Indian Government News

The Indian Institute of Technology Madras will test use cases around the Hedera Token Service, a public blockchain for payments.

A new partnership with LegitDoc places India among early adopters to implement an e-governance system for higher education.

The Directorate of Enforcement issued a show-cause notice to the crypto exchange for allowing clients to transfer cryptocurrencies without following the law of the land.

India’s crypto exchanges continue to cope with the burden of limited access to banking services.

Existing law in India could mandate a 2% levy on cryptocurrency purchases from offshore-based exchanges servicing India’s market.

“Crypto exchanges want to be part of IndiaTech because we have moved the needle in the past few months on the narrative and perception of this industry," said Rameesh Kailasam.

Authorities in India are reportedly weighing up options concerning crypto regulations in the country.

Indian state officials are reportedly no longer keen on banning Bitcoin and a crypto regulatory bill may be up for discussion during the Monsoon Session of Parliament.

Kraken, Bitfinex and KuCoin could become the next major crypto exchanges to attempt to service India’s estimated 15 million crypto investors.

The Reserve Bank of India's ban on banks' dealings with crypto may be defunct but the institution remains apprehensive of — if not outright hostile to — cryptocurrencies.

Cryptocurrency exchange operators in India are attempting to dissuade the government from banning digital currencies.

Rejecting crypto as a reserve currency will lead to an Indian currency devaluation of the worst kind, warns blockchain entrepreneur Raj Chowdhury.

Coinbase plans to base some of its “IT services” in India, including engineering, software development, and customer support.

A peer-to-peer marketplace based on PowerLedger's blockchain technology will enable consumers and prosumers to trade their surplus rooftop solar energy.

The Reserve Bank of India is getting ready to launch its own central bank digital currency.