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ForkLog 4 02.02.2023

Reliance Retail pilots CBDC payments in India, with plans for wider rollout

A major Indian retailer, Reliance Retail, has rolled out support for payments in the digital rupee at one Freshpik store and plans to extend the experience to all formats across the network. TechCrunch reports.

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ForkLog 7 16.01.2023

RBI chief likens cryptocurrency to gambling and calls for ban

RBI governor Shaktikanta Das, at the BT Banking & Economy summit, said that digital assets should be banned outright in the country.

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ForkLog 6 21.12.2022

RBI Governor Sees Cryptocurrencies as Source of the Next Crisis

In the absence of a ban, private digital currencies could spark the next financial crisis. This was stated by Shaktikanta Das, the head of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI).

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ForkLog 13 14.12.2022

India reveals details of digital rupee testing

India's national digital currency (CBDC) has blockchain-based components. Finance Minister Pankaj Chaudhary said this, according to Outlook India.

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ForkLog 5 29.11.2022

India to pilot retail CBDC in December

On 1 December, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) will launch a pilot project to test the retail digital rupee. The tests will involve a 'closed group of users', consisting of consumers and merchants.

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ForkLog 4 25.11.2022

India urges global standards for safe AI

India's Minister of Information Technology, Rajeev Chandrasekhar, urged the development of global standards to ensure AI safety for people.

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ForkLog 8 11.11.2022

Indian authorities freeze $2.5 million linked to E-nuggets app

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) of India's Finance Ministry has sent a request to Binance to block 150.22 BTC (~$2.5 million) belonging to the E-nuggets team. The developers are accused of money laundering.

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ForkLog 5 31.10.2022

India to test digital rupee in November

On November 1, the Reserve Bank of India will launch the pilot of the national digital currency in wholesale markets. Mass retail testing will begin within a month.

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ForkLog 8 07.10.2022

RBI to launch pilot for the digital rupee

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) published a report on national digital currencies. It states that the prototype of the digital rupee will be launched 'in the near future'.

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ForkLog 9 07.10.2022

Indian bitcoin exchange Zebpay applies for a Singapore license.

Indian cryptocurrency exchange Zebpay has submitted to the Monetary Authority of Singapore an application for a license. This was stated in an interview with Bloomberg by its CEO Avinash Shekhar.

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ForkLog 15 03.10.2022

Media: WazirX cuts staff by about 40%.

The Indian cryptocurrency exchange WazirX laid off between 50 and 70 staff, or about 40% of its workforce, according to CoinDesk, citing three informed sources.

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ForkLog 11 12.09.2022

Indian authorities unfreeze assets of Bitcoin exchange WazirX

The Indian cryptocurrency exchange WazirX has regained access to its bank accounts that had been frozen by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) of the Ministry of Finance.

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