Cryptocurrency News Live: Bitcoin Climbs Above $19,000
Cryptocurrency News Live: Follow this page for the latest updates on major cryptocurrency and NFT news from India and around the world.
Background
Cryptocurrency still remains a mystical subject for many keen investors in India. While cryptos are slowly gaining recognition from investors and regulators alike, with countries and leading brands adopting it as an official tender, there are still a sizeable number of people who wish to invest in crypto, but aren't able to closely track breaking and developing news in the sector, which will help them take note of price movements, major sell-offs, and announcements of new blockchain-based developments.
This live news blog is here to help. From major market losses to noteworthy declarations, follow this live blog to stay updated with all the latest happenings in the world of crypto.
While there are many cryptocurrencies to explore, Bitcoin (BTC) is the most popular as it is the world's oldest and most valued crypto coin. As of September 20, Bitcoin price stood at $19,316.35, as per CoinMarketCap data. At the time of writing, the global crypto market cap stood at $934.42 billion, registering a gain of 2.59 percent in the last 24 hours.
While cryptocurrency is unregulated in India, cryptocurrencies are clubbed under virtual digital assets (VDAs). Under the new tax regime that went into effect on April 1 this year, VDAs attract taxation of 30 percent on gains. A TDS of 1 percent is applied on top of that.
Disclaimer: Crypto products and NFTs are unregulated and can be highly risky. There may be no regulatory recourse for any loss from such transactions. Cryptocurrency is not a legal tender and is subject to market risks. Readers are advised to seek expert advice and read offer document(s) along with related important literature on the subject carefully before making any kind of investment whatsoever. Cryptocurrency market predictions are speculative and any investment made shall be at the sole cost and risk of the readers.
International NFT Day: Here Are The Top 10 NFT Collections Of All Time
International NFT Day is being celebrated all across the globe today, September 20. On this day in 2017, Dete Shirley, the Chief Technical Officer of Dapper Labs, published ERC-721 — the standard from which non-fungible tokens are built. The term NFT was first coined in this proposal. The global NFT community considers this event as the “birth of NFT” and hence the day is celebrated as International NFT Day.
From BAYC to CryptoPunks, here are the top 10 NFT collections by sales volume
Cryptocurrency Price Today: Ethereum Fails To Recover
Bitcoin (BTC), the world’s oldest and most valued crypto coin, managed to climb above the $19,000 mark, showing signs of recovery after a few days of slump. Ethereum (ETH), on the other hand, failed to climb above the $1,400 mark on Tuesday morning, continuing to see a post-Merge bear run. Other popular altcoins, including the likes of Dogecoin (DOGE), Ripple (XRP), and Litecoin (LTC), landed in the greens on early Tuesday morning. The TerraClassicUSD (USTC) token emerged to be the biggest gainer of the lot, with a 24-hour gain of over 16 percent.
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