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Cryptoknowmics 2022-05-23 05:44:31

Indian Crypto Exchange CoinSwitch Calls for Regulatory ‘Peace, Certainty’

India must establish rules on cryptocurrencies to resolve regulatory uncertainty, protect investors and boost the sector, CoinSwitch CEO Ashish Singhal said on Sunday, as reported by Reuters. CoinSwitch CEO Wants Regulatory Clarity from Indian Govt At the World Economic Forum in Davos, Singhal told Reuters: “Users don’t know what will happen with their holdings, is the government going to ban, not ban, how is it going to be regulated? Regulations will bring peace … more certainty” While certain regulations on taxation and advertising had brought some relief, a lot more needs to be done, according to Singhal, suggesting that India should develop a set of laws. These include norms for identity verification and transferring crypto assets, including tracking transactions and reporting them to any authority if need be. CoinSwitch, which is valued at $1.9 billion, is the largest crypto company in India with over 18 million users. Based in India’s main tech hub of Bengaluru, the company is backed by Andreessen Horowitz, Tiger Global, and Coinbase Ventures. Indian Govt Remains Skeptical Towards Cryptocurrencies India’s central bank had always remained concerned about private cryptocurrencies and even supported a ban on cryptocurrencies in the past. Just last month, two major crypto exchanges in India were halted because of regulatory uncertainty. However, in a recent report from Cryptoknowmics, India’s Goods and Services Tax Council w...

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