India bans cryptocurrencies, but will further explore blockchain

The Indian government doesn’t recognize bitcoin as legal tender and is fully committed to eliminating cryptocurrency payments from its system, Bloomberg writes. Government officials have repeatedly called cryptocurrency payments mere ‘Ponzi schemes’ and sent out thousands of tax notices to cryptocurrency investors. Despite banning the purchase and sale of cryptocurrency, the Indian government wants to […]

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