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Policy

India Springs Election Surprise, Sends Equity Market Crashing With Uncertain Implications for Crypto

Any plans for comprehensive crypto legislation could be kicked further down the road after a weaker-than-forecast showing for the governing party.

Narendra Modi greets supporters in May. (Elke Scholiers/Getty Images)

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India's Market Regulator Suggests Shared Crypto Oversight Even as RBI Seeks Stablecoin Ban: Reuters

The Securities and Exchange Board of India's position was made to a government panel that could submit its report to the Finance Ministry by June, the report said.

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Policy

Indian Crypto Exchange CoinDCX’s DeFi Arm Okto to Launch Blockchain and OKTO Token

The objective of Okto is to give global users a single-click mobile experience while traversing the Web3 space.

CoinDCX's co-founders Neeraj Khandelwal and Sumit Gupta (CoinDCX)

Policy

Custody Provider Liminal Wins Approval in Abu Dhabi as It Extends Expansion in Asia

The company has also secured registrations in India and Dubai.

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Binance, KuCoin Win Registration From India Anti-Money Laundering Regulator as Crypto Credibility Improves

KuCoin paid a fine of $41,000 and Binance's financial penalty is still to be determined after a hearing with the FIU.

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What’s at Stake for Crypto in India as the World’s Largest Democracy Is in the Midst of Its National Election?

Crypto’s significance as an election issue remains non-existent or at best negligible.

Indian flag, elections, ballot box, casting vote. (Gettyimages/btgbtg)

Finance

Binance Could Come Back to India by Paying $2M Fine: Report

The exchange could return as a FIU-registered firm after paying the fine, the report added.

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Policy

Crypto Exchange OKX to End Services in India

Customers in the country have until April 30 to close out their positions.

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Policy

Instant Settlement Needed to Compete With Crypto, India's Markets Regulator Says

If traditional regulated markets cannot also offer tokenization and instantaneous settlement, investors could move to crypto, SEBI Chief Madhabi Puri Buch said.

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Finance

Indian Crypto Investment Platform Mudrex to Offer U.S. Bitcoin ETFs to Indian Investors

Mudrex is a Y-Combinator-backed, California-headquartered entity with a subsidiary registered with the Intelligence Unit of India.

Scrabble letters spelling ETF arranged a rack