Are India's Regulators Poised to Clamp Down on Bitcoin?

Are India's Regulators Poised to Clamp Down on Bitcoin?

India's authorities are allegedly preparing a public advisory to warn against the risks associated with emerging digital currencies. The problem is not with the digital currencies themselves, but some worrying trends involving bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. Indian regulators are concerned that increasingly popular bitcoin investment schemes could become a source of volatility, eventually turning into an electronic version of investor fraud. An unnamed senior Indian official told the Press Trust of India (PTI) that a public advisory may be issued soon to warn against the "possible....


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