Explained | Why is crypto trade within PMLA ambit?

Explained | Why is crypto trade within PMLA ambit?

Indian crypto exchanges will now have to report any suspicious activity related to buying or selling of cryptocurrency to the Financial Intelligence Unit – India (FIU-IND). File | Photo Credit: Reuters The story so far: On March 7, to further tighten the loosely regulated crypto market, the Finance Ministry said that all virtual digital assets […]

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Finance Ministry imposes money laundering provisions on cryptocurrencies

Finance Ministry imposes money laundering provisions on cryptocurrencies

Representations of cryptocurrencies. File. | Photo Credit: Reuters The government has imposed money laundering provisions on cryptocurrencies or virtual assets as it looks to tighten oversight of digital assets. In a gazette notification, the Finance Ministry said the anti-money laundering legislation has been applied to crypto trading, safekeeping and related financial services. After this, Indian […]

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Explained | What is the crypto awareness campaign?

Explained | What is the crypto awareness campaign?

The crypto dilemma stems from concerns about the unregulated currency having a destabilising effect on the country.  | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto The story so far: The Investor Education and Protection Fund (IEPF) will launch an outreach programme soon to create awareness of cryptocurrencies and online gaming. The need for the outreach is based on […]

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Private cryptocurrencies can cause next financial crisis if allowed to grow, warns RBI Governor

Private cryptocurrencies can cause next financial crisis if allowed to grow, warns RBI Governor

India’s Reserve Bank Governor, Shaktikanta Das, warned the next financial crisis can be triggered by private cryptocurrencies, if allowed to grow. | Photo Credit: Reuters Pressing for the prohibition of instruments like Bitcoin, Reserve Bank Governor Shaktikanta Das on Wednesday warned that the next financial crisis can be triggered by private cryptocurrencies, if such speculative instruments […]

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Cryptocurrencies yet to pass test of fiat currency: Chief Economic Adviser

Cryptocurrencies yet to pass test of fiat currency: Chief Economic Adviser

Cryptocurrencies cannot satisfy basic requirements such as having store value, Chief Economic Adviser V. Anantha Nageswaran said Cryptocurrencies cannot satisfy basic requirements such as having store value, Chief Economic Adviser V. Anantha Nageswaran said Sounding a note of caution, Chief Economic Adviser V. Anantha Nageswaran said on June 9 that the cryptocurrencies have yet to […]

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Twitter witnessed 1374 per cent increase in crypto-spam volume: LunarCrash

Twitter witnessed 1374 per cent increase in crypto-spam volume: LunarCrash

Crypto spams and bots have plagued the internet, revealed a new report by crypto intelligence provider LunarCrush. For the crypto industry, Twitter is the go-to social media platform, and it is flooded with spam and bots. There has been an estimated 1,374 per cent increase in Twitter spam volume over the past two years, as […]

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Christine Lagarde is against cryptos. Here’s what top economists think about the digital asset

Christine Lagarde is against cryptos. Here’s what top economists think about the digital asset

European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde recently called cryptocurrencies “based on nothing” and said she is concerned about people “who have no understanding of the risks, who will lose it all and who will be terribly disappointed, which is why I believe that that should be regulated.” This comes at a time when the crypto […]

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