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It has been only a few days after India’s Supreme Court lifted the 2018 RBI ban on cryptocurrency usage, and the Reserve Bank of India is preparing to counter the decision. A new report noted that the RBI is planning to file a review petition as it fears virtual assets might put the banking system at risk.RBI Fights BackAs Cryptopotato reported on Wednesday, the Supreme Court of India finally reversed the ban on cryptocurrency trading and holdings in the large country. The excitement quickly...

A day after the Indian Supreme Court removed the ban on cryptocurrency usage, the interest in the country has been spiking. While the nation prepares for the following steps, the leading Indian cryptocurrency projects, such as Matic Network and WazirX, are already feeling the positive effects.Removes The Negative Sentiment Amongst The Average IndianThe Reserve Bank of India (RBI) placed a prohibition on cryptocurrency usage back in 2018. After almost two years of suppression, however, the...

Today, the cryptocurrency community in India received a positive outcome on behalf of the country’s Supreme Court. After years of suppression from the Reserve Bank of India, The Supreme Court officially lifted the ban on trading or operating with digital assets.The RBI’s crypto ban is UnconstitutionalA local report from earlier today informed the positive outcome coming from the giant Asian country. A three-judge bench led by Rohinton Nariman quashed the 2018 directive from the Reserve Bank...

India remains one of the countries in the world with regulatory uncertainty when it comes to cryptocurrencies. While the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has already clarified that digital assets are not illegal in the country, the Police department of Tamil Nadu has issued a fresh warning that the public should steer clear of cryptocurrencies.  Trade Cryptocurrency At “Your Own Risk”According to local news media, the Hindu, the Economic Offences Wing noted that they had received several...

Tim Draper has suggested he will not tolerate religious discrimination. The Draper Venture Network is currently invested in India. The venture capitalist earlier this year criticized a proposed cryptocurrency ban in the world’s biggest democracy. Bitcoin billionaire Tim Draper is not one to shy away from controversy. As protests escalate over India’s Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), Draper has warned that the new law could harm the subcontinent’s power to attract investors such as him. Per...

India is once again talking about banning crypto.Hey, India: Make Up Your Mind!It’s a situation India has been in before. Prior to this big argument, the country initiated a ban on banks doing business with cryptocurrency and blockchain ventures. Thus, these companies did not have any financial authorities to oversee their transactions.While the ban was relatively limited in scope, many news and media outlets misreported this as India was implementing a full ban, and likely bitcoin and crypto...

Could India be on the verge of making a real name for itself in the crypto space?India: The New Big Crypto Haven?The country has often had a very mixed relationship with digital currency, being rather hostile towards the likes of Libra and even threatening jail time for crypto users, but a new crypto merger may be what is needed to ensure digital money’s future within the country’s borders.Crypto exchange Wazir X is now a part of arguably the world’s largest and most popular digital trading...

Cryptocurrency scams just seem to be an everyday thing as of late, and the latest scam news involving digital money is arriving out of India.Is India Home to a Large Crypto Scam?The country’s Special Task Force (STF) says it has made three arrests in what is turning out to be a very large case of cryptocurrency fraud. The people arrested include Rakesh Kumar Singh, Bittu Yadav and Pradeep Dev. All three have been charged with digital theft. The suspects hail from a region of Bihar in...

The Nuclear Power Corporation of India has confirmed the discovery of malware on its network. According to a statement, the infection was found on a central computer that was not connected to the more sensitive internal systems. Cybersecurity experts have linked the harmful code to North Korea’s Lazarus Group. The hacker unit uses a spectrum of vector attacks to steal funds for the administration. Pukhraj Singh, a former researcher at India’s National Technical Research Organization...

One of the world’s largest banks, the government-controlled State Bank of India, does not mind the heavy regulation of crypto in the country. This is according to the bank’s chairman Rajnish Kumar. According to The Economic Times, Kumar has stated that regulation is necessary for cryptocurrencies to prevent their unlawful use: “Let’s see. Because there’s a dark side of the internet also. There can be misuse of the digital currencies. That is why regulation is must.” Bans, jail...