Blockchain & crypto news from India
On Monday, Nirmala Sitharaman, Finance Minister said that the central government has no intention to accept Bitcoin as legal tender in India. Responding to whether the government is aware that Bitcoin transaction is quietly flourishing in the country in recent years, FM said that the Centre doesn’t gather any info on Bitcoin transactions in the…
The government has come up with a new crypto bill to be introduced during the winter session in the parliament, namely the Cryptocurrency and Regulation of Official Digital Currency Bill. According to media speculation, the new bill will “forbid the use of all private cryptocurrency” but will provide some leverage on certain cryptocurrencies to promote…
The Centre has listed 23 bills to be presented in the Lok Sabha during the forthcoming Monsoon Session that starts July 19 in the Parliament. As per the tentative list of government legislative and financial business, out of 23, 6 bills have already been tabled whereas 17 will be new. However, the much-anticipated Cryptocurrency Bill…