Indian Central Bank Sees Cryptocurrencies Gaining Popularity, Exploring Digit...
India’s central bank, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), has published a booklet with a section about cryptocurrency and the digital rupee. The central bank acknowledged that cryptocurrencies have gained popularity in recent years and confirmed that it is exploring the need for a central bank digital currency. RBI Says Crypto Has Gained Popularity, Exploring Digital Rupee India’s central bank published a “Booklet on Payment Systems” on Monday with a section on central bank digital currencies (CBDCs). The document covers “the journey of payment and settlement....
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Nine out of 10 central banks globally are exploring central bank digital currencies (CBDCs), according to the latest survey by the Bank of International Settlements (BIS). Furthermore, “the emergence of stablecoins and other cryptocurrencies have accelerated the work on CBDCs.”
BIS Central Bank Digital Currency Survey
The Bank of International Settlements (BIS) published a report last week titled “Gaining momentum — Results of the 2021 BIS survey on central bank digital currencies.” The report is authored by the bank’s senior economist....
The Indian government is consulting with the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on crypto policies. According to the finance minister, the government and the central bank are in “complete harmony” on crypto and other issues. Indian Government and Central Bank Discussing Crypto Policies Internally Indian Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman revealed Monday that the government is discussing crypto policies with the central bank, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). At the conclusion of the RBI’s board meeting, the finance minister told reporters that the government and the central....
The bank still claimed that government bodies and regulators in India are both “skeptical” and “apprehensive” about crypto. Less than a year after the Indian supreme court overturned the Reserve Bank of India’s ban on crypto businesses, and the bank’s position on digital assets is looking slightly more bullish.According to a booklet on payments released today by the Reserve Bank of India, or RBI, the bank is “exploring the possibility as to whether there is a need for a digital version of fiat currency.” The bank added that if it found a need, it would look into ways to put digital....