Opinion
Bad-Crypto vs. Good-Blockchain: An Unsustainable Narrative Strategy
Here’s the crux of this post in one sentence: the narrative binary we highlighted above has been constructed through both formal and informal mechanisms, which are in tension.
Read MoreSpecific Legal Risks associated with P2P Transactions in India (2/2)
INTRODUCTION In our previous post we discussed the ‘shadowy’ nature of P2P transactions, particularly in the context of centralized exchanges (CEXs) in India. To recap, we highlighted that these transactions – despite their name – do not function without mediation. The Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) 2018 circular, which effectively prohibited banks and other financial…
Read MoreThe Shadowy Realm of P2P Transactions in India (1/2)
He was simply the crow in the escrow, providing an invisible channel for something that could not become visible.
Read MoreBlockchain & Data Protection Bill 2022: A Discussion Paper
We are pleased to share this discussion paper prepared by Crypto Legal in association with the India Blockchain Forum. Our intent is to spark a discussion to understand the implications of the recently released Digital Personal Data Protection Bill, 2022 for the blockchain industry. Here, we have specifically examined four key issues – (1) the…
Read MoreThe Deemed Data Protection Bill 2022
The Boring Part: DPB 2019 The Data Protection Bill 2019 (DPB 2019) was introduced in the lower house of the Indian parliament, the Lok Sabha, on December 11, 2019. It sought to provide a framework for the regulation of data processing activities in India. It was criticized by privacy advocates for its weak protections for…
Read MoreWhose NFT is it Anyway?
INTRODUCTION NFTs (non-fungible tokens) have seen a remarkable rise in popularity in the past few years. They have demonstrated blockchain’s potential to disrupt and refashion the ‘creative economy’ in fundamental ways. It has been nothing less than a cultural revelation to discover that digital art, which has always been susceptible to easy reproducibility, can now…
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