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Latest Fiat-Crypto Exchange Launches In India as Local Trade Volumes Soar

A new fiat-crypto exchange has launched in India, two months after lifting the country’s stringent ban on banks’ dealings with crypto businesses.The Bangalore-headquartered exchange, dubbed BitPolo, went live on May 6. It was originally founded in March; the same month the Supreme Court ruled against the central bank’s longstanding moratorium

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Noted Tax Haven Cayman Islands Sees New Bills to Bring Local Crypto to FATF’s Heel

On April 28, the legislative assembly of the Cayman Islands gazetted five new pieces of legislation governing crypto businesses — especially exchanges. How the new legislation would change the Cayman Islands’ crypto industryThe Virtual Asset Service Provider Bill would establish definitions and registration requirements for companies providing crypto services including exchanges,

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Institutional Trade Volume Hits Local High as Bitcoin Jumps over $7,000

Futures linked to the bitcoin market experienced a spike in their volumes this Thursday as the cryptocurrency’s spot rate broke above $7,000.Crypto statist Skew highlighted that trading activity on CME’s and Bakkt’s bitcoin derivatives marketplaces surged by up to $595 million and $27 million, respectively. The move uphill left CME’s

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New Settlement Layer to Offer Asian Crypto Institutions Local Alternative to Silvergate Bank

Legacy Trust's digital asset division has plans to create the first settlement layer in Asia for institutional investors trading both fiat and cryptocurrencies.First Digital Trust (FDT) announced Friday that its new rapid settlement and clearing network (RSCN) will provide custodian clients, including some of Asia's most prominent over-the-counter desks and

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Indian IT Giant Tech Mahindra and Local Gov’t Launch Blockchain Accelerator

Tech Mahindra, the IT subsidiary of Indian conglomerate Mahindra Group, is launching a blockchain accelerator together with the government of the southern state of Telangana. The parties hope the accelerator will become a “torch-bearer” for future accelerators nationwide, the Economic Times reported on Feb. 19.The new “T-Block Accelerator” is aimed

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