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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Policy

Indian Crypto Exchange BitBNS Says Law Enforcement Advised Against Making Hack Public

A $7.5 million hack of the exchange in February 2022 was uncovered earlier this week by ZachXBT, a pseudonymous crypto sleuth.

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Finance

Three Japanese Banks Start Stablecoin Experiment

The institutions involved are Tokyo Kiraboshi Financial Group, Minna no Bank and The Shikoku Bank.

Cityscape Tokyo, Japan (Ryo Yoshitake/Unsplash)

Policy

Australian Markets Regulator Is Reviewing Binance Australia's Derivatives Services

Binance said on Thursday it had incorrectly tagged 500 Australian users as "wholesale investors."

Parliament house, Canberra, Australia. (Unsplash)

Finance

Australian Crypto Gaming Firm Immutable Cuts Staff by 11%

The CEO blamed the layoffs on a need to maximise how long its cash reserves will last.

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Finance

Polygon Labs Cuts 20% Workforce, Almost 100 Jobs

The firm said that the job cuts are part of its consolidation earlier this year.

Sandeep Naliwal, co-founder Polygon (Polygon)

Policy

Japan Will Launch Pilot for Issuing Digital Yen in April

The move comes after more than two years of proof-of-concept experiments by the BoJ.

Anchorage Digital is supporting a Japanese yen stablecoin (Shutterstock)

Policy

Crypto Was Singapore's Top Area of Fintech Investment in 2022 Despite Global Slowdown: KPMG

For 2023, KPMG has predicted that it is "likely investments in crypto-focused firms will remain very slow."

A new KPMG report predicts the crypto investment slowdown will continue through the rest of the year (Shutterstock)

Policy

Indian Cricket Board Tells Women's Premier League Teams to Shun Crypto Links

The BCCI told the teams that a breach could lead to punitive measures.

Women’s Indian Premier League auction. (BCCI)

Finance

FTX Seeks to Reclaim $400M From a JPMorgan Account: New York Times

The funds, invested in a hedge fund called Modulo, were converted into cash and are sitting in an interest-bearing account.

FTX CEO John J. Ray III (house.gov)