Reserve Bank of India News

A draft of an Indian national strategy on blockchain floats the idea of a central bank digital currency, the digital Indian rupee, and a national blockchain.

While the Indian Supreme Court hears arguments regarding a ban on banking services for crypto business, the prime minister awarded a crypto app developer.

India’s biggest crypto exchange, WazirX, was bought by Binance, sending a wave of optimism in the crypto ecosystem.

The Supreme Court of India has postponed a hearing on the Reserve Bank of India’s circular banning banks from rendering services to crypto-related businesses.

The bank has failed in its duty to respond to complaints over the ban it instigated last year, judge rules.

The R&D branch of the Reserve Bank of India is developing a blockchain platform.

Facebook has reportedly not applied for approval to operate its cryptocurrency in India with the RBI

The bank says it has not received any communication from the government about a draft bill that would ban cryptocurrencies.

Lobbying groups argue that the Reserve Bank of India will better understand the risks associated with crypto if it allows them to be tested on consumers.

The purported crypto ban represents the latest shaky step for the Indian government.

Three blockchain-focused firms are among the latest 29 companies accepted into the U.K. financial watchdog’s regulatory sandbox.

Fintech firms can put blockchain technology to the test, but cryptocurrency projects are excluded, India’s central bank has announced.

The Supreme Court of India has granted four weeks to Indian authorities to come up with crypto regulation.

India’s first digital bank, the DBS-owned Digibank, is allegedly closing accounts involved in crypto-related activity.

A source reported that the Indian central bank thinks it is too early to develop or implement a central bank digital currency.