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First Mover Asia: Signs Point Upward for Crypto in India and South Korea; Bitcoin and Ether Soar on US Executive Order

India's finance minister says the country will launch a central bank digital currency sooner than she'd previously indicated; cryptos rise as investors view the Biden administration's executive order as a positive development.

Updated May 11, 2023, 6:41 p.m. Published Mar 9, 2022, 11:50 p.m.
Nirmala Sitharaman, India's finance minister (Narayan/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Nirmala Sitharaman, India's finance minister (Narayan/Bloomberg via Getty Images)