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Yesterday, in an online discussion with India’s leading cryptocurrency industry players, the country’s former Finance Secretary, Mr. Subhash Chandra, said that ‘crypto assets’ should be regulated, but with ‘rules.’ Garg previously headed the Inter-Ministerial Committee that drafted a draconian bill banning cryptocurrencies in India.Maybe We Can Try to Regulate it (Crypto) as a Commodity: GargAs per the draft of the crypto ban bill that surfaced in 2019, anyone possessing Bitcoin or other...

India saw a rapid increase in cryptocurrency trading amid the lockdown period, and after the Supreme Court overturned the Reserve Bank of India’s decision to ban crypto businesses, the Hindu reports.India’s Crypto Trading Volume May Be Up to $30M Per DayThe strict social distancing rules, which were adopted at the end of March, might have triggered a surge in cryptocurrency trading volumes, bringing many new participants. Local companies that deal with cryptocurrencies in one form or another...

A few hours back, Indian IT heavyweight, Tata Consultancy Services, announced the launch of Quartz™ Smart Solution for Crypto Services. The offering will help banks and other financial institutions provide ‘secure and seamless’ crypto trading facilities to their clientele.IT Giant TCS is Spearheading Crypto AdoptionAs per the official press release, Tata Consultancy Services’ new crypto services solution will allow banks and financial firms to enable investments and portfolio diversification...

Crypto enthusiasts everywhere believe that bitcoin is about to explode in countries like India.India Is Heading for the TopRecently, the nation’s Supreme Court deemed bitcoin trading lawful and felt that the ban preventing banks and financial firms from doing business with or representing crypto ventures was unconstitutional. That ban has since been removed, and trading in India has jumped to new highs.As a result, many think the country that was once very anti-crypto is about to put digital...

According to recent reports, the Ministry of Finance in India has proposed to ban digital assets. The move comes only three months after the nation’s Supreme Court revoked a two-year-old ban.India Changes Its Mind On Crypto (Again)?A local report from today informed that India’s Ministry of Finance had moved a note for inter-ministerial consultations. After the consultations, it will reach the cabinet and subsequently, the Parliament.Should it be successfully implemented, it could effectively...

One of India’s leading cryptocurrency exchanges, CoinDCX, has secured $2.5 million as part of a move, aiming to give a thrust to further cryptocurrency adoption in the country. The investment is led by Polychain Capital and supported by Coinbase Ventures as well.A Bold Effort To Increase Crypto Users In India To 50 MillionThere’s the idea that the financing of the project might be useful in supporting and boosting CoinDCX’s events, community engagements, crypto educational programs, and...

The government of India has partnered up with a blockchain startup to help increase their earning by eliminating the middleman.Cutting The Middleman In Product PlacementAs it was announced on Tuesday, the tech startup firm Acri10x will partner with the Indian government to stimulate farmers across the country. The idea is to build a better connection between small-scale growers, their businesses, and markets.This way, remote farmers in the country will be able to sell their products faster...

Months after India’s Supreme Court lifted a 2-year-old directive against cryptocurrency usage in the country, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is still not cooperating with digital asset businesses. Several exchanges have requested clarifications from the bank regarding their status as the scrutiny from lenders continues.Crypto Exchanges Contact RBIA local report from today indicated that digital asset exchanges are still unclear regarding their stance. Therefore, many platforms have written...

Bitcoin usage is booming in India, giving rise to many thoughts and ideas about the future of its price.India Loves BTC, All of a SuddenBoth bitcoin and India are in huge positions to help each other out. Right now, bitcoin has entered another bearish phase that has caused it to lose as much as $600 off its price in just a few days, while India – much like the rest of the world – is on lockdown due to the coronavirus, and has experienced a shortage of cash as its economy continues to...

Cryptocurrency adoption in India seems to continue as a local exchange closed a successful Series A funding round for $3 million led by BitMEX’s HDR Group, Polychain, and other companies.CoinDCX Closes $3M Funding RoundCoinDCX, reportedly India’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, has managed to close a successful Series A funding round, receiving $3 million. The round was led by some of the best-known investors in the field, including Polychain Capital and HDR Group – the company behind one of...