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February 17: The proposal to tax all income from cryptocurrencies at 30% has evoked mixed responses from industry players. While there was a sigh of relief at cryptos not getting banned outright, the disappointment at the high tax rate was palpable. But Sajeev Nair, co-founder of Limoverse, a blockchain-based healthcare metaverse, says this is a huge positive for the industry. Of course, 30% is one of the highest tax slabs in India and can in itself be a dampener to the booming cryptocurrency market in India. In contrast, stocks are taxed at 10% and 15% for long-term and short-term capital gains,…
