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While there continues to be speculation about a possible bitcoin ban in India, a senior government official has come out to say there is no such law for cryptos in the country. Meanwhile, there are reports that a committee formed by the government to look into potential virtual currency laws is yet to make significant progress on the matter.

Commentators within and outside the country say it would be foolhardy for the government to place a blanket prohibition of cryptocurrencies in ... read more

While there continues to be speculation about a possible bitcoin ban in India, a senior government official has come out to say there is no such law for cryptos in the country. Meanwhile, there are reports that a committee formed by the government to look into potential virtual currency laws is yet to make significant progress on the matter.

Commentators within and outside the country say it would be foolhardy for the government to place a blanket prohibition of cryptocurrencies in ... read more

Japan is reportedly looking to create an international payment infrastructure for cryptocurrency transactions similar to SWIFT. The project appears to be part of the country’s push toward regularizing the crypto industry but this time, beyond its borders.

While details still remain unclear, there are indications that the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) is collaborating with Japanese authorities on the project.

he proposed plan also comes amid Facebook’s ...

Donald Trump’s tweet about cryptocurrencies has undoubtedly sparked hubbub about this budding class, especially the legality of it all and how it fits into the world of traditional finance. Unsurprisingly, those close to the American president have followed his lead, sparking discourse about Bitcoin and its altcoin brethren.

One such commentator was Steven Mnuchin, the U.S. Treasury Secretary. Speaking to CNBC, the politician reaffirmed the idea that Bitcoin is somewhat of a ... read more

Noted by Chinese cryptocurrency commentator CnLedger on Thursday, data from Google Trends suggests that “Facebook Libra” is on a popular search term in China. In fact, they write that the United States’ netizens are about only 10% as interested in the aforementioned search term as Chinese internet users. What’s weird is that Google is technically banned in the Asian nation, making this statistic all the more potent.

Libra isn’t only popular on Chinese ... read more