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

Ukraine Crypto Fundraiser Wants EU to Investigate Whether Binance Is Helping Russia

When asked for proof, Michael Chobanian argued it is "obvious we don’t have proof since it is a closed box.”

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Markets

First Mover Asia: With Finance Bill Vote, India Continues to Reckon With the Growing Crypto Industry; Bitcoin, Ether Tread Water

The expected passage of a finance bill will include a steep crypto tax that the industry says will discourage innovation and cost the country some of its technology talent; several major altcoins rise.

India Parliament building (Unsplash)

Policy

India’s Crypto Industry Fears Proposed Tax Rules Will Increase ‘Brain Drain’

The new tax proposals are set to formally become law on Thursday amidst little hope that the government may soften the tax blow.

Parliament House in New Delhi, India (Unsplash)

Policy

India’s Proposed Crypto Tax Rules Likely to Become Law Thursday

India’s Finance Bill, which includes proposed rules on taxing crypto, is set to be introduced in parliament tomorrow.

Parliament House in New Delhi, India (Unsplash)

Finance

Indian Superstar Amitabh Bachchan Pays Up After Tax Authorities' Action on Platform Hosting His NFTs

The platform, BeyondLife.club, was sent a notice by an Indian tax agency.

Amitabh Bachchan (Prodip Guha/Getty Images)

Policy

Indian Crypto Industry Mulls Supreme Court Move as Tax Break Expectations Disappear

There's a glimmer of hope the government may reduce the 1% tax deducted at source.

India Supreme Court

Markets

First Mover Asia: India Crypto Investors Await Taxation Clarity; Bitcoin Rises on a Day of Big Price Swings

India's crypto community is hoping to convince lawmakers to scale back a crypto taxation bill; bitcoin soared above $41,000.

Parliament House in New Delhi, India (Unsplash)

Policy

Biden’s Executive Order Draws Mixed Reactions From Global Crypto Community

Crypto advocates worldwide are somewhat underwhelmed by the U.S. president’s recent executive order on crypto regulation.

U.S. President Joe Biden speaks while meeting with business leaders and governors in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Wednesday, March 9, 2022. The Biden administration's long-awaited executive order for government agencies to take a closer look at issues surrounding the crypto market is being celebrated by industry participants despite it lacking a clear path on possible regulation. Photographer: Ting Shen/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Policy

Ukraine Details What Crypto Donations Are Being Spent On

The war-torn nation says it has spent nearly all $100 million in crypto it received to buy bulletproof jackets, helmets, food and more.

Ukrainian servicemen make a stop on the road on March 5, 2022 in Sytniaky, Ukraine (Anastasia Vlasova/Getty Images)

Markets

First Mover Asia: Signs Point Upward for Crypto in India and South Korea; Bitcoin and Ether Soar on US Executive Order

India's finance minister says the country will launch a central bank digital currency sooner than she'd previously indicated; cryptos rise as investors view the Biden administration's executive order as a positive development.

Nirmala Sitharaman, India's finance minister (Narayan/Bloomberg via Getty Images)