RBI ought to take a balanced view on cryptocurrency

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News: While it is right to be concerned about cryptocurrency, but RBI’s move to ban crypto and refer it to the Ponzi scheme lacks balance.

Read here: The Cryptocurrency deception
How crypto is beneficial?

Crypto could save in remittances transfer as India received 87 bn dollars and remittance charge alone cost 30,000 crores. Crypto with near-zero fees could be useful here. Cryptocurrencies are also powering new innovations like Maharashtra State Board of Skill Certification verification based on Ethereum and NFT (Non-Fungible Token) by media houses.

Read here: Regulation of Cryptocurrency | Timeline
How the RBI’s move on banning cryptocurrency is not justified?

RBI does not clarify how cryptocurrency is going to actually “wreck” the economy. There was also no reasoning on how a crypto ban in India would solve any of the problems cited that regulation cannot solve.

Also, Citizens should have the right to participate in a new technology wave and be part of the Fourth Industrial Revolution

Read here: Cryptocurrency trade braces for RBI ban

Source: This post is based on the article “RBI ought to take a balanced view on cryptocurrency” published in the Livemint on 2nd March 2022.

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