The finance minister of India has stated that the authorities will keenly look toward the regulation of crypto space, however, admitted the core hazards that can be confronted in this respect. Nirmala Sitharaman, while remaking at Stanford University, mentioned that there would be a requirement for the country’s government to take the appropriate time for crypto regulation rather than rushing toward it without a systematic strategy.

Sitharaman repeated her former statement that the Indian establishment is not in contradiction with technological innovation. In her words, some apprehensions are there, not only in India but throughout several nations across the globe. Thus, she added, the focus of the authorities would be not to hinder the respective process, nonetheless describe it in an elucidated manner to be comprehended in a better way.

India to release e-rupee by the coming year

The country is getting ready to issue its autonomous CBDC (central bank digital currency) and Sitharaman asserts that in 2023, the launch of an e-rupee is expected. The RBI (Reserve Bank of India)’s deputy governor, T. Rabi Sankar, revealed formerly this month that a nuanced plan is being made by the central bank toward the digital rupee of the country. According to him, they will potentially commence with a pilot and step ahead with another. In his words, the wholesale sector is considered to be convenient for the implementation of the product however the rest of the sectors are additionally tech-intensive.

Country attempts to catch up with its Asian fellows

Although the country has been leading in terms of many tech innovations, India is not making as rapid advancement as is witnessed by its fellow Asian countries in realized gains dealing with cryptocurrency. A recent report published on the behalf of Chainalysis noted that India secured 21st rank with $1.85B as an evaluated amount in realized gains. Nevertheless, Turkey remained successful in obtaining $2.7B to be placed in 16th position.

Notwithstanding the crackdown of China over the crypto market in the previous year, the country was included in the prominent five nations in the sector with having the realized gains of nearly $5.1B, though it saw a gradual year-on-year elevation of up to 194% in comparison with the other nations such as the United Kingdom and the United States. Talking about the crypto gains, Ethereum was marked by the report to be the most noticeable crypto token.