Bitcoin's Uncertain Fate in India

Bitcoin's Uncertain Fate in India

Just recently, RBI deputy governor KC Chakrabarty offered a statement regarding Bitcoin regulation in India. "Regulation comes only when people are doing certain business and we come to understand that something wrong is happening. First of all we don't understand this subject... But, at present, what we are saying is neither we regulate them nor we support them...Whether it is... legal or illegal, we don't know. If it crosses the limit of legality then people may face a problem. So people should be cautious, should understand." There are simply so many things wrong with this statement.....


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