India will frame cryptocurrency law only after global consensus
India will frame a legislation for cryptocurrencies only after a global consensus emerges on regulating such assets, according to a person familiar with the matter. The government isn’t planning a law soon to either regulate or tighten provisions, the person said, asking not to be identified as the discussions are private. A finance ministry spokesman wasn’t immediately available for for a comment.
After years of back-and-forth, Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s administration announced a 30% tax on income from digital assets from April 1, making it costlier to trade and bringing such transactions at par with activities like horse racing and lotteries. It had earlier planned to come up with a legislation to make the government’s stand clear on the matter.
A global uniform approach on cryptocurrencies is needed and steps by one nation will not be sufficient, Modi said in his address to the World Economic Forum in January.
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The global cryptocurrency market cap tumbled to $2.04 trillion, falling as much as 6 per cent in the last 24 hours. Total cryptocurrency trading volume jumped as much as 18 per cent to $132.87 billion.
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Retail investors and crypto trading exchanges are bracing for sluggish growth as the new tax regime governing virtual digital assets (VDAs) comes into effect today.
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Retail investors also squared off their positions to set off any losses they may have incurred during the previous financial year, industry executives told.
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Expert Take
Bitcoin, Ethereum and other major cryptocurrencies fell after the European Union voted on crypto legislation and due to high inflation rates, said Edul Patel, CEO and Co-founder of Mudrex.
"Bitcoin sellers have reached the resistance at $48,000, resulting in the pullback," he added. "The support now holds at $43,000 to keep the buyers active. It is likely that BTC may continue to be on the winning streak again."
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The sharp profit booking in the major tokens has taken them to their near term support levels lately, said Kunal Jagdale, Founder, BitsAir Exchange.
"Rising energy prices, due to the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, has drawn the major attention of lawmakers across the globe. The inflation numbers are worrisome and hurting the riskier asset classes badly," he added.
Global updates
European Union lawmakers were set on Thursday to back tougher safeguards for transfers of bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, in the latest sign that regulators are tightening up on the freewheeling sector.
Developers behind popular meme cryptocurrency Shiba Inu (SHIB) have unveiled details of their virtual reality project "SHIB: The Metaverse," announcing 100,595 land plots, some of which will remain private.
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