exchanges are rapidly introducing crypto-to-crypto trade to circumvent this ban.

Israeli Tax Authorities Now Monitoring Social Media to Track Crypto Traders

Reports from the Globes newspaper indicate that undercover agents of Israeli tax authorities are depending upon social media to track cryptocurrency users.

Pineapple Fund Shuts Down After Achieving Donation Target of 5,104 BTC 

After donating over $55 Million in Bitcoin donations to 60 organizations - the Pineapple Fund is finally shutting down as the goal has now been met.

Cryptojacking Malware Infected Over 2000 Aditya Birla Group Computers Last Month

In one of the largest cryptojacking attacks in India, over 2000 computers of various companies of the Aditya Birla Group were affected by cryptojacking malware.