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Will The Usage Of Cryptocurrency Dominate Financial Transactions In India?
Crypto transactions are now covered by the Prevention of Money Laundering Act.Cryptocurrency is significantly taxed in India at 30% and sold as an asset class.
India has been at the forefront of developing Web 3.0 and blockchain…
Digital Rupee Pilot: 50,000 Users Transacting Through Digital Currency, Says RBI
<!-- -->The RBI had started the wholesale CBDC pilot last year.(File)Mumbai: The recently launched retail central bank digital currency (CBDC) pilot has 50,000 users and 5,000 merchants, the RBI said on Wednesday."We want the process…
2022, The Year of Indian Rupee’s Digital Debut
Indian Rupee’s Digital Debut: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on December 1, 2022, launched the Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) — digital rupee or e-rupee (e₹) — for the common man. The digital rupee is a central bank digital currency…
Launch of digital rupee a historic milestone, says RBI executive director – Times of India
NEW DELHI: Terming the launch of digital rupeea historic milestone, RBI executive director Ajay Kumar Choudhary on Thursday said the currency would bring in a lot of operational efficiency in the system and will foster financial!-->!-->…
Should India Delay CBDC Trials Amid the Crypto Meltdown? Experts Weigh In
India, despite its reluctance to make crypto a part of its financial systems, has shown growth in putting it the country's fiat currency on the blockchain. The pilot project for India's digital rupee CBDC went live earlier this month, and…
CBDC Set to Transform the Way Business Is Done, RBI Governor Says
Reserve Bank of India Governor Shaktikanta Das said CBDC is going to be a major transformation of the way business is done -- the way transactions are conducted and highlighted that RBI is among the very few central banks in the world which…
RBI to launch Digital Rupee pilot for wholesale segment from November 1
Mumbai: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) will become one of the first major central banks in the world to start a pilot project with its own virtual currency when the wholesale digital rupee is used on a trial basis from Tuesday — initially…