Nandan Nilekani on Tuesday clarified that he has not launched any project related to cryptocurrency.
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Nilekani put out this tweet a couple of hours after he tweeted about regulating the use of social media to maintain a healthy digital life. A photo of his iPhone home screen showed that Nilekani does not use even WhatsApp. Twitter is the only social media app he uses as he considers it to be broadcast media to his followers.
Speaking about India can regulate crypto, Nandan Nilekani told Moneycontrol in January, "Crypto as an asset class should be encouraged. Having that asset pool available is a good thing. But as an asset class, certainly India should look at that. It is not the only thing."
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