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India’s Crypto Industry Finally Sees Lawmakers Engaging

The event managed to bring senior leaders from India’s ruling party and the opposition benches.

Indian politicians and policy makers at a crypto event by CoinDCX and Bharat Web3 (Amitoj Singh/CoinDesk)

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Bank Collapses Underscore G-20 Hesitance on Crypto: Source

As the current president of the G-20, India has the power to ask international bodies tasked with framing the global crypto rules to factor in recent bank collapses.

Indian fFnance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman (right) with U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen (Indian Finance Ministry)

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IMF Had Warned G-20 Widespread Crypto Use Would Impact Banks

"Finally, banks may lose deposits and have to curtail lending," the report made available to the G-20 in February said.

IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva (Helene Braun/CoinDesk)

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Banks Shouldn’t ‘Punish’ Crypto Industry, Republican Senators Urge

A crackdown on digital-assets companies is reminiscent of a campaign targeting gun sales, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell was told.

Sen. Bill Hagerty (Scott Olson/Getty Images)