India is planning progressive and forward-looking measures on issues related to cryptocurrencies, a move that could be a departure from its earlier attempts to restrict the use of virtual coins, people familiar with the matter have said.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi led a review meeting on the digital currency on Saturday, and it was decided that the government would continue to proactively engage with experts and other stakeholders on the evolving technology, the people said, asking not to be identified.
A spokesperson at the prime minister’s office declined to comment.
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There have been calls in India to impose stricter rules for transactions in virtual coins as an unregulated environment might push more domestic savings toward the asset class and could endanger household savings.
India has had a hot-and-cold relationship with digital currencies in the past few years. In 2018, it effectively banned cryptotransactions after a string of frauds following Modi’s sudden decision to eliminate 80 percent of the nation’s currencies, but the Indian Supreme Court struck down the restriction in March last year.
The Reserve Bank of India remains a critic, but is now working on a digital currency. The government might bring in a cryptobill for the Cabinet’s approval.
The meeting also concluded that attempts to mislead the country’s younger generation through over-promising and non-transparent advertisements should be stopped, the people said.
It was also discussed that unregulated cryptomarkets cannot be allowed to become avenues for money laundering and terror financing, they said.
The meeting also considered global examples and best practices, the people said.
It was highlighted that India should seek global partnerships and collective strategies on the issue, they said.
India’s parliamentary panel on finance is scheduled to meet industry experts and associations on challenges and opportunities in cryptofinance today.
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