{"id":385464,"date":"2019-06-08T21:00:55","date_gmt":"2019-06-08T21:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wncen.com\/?p=385464"},"modified":"2024-06-11T13:43:57","modified_gmt":"2024-06-11T13:43:57","slug":"if-bitcoin-ban-bill-in-india-passes-privacy-crypto-assets-could-boom-binance-ceo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wncen.com\/news\/if-bitcoin-ban-bill-in-india-passes-privacy-crypto-assets-could-boom-binance-ceo\/","title":{"rendered":"If Bitcoin Ban Bill in India Passes, Privacy Crypto Assets Could Boom: Binance CEO"},"content":{"rendered":"

Yesterday, the Bitcoin<\/a> (BTC) and crypto asset community woke up to a harrowing tidbit of news from Bloomberg Quint<\/a>. An article, which cited a “draft bill”, revealed that regulators in India, from multiple financial and judiciary agencies, revealed that those who involve themselves in the \u201csale, purchase and issuance of all types\u201d of crypto assets, including Bitcoin, could lead to a ten-year jail sentence and\/or fine.<\/p>\n

At the same time, the Reserve Bank of India and its partners have purportedly also proposed the creation of a \u201cDigital Rupee\u201d to fill in the void left by a ban on Bitcoin. This exact strategy has purportedly been \u201crecommended by a panel headed by Economic Affairs Secretary Subhash Chandra Garg\u201d, and has been backed by an array of other respected governmental agencies.<\/p>\n

Some have stated that the bill \u2014 if put in place \u2014 may have some unintended consequences for the Indian government. In fact, this bill may backfire altogether.<\/p>\n

A Net Benefit For Bitcoin And Crypto?\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n

As this news spread, many tried to spin it positively. The crypto community does, after all, have roots in distaste towards and mistrust of governments. Changpeng “CZ” Zhao, the beloved chief executive of Binance, postulated that the Indian bill will “really push privacy coin adoption forward”.<\/p>\n

While it is unclear how many in India are involved in cryptocurrency, there is believed to be a massive community of users, especially due to the largely unbanked population in the nation. With the ban, it may make sense for consumers to use privacy-enabling digital assets, like Monero or ZCash, that disallow government surveillance.<\/p>\n

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That Bill in India will really push privacy coin adoption forward.<\/p>\n

— CZ \ud83d\udd36 BNB (@cz_binance) June 7, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n