Blockchain & crypto news from India
A day after announcing taxing crypto transactions just the same as winnings from gambling, the government said it doesn’t treat trading in crypto assets as illegal. Finance Secretary T V Somanathan said that the cryptos are in a grey area. It is not illegal to sell and buy crypto. He added that they have now…
As Parliament proceeds to discuss and debate norm or ban of cryptos and crypto exchanges in parliament from next week, India might have to be mindful that new global guidelines are being set on the management and permission of cryptos, especially given that terror financing and money laundering would become very easy without coordinated global…
On Thursday, in his first public comments on cryptos, PM Modi cautioned that bitcoin presents a risk to younger generations as his government gets ready to introduce legislation to regulate digital currencies. The PM’s warning comes days after he had discussions on how to step ahead regarding crypto in India, with problems raised on unregulated…
India is thinking of not likely going ahead with cryptocurrency, for doing transactions or making payments. However, one can invest in cryptocurrency and held them like assets, the same way how people do investments in gold, shares and bonds. As per the reports, Indian government authorities may still not put a complete ban on crypto….
According to reports, PM Narendra Modi conducted a pivotal meeting on the way forward for crypto and related issues today. The important meeting comes after Shaktikanta Das, Governor of Reserve Bank of India (RBI) sounded serious on cryptos, warning investors of the possible risk of the digital currency. Das, on Wednesday, said that cryptos are…
In an event organized by the Blockchain and Crypto assets Council (BACC) of Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI), the chairman of India’s Parliamentary Standing Committee on Finance, Jayant Sinha said that country’s bill will have a unique approach for crypto law. He assured that nation’s crypto policies will not be along the lines…
Money laundering and terror financing have flourished in the previous one year as governments and nations across the world directed their concentration only on combating the novel Coronavirus pandemic. The new era of the digital asset in the form of crypto has surged terror financing. Crypto is encountering a rise in the market value in…