Former Deputy Governor of the RBI sees cryptocurrencies as a taxable asset or commodity. The former Deputy Governor of the RBI has spoken out regarding the nation’s financial and crypto…
ICB clarifies regulations as native banks shun crypto
Banks like HDFC and the SBI reportedly cautioned customers in contradiction of crypto, citing the RBI’s quashed crypto circular. India’s central bank has delivered an authorized notice concerning the detail…
India’s Central Bank is Worried About Crypto Undermining Its Authority
The three-judge bench of India’s Supreme Court reconvened to hear the ‘Crypto vs RBI’ case after the last hearing happened way back in August last year. At the last hearing,…
No Place For Cryptocurrencies In India’s Fintech Sandbox Framework?
It has recently come to light India, the second most populated country in the world, which obviously has the potential to provide a good market for any given product, has…
Why RBI Doesn’t Trust Cryptocurrencies in India?
A month after India’s central bank acknowledged that it had cracked down on digital currencies without much deliberation, it has finally spelled out the explanations behind its uneasiness with bitcoin…
India’s Top IT Body Views Cryptocurrency As Illegal
It’s not been a good week for cryptocurrencies in India. With the recent arrest of the co-founders of Unocoin for operating a Bitcoin ATM, the government’s intolerance towards digital currency…
Indian Bitcoin Exchange Leader Zebpay comes to a Halt
Zebpay is app-enabled bitcoin wallet provider headquartered in Singapore with IT office in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India. The firm has announced the cessation of all exchange services on Friday due to the…
After Six Months of Research, UK Officials Nowhere Near to Regulating Bitcoin
It’s really complicated when it comes to determining the regulatory fate of the virtual currency. UK government is still facing difficulty in making any decision in this regard. The recently…
RBI to SC: Cryptocurrencies Are Unacceptable Under Extant Legal Regime
The RBI (Reserve Bank of India) has told the Supreme Court that Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies cannot be considered valid under the existing laws. In its counter affidavit lodged in…
RBI to Introduce Rupee Backed Central Bank Digital Currency. (CBDC)
A new plan by Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is to cut rising costs of managing paper currency by introducing rupee-backed central bank digital currency (CBDC). India’s central bank RBI…
RBI To Explore Digital Currency Amidst Rising Prices of Paper Currency
With each passing day, The Reserve Bank of India, appears to loosen it’s stringent anti crypto stance. RBI released its annual report on Wednesday. 29th August, amidst myriad speculations in…
Is RBI Gradually Warming up to Cryptocurrency and Blockchain?
The Reserve Bank of India has consistently maintained an anti-crypto stance, but are the winds of change in motion? A recent research unit has been formed by RBI that has…