Surprisingly,
no Indian cryptocurrency business came ahead with an announcement or even expressed regret over the government's myopic decision.
Not exact matches
Three days later,
Business Standard reported that a committee of government officials had discussed a proposal for an
Indian cryptocurrency and an unidentified source said the government might christen its
cryptocurrency «Lakshmi.»
The
Indian government is considering «a proposal to introduce its
cryptocurrency similar to bitcoin,» reported
Business Standard on Saturday.
The exchanges and other
cryptocurrency businesses now have to find a way around using the services of
Indian banks.
Polish Bitcoin Exchange BitBay Sails In
Indian Subsoil BitBay, a
cryptocurrency exchanging and trading platform based out of Poland has zeroed on India for outsourcing IT talent and expanding its
business by surpassing geographical boundaries.
Economic Times, a leading
Indian business daily has revealed that seven of the biggest bitcoin exchanges in India including Zebpay, Unocin and CoinSecure are planning to approach the AAR or Advance Authority of Ruling for seeking out an answer to their queries regarding the taxation structure of
cryptocurrency dealings.
The latest crypto news in India comes in where Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has banned them with immediate effect from «dealing with or providing services to any individuals or
business entities dealing with or settling virtual currencies» Thus, the
Indian Citizens wouldn't be able to buy bitcoins or any other
cryptocurrency with the help of banks or any e-wallets.
A new initiative called the
Cryptocurrency Advisory Plan will be supporting Bitcoin movement for
Indian traders and investors in this year's tax campaign, according to the
Business Standard.
New Delhi (Sputnik)-- As
cryptocurrency exchanges in India reported a
business of over $ 3.5 billion in the last one month alone, major
Indian banks have started suspending the accounts of some of the exchanges, according to a report published by the
Indian business daily Economic Times.
The
Indian cryptocurrency community has reacted swiftly to the recent Reserve Bank of India (RBI) action against it, which directed all regulated entities including banks not to provide services to
businesses dealing in instruments such as bitcoin.
Contrary to many reports published this week, the decision of the RBI will not have a profound impact on the
Indian cryptocurrency market, given that exchanges are still operating as self - regulated
businesses.
Rilcoin founders Ms. Suzette Paulsen, US - based
business women & Mr. R. Kathiriya, a businessman from
Indian origin, based in the UK, came together with an idea of a decentralized asset management system backed by an innovative
cryptocurrency which has all good features of fiat currency.
According to a statement released by the
Indian central bank, Reserve Bank of India, regulated financial institutions in India will no longer be able to do
business with any individual or company involved in
cryptocurrencies.