#112 - India's Crypto Law Regime with Ashish Chandra of CoinSwitch

Law of Code

English - August 28, 2023 09:41 - 47 minutes - 86.4 MB - ★★★★★ - 16 ratings
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Ashish Chandra is the General Counsel of CoinSwitch, India's largest crypto platform pivoting into a multi-asset wealth-tech superapp. With over 22 years of experience in the tech industry, Ashish also led the legal and regulatory affairs of WhatsApp for India. He helped build the e-commerce and fintech/payments business of Facebook, Instagram & WhatsApp in India.

Show highlights:

[1:30] How crypto regulation has evolved in India

[8:00] India's landmark Supreme Court decision

[13:00] Tax on crypto in India

[17:00] Lobbying efforts in India

[24:00] Most active crypto regulators in India

[27:30] His role as GC of CoinSwitch

& much more.

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