Are cryptocurrencies legal in India?
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Some things to keep in mind before investing in crypto. Are crypto currencies is legal tender?- it is free used by billions of people around the world yet no country owns it or controls it.they are not issued by the central bank of the country as legal tender.there are no laws that prohibit trading in crypto.people trade in gold without the government creating a law of it.same is the status of cryptocurrency at the moment Is it valid currncy in India- The currency of a country is legal tender backed by a sovereign guarantee.In India,only the central bank can issue any currncy.Crypto, on the other hand, is minted across the world bya complex decentralised,peer-to-peer powerfully coded system.Since it can be traded online within the country,cryptocurrecies are digital currencies and valid as an asset class in India. Supreme court judgement ON Crypto- In the year 2018, RBI had prohibited banks, Non Banking FinancialCompanies and payment systems regulated by it,from facilating financial transactions for entities related to cryptocurrencies.However, this was quashed by the Hon'ble Supreme Court of India in March 2020.