RBI tells lenders to re-consider ties with crypto exchanges, traders
India's central bank is informally urging lenders to cut ties with cryptocurrency exchanges and traders as the highly speculative market booms, despite a Supreme Court ruling that banks can work with the industry, three sources told Reuters The guidance comes as India is crafting a law to ban cryptocurrencies and penalise anyone dealing in them, which would be among the most sweeping crackdowns on the new investing fad in the world. But with the Covid-19 crisis engulfing the country, no one is sure when such a bill may be passed, adding to investors' confusion. The Reserve Bank of India (R...
Source: business-standard.com
