Legal Experts Say It’s Too Late to Ban Crypto, India Needs Comprehensive Regu...

Legal Experts Say It’s Too Late to Ban Crypto, India Needs Comprehensive Regu...

Indian legal experts reportedly say that it is too late to ban cryptocurrency despite calls for a complete crypto ban by the central bank, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). The Swadeshi Jagran Manch (SJM), an affiliate of the nationalist Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, also passed a resolution calling for an outright ban on crypto. Meanwhile, the Indian government is reworking the crypto bill before resubmitting it to parliament. Legal Experts Explain It’s Too Late to Ban Crypto The Indian government is under pressure from the country’s central bank and the Swadeshi....


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