Existing Indian legislation might levy a 2% tax on cryptocurrency purchased through offshore exchanges.

Existing Indian legislation might impose a 2% fee on bitcoin purchases made on offshore exchanges that serve the Indian market. The Indian government’s 2% “equalization levy” could be extended to crypto-assets purchased via off-shore exchanges, according to local sources. According to a story published on June 22 by the Economic Times, existing law may mandate…

In a Bitcoin-related drug bust, an Indian crypto king has been arrested.

The Narcotics Control Bureau Mumbai Zone nabbed Makarand P Adivirkar, a Mumbai resident, for allegedly facilitating the purchase of drugs in Bitcoin. According to NCB Mumbai officials, Adivirkar, also known as “Crypto King,” used to take commissions from those who wanted to convert their money into Bitcoin and then buy LSDs (a hallucinogenic drug) and…