India shuts down Bitcoins, other virtual currencies, prohibits any dealing with banks

The Reserve Bank of India on Thursday barred banks and financial institutions from dealing with virtual currencies including Bitcoins and said that it was time and again warning users of virtual currencies regarding the risks associated with it.

Reserve Bank cautions regarding risk of virtual currencies including Bitcoins

Vide press release dated February 1, 2017, RBI has also clarified that it has not given any licence/authorisation to any entity/company to operate such schemes or deal with Bitcoin or any VC.

Bitcoin – A New Payment System – Essentially a Digital Money

WHAT IS BITCOIN?Bitcoin is a consensus network that enables a new payment system and a completely digital money. It is the first decentralized peer-to-peer payment network that is powered by its users with no central authority or middlemen. From a user perspective, Bitcoin is pretty much like cash for the Internet. Bitcoin can also be…