New Delhi: The government on Monday declared that as many as 28 virtual digital assets or VDA service providers, including WazirX, Coin DCX and Coin Switch, have registered themselves with the Financial Intelligence Unit-India. As per the finance ministry, entities dealing in VDAs, crypto exchanges and intermediaries would be considered ‘reporting entity’ under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act. To …
Statements made by public officials in certain G20 member-States as well commentaries by financial analysts suggest that emerging market economies stand on a different footing from developed counterparts in their regulation of virtual digital assets. This paper examines this notion by presenting a quantitative analysis of the positions taken by G20 member-countries on different facets of virtual digital assets regulation. …
Finance Ministry has tweaked the anti-money laundering law by bringing cryptocurrencies and other virtual digital assets trade under the ambit. Also, the safekeeping or administration of virtual digital assets and the participation in financial services related to the offer and sale of virtual digital assets --- will be covered under the Act. Punit Agarwal, Founder of KoinX said, "The Government …
The 2023 Union Budget is nearly here and the biggest question that’s haunting the mind of crypto enthusiasts is simple — how will the Finance Ministry treat the virtual digital assets sector this time around? While 2022 saw several important milestones for the crypto sector, from the taxation of gains to the introduction of a central bank digital currency, the …
2022 has been a particularly eventful year for the crypto sector. Here’s a quick look at some of the major crypto events that made headlines in 2022: India announces crypto tax Cryptocurrencies, non-fungible tokens, and similar entities are clubbed under virtual digital assets in the country and face a stringent taxation structure as part of the new regime that came …
Variable Dearness Allowance defines the new amount which is earned after the increase or decrease in the consumer price index. At this time when the country is struggling with the second wave of Covid-19 pandemic, to protect the employees and the current inflation, the variable dearness allowance is issued for workers working under the central government. Current status of VDA …