India

Bengaluru, India
Bitcoin Worth $1.2M Seized From India Hacker
"Shreeki" allegedly hacked government portals, bitcoin exchanges and poker sites.
Bengaluru, India

Mumbai, India (Shutterstock)
Internet Shutdowns Cost India $2.8B in 2020: Report
A 2020 report by Top10VPN found India to be the country that suffered the most economic damage from internet disruptions.
Mumbai, India (Shutterstock)

Indian rupee
India Mulls Imposing 18% Tax on Bitcoin Transactions
The move is viewed by some as a sign the Indian government is warming up to cryptocurrencies.
Indian rupee

Bangalore, India
Lending Platform Vauld Raises $2M to Grow Into a Full Crypto Bank
Vauld, formerly called Bank of Hodlers, raised $2 million in a round led by Pantera Capital to expand its crypto banking platform.
Bangalore, India

Ghansi Bazaar, India.
India's Leading Bitcoin Exchange Raises $13.9M From Block.One, Coinbase Ventures
India's largest cryptocurrency exchange, CoinDCX, has raised $13.9 million in a Series B funding round led by Block.one.
Ghansi Bazaar, India.

India
India's State-Led Payment Network Is Growing. Now Nation Wants to Export It
India’s state-led payments system, United Payments Interface (UPI), was first rolled out in 2016 and is currently used by 175 million people.
India

Mumbai, India
India's Banks Are Once More Serving Crypto Traders and Exchanges
Indian banks have started doing business with select cryptocurrency exchanges and their customers, CoinDesk has confirmed.
Mumbai, India

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India’s State-Regulated Digital Payments Network Is Dominated by Google and Walmart
A shared payments infrastructure initiated by the state and joined by major Indian banks, the United Payments Interface (UPI) accounted for over 2.2 billion transactions in No...
Mumbai, India (Shutterstock)

The Taj Mahal in Agra, India (Sylwia Bartyzel/Unsplash)
India Plans to Tax Income From Bitcoin Investments: Report
The country's income tax authority is tracking investors making money amid the ongoing bitcoin price rally and is all set to demand taxes, two sources familiar with the matter...
The Taj Mahal in Agra, India (Sylwia Bartyzel/Unsplash)

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In India, a Clash of Digital Innovation and Internet Censorship
Among democracies, the Indian government tends to shut down the internet most frequently. Can crypto thrive in this environment?
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