Blockchain & crypto news from India
Re-emphasizing the stand of the government on the legality of crypto, Nirmala Sitharaman, the Finance Minister of India has once again cautioned cryptocurrency investors against investment in any such cryptocurrency.
On Monday, economic affairs secretary Ajay Seth told the reporters that inflation in India should moderate in the upcoming months and the government is prepared with its consultation paper on cryptos. He added that there should be a global consensus reached on cryptos and the country would monitor the regulations enforced in other nations prior…
Prominent cryptocurrency exchanges WazirX and CoinSwitch Kuber have blocked rupee deposits for the buying of crypto using a widely-used state-fostered transfer system, provoking users to voice concern on social media. India has spent years on a law to regulate or ban cryptos, with its central bank supporting a ban over their threat to financial stability,…
The Indian Finance Bill 2022 with new 30% cryptocurrency tax rules was approved by Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Indian parliament, to make it a law today that will be in effect from tomorrow i.e., April 1. The bill’s approval by the upper house of the parliament comes within a week after the…
The Centre is working on the categorization of crypto under the GST law so that tax can be imposed on the complete value of the transaction. As of now, 18% Goods and Services Tax (GST) is imposed just on services offered by the crypto exchanges and is classified as financial services. GST officers said that…
On Friday, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said that the government has sovereign right to tax profit made from crypto transactions and the decision on prohibiting or not prohibiting will be taken depending on the feedback from consultations. Responding to the general discussion on Union Budget, the finance minister said that she is not going to…
The government is aiming to define cryptos in the latest draft bill that also suggests to categories cryptos on the basis of their use cases. According to reports, cryptos will be regarded as a commodity/asset for all reasons, including taxation and according to use case – investment, payments or utility. This would be the first…
According to a report, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) has sent many notices in the previous month related to cross border crypto transactions and trades of NRIs (Non-Resident Indians) who extended their stayed longer in the nation due to the novel Coronavirus pandemic in the previous year, betting on Euro 2020 matches. The report, mentioning an…