The Cryptocurrency and Regulation of Official Digital Currency Bill, 2021, is listed for introduction in the Lok Sabha during the winter session, scheduled to start from November 29.
The Bill seeks to "create a facilitative framework for the creation of the official digital currency to be issued by the RBI. It also seeks to prohibit all private cryptocurrencies in India, however, it allows for certain exceptions to promote the underlying technology of cryptocurrency and its uses.
The Reserve Bank has voiced "serious concerns" about private cryptocurrencies. Bitcoin, the world's biggest cryptocurrency, is hovering around $60,000, and its price has more
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