Thursday, 17 August 2017

Virtual Currency ? Time to get Real



Business Line ( 17 Aug ) carries a report titled :




“ Panel not in favour of legalizing virtual currencies  “



Highlights of Panel Recommendations :

·         Virtual Currencies should not be legalized
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·         Use of Crypto-Currencies should not be permitted in the country
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·         There is still not much understanding of what Crypto-currencies are and how to use them in the country
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·         It has been seen that these currencies are used for speculative purposes
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·         Crypto-currencies have been used in malware attacks
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·         Legalizing them could lead to their use in more such incidents
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·         RBI has , over the years, advised users, holders and traders of such currencies of their potential risks
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·         RBI has NOT given license or authorization to any entity to operate or deal with bitcoins and virtual currencies in the country
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None of the above-listed recommendations of the Expert Committee on Crypto-Currency ( consisting of experts from SBI / RBI / Niti Aayog and others ), could have come as a surprise to those who read my following blog :



In theEyes of the Beholder ?  ( 06  Aug  2017  )





Our Financial System is getting adjusted to :


·         Demonetization
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·         Benami Property Act
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·         Panama Papers
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·         SIT recommendations on Black Money
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·         GST
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·         Digital Payments through UPI
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·         Jan Dhan Accounts
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·         Linking of PAN with Aadhar
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·         Quoting of Aadhar while filing tax returns
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·         19 % more tax payers filing tax returns
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·         De-recognition of 1.76 lakh SHELL COMPANIES
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·         Flow of Rs 3 lakh*crore into banking system after Demon…etc ,
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At this juncture , why add to more complications by legalizing 969 varieties of Crypto-Currencies , with a global market valuation of $ 116 BILLION  ?





17  Aug  2017



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