The Rise of Bitcoin in the Wake of Demonetization in India
The panic created due to faulty implementation of demonetization has had experts believing that even if the panic is short lived, the people who have turned to bitcoin. The buzz around Bitcoin has been growing stronger steadily over the past few years. Though, a vast majority in India is still unaware of the digital currency. The government’s decision to demonetize Rs. 500 and Rs.1000 currency notes has catapulted Bitcoin into the foreground of people’s attention as they explore various cashless mechanisms in the face of currency ban in India. Zebpay, one of the major bitcoin exchanges in....
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Sandeep Goenka, COO and co-founder, ZebPay, attributes the increased interest in Bitcoin in India to demonetization. ZebPay, an Indian Bitcoin exchange company, clocked in a turnover of over 500 crore (USD 5 billion). They did more than Rs 100 crore of trade turnover in November 2016 and are on target to achieve a turnover of Rs 1,000 crore, this year. Sandeep Goenka, COO and co-founder, ZebPay, attributes the increased interest in Bitcoin in India to demonetization. This sudden rise in interest has catapulted the value of the bitcoin from around $300 last year to now over $700. Zebpay....
Abhishek Bhandari of Asiadigicoin (ADCN) explains how the ongoing demonetization of India helps Bitcoin and other digital currencies. Cointelegraph: Would you say the recent demonetization in India is a step in the right direction? Abhishek Bhandari: Well for centralized currency it is a great step and a temporary solution for a country like India where we are facing a lot of problems like corruption, fake currency, black money, etc. The Indian economy needed such a step to clean and refresh the whole currency mechanism. CT: Is the business community faring well from this initiative? AB:....
On the eve of the New Year, the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi went on air to make an address to the nation, this would be his first televised speech after the Nov. 8, 2016, demonetization announcement. Mr. Modi is a Teflon coated slick politician who is both glib and prone to bouts of braggadocio. His televised appearances are the subject of many a Twitter joke and WhatsApp message, which act as a source of humor in times when many Indians are forced by his government to spend hours exchanging old notes for new and there isn’t much to feel cheerful about. They are also being harassed....
Unocoin, one of India’s foremost Bitcoin companies, has launched a new mobile application for both the iOS and Android platforms. This new application has been developed by Unocoin themselves and will allow Unocoin customers to buy, sell, receive as well as store Bitcoin in one place. Interestingly, the application makes its way to users as Indians are trying to grapple with the demonetization of Rs.500 and Rs. 1000 banknotes by the Government of India. Bitcoin has hit new highs in the domestic Indian markets since demonetization occurred on the midnight of Nov. 8. All-in-one app for....
India’s ongoing demonetization process has created chaos and inconvenience for many Indians, especially the country’s middle and lower class. The government’s purpose is to scrap 86 percent of the current physical money in the system to curb counterfeiters and stop the financing of terrorist organizations. Bitcoin.com spoke to Sameera Pandilakshmi, an....