Indian Parliament to Consider Bill That Creates Digital Rupee While Banning C...

Indian Parliament to Consider Bill That Creates Digital Rupee While Banning C...

The Indian government has finally moved forward with a cryptocurrency bill. Entitled “The Cryptocurrency and Regulation of Official Digital Currency Bill 2021,” the bill has been listed for consideration in the current parliamentary session of Lok Sabha, the lower house of India’s parliament. It seeks to create a framework for India’s official digital currency to be issued by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) but prohibit all cryptocurrencies. Indian Government Set to Introduce Cryptocurrency Bill in Current Parliamentary Session After almost two years of waiting, the....


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