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Detailed stories on technology startups, business and economic current affairs.
Detailed stories on technology startups, business and economic current affairs.
From getting caught in scams to a sparking hope in an income-less home, cryptocurrency is changing the lives of small-town India one holding at a time.
About 100 km away from the bustling streets of Indore is a small town called Kukshi where government officials slumber away in the afternoons. At the outset, it is a simple town where not much happens besides bursts of gully cricket in the streets and families carrying on with their business.
That’s no longer the case. This small town of barely 30,000 inhabitants has a new obsession: cryptocurrency. Everyone from teens to senior citizens are hooked on it, tells me 34-year-old Mustafa, who has been living here for a few years now.
He’s the local soothsayer for all things crypto …
A local fintech deal to consolidate operations, feedback on Saudi Arabia’s proposed IPO rules, and Ras Al Khaimah’s casino economy.
The newly announced levy on UPI payments undermines the very foundation of using digital payments for stock market investing. Brokers are in a tizzy.
The stablecoin neobank has raised more than $100 million this year; Saudi Arabia is looking at stock market reforms; and other updates from the week.
