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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Singapore, view of Marina Bay with Gardens By The Bay manmade trees in the background (SoleneC1/Pixabay)

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Crypto Use in Terror Financing Rises, but Is Still Relatively Small: Singapore

"As a global financial centre and transport hub with a significant migrant workforce, Singapore remains a potential source of funds for terrorists and terrorist organisations...

By Amitoj Singh

Jul 26, 2024 at 12:06 p.m. UTC

Jul 26, 2024

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Abinash Mishra, Commissioner, Raipur Municipal Corporation , Chhattisgarh, India. (Courtesy: Abinash Mishra and AirChains)

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Indian City of Raipur Puts Real Estate Records on Blockchain With Airchains

"Certification should be secure and decentralization is the future we should work on," Abinash Mishra, Commissioner, Raipur Municipal Corporation told CoinDesk in an interview...

By Amitoj Singh

Jul 25, 2024 at 9:48 a.m. UTC

Jul 25, 2024

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India has registered 92 drug trafficking cases involving crypto and the dark net. (Pixabay)

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India Has Seen 92 Drug Trafficking Cases in Four Years Involving Dark Net and Crypto

The nation's junior Home Minister Nityanand Rai responded in parliament to questions about drug trafficking from Jose K. Mani, a minister of parliament (MP) from the oppositio...

By Amitoj Singh

Jul 25, 2024 at 9:42 a.m. UTC

Jul 25, 2024

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Indian President Droupadi Murmu (fourth from right), Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman (third from right), Ajay Seth, Economic Affairs Secretary (fifth from right), and other minister before presentation of budget. (DD News)

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India to Release Its Crypto Policy Stance by September After Stakeholder Consultations: Report

“The policy stance is how does one consult relevant stakeholders, so it is to come out in the open and say here is a discussion paper these are the issues and then stakeholder...

By Amitoj Singh

Jul 25, 2024 at 7:29 a.m. UTC

Jul 25, 2024

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AgriDex Settles First Agricultural Trade on Solana Blockchain

AgriDex "settled the transactions almost instantly, charging only 0.15% to each side of the trade" while in traditional systems "fees can be several percentage points per trad...

By Amitoj Singh

Jul 24, 2024 at 12:00 p.m. UTC

Jul 24, 2024

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Cityscape Tokyo, Japan (Ryo Yoshitake/Unsplash)

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Crypto Exchange Gate.io Exits Japan

"As one of the world's leading cryptocurrency exchanges, we strive to comply with financial regulations in all regions in which we operate," a blog on Gate.io said.

By Amitoj Singh

Jul 23, 2024 at 10:53 a.m. UTC

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Indian President Droupadi Murmu (fourth from right), Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman (third from right), Minister of State for Finance Pankaj Chaudhary (fifth from right) before the budget presentation. (DD News)

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India Keeps Controversial Crypto Tax Rules Unchanged, Finance Minister's Budget Speech

The budget is the first since Prime Minister Narendra Modi was elected for a third straight term.

By Amitoj Singh

Jul 23, 2024 at 7:08 a.m. UTC

Jul 23, 2024

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BlockFi held a bankruptcy hearing Monday (Scott Olson/Getty Images)

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BlockFi Administrator Submits Plan in Court to Make Customers Whole

The plan administrator revealed that a significant transaction had been closed which would enable a near-term final distribution of 100% for all eligible claims.

By Amitoj Singh

Jul 23, 2024 at 5:56 a.m. UTC

Jul 23, 2024

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Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman (center) (Indian Ministry of Finance)

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India Unlikely to See Crypto Tax Reduction in Tuesday's Budget

An unexpected election result and last week's $230 million hack of crypto exchange WazirX appear to have dented any hopes of a reduction in the tax.

By Amitoj Singh

Jul 22, 2024 at 9:41 a.m. UTC

Jul 22, 2024

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WazirX Files Police Complaint After $230M Hack, Engages With India's Cyber Crimes Unit

WazirX said "many exchanges" were "cooperating" with them and that their immediate plans included "tracing the stolen funds, recovering customer assets, and conducting a deepe...

By Amitoj Singh

Jul 19, 2024 at 1:03 p.m. UTC

Jul 19, 2024

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