BITCOIN GOES IN A TAILSPIN,DIVES 50% IN IN INDIA IN JUST 13 DAYS

The bitcoin has gone on tailspin in India,falling much faster that elsewhere in the globe, after a China crackdown on crypto-currencies and public remark by an Reserve Bank of India (RBI) official, trashing the digital currency.

According to the data available with zebpay, the value of the currency in India has declined from Rs 3,40,116 per unit on September 2 to hit a low of Rs 2,29,417 on September 15, indicating a fall of 48 per cent in less than two weeks.

Zebpay is an app -enabled bitcoin wallet provider headquartered in Singapore with IT offices in Mumbai, Maharashtra and Ahmedabad. Zebpay is involved in sale and purchase of bitcoins since 2011. It started India’s first bitcoin exchange in 2012.

On future of bitcoin ,Bitcoin experts Hitesh Malviya said, “Bitcoin as a protocol will evolve, but most people forget the simple fact that it is a protocol, and money happens to be first application of this protocol. Monetary aspect of bitcoin will face regulations in most countries. The future of bitcoin as currency will be more controlled and regulated by governments which will eventually reduce the volatility. It will devise a new method of payments for websites, social media and freelancers.”