The cryptocurrency fanatics’ are betting Bitcoin is equivalent to digital gold and it seem to be winning converts among the world’s biggest holders of the precious metal.
In India, where households own more than 25,000 tonnes of gold, investments in crypto grew from about $200 million to nearly $40 billion in the past year, according to Chainalysis. That’s despite outright hostility toward the asset class from the central bank and a proposed trading ban.
According to recent reports growing number of Indians — now totalling more than 15 million — buying and selling digital coins. Cryptocurrency is catching up catching up with the 23 million traders of these assets in the U.S. and compares with just 2.3 million in the U.K.
The growth in India is coming from the 18-35 year old cohort, says the co-founder of India’s first cryptocurrency exchange. Latest World Gold Council data indicated Indian adults under age 34 have less appetite for gold than older consumers.
Meanwhile, The Financial Conduct Authority FCA has banned Binance.com is an online centralised exchange that offers users a range of financial products and services, including purchasing and trading a wide range of digital currencies, as well as digital wallets, futures, securities, savings accounts and even lending.
