Government may take ordinance route for passing the Crypto Banning Bill+Union Minister fields crypto related questions in the Rajya Sabha

Support the India Wants Crypto Campaign: <a href="https://indiawantscrypto.net/" rel="noopener">https://indiawantscrypto.net/</a><br />Support the India Wants Bitcoin Campaign: <a href="https://www.indiawantsbitcoin.org/" rel="noopener">https://www.indiawantsbitcoin.org/</a><br /><br />Here are the top cryptocurrency news headlines from India this week:<br /><br />Government may take ordinance route for passing the Cryptocurrency and Regulation of Official Digital Currency Bill: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FL1IeX0cyoo" rel="noopener">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FL1IeX0cyoo</a> ;<br />Minister of State for Finance Anurag Singh Thakur responds to crypto related questions in the Rajya Sabha: <a href="https://twitter.com/NischalShetty/status/1356546582804525058/photo/1" rel="noopener">https://twitter.com/NischalShetty/status/1356546582804525058/photo/1</a> ;<br />Indian exchanges launch campaign against the crypto ban bill: <a href="https://www.coindesk.com/india-cryptocurrency-exchanges-campaign-regulation-ban" rel="noopener">https://www.coindesk.com/india-cryptocurrency-exchanges-campaign-regulation-ban</a> ;<br />RBI Report says 342 Firms Offer Crypto Services in India: <a href="https://coincrunch.in/2021/01/31/rbi-report-says-342-firms-offer-crypto-services-in-india/" rel="noopener">https://coincrunch.in/2021/01/31/rbi-report-says-342-firms-offer-crypto-services-in-india/</a> ;<br />Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) prepares draft framework for the use of blockchain technology in government services: <a href="https://indianexpress.com/article/business/it-min-suggests-blockchain-use-in-public-projects-7175027/" rel="noopener">https://indianexpress.com/article/business/it-min-suggests-blockchain-use-in-public-projects-7175027/</a> ;<br />Easyfi Network and WazirX introduced a new LP Staking program for EASY and WRX token holders;<br />Foodtech Startup SPRINK conducting a token sale on Bitbns’ Ascent platform;<br /><br />Reading Recommendation:<br />Why India Should Buy Bit