The courtroom battle between India’s bitcoin exchanges and the central bank appears to go in favor of the former. In a hearing today, the Supreme Court judge asked the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) that why it chose to ban bitcoin trading when it could regulate it. The judge compared the cryptocurrency trading market to…
India’s central bank wants to restore its crypto trading ban in the country, according to sources cited by Economic Times.The regional media house reported earlier Friday that the Reserve Bank of India is preparing to file a review petition in the Supreme Court against a ruling that effectively unbanned cryptocurrency trading in the country. RBI…
The Reserve Bank of India has continued is tirade against the legalization of cryptocurrencies by filing an affidavit to the country’s supreme court. The Supreme Court will be holding a hearing on the case of legalizing cryptocurrency on September 17th, at which time the affidavit will be reviewed. According to a recent report, the RBI…
Bitcoin drop 7.4 percent Reserve Bank of India could get a boost with the latest draft bill proposing more stringent measures against crypto investors and developers. Yesterday’s FUD that India’s legislators are proposing a ban of cryptocurrency mining, trading or holding did expose RBI’s underbelly. Such punitive steps often trigger rebellion in a Streisand effect,…
Holding or trading cryptocurrencies like bitcoin is not banned in India, union minister Anurag Singh Thakur told the upper house of Indian parliament. The Minister of State to Ministry of Finance said the issues of permitting the trading of/in cryptocurrencies remains under examination of a government-appointed interministerial committee. He stressed that the Reserve Bank of…
The crypto industry in India is still in limbo this week while politicians acknowledge the proposed ban bill but remain evasive. The shift from regulation to blanket ban has sent shock waves through the nascent industry in the world’s second most populous country. Finance Minister Responds to Crypto Bill According to a new report examining…
The Indian Supreme Court on Thursday asked the Government to share its view on cryptocurrency within two weeks. The court is addressing the multitude of petitions filed by digital currency operators against the central bank’s anti-crypto circular. India is Two Weeks Away from Ending Policy Confusion over Crypto As Supreme Court Demands Clarification The Reserve…