Bitcoin won’t be accepted as currency, says Finance Minister

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…

Paraguay intends to regulate cryptocurrency trading and mining

The publicity around Paraguay emerging as the 2nd country to legalizing Bitcoin has doing rounds since El Salvador announced crypto as legal tender the previous month. But, a leaked draft of the cryptocurrency bill that Paraguayan congressman Carlos Rejala intends to present in the Chamber of Deputies – similar to Lok Sabha in India –…

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Much-awaited crypto bill missing from Monsoon Session of the Parliament

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…