ISLAMABAD – The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has seized hundreds of bank accounts and cards being used for cryptocurrency trading, it emerged on Friday. The agency took action after a request was made by the Cyber Crime Reporting Center (CCRC) in Islamabad. Reports said that transactions ...

MUMBAI: India's government will introduce a bill to ban private cryptocurrencies and create a framework for a central bank-backed digital money, parliament said in a shock announcement late Tuesday. The proposed bill "seeks to prohibit all private cryptocurrencies in India", the Lok Sabha said, ...

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Assembly has unanimously passed a resolution on legalizing cryptocurrencies and crypto-mining. With that, KP Assembly has become the first legislative assembly to have approved a resolution in the favor of cryptocurrencies in ...

SINGAPORE: The head of Singapore’s central bank said on Monday he hoped the technologies underpinning cryptocurrencies such as blockchain would not be undermined by an eventual crash in the digital money. The city-state has been positioning itself as a hub for fintech – or financial ...

CARACAS: Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro looked to the world of digital currency to circumvent U.S.-led financial sanctions, announcing the launch of the “petro” backed by oil reserves to shore up a collapsed economy.The leftist leader offered few specifics about the currency launch or how ...