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Bitcoin enthusiast Mike Caldwell poses at his office in Sandy, Utah, September 17, 2013. Caldwell produces physical coins Bitcoins, which have been around since 2008, and have become a form of electronic money that can be exchanged without using traditional banking or money transfer systems. Bitcoins, touted by some experts as the future of money, gained in prominence during Europe's financial crisis as more people questioned the safety of holding their cash in the bank.

BATTLE BEGINS

India’s central bank has been taken to court over its cryptocurrency crackdown

epa04756454 Indian actress Richa Chadda poses during the photocall for 'Masaan' at the 68th annual Cannes Film Festival, in Cannes, France, 19 May 2015. The movie is presented in the section Un Certain Regard of the festival which runs from 13 to 24 May. EPA/FRANCK ROBICHON

QZ&A

Richa Chadha on Bollywood’s feminist awakening: “We still have a long way to go”

A vendor prepares tea at his roadside stall on a cold winter morning in the old quarters of Delhi January 3, 2014.

TEA TIME

Investors are pouring money into India’s trendy new tea cafes

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#36DAYSOFTYPE

A designer is documenting the unique typefaces found only on India’s streets

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