The certainty around the introduction of the bill to ban private cryptocurrencies in India started to take shape in January 2021. However, the officials also mentioned that despite banning crypto, the bill could allow the promotion of its underlying technology. While banning private tokens, the bill would provide a framework for the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to issue its own digital currency.  

A few weeks ago, several major Indian banks asked their clients to provide information about their crypto-related activities. In particular, this includes banks like Citi, HDFC, HSBC, and several others.

Bitcoin has gained over 14% in the past 7 days and lost over 4% in the last 24 hours, per CoinMarketCap.com data. It is trading at around $58,000 at the time of writing.

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If the customer fails to provide the requested information within 30 days, the bank will restrict transactions, the source says, quoting an email to customers from HDFC Bank. This action by the banks takes place amidst the Indian government deciding on a possible law that would ban all private cryptocurrencies, according to the source.

In another article, The Economic Times suggests that cryptocurrency holders started liquidating their assets amidst concerns about the possible ban. According to the source, quoting the CEO of an online banking platform for crypto, Cashaa, Kumar Gaurav, users moved over $2 billion from their addresses. However, besides the concern about the ban, now those who sold their crypto assets face paying income taxes, which, the source suggests, could be as high as 42%.

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