India Brings Crypto Transactions Under Prevention of Money Laundering Act

India’s finance ministry has announced that crypto transactions will be covered under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA). Noting that the move “is a positive step in recognizing the sector,” a crypto insider explained that it will strengthen the industry’s efforts to prevent virtual digital assets “from being misused by bad actors.” India [...]

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India UPI expanding services to Singapore

The eight-bank digital rupee pilot programme has processed 770,000 transactions. (Read More)

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Indian Police Arrest Crypto Scammer For $31M Fraud

The accused, Ritesh Panchal alias Ritesh Sikalgir, duped 1,441 investors.

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Cryptocurrency balance freeze of Vauld: Indian saga

The cryptocurrency accounts of Bengaluru-based Yellow Tune Technologies, a provider of financial services, have been blocked, according to a Friday announcement from India’s Directorate of Enforcement (ED). Flipvolt, the Indian division of Singapore’s Vauld, held some of the accounts. The action is related to an ongoing investigation into money laundering by instant loan companies with […]

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Vauld’s Legal Woes Mount After ED Freezes Assets Worth $46M

Crypto exchange Vauld has become the latest target as India‘s Enforcement Directorate or ED froze assets worth Rs 370 crore [$46 million] on 11 August. The move comes at a time when the Singapore-based startup filed for bankruptcy after citing “financial difficulties” a month ago. In a statement to TronWeekly, Vauld said, “We are still […]

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India’s Ultra-Rich Investors Find A New Way For Crypto Betting

Indian policymakers’ heavy-handedness towards crypto has left the sector high and dry. Trading has almost come to a halt and several industry bigwigs are flocking to friendlier nations while others chose to stay back hoping for some change in the government’s policy. Ironically things don’t look good in the near short term. But that has […]

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Creator Mania’22 – Influencer Competition

CREATE - ENGAGE - WIN Welcome to all the YouTube Creators and Instagram Influencers. BuyUcoin is organising an Influencer Competition with a Reward Prize of 5 Lakh Rupees. It’s time to show creativity, publish videos, and distribute to generate maximum engagement and win cash prizes and gift hampers from BuyUcoin, – India’s oldest and most […]

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India to roll out CBDC using a graded approach: RBI Annual Report

Halfway through 2022, at the proof of concept stage, RBI is in the process of verifying the feasibility and functionality of launching a CBDC.

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RBI warns of crypto 'dollarization' of Indian economy

Crypto "will seriously undermine the RBI's capacity to determine monetary policy and regulate the monetary system of the country," according to Reserve Bank of India officials.

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Coinbase Bogged Down By Indian Authorities’s Pressure Tactics, Heads Out

In a major development, leading US-based cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has decided to leave the Indian market within three days of its launch. Brian Armstrong, the co-founder, and chief executive said because of “informal pressure from the government and the Reserve Bank of India”. On April 7, Coinbase launched its crypto trading service in India which allowed its clients […]

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Coinbase Bogged Down By Indian Authorities’ Pressure Tactics, Heads Out

In a major development, leading US-based cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has decided to leave the Indian market within three days of its launch. Brian Armstrong, the co-founder, and chief executive said because of “informal pressure from the government and the Reserve Bank of India”. On April 7, Coinbase launched its crypto trading service in India which allowed its clients […]

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India’s First Crypto Exchange Hosts Metaverse Token TRACE

India’s crypto exchange Bitbns became the first among its peers in the country to list metaverse token ‘TRACE’ on its platform. The popular metaverse token is part of the Trace Network Labs, known for augmenting digital avatars. One of the asset’s several use cases is its ability to grant network users governance control over the […]

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India’s Crypto Exchange Bitbns Becomes First To Hosts Metaverse Token TRACE

India’s crypto exchange Bitbns became the first among its peers in the country to list metaverse token ‘TRACE’ on its platform. The popular metaverse token is part of the Trace Network Labs, known for augmenting digital avatars. One of the asset’s several use cases is its ability to grant network users governance control over the […]

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Indian Crypto Exchanges’ Rupee Ban Spurs Panic Among Investors

Indian Investors were left shocked after the two most prominent crypto exchanges CoinSwitch Kuber and WazirX have disabled rupee deposits for the purchase of cryptocurrency through a widely-used state-backed transfer network. This has caused a massive public outcry as the clamor for regulatory clarity grows. The alarming development comes after the National Payments Corporation of […]

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Coinbase to invest in Indian crypto and Web3 amid tax regulation clarity

Coinbase Ventures will conduct an in-person pitching event in Bengaluru to help accelerate India's financial inclusion goals via crypto and Web3 investments. Coinbase Ventures, an investment arm of American crypto exchange Coinbase, shared a plan to invest $1 million in various Indian cryptocurrency and Web3 initiatives via an in-person pitching event. In a blog post drafted… More

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Cryptocurrency bill opposed by more than a third of urban Indians

According to data collected by market researcher YouGov on the Indian cryptocurrency bill, more than a third (36%) of urban Indians oppose the Government’s plan to regulate crypto assets. It has come to light that among the opposers the rate of people who own a digital asset is higher than that of those who don’t. […]

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Everything about India’s first Crypto Index, IC15

India’s first crypto Index called IC15 debuts on the super-app CryptoWire which will evaluate the performance of the 15 most widely traded cryptocurrencies listed on leading crypto exchanges by market capitalization. For the uninitiated, an index such as these, captures over 80 percent of market movement is essentially a market tracking and assessing tool. Through such […]

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This is how crypto scammers are duping Indian public

Fraudsters are increasingly exploiting Indian crypto investors, taking advantage of the craze for the digital asset industry despite regulatory uncertainty. As per sources, in March 2021, Kapil Singh, a 24-year-old employee at a private firm in the country’s capital Delhi, decided to invest in Bitcoin and Ethereum, through a US-based trading firm that seemed legitimate. […]

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India’s major crypto exchanges are on the DGCI radar for alleged tax evasion

India’s Directorate General of GST Intelligence [DGCI] has raided several crypto exchanges operating in the country after detecting a tax evasion by Binance owned exchange WazirX two days ago. In what could be termed as a not-so-good start at the beginning of the year for the Indian crypto scene, the enforcement agency recovered around $9 […]

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Indian taxman recovers $6.62M from WazirX for evading tax on commission

Government officials from CGST Mumbai Zone recovered the funds from crypto exchange WazirX after detecting a GST evasion of $5.43 million on trade commissions.

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