Buterin donated more than $600,000 in crypto while Srinivasan donated $50,000 and pledged up to $100,000 more.
A new paper from Ernst & Young for India’s competition regulator underscores that blockchain companies may be competitors to established Indian banks.
A proposal to integrate digital wallets into India's national software stack shows how crypto could go mainstream with government help.
Bitcoin has a tendency to show up the weakness of governments in the face of technology. This is nowhere more true than in India.
Exchanges including WazirX, CoinDCX and others are presenting government officials with their vision for how India should regulate crypto.
A crypto ban is hovering above India, but the country's younger generations are still excited about bitcoin.
New language is being added to the country's Companies Act of 2013.
The exchange wants "a business presence in India...housing some IT services, including engineering, software development and customer support."
The RBI is examining the impact of the digital rupee on the financial stability in the economy.
The claim comes via a source of an Indian business magazine.
As one government official says the planned legislation would completely ban cryptocurrency use, another stresses that is not the case.
The association said India could benefit from a "robust" regulatory regime for digital assets.
India’s Minister of State for Finance Anurag Thakur said the government needs to study national security risks posed by virtual currencies before making any decision on their legality.
A CBDC could promote financial inclusion but also poses a risk of harming the banking system, the RBI said in a report.
Reserve Bank of India Governor Shaktikanta Das said he expects the government to "take a call" on cryptocurrencies.