Lawmakers should treat crypto like gold or real estate: Indian tech magnate
Indian tech mogul, Nandan Nilekani, believes the country should be seeking to attract investment from the $1.7 trillion crypto asset industry. Indian technology mogul, Nandan Nilekani, has urged local lawmakers to allow citizens to speculate on crypto assets.The co-founder and chair of Infosys, an Indian multinational information technology firm, has urged regulators to embrace digital assets and get a handle on accommodating the technology.Speaking to the Financial Times, Nilekani warned that prohibitive regulations could result in significant missed opportunites for India, asserting that....
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