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By Sydney TheCMO
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Offshore Trading Breaks India's Tax Net. Indian tax authorities say they can't do their jobs properly. The problem is offshore.
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Traders and Investors Left Waiting. For people actually in the Indian crypto market, the uncertainty is the worst part.
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What the Government Does Next. Further government announcements are expected. That's the official line, and it's been the…
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India's central bank wants cryptocurrencies gone. The Reserve Bank of India has reiterated its push for a ban, and this time the country's tax authorities are backing the…
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The RBI's position isn't new, but the renewed call carries more weight now because two separate arms of the Indian government are lining up behind the same concern.
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Tax enforcement is the newer flashpoint.
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Indian tax authorities say they can't do their jobs properly. The problem is offshore. Traders routing activity through platforms outside Indian jurisdiction create a gap that…
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And it's not a small issue. Offshore exchanges don't operate under Indian regulatory oversight, so monitoring what Indian traders do on those platforms is murky at best.
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The broader crypto industry across Asia has faced similar friction. Governments from South Korea to Thailand have wrestled with how to tax decentralized activity that spills…
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More context: SEC Crypto Safe Harbor Rule Puts Token Projects on Notice This July
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The government has been deliberating for a while. That's not a surprise — crypto regulation is politically and economically complicated, and a ban carries its own risks,…
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But the bank's position stays firm. The RBI sees cryptocurrencies as volatile, speculative, and potentially destabilizing to the financial system.
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Further government announcements are expected. That's the official line, and it's been the official line for some time. The deliberations are ongoing.
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What's clear is that both the RBI and the tax department are now pushing in the same direction.
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