CBDCs Will ‘Kill’ Crypto, Reserve Bank of India Governor Says

A deputy governor of India’s central bank, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), likens cryptocurrencies to Ponzi schemes, emphasizing that they cannot be regulated. “It would be futile to regulate cryptocurrencies,” he claims, stating that they should be banned. RBI’s Deputy Governor Sees Crypto Ban as ‘the Most Advisable Choice Open to India’ A deputy governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), T. Rabi Sankar, shared his view on cryptocurrency and what Indian crypto policy should be during his keynote address at the Indian Banks Association 17th....

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Deputy Governor T. Rabi Sankar says central bank digital currencies could “kill whatever little case there could be” for cryptocurrencies, like bitcoin and ether. RBI’s Deputy Governor Discusses Impact of CBDCs on Cryptocurrencies RBI Deputy Governor T. Rabi Sankar talked about the potential impact of central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) on cryptocurrencies, like bitcoin and ether, at a webinar organized by the International Monetary Fund (IMF), local media reported Friday. He was quoted as saying: We (RBI)....

New Delhi Television Limited, one of India's largest TV networks, aired a show featuring an interview with the Governor of Reserve Bank of India (RBI), Raghuram Rajan. The show, which was titled "India Forecast," gathered students from several local universities to ask the head of India's central bank various questions about the economy. Rajan said that Bitcoin "is fascinating." "I have no doubt that down the line, we will be moving towards primarily a cashless society and we'll have some kind of currencies like this which will be at work. For us at the Reserve Bank, this may happen in 10....

The governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), Shaktikanta Das, has once again expressed concerns regarding the impact of cryptocurrencies on India’s financial stability. Crypto Presents ‘Serious Concerns’ to RBI The Indian government is currently awaiting the Cabinet to take up the crypto bill. However, the country’s central bank, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), still has major concerns about cryptocurrencies. Governor Shaktikanta Das reportedly said Wednesday: We have serious, major concerns on cryptocurrency with respect to financial stability, [and] have....

India’s central bank, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), has warned about investing in the crypto market following the collapse of cryptocurrency terra (LUNA) and stablecoin terrausd (UST). “We have been cautioning against crypto and look at what has happened to the crypto market now,” said Governor Shaktikanta Das. RBI’s....