| Date | Title | Description |
| 01.04.2025 | The Future of Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs) in India Industy experts shared their thoughts on the future of new wave of payments, at the Tech & Innovation Summit, organised by Entreprene... | Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs) are the digital versions of a country's sovereign currency, which is issued and regulated by its central bank. Unlike crypto currencies that rely on decentralized networks, CBDCs are centralized and b... |
| 20.02.2025 | The Ripple Effect of the $LIBRA Collapse: A Wake-Up Call for Crypto Investors | The cryptocurrency world is a turbulent sea. Waves of speculation crash against the shores of investor trust. Recently, the $LIBRA token debacle sent shockwaves through this already volatile landscape. It was a classic case of a rug pull, l... |
| 18.02.2025 | Political meme coins under scrutiny after $LIBRA debacle shakes investor trust | The collapse of the $LIBRA token has ignited concerns over the instability of politically branded cryptocurrencies, as investors lost millions in what blockchain analysis determined was a “coordinated rug-pull”. The scandal has triggered ca... |
| 05.12.2024 | India’s Web3 dominance fueled by 1K startups, global investments, dev talent | - |
| 13.05.2024 | India's clandestine love affair with crypto | - |
| 12.10.2020 | Indian crypto exchange Unocoin is raising $5m with Draper’s help | Unocoin, a Banaglore-based crypto exchange, is raising a $5 million Series A round with the help of Tim Draper’s venture capital fund.
Draper, who has invested in the likes of Skype, Tesla and Twitter, is a known bitcoin investor. But the a... |
| 05.07.2019 | Bitcoin's 10x rise in 2017 has got many investors interested —3 ways to buy | CoinSwitch Kuber | Apart from a plethora of facilities it provides to customers similar to other crypto exchanges, CoinSwitch Kuber allows users to buy cryptocurrencies with a credit card at an effective price. Funded by Sequoia Capital, th... |
| 03.04.2017 | Blockchain to Bring Financial Inclusion, Provide Low-Cost Financial Services | Blockchain technology has the potential to bring financial inclusion to the world’s 2 billion unbanked by providing low-cost banking and financial services, reducing risk and enhancing financial innovation.
Image credit: Bitcoin keychains b... |
| 01.12.2016 | China's Huiyin Group Launches $20 Million Bitcoin Fund | screen-shot-2016-11-30-at-11-21-36-am
Huiyin Group, a multibillion-dollar investment company based in China, has announced the launch of Huiyin Blockchain Ventures (HBV), a subsidiary fund focused solely on investments in the sector.
Launch... |
| 30.09.2016 | Unocoin Finds Pre Series-A Pot of Gold, Raises Record Amount for Indian Currency Venture | Unocoin, a Bangalore based Bitcoin startup, has raised $1.5 million in a Pre Series-A round, the highest total raised for a digital currency venture in Indian history, said the platform. Funding was sourced from Blume Ventures, Mumbai Angel... |
| 30.09.2016 | Indian Bitcoin Company Unocoin Raises $1.5M | Unocoin.com, a Bangalore, India-based Bitcoin company, raised $1.5M in Pre Series A funding.
Backers included Blume Ventures, Mumbai Angels and ah! Ventures along with international investors such as Digital Currency Group, Boost VC, Bank t... |
| 29.09.2016 | Indian Bitcoin Exchange Unocoin Raises $1.5 Million | Indian bitcoin exchange startup Uncoin has raised $1.5m in new funding.
The pre-Series A round featured a mixture of domestic and international investors, including ah! Ventures, Blume Ventures (which led the round) and Mumbai Angels, as we... |
| 11.11.2015 | Meet the 5 Blockchain Startups in Boost VC’s Tribe 6 | California startup incubator Boost VC took a markedly different approach to its latest batch of early-stage companies, known in its own internal parlance as Tribe 6.
While Boost VC's Tribe 5 was dominated by bitcoin and blockchain startups ... |
| 17.08.2014 | Unicoin Raises $250k in Funding | Unicoin, a Bangalore, India-based Bitcoin startup, raised $250k in funding.
Barry Silbert’s Bitcoin Opportunity Corp. made the investment.
Launched in 2013 by managing director Sathvik Vishwanath, Unicoin provides a platform for businesses,... |
| 12.08.2014 | Bitcoin service provider Unocoin raises $250K from Bitcoin Opportunity Corp | Tumkur-based Bitcoin service provider Unocoin, whose offerings include trading, merchant processing and storage of the digital currency, has raised $250,000 (Rs 1.52 crore) in funding from SecondMarket founder Barry Silbert’s Bitcoin Opport... |
| 11.08.2014 | Silbert’s Bitcoin Opportunity Fund Drops $250K On India-Based Unocoin | Despite some early moves that raised questions about Bitcoin’s legality in the country, the Indian market and its sheer size is still enticing to investors.
Barry Silbert, a longtime Bitcoin enthusiast and founder of SecondMarket, just inve... |
| 11.08.2014 | Barry Silbert Leads $250k Investment in Indian Bitcoin Startup Unocoin | Unocoin
Bitcoin exchange and merchant payment processor Unocoin has closed a $250,000 funding deal with Barry Silbert's Bitcoin Opportunity Corp.
The Bangalore-based company has come a long way since launching in December 2013. After dealin... |
| 15.05.2014 | India's New Bitcoin Exchange BTCXIndia is First with Real Time Trading | India now has a full and compliant bitcoin exchange called BTCXIndia – also featuring a live trading platform and wallet service – which launched officially on 5th May in the southern city of Hyderabad.
It's a significant step for the count... |
| - | Cryptocurrency This Week: The $20 Tn Bitcoin Blunder In Japan; SBI’s Shilly-Shally Moments And More | While Satoshi Nakamoto made the world transition to a whole new P2P electronic payment system with Bitcoin, the Dogecoin, which was started as a joke has gone on to add $2 Bn market cap, thereby adding another layer to the “inception”.
Suff... |
| - | News Roundup: 6 Startup Stories That You Don’t Want To Miss This Week [7 November – 12 November] | This week, in a shocking move, PM Narendra Modi announced demonetisation of the INR 500 and INR 1,000 currency notes, raising a series of repercussions for the Indian startup ecosystem.
As an immediate reaction to this move, ecommerce giant... |
| - | Funding Galore: A Look At The Startups That Raised Funding This Week | This week was filled with series of investments into diverse sectors. Loads of companies managed to raise the much needed capital for their future expansion. Last week there were number of startups raising huge sums in funding and with this... |
| - | Silbert’s Bitcoin Opportunity Fund Invests $250k In Unocoin | Tumkur based Unocoin, Bitcoin service provider whose offerings include trading, merchant processing and storage of the digital currency, has raised $250k in funding from SecondMarket Founder Barry Silbert’s Bitcoin Opportunity Corp
The inve... |
| - | As RBI Maintains Its Status Quo, Indian Cryptocurrency Exchange BuyUcoin Launches Decentralised Crypto-Tokens | As the RBI’s grace period to banks – dealing with cryptocurrency entities – is set to end next month, the Indian cryptocurrency exchanges which include Zebpay have explored other routes such as crypto-to-crypto to bend around the rules the ... |
| - | Indian Government Mulling Legalising Bitcoin Cryptocurrency In India | From exercising caution over Bitcoin cryptocurrency, the Government of India could finally be moving towards compliance.
As per a recent CNBC India report, a committee of finance ministry officials, IT ministry officials, NITI Aayog, and Re... |
| - | Unocoin Hits A Snag, Users Complain Of Unauthorised Bitcoin Transfers | Bengaluru-based Bitcoin startup Unocoin has hit a snag after users complained of unauthorised transactions of the cryptocurrency through their accounts.
The widespread hack came to light on Sunday evening, when multiple users complained of ... |
| - | Funding Galore: Startup Fundings Of The Week [26 September – 1 October] | Pune-based converged data protection solution provider Druva raised $51 Mn funding from Sequoia India, Singapore-based EDBI, as well as Blue Cloud Ventures and Hercules Capital. This round also includes contributions from other existing inv... |
| - | Cryptocurrency This Week: Bitcoin Extortion Case, Indian Cryptocurrency Exchanges Bending Their Crypto Way And More | This week, Bitcoin touched the lowest mark in the last 26 weeks, hitting $7.1K. However, things are not so somnolent ahead, as it’s hardly 12 days remaining for the Fifa World Cup, and cryptocurrencies are expected to get a boost from the w... |
| - | Indian Crypto Exchange Unocoin Raises Funds From Tesla Backer Draper Associates | Bengaluru-based cryptocurrency exchange Unocoin has raised an undisclosed amount in funding from US-based venture capitalist Tim Draper’s Draper Associates. XBTO Ventures and 2020 Ventures, veteran investors in the digital asset industry ha... |
| - | Blockchain Asset Company Unocoin To Soon Launch India’s First Crypto ATM | Cryptocurrency exchange Unocoin is launching, perhaps country’s first, crypto ATM with more details to be revealed in a week’s time, Bengaluru-based startup’s founder Sathvik Vishwanath has confirmed.
A photograph of the Unocoin’s crypto AT... |
