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From our Obsession. They say they want blockchain, but not cryptocurrencies. Such a dichotomy will be messy in practice. Take international money transfers, where costs pile up because of payment messages that have to laboriously jump national borders by using correspondent banks.
To provide value, the service provider will need to employ virtual payment tokens, something that the Philippines and Bangladesh are already allowing. To see where India might be going with its policy flip-flops, consider something else Sitharaman said at the conclave.
A startup meet is planned there, she said. The domestic banking system will steer clear of crypto.
Such a compromise solution will leave the blockchain industry cold. But there will be no pathway for enterprises to grow into mature businesses. The two obvious chokepoints are banks and the telecom network.
After Beijing rolls out its digital yuan in , even the e-CNY could gain international acceptance as a means of payment and store of value. If they adopt a draconian law out of a fear of money laundering or loss of control on the capital account, transactions will simply go underground.
Nobody is asking New Delhi to make Bitcoin legal tender or accept tax payments in it. Just a little tolerance of cryptocurrencies will be enough. Also read: The future of money is digital, but it will be more than just Bitcoin. India needs free, fair, non-hyphenated and questioning journalism even more as it faces multiple crises.
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