{"id":"tp-643","type":"article-newspaper","title":"Indian government mulls ban on use of cryptocurrencies","author":"Shampa Mani","publisher":"TOKENPOST Inc.","url":"https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/643","datePublished":"2018-11-01T04:14:08.000Z","dateModified":"2018-11-01T04:15:36.000Z","language":"en","abstract":"The Indian government is considering imposing a complete ban on cryptocurrencies in the country, while it seeks to encourage the use of underlying blockchain technology.","section":"Regulation","references":[{"title":"Press Information Bureau","url":"http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=184478"},{"title":"Crypto Kanoon","url":"https://twitter.com/cryptokanoon/status/1057548914662944768"},{"title":"Quartz","url":"https://qz.com/india/1445404/india-may-completely-ban-bitcoin-other-cryptocurrencies/"},{"title":"two-week deadline","url":"https://tokenpost.com/Indian-government-gets-two-week-deadline-to-submit-cryptocurrency-report-to-Supreme-Court-612"},{"title":"encouraging","url":"https://www.econotimes.com/Indian-Prime-Minister-Narendra-Modi-underscores-blockchain-potential-in-agriculture-1322278"},{"title":"adoption","url":"https://www.econotimes.com/Indian-PM-Narendra-Modi-talks-blockchain-1160922"}]}