Indian PM Modi warns cryptocurrency could ‘spoil’ youths
By DW
20 December 2021 |
11:03 am
Narendra Modi, India’s Prime Minister, has warned younger generations about the threat Bitcoin poses.
In his keynote address at The Sydney Dialogue, hosted by the Australian Strategic Policy Institute, Modi spoke on the technology development India has experienced and how it could help guide the safety of cryptocurrency.
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