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Is Bitcoin Bank Legal in India?

Bitcoin is a decentralized digital currency, without a central bank or single administrator, that can be sent from user to user on the peer-to-peer bitcoin network without the need for intermediaries. Transactions are verified by network nodes through cryptography and recorded in a public distributed ledger called a blockchain.

Bitcoin is unique in that there are a finite number of them: 21 million.

NOTE: WARNING: Although Bitcoin is a legal form of currency in India, it is not recognized as a legal tender. There is no such thing as a ‘Bitcoin Bank’ in India and any organization or company claiming to offer banking services related to Bitcoin should be treated with caution and further investigated before engaging in any transactions.

Bitcoins are created as a reward for a process known as mining. They can be exchanged for other currencies, products, and services.

As of February 2015, over 100,000 merchants and vendors accepted bitcoin as payment.

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