Yes the western world from which bitcoin came was so fascinated about its use as a currency , trouble started right there.
Back in the days, people had trouble classifying bitcoin as a commodity or currency, the truth is there is no clear cut idea as to how to classify this s***.
The cultural and ideological painting of bitcoin as decentralized, anonymous and a tool of liberty from the tyranny of the state and the central bank has all done what?
Killed it , yes all you guys killed it, these ideologues are the reason it is killed in India. All of you grossly underestimated the power of the state and central bankers.
India setup a committee 2 years ago and it took them such a long time to come out with the s**** recommendation to put anyone who holds , sells, buys crypto for 10 years jail time. This bill is going to be tabled in winter session of parliament around December 2019. that is hardly 4 months away. Since it is portrayed as a currency it becomes a challenger to the rupee. since it cannot be considered a legal tender it has to be banned. thats how their recommendations goes.
If bitcoin was atleast marketed in a way that it will benefit the central bankers and state then it would have had some chance at survival. India with its 1.4 billion population will be out of this crypto revolution , while the rest of the world be happy with your crypto experiment.