Amitoj Singh

Amitoj Singh is a CoinDesk reporter focusing on regulation and the politics shaping the future of finance. He also presents shows for CoinDesk TV on occasion. He has previously contributed to various news organizations such as CNN, Al Jazeera, Business Insider and SBS Australia. Previously, he was Principal Anchor and News Editor at NDTV (New Delhi Television Ltd.), the go-to news network for Indians globally. Amitoj owns a marginal amount of Bitcoin and Ether below CoinDesk's disclosure threshold of $1,000.

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Finance

Indian Crypto Exchange CoinSwitch Cuts Support Team, Citing Market Doldrums

The firm laid off 44 employees from the team, which still has 82 members.

CoinSwitch Kuber COO and co-founder Vimal Sagar (left), co-founder and CTO Govind Soni and co-founder and CEO Ashish Singhal. (CoinSwitch Kuber)

Policy

DCG Reaches Crucial In-Principle Deal With Genesis Creditors, Recoveries Could Be Up to 90%

The plan could result in recoveries of 70% to 90% in USD equivalent for unsecured creditors and 65% to 90% recovery on an in-kind basis.

Barry Silbert. CEO & Founder Digital Currency Group (DCG)

Policy

Indian Billionaire Mukesh Ambani's Firm Will Explore Blockchain Platforms and CBDCs

India has already made significant progress towards a wholesale and retail CBDC even though a full-scale launch is awaited.

Indian billionaire Mukesh Ambani (YouTube)

Policy

Australia's CBDC Likely Some Years Away, Central Bank Says

The report said that in a way a "CBDC could be viewed as an enabling complement to, rather than substitute for, private sector innovation."

Australia's government is taking a deliberate approach toward creating crypto laws. (Unsplash)

Finance

Indian Crypto Exchange CoinDCX Is Cutting 12% of Jobs as Bear Market, Taxes Take Their Toll

The number of employees losing their jobs is 71 out of some 590.

From left: Sumit Gupta (Co-founder & CEO), Neeraj Khandelwal (Co-founder), Gaurav Arora (Sr. Vice President), Vivek Gupta (EVP Engineering). (CoinDCX)

Policy

FTX Debtors Revise Settlement Proposal After Objection From U.S. Trustee

The latest proposal will see the debtors include the U.S. Trustee as a noticed party and reduce the maximum settled value for claims from the earlier $10 million to $7 million.

FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

Policy

G20 Set to Crystalize Global Crypto Rules as India Wraps Up Presidency

G20 nations, supported by the FSB and IMF under India’s presidency, are set to bring into implementation perhaps the first global crypto regulations ahead of the Leaders’ Summit in September.

Indian fFnance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman (right) with U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen (Indian Finance Ministry)

Policy

FTX Fires Back at Creditors 'Willing to Gamble Estate Assets on Higher Returns'

The committee of unsecured creditors had criticized the bankrupt estate's reorganization plan submitted to a Delaware court in July.

New FTX CEO John J. Ray III (C-Span)

Policy

India Wants to Use Crypto Tokens to Digitally Sign Documents

The browser envisions the ability to digitally sign documents using a crypto token, bolstering secure transactions and digital interactions and support Web3.

New Delhi, India (Unsplash)

Policy

Worldcoin Nairobi Warehouse Raided by Kenyan Police: Reports

The project failed to reveal its true intentions when it registered in the country, authorities say.

Worldcoin's iris-scanning technology is being questioned by regulators (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)