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50p and Digital Payments Masterclass Learning - CIS: by Udbhav Tiwari — published Feb 15, 2017 — last modified Jun 15, 2017 12:29 PM — filed under: Financial Technology, Digital Payment, Banking, Bitcoin, Digital Money, Cyber Security
Sunil Abraham, Saikat Dutta and Udbhav Tiwari from the CIS team attended 50p on the 24 and 25 of January 2017 in Bangalore, India. We had the following learnings from the event, which will shape our work in the digital finance and payments space in the future.
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At the Heart of Crypto Investing, There is Tether. But Will its Promise Pan Out?: by Aman Nair — published Jul 01, 2021 — filed under: Internet Governance, Bitcoin, Cryptocurrencies
The $18.5 million fine levied by the New York attorney general’s office earlier this year to settle a legal dispute, raises more questions than answers.
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CIS Comments on the National Strategy on Blockchain: by Vipul Kharbanda & Aman Nair — published Dec 31, 2020 — last modified Mar 22, 2021 05:34 AM — filed under: Blockchain, Bitcoin, Cryptocurrencies, Data Governance, Submissions, E-Governance
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CIS Issue Brief on regulating Crypto-asset advertising in India: by Aman Nair and Vipul Kharbanda — published May 25, 2022 — last modified May 25, 2022 07:46 AM — filed under: Cryptocurrencies, Blockchain, Bitcoin, Advertisement
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Cryptocurrency Regulation in India – A brief history: by Vipul Kharbanda — published Mar 05, 2020 — last modified Mar 05, 2020 06:36 PM — filed under: Cybersecurity, internet governance, Bitcoin, Internet Governance, Cryptocurrencies, Cyber Security
In March 2020, the Supreme Court of India quashed the RBI order passed in 2018 that banned financial services firms from trading in virtual currency or cryptocurrency. Keeping this policy window in mind, the Centre for Internet & Society will be releasing a series of blog posts and policy briefs on cryptocurrency regulation in India
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RBI Ban on Cryptocurrencies not backed by any data or statistics: by Vipul Kharbanda — published Mar 05, 2020 — last modified Mar 05, 2020 06:35 PM — filed under: Cybersecurity, internet governance, Bitcoin, Internet Governance, Cryptocurrencies, Cyber Security
In March 2020, the Supreme Court of India quashed the RBI order passed in 2018 that banned financial services firms from trading in virtual currency or cryptocurrency. Keeping this policy window in mind, the Centre for Internet & Society will be releasing a series of blog posts and policy briefs on cryptocurrency regulation in India
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Regulating Bitcoin in India: by Vipul Kharbanda — published Apr 20, 2017 — filed under: Financial Technology, Digital Payment, Bitcoin, Internet Governance, Digital India, Virtual Currencies
The article discusses the possible contours of future bitcoin regulation in India. Bitcoin, often considered a ‘notorious’ virtual currency limited only to techies or speculators, is currently fighting a battle to become a bona fide mainstream means of exchange.
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Report on Regulation of Private Crypto-assets in India: by Aman Nair, Vipul Kharbanda, Aryan Gupta — published Jan 27, 2022 — last modified Jan 27, 2022 09:16 AM — filed under: Crypto Party, Bitcoin, Cryptocurrencies
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What does the 2022 Finance Bill mean for crypto-assets in India?: by Vipul Kharbanda, Aman Nair — published Feb 03, 2022 — last modified Feb 03, 2022 06:31 AM — filed under: Financial Technology, Crypto Party, Bitcoin, Cryptocurrencies
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