India to Impose Ban on Crypto Payments, Deadline for Declaring Crypto Assets,...
The Indian government has reportedly proposed banning the use of cryptocurrency for payments and setting a deadline for investors to declare their crypto holdings. Violators may be arrested without a warrant and held without bail. In addition, the crypto bill may call for a uniform know-your-customer (KYC) process for all crypto exchanges. Proposed Rules in Indian Crypto Bill As a cryptocurrency bill awaits to be taken up in parliament in India, several reports have emerged about what’s in the bill, which the government has not made public. While crypto assets will reportedly be....
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Existing law in India could mandate a 2% levy on cryptocurrency purchases from offshore-based exchanges servicing India’s market. According to local sources, the Indian Government’s 2% “equalisation levy” could be extended to crypto-assets purchased from off-shore exchanges. According to a June 22 report from Economic Times, analysts are inferring that existing law could require a 2% levy to be added onto the settlement price of crypto bought from overseas-based crypto exchanges operating in India’s market. The equalisation levy was first introduced by the government in 2016, imposing a 6%....
India’s payments authority, the National Payments Corporation of India, has reportedly said that it will not ban cryptocurrency transactions. Banks are to make their own decision whether to allow crypto transactions. The National Payments Corporation of India (NCPI), has refused to ban cryptocurrency transactions, local media reported Thursday. NCPI runs the Unified Payments Interface (UPI), an instant real-time payment system that facilitates inter-bank transactions. It is regulated by the central bank, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). Instead of banning crypto transactions, NCPI....
Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has announced that it is launching full-scale crypto trading in India with Unified Payments Interface (UPI) support. However, moments later, the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI), which developed UPI, stated that no crypto exchange is using the UPI system. Coinbase Launches in India, Hit With UPI Problem The Nasdaq-listed cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase announced Thursday at an event in Bengaluru that its trading platform will be fully available for retail traders in India. The company said that customers will be able to buy cryptocurrencies....
In Argentina, a provincial legislature has voted in favor of a bill to impose new taxes on gross incomes from crypto transactions. Cordoba’s central province is now the first one to impose crypto taxes in the country, which involves crypto exchange platforms and retail traders. Approved Tax Bill Grants a Definition of Cryptocurrencies According to CBA4N, the “Tax Law 2021” approved by the legislature seeks to tax people 4% to 6.5% on gross incomes from crypto-related transactions. Also, individuals or businesses who receive payments in cryptocurrencies “in exchange....
This week, it was revealed that India would seek to impose some of the most stringent rules globally on cryptocurrencies, banning citizens from owning, trading, transferring, or mining assets like Bitcoin and altcoins. The move comes as cryptocurrency technology captures the interest of the financial world, Bitcoin grows considerably, and India plans to introduce its own digital currency framework. But could this be the start of a domino-like effect where other weaker governments and economies […]