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CDCROP: Algorand founder Silvio Micali speaks at Crypto Bahamas 2022. (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)
The Algorand Foundation Branches Out to India
AlgoBharat claims it will support India’s transformation from the Web2 to Web3 space.
CDCROP: Algorand founder Silvio Micali speaks at Crypto Bahamas 2022. (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

(L-R) Shaktikanta Das, Governor, Reserve Bank of India and Nirmala Sitharaman, Indian Finance Minister at the G20 Annual Meetings, in Washington DC in October 2022. (Indian Ministry of Finance)
India’s Central Bank Seeking Privacy Legislation for Retail CBDC Users
The RBI is seeking a provision that would allow customers to delete transactions to maintain anonymity if they so choose to.
(L-R) Shaktikanta Das, Governor, Reserve Bank of India and Nirmala Sitharaman, Indian Finance Minister at the G20 Annual Meetings, in Washington DC in October 2022. (Indian Ministry of Finance)

Reserve Bank of India (Shutterstock)
India and UAE to Collaborate on Developing Digital Currencies
The countries will see if their central bank digital currencies will be interoperable.
Reserve Bank of India (Shutterstock)

Indian lawmakers, politicians, policy makers, experts on crypto at Namaste Web3 crypto event in New Delhi
India’s Crypto Industry Finally Sees Lawmakers Engaging
The event managed to bring senior leaders from India’s ruling party and the opposition benches.
Indian lawmakers, politicians, policy makers, experts on crypto at Namaste Web3 crypto event in New Delhi

Nirmala Sitharaman ahead of India’s G20 Presidency with US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen. (Indian Finance Ministry)
Bank Collapses Underscore G-20 Hesitance on Crypto: Source
As the current president of the G-20, India has the power to ask international bodies tasked with framing the global crypto rules to factor in recent bank collapses.
Nirmala Sitharaman ahead of India’s G20 Presidency with US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen. (Indian Finance Ministry)

IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva (Helene Braun)
IMF Had Warned G-20 Widespread Crypto Use Would Impact Banks
"Finally, banks may lose deposits and have to curtail lending," the report made available to the G-20 in February said.
IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva (Helene Braun)

CDCROP: New Delhi, India
India's Crypto Regulation Now Has Teeth, Experts Say
Bringing crypto companies into the purview of anti-money laundering rules imposes obligations and exposes them to fines for breaches.
CDCROP: New Delhi, India

(L-R) Shaktikanta Das, Governor, Reserve Bank of India and Nirmala Sitharaman, Indian Finance Minister at the G20 Annual Meetings, in Washington DC in October 2022. (Indian Ministry of Finance)
India's Crypto Businesses Handed Anti-Money Laundering Obligations for First Time
They will have to register with the Financial Intelligence Unit and voluntarily report suspicious activities.
(L-R) Shaktikanta Das, Governor, Reserve Bank of India and Nirmala Sitharaman, Indian Finance Minister at the G20 Annual Meetings, in Washington DC in October 2022. (Indian Ministry of Finance)

CDCROP: Computer Hacking Hackers (Shutterstock)
Indian Crypto Exchange BitBNS Says Law Enforcement Advised Against Making Hack Public
A $7.5 million hack of the exchange in February 2022 was uncovered earlier this week by ZachXBT, a pseudonymous crypto sleuth.
CDCROP: Computer Hacking Hackers (Shutterstock)