India’s Central Bank in Constant Engagement with Govt on Crypto: RBI Governor

India’s central bank, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is constantly engaged with the government on crypto, according to RBI Governor, Shaktikanta Das. RBI Will Wait for Consultation Paper on Crypto Appearing in a press conference after the Monetary Policy Committee’s meeting which further hiked the repo rates by 50 basis points, the governor of India’s Reserve Bank, Shaktikanta Das said: “I can say that on all issues there is constant engagement between the government and the Reserve Bank, including the cryptocurrency issues. We have given our views to the government.” He further suggested waiting for the discussion paper, referring to the consultation paper on cryptocurrencies that a finance ministry official recently revealed is ‘fairly ready’. The consultation paper is likely to cover the regulatory framework for private cryptocurrencies in the country and would be put before the general public for their comments and suggestions. Das has been a strong opposer of cryptocurrencies and related services. Earlier he had said that cryptocurrencies will seriously undermine the monetary, financial, and macroeconomic stability of India. Regarding the recent crypto market crash, he said, We have been cautioning against crypto and look at what has happened to the crypto market now.” He also believes that the Indian government seems to be in sync with the central bank’s stance on crypto that they have no underlying value as the RBI gov...