A few months back, when the Indian government announced cryptocurrency taxation in India, there was some cheer from the crypto community as it indirectly meant that the authorities were okay with cryptocurrencies. Though 30% tax on capital gains left a…
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While the technical concept of NFTs has been around for a while, it was in the year 2021 that the trend suddenly caught up. I read somewhere that total NFT sales (tracked officially) shot up to almost $25-30 Billion last…
There is an enigma about Bitcoin. Not just because of its mysterious origin (by someone named Satoshi), but because it’s the first successful and now the leading implementation of the whole idea of having a decentralized currency. As with everything…
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If you have read a bit about Bitcoin, then you will know that the supply of Bitcoin is limited to an overall cap of 21 million. This means that there will ever be only 21 million bitcoins. A fixed supply…
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Finally some clarity on cryptocurrency taxation and Bitcoin profits taxation front. Budget 2022 has announced that all virtual digital assets including cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin will be taxed 30% from 1st April 2022. What this means is: All the gains (or…
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The world of cryptocurrencies is interesting. And irrespective of whether you invest money in cryptos or not, if you are curious, then there is a deep rabbit hole to learn new things every day in this space. I have been…
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With Bitcoin (BTC) reaching yet another all-time high in October 2021, I am sure that the number of people who know about its existence by now would have doubled. And credit to so many TV, print, and social media promotions…
No, not at all. The newly launched e-RUPI is not a cryptocurrency or even a digital form of Indian Rupee. E-RUPI is rather a prepaid, social-service voucher system launched by the Indian government. The confusion that many people have is…
Bitcoin has done remarkably well in the last few years. Inspite of its volatilities and gut-wrenching price crashes, it’s still up thousands of percentage. And given the attention that instant Bitcoin millionaires get, it is natural for many to think…
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If the cryptocurrencies and Blockchain weren’t complicated enough to get a hang of, now we have another new-age instrument to tax our brains - NFT. NFT stands for Non-Fungible Tokens. And these are the latest craze in the crypto world.…
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When you compare Bitcoin Vs Ethereum, you are bound to come across the term Flippening. What is FLIPPENING in the context of Bitcoin and Ethereum (BTC Vs ETH)? FLIPPENING is a term used to describe the possibility of Ethereum’s market-cap…
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For many believers, Bitcoin is the lottery ticket that they have waiting for since ever. And as I explained in an earlier article How Bitcoin can accelerate Early Retirement? it's definitely possible if few things play out as you hope…
The idea of introducing Bitcoin (and other cryptos) in a well-diversified portfolio is getting some traction. And the reason is that as Bitcoin prices have risen over the years, the FOMO or anxiety of missing out on the chance to…
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If understanding even the basics of the Blockchain technology behind Bitcoin wasn’t enough, you might be surprised to know that there are several types of Bitcoin. In fact, Bitcoin has almost 100+ different variants, if we can call it that.…
Read More Bitcoin Vs Bitcoin Cash Vs Bitcoin SV: Which to Choose?
At first, people invest just a very small amount of money (a few thousand Rupees) in Bitcoin to start their journey. To get a feel. Then they realize, that there are other promising cryptocurrencies (or Altcoins) as well. As their…
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