India


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Crypto Exchange OKX to End Services in India

Customers in the country have until April 30 to close out their positions.

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Instant Settlement Needed to Compete With Crypto, India's Markets Regulator Says

If traditional regulated markets cannot also offer tokenization and instantaneous settlement, investors could move to crypto, SEBI Chief Madhabi Puri Buch said.

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Finance

Indian Crypto Investment Platform Mudrex to Offer U.S. Bitcoin ETFs to Indian Investors

Mudrex is a Y-Combinator-backed, California-headquartered entity with a subsidiary registered with the Intelligence Unit of India.

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Policy

BRICS Will Create Payment System Based on Digital Currencies and Blockchain: Report

For some time now, the BRICS grouping has been making efforts to reduce its reliance on U.S. dollars in settlement.

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Policy

India CBDC Insider Reveals Current Stance of Country's Central Bank

India’s central bank is weighing CBDC privacy technology and crypto tax is not part of its domain, a senior official told CoinDesk.

(L-R) Shaktikanta Das, Governor, Reserve Bank of India and Nirmala Sitharaman, Indian Finance Minister at the G20 Annual Meetings, in Washington DC in October 2022. (Indian Ministry of Finance)

Policy

India Keeps Stiff Taxes on Crypto as Interim-Budget Is Revealed in Election Year

Expectations were low for a change in the stiff taxes on crypto transactions: a 30% tax on profits and a 1% TDS on all transactions.

(L-R) Shaktikanta Das, Governor, Reserve Bank of India and Nirmala Sitharaman, Indian Finance Minister at the G20 Annual Meetings, in Washington DC in October 2022. (Indian Ministry of Finance)

Policy

Binance, KuCoin, Other Exchanges, Served Notice by Indian Government Removed From Apple’s App Store

Binance, KuCoin, Huobi, Kraken, Gate.io, Bittrex, Bitstamp, MEXC Global and Bitfinex were sent showcause notices by the Indian government.

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Policy

India's Digital Rupee Crossed a Million Transactions in 1 Day With Some Help From Banks

The retail CBDC pilot is active in more than 15 cities with more than a dozen banks participating.

Shaktikanta Das, Governor, Reserve Bank of India (left) and Nirmala Sitharaman, Indian Finance Minister at the G20 Annual Meetings, in Washington DC in October 2022. (Indian Ministry of Finance)

Policy

India's Local Crypto and Web3 Advocacy Body Asked for Action Against Offshore Entities: Source

Bharat Web3 Association's (BWA) Chairman wrote the letter to the Indian government on Dec. 16.

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Policy

India to Block URLs of 9 Offshore Exchanges Including Binance After Issuing Compliance 'Show Cause' Notices

Binance, KuCoin, Huobi, Kraken, Gate.io, Bittrex, Bitstamp, MEXC Global and Bitfinex are the nine exchanges.

(L-R) Shaktikanta Das, Governor, Reserve Bank of India and Nirmala Sitharaman, Indian Finance Minister at the G20 Annual Meetings, in Washington DC in October 2022. (Indian Ministry of Finance)