2021 Year in Review | Defining moments in India’s crypto saga this yearIndia’s crypto market grew 641% from July 2020 to June 2021, helping turn a region spanning central and southern Asia and Oceania into one ...
28 Dec, 2021, 03.18 PM IST
Government unlikely to bring bill on cryptocurrency in winter sessionThe government is unlikely to bring a bill on cryptocurrency in the ongoing winter session of Parliament, top sources said on Wednesday. Th...
15 Dec, 2021, 07.45 PM IST
Crypto token should be treated as special class of securities: CIIIt further said that the government should consider setting up a standing advisory council comprising representatives of regulators, policy...
09 Dec, 2021, 01.43 PM IST
Proposed bill banning crypto payments could mean jail for violationsAccording to the summary of the bill, the Indian government is planning a "general prohibition on all activities by any individual on minin...
07 Dec, 2021, 04.19 PM IST
Government yet to take a view on regulating crypto advertisements: FM SitharamanThe minister said there had been statements and there was an awareness building attempt to say that this is a “risky area” and people indul...
01 Dec, 2021, 12.27 AM IST
New Bill on cryptocurrency to be introduced after Cabinet approval: Nirmala SitharamanFinance minister Nirmala Sitharaman said the new Bill takes into account the rapidly changing dimensions in virtual currency space, and inc...
30 Nov, 2021, 08.46 PM IST
Blockchain firms unfazed by India's cryptocurrency bill, likely banAdoption of blockchain also will not be affected but it can hurt startups and professionals in the shared blockchain and cryptocurrency spa...
26 Nov, 2021, 09.51 PM IST
Cryptocurrency’s moment of truth has arrived in IndiaA cryptic communication in the Lok Sabha bulletin has pushed the crypto community in India towards its moment of truth. Never before has th...
25 Nov, 2021, 06.00 AM IST
Crypto industry urges govt to take nuanced approach, asks investors to remain calmCurrently, there is no regulation or any ban on the use of cryptocurrencies in the country. Against this backdrop, Prime Minister Narendra ...
24 Nov, 2021, 04.45 PM IST
Most existing cryptos will perish, Raghuram Rajan saysThe former Reserve Bank of India (RBI) governor Raghuram Rajan believes most of the existing cryptocurrencies will soon perish. Around 6,00...
24 Nov, 2021, 01.46 PM IST
Govt plans bill to ban private cryptocurrency, allow RBI digital coinThe bill is listed among 26 items of legislation for consideration in the winter session of parliament, according to a bulletin issued by t...
24 Nov, 2021, 12.15 PM IST
Government lists cryptocurrency bill for passage in winter sessionThe much-awaited bill purports to create a facilitative framework for the creation of the official digital currency to be issued by the Res...
23 Nov, 2021, 08.33 PM IST
Crypto investors may switch to peer-to-peer transfer in case of banExchanges reach out to government, claim ban will trigger a spurt in illegal activities
17 Feb, 2021, 09.49 AM IST
Contours of India's Cryptocurrency Bill may trigger legal tussleThe focus will particularly be on defining cryptocurrencies as 'private' and 'public' as the government is looking to allow public ones, su...
13 Feb, 2021, 06.43 AM IST
India's cryptocurrency bill puts industry in a state of panicBitcoin prices on Indian crypto exchanges fell 7-8% on Sunday afternoon after the government announced it would introduce India's cryptocur...
01 Feb, 2021, 06.37 AM IST
India’s cryptocurrency bill catches industry off-guard; investors nervousIndustry watchers said the government’s definition of ‘private’ could imply that any digital currency that is not sovereign could be seen a...
30 Jan, 2021, 09.39 AM IST
Govt likely to introduce bill to create official digital currency, regulate cryptocurrenciesThe bill named 'Cryptocurrency and Regulation of Official Digital Currency Bill, 2021' will be introduced in the Parliament for considerati...
29 Jan, 2021, 11.03 PM IST