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By Valerie Insinna and Tim Hepher

TORONTO — Bitcoin is trading around levels not seen in nearly two years after a U.S. regulator approved 11 exchange-traded funds linked to the cryptocurrency, prompting calls that it’s a new era for digital money, but also for caution among investors.

Generative AI fever was expected to sweep through tech land and dominate CES, the year's premiere consumer electronics trade show in Las Vegas this week. Expect to wait another year, industry observers said.

crypto regulations Mumbai, Reserve Bank Governor Shaktikanta Das on Thursday said the central bank will not emulate others on crypto currency regulations and asserted that «what is good for another market need not be good for us». His remarks come against the backdrop of the US Securities and Exchange Commission approving changes to allow the creation of bitcoin exchange-traded funds in the US. «What is good for another market need not be good for us. Therefore our views — both that of the Reserve Bank and personally that of mine — remain the same,» Das said on crypto currency regulations. He was speaking at a BFSI summit organised by the publication Mint.

Google will host more real money and daily fantasy sports games in India on its Play Store apps, including game types and operators “not covered by an existing framework”, the company said. “We are pleased that this new approach will provide new business opportunities to developers globally while continuing to prioritise user safety. It also enables developers currently participating in RMG (real money games) pilots in India,” the company said in a blog.

₹17,840 crore. Atal Setu is the longest bridge in India and also the longest sea bridge in the country. The bridge is about 21.8 km long six-lane bridge having about 16.5 km length over sea and about 5.5 km on the land.

Now that buying and selling bitcoin has evolved to encompass exchange-traded funds that invest in the digital asset, broker-dealers will inevitably ponder the Shakespearian question about a bitcoin ETF: to sell or not to sell?

The University of Arizona will not cut any sports as it tries to shore up financial difficulties prior to the school’s move from the Pac-12 to the Big 12

Beijing's threat to use force to claim the self-governed island of Taiwan isn't just about missiles and warships

Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has advised telecom subscribers not to dial *401# followed by an unknown mobile number as it could lead to cyber fraud. A statement from DoT said citizens should beware of callers who ask them to dial *401# followed by an unknown mobile number. «This activates unconditional call forwarding received on the mobile of citizens to the unknown mobile number.

Michael Jackson not the biological father of his three children? There are at least three conspiracy theories suggesting that the King of Pop was not the real father of his children. One common question being asked is- how his kids are so fair-skinned when the singer was black? Michael Jackson's eldest son, Prince, and daughter Paris were born to Debbie Rowe. After the singer's devastating split from Lisa Marie Presley, Rowe offered to have his children. They married in 1996, she became pregnant, they divorced in 1999 and Jackson took full custody of the kids. Singer's youngest son, Blanket, was born via an unknown surrogate in 2002.

Stephen Harrison, a British actor based in Thailand, has publicly apologized for his involvement in the  HyperVerse cryptocurrency scandal .

Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee on Thursday wrote to the high-level committee on «One Nation, One Election» expressing her disagreement with the concept of simultaneous polls to the Lok Sabha and assemblies, and said it would be against the basic structure of India's constitutional arrangements. In a letter to the panel secretary, Banerjee said that in 1952, the first general elections were simultaneously conducted for the central and state levels.

The governor of the Reserve Bank of India, Shaktikanta Das, has reiterated the central bank’s negative stance on crypto. He said that the RBI’s position on cryptocurrency remains unchanged.

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) informed that owing to operational considerations, the exchange of Rs 2,000 notes will not be available on January 12 at the RBI's Mumbai Regional Office. The facility will resume on Monday, January 15, 2024, which is the next working day, the RBI stated. The last day to exchange Rs 2000 bank was October 07, 2023, after that individual can Rs 2000 banknotes entities at the 19 RBI Issue Offices for credit to their bank accounts in India for any amount. All About Tax-Saving Why Rs2000 denomination banknotes were withdrawn? According to the RBI FAQs, «The Rs 2000 denomination banknote was introduced in November 2016 under Section 24(1) of Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 (RBI Act) primarily with the objective of meeting the currency requirement of the economy in an expeditious manner after withdrawal of the legal tender status of all Rs 500 and Rs 1000 banknotes in circulation at that time.

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) said it has not yet approved spot bitcoin ETFs. The SEC's account on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, had been compromised briefly by an unknown party after about 4 pm Eastern time but «unauthorized access has been terminated,» the agency said. It will work with law enforcement to investigate the hack and «related conduct,» the SEC said. X's head of business operations, Joe Benarroch, said in a statement that the SEC's account was secure and the company was investigating the «root cause» of the account compromise.

This series, the Class of 2024, aims to simplify the way to navigate the world beyond the campus by talking about the sectors with opportunities, ways to use online platforms and preparing resumes, among other things.

Jyoti CNC Automation IPO: The initial public offering (IPO) of Jyoti CNC Automation Limited opened for subscription on 9th January 2023 and it is going to close on 11th January 2023 i.e. on today evening. Hence, investors have just one day in hand to apply for the public issue.

Indian-American Congressman Shri Thanedar on Wednesday condemned the recent attacks on Hindu temples in the US, saying such incidents should not be tolerated. «We should not tolerate any kind of phobia, Hindu phobia. The religions are about love, helping each other and doing good things for each other. And these attacks on Hindu temples--I strongly condemn them and we must not tolerate that. I serve on the Homeland Security Committee and I am speaking with my committee members about helping religious organisations do better ability. Provide them the funds and resources they need to protect the religious organisations and help them fight any kind of Hindu phobia, any kind of hatred that we see,» Thanedar said.

₹50,000). Unsecured personal loans, however, are not necessarily unproductive. Consider consumer durable loans.

Pollution from greenhouse gases declined by nearly 2% in the U.S. in 2023.