LOL! And we were getting the "INDIA BANS CRYPTO" FUD the whole time! bahahaha, these 3rd world countries know that BTC is the answer to get them out of the failed promises of their own fiat and US dollar
India Likely to Regulate Crypto, Not Ban It, in Upcoming Budget: Report The government is likely to opt for regulating cryptocurrencies as an asset class, similar to commodities, with appropriate taxation of transactions and gains. By Tanzeel Akhtar Oct 28, 2021 at 1:58 p.m. EDT Updated Oct 28, 2021 at 4:35 p.m. EDT
The Indian government is likely to regulate cryptocurrencies in its upcoming budget in February, moving away from its earlier approach of seeking to impose an outright ban, according to a Business Today report.
* A law covering cryptocurrencies will most likely be discussed in the country’s next general budget, the report said, citing Indian Finance Ministry officials.
* The government is likely to opt for regulating cryptocurrencies as an asset class, similar to commodities, with appropriate taxation of transactions and gains.
* India’s Finance Ministry and the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) officials are currently engaged in “fine-tuning the conceptual framework and the necessary regulations,” according to Business Today.
* In June, the New Indian Express reported the government was leaning towards classifying bitcoin as an asset class, citing industry sources, and that the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) would regulate the cryptocurrency sector.