Crypto payments are frozen across India, hitting trading - Economic Times


4/16/2022 12:00:00 AM3 yearsago
by Bloomberg

The central bank-backed entity that runs the system — called United Payments Interface — said it was “not aware” of any crypto exchange using the network. Within three days of the event, Coinbase had halted rupee transfers to its trading app via UPI.

When Surojit Chatterjee walked on stage at a Coinbase Global Inc. conference in Bengaluru, India, on April 7, he had little reason to anticipate the fallout that would shortly ensue. Chatterjee, the … [+5890 chars]

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