Recently in the budget speech, Finance Minister said that Cryptocurrency will be discouraged via taxation and capital gains provisions.RBI governor also mentioned that cryptocurrecny has no underlying asset not even a tulip.
RBI’s concern regarding cryptos
Threatens RBI’s position- The proliferation of cryptos threatens the RBI’s place in the economy’s financial system.
Unregulated-This threat emerges from the decentralised character of cryptos based on blockchain technology which central banks cannot regulate.
Facilitate Illegality- They have been facilitating the flight of capital and illegality in spite of pressures from powerful nations.