What Bitcoin Ban? Indian Central Bank Denies Involvement in Crypto Ban Bill

By CCN Markets: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has denied knowledge of a proposed bill which would see Bitcoin and crypto ownership in India made entirely illegal. Reports surfaced last week that lawmakers in India were working on legislation that could carry a 10-year prison sentence for anyone caught holding cryptocurrency. Amid these reports, the RBI has responded to a Right to Information request filed on June 4 by a lawyer specializing in blockchain matters. The bank states that it was not in communication with governmental agencies during the legislative process and had not received a copy of the

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Source: https://www.ccn.com/crypto/what-bitcoin-ban-indian-central-bank-denies-crypto-ban-bill/2019/06/10/

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