Integrating Cryptocurrencies to Legal and Financial Framework of India

Amit Kumar Kashyap (), Kadambari Tripathi () and Pranav Singh Rathore ()

Journal Global Policy and Governance, 2021, vol. 10, issue 1, 121-137

Abstract: With the ever-growing popularity of cryptocurrency in India as well as globally, it is potential as an agent of various illegal activities such as money laundering and cybersecurity breaches is also gaining traction in the global, national and regional debates. Considering its emergence in India, it is pertinent to examine the issues associated with the usage of cryptocurrency and the scope it entails for the Indian economy if allowed. The government of India has so far not identified it as valid tender due to its potential usage in hiding black money and in terror financing. However, the government has not necessarily closed the door to any future regulations of cryptocurrencies. Therefore, despite operating in a grey area, the sector continues to proliferate in India and the world. This paper briefly describes the nuances and current affairs related to cryptocurrencies across the globe. It further provides a legal and regulatory perspective of cryptocurrencies in India while also discusses various cybersecurity issues related to its usage and concludes with a list of challenges associated with its incorporation in the national legal regime and tries to provide a certain recommendation that can help guide the future regulation of this disruptive innovation.

Keywords: Cryptocurrency; Bitcoin; Cyber Security; Disruptive Innovation; Money Laundering; Terror Financing; Reserve Bank of India; Securities and Exchange Board of India. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
References: Add references at CitEc
Citations:

Downloads: (external link)
https://transitionacademiapress.org/jgpg/article/view/342/249 (application/pdf)
Access to full texts is restricted to Journal Global Policy and Governance

Related works:
This item may be available elsewhere in EconPapers: Search for items with the same title.

Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text

Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:ase:jgpgta:v:10:y:2021:i:1:p:121-137:id:342

Access Statistics for this article

More articles in Journal Global Policy and Governance from Transition Academia Press
Bibliographic data for series maintained by Giorgio Dominese ().