Blockchain & crypto news from India
In a letter, the Blockchain and Crypto Assets Council has requested a meeting with the inter-bank retail settlements and payments body to understand and discuss the issues around the cryptocurrency trade. BACC has also asked NPCI that many of the cryptocurrency exchanges strictly adhere to NPCI protocols and KYC and asked it to restore the…
On Tuesday morning, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman confirmed that RBI (Reserve Bank of India) will launch a digital rupee soon. The digital currency by RBI will be based on blockchain technology the tech behind Bitcoin and other famous cryptocurrencies. FM said that the digital rupee will be issued by 2022-23 without offering any clarity on…
On Monday, PM Narendra Modi called for synchronized and collective action related to policymaking for blockchain-backed digital currencies. Speaking at the World Economic Forum’s Davos Agenda 2022 virtual event, the PM noted that besides the change for global order, the challenges are also surging, including inflation, supply-chain disruption, climate change and crypto. He said that…
The upcoming Union Budget is expected to bring transparency regarding regulatory ambiguity related to the cryptocurrency sector. Initial highlights of the recommended crypto bill indicate the SEBI’s role in regulating crypto as an investment asset in capital markets, with the Reserve Bank of India supervising the foreign exchange and wider monetary aspects. Jurisdictional transparency in…
The Government of India was criticized severely to introduce new laws for crypto during the Parliament’s Winter Session which started on November 29. The session has concluded and the crypto bill didn’t make it to the table. This is the second time that ‘The Crypto and Regulation of Official Digital Currency Bill, 2021’ was listed…
According to reports, India’s hot topic crypto bill, which suggests strict regulations be imposed in the cryptocurrency sector, is not likely to be presented before the Parliament during the winter session after all. Citing sources, a few reports mention that the government is currently gathering information on how other countries are thinking about restricting cryptos….
Besides cryptocurrencies, NFTs are another successful product of blockchain technology. Each token owns a unique value that evidences the authenticity of the associated art. Nowadays, companies are using it as a technique of marketing also. Similarly, MG Motors took advantage of the emerging technology, NFTs. They became the first one of their type to launch…
The Centre is expected to move a revamped bill on crypto at the beginning of the Winter Session of the Parliament. According to sources, officials of the ministry of finance are working towards altering the recommended crypto legislation. A previous draft of the bill suggested a ban on the utilization of digital currency in India….
The much-anticipated legislation to regulate virtual currency in India, the crypto bill is anticipated to be taken up by the Union Cabinet soon. During a conversation with the reporters, the finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman said that the cabinet note is ready on the crypto bill. She added that she is awaiting Cabinet to clear that….
Uncertainties around cryptocurrencies in India won’t be fading away anytime soon. Known as the Crypto Bill, the Cryptocurrency and Regulation of Official Digital Currency Bill, 2021, was not listed among the 23 bills in the tentative list of government legislative and financial business to be tabled during the Monsoon Session in the Lok Sabha of…