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Buterin to Use Returned $100M From SHIB Donation for COVID Projects Worldwide

CryptoRelief, the Indian COVID-19 fund that received the original donation, is returning the sum, which Buterin will use for “higher-risk higher-reward” projects.

Vitalik Buterin (David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

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India’s Crypto Industry Has Great Expectations From New Budget

India’s cryptocurrency ecosystem is eagerly hoping for a hint of regulation from the government come Feb. 1, 2022. India’s Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is set to present the nation’s budget, which is considered the most important financial day of the year for the world’s largest democracy.

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India's Crypto Industry Awaits New Budget

The challenge of regulating cryptocurrencies may mean the industry won't even be mentioned in the budget speech on Feb. 1.

Indian Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman (T. Narayan/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

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Indian Prime Minister Calls for Global Cooperation on Cryptocurrency

Narendra Modi likened crypto to supply-chain disruptions, inflation and climate change, saying they can't be tackled by nations in isolation.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (T. Narayan/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

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Indian TikTok Rival Chingari Raises $15M Round Led by Republic Capital: Report

Following a ban on TikTok in India, Chingari grew rapidly and now has over 35 million active users.

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Indian Gaming Firm nCore Games Raises $10M for Web 3 Offerings: Report

The funding round was led by Animoca Brands and Galaxy Interactive and including participation from Polygon.

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India’s Central Bank Creates Fintech Department That Will Address CBDC

The bank is working on a digital currency, and parliament is set to consider crypto regulations.

A pedestrian walks past the Reseve Bank of India (RBI) in Mumbai, India, on Monday, March. 9, 2020. A top Indian official said there's no need for the government to take immediate steps to support the economy following a crash in oil prices that has sent financial markets into a tailspin. Photographer: Dhiraj Singh/Bloomberg via Getty Images

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Industry Body for Indian Startups Seeks Crypto Rules

The group wants Parliament to provide more clarity on tax issues in its upcoming budget session.

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The Inside Story of How India’s Crypto Exchanges Were ‘Inspected’ by Tax Agencies

Two agencies, five months, five crypto exchanges, 100-plus officers, more than Rs 700 million in tax recovery, and yet the scale of the misdemeanor, excused by “ambiguity,” remains unknown.

India's goods and services tax (GST) was implemented in 2017. This same tax regime would later lead to five crypto exchanges paying over $11 million in back taxes and penalties. (Sanjit Das/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

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Bitcoin Turns 13, Raising Capital on the Blockchain

Indian tax authorities raid crypto businesses. Bitcoin matures as it becomes a teenager. Raising capital on the blockchain. Those stories and other news shaping the cryptocurrency and blockchain world in this episode of "The Daily Forkast."

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