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.

Amitoj Singh

Latest from Amitoj Singh


Finance

Vitalik Buterin Makes Surprise Appearance at Kyiv Tech Summit in Show of Support for Ukraine

The Ethereum co-founder, who was born in Russia, made time for the visit as his Ethereum blockchain is days away from the major overhaul known as the Merge.

From left To right: Rev Miller, Atlantis World co-founder; Alex Bornyakov, Ukraine’s deputy minister for Digital Transformation, Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin 
(Kyiv Tech Summit)

Finance

Blockchain Australia Lands Former BlackRock Director as New CEO

Laura Mercurio also worked with Merrill Lynch and Deutsche Bank.

CoinDesk placeholder image

Finance

Indian Police Arrest Two Suspected of Duping 1,400 in Alleged $12M Crypto Scam

So far 24 investors have come forward claiming they've been conned out of $55,000.

India's Enforcement Directorate has frozen bank accounts related to WazirX. (Renzo D'Souza/Unsplash)

Policy

British National Accused in OneCoin Scam Set to Face US Extradition: Report

Co-accused Robert McDonald avoided extradition on human rights grounds.

(Peter Dazeley/Getty Images)

Advertisement

Finance

BNB Chain Introduces Liquid Staking to Provide Crypto Users Access to More Income Streams

Helio Money and Wombat Exchange also joined the liquid staking network.

(Gumenyuk Dmitriy/Shutterstock)

Policy

Australia Starts Research Program to Explore Digital Asset Opportunities

The Assistant Treasurer and Minister for Financial Services Stephen Jones officially started the program Monday at the Australian Securities Exchange.

Financial Services Minister and Assistant Treasurer Stephen Jones at the launch of DFCRC. (DFCRC/orlandosydney.com)

Finance

CoinSwitch CEO, in Wake of Searches by Indian Authorities, Says the Crypto Exchange Is 'Fully Cooperating'

Ashish Singhal also sought to clarify that the "engagement with the ED" is not about money laundering.

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

Finance

Animoca Brands' Japan Unit Raises $45M for NFT Licensing, Investment

Animoca Brands Japan raised the funds from its parent firm and MUFG Bank.

The Animoca Brands team in Hong Kong (Animoca)

Advertisement

Finance

Indian Exchange CoinDCX Launches DeFi Mobile App, Signaling Shift Towards Web3

Okto will be available in India within CoinDCX Pro and as a standalone Okto App globally.

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

Finance

Crypto Exchange CoinSwitch Kuber Searched by Indian Authorities: Source

Five premises tied to CoinSwitch Kuber are reportedly being searched.

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