Cryptocurrency Bill: Bitcoin will not be accepted as currency in India, says FM Nirmala Sitharaman

In a reply to the Lok Sabha. Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday said the government has no proposal to recognise Bitcoin as legal tender or currency in the country. Finance Minister also informed the House that the government does not collect data on Bitcoin transactions.

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