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June 11, 2019 09:40 pm
Original Link: http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/bgpSPzB87Wo/proposed-law-in-india-would-imprison-anyone-who-uses-cryptocurrency
Proposed Law in India Would Imprison Anyone Who Uses Cryptocurrency
Holding, selling or dealing in cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin could soon land people in India in jail for 10 years. From a report: The "Banning of Cryptocurrency and Regulation of Official Digital Currency Bill 2019" draft in the nation has proposed 10-year prison sentence for persons who "mine, generate, hold, sell, transfer, dispose, issue or deal in cryptocurrencies." Besides making it completely illegal, the bill makes holding of cryptos a non-bailable offence, too. Given the high chances of cryptocurrencies being misused for money laundering, various government bodies in the country such as the Income Tax Department and the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) had endorsed banning of cryptocurrencies.Read more of this story at Slashdot.
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