Description
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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