Taxation in Case of Bitcoin
FAQs on Bitcoins - Their Taxation and other related issues 1. What are Crypto Currencies? Crypto Currencies are decentralized virtual or digital currencies which are neither issued by any Central Bank nor are backed up by any Government. These currencies are quite popular because they provide secure and anonymous way of remittance of money and entering into a transaction. In other words, these currencies are as good as fiat currencies (i.e., legal tenders issued by the Govt. of any Country) and are acceptable as a mode of payment by some entities. By September 2017, over a thousand crypto currencies were found to exist. 2. What is a Bitcoin? Bitcoin is a type of Crypto Currency that was created in 2009 by an unknown person using the alias, Satoshi Nakamoto. New Bitcoins are generated by a competitive and decentralized process called as 'Mining'. In this mining process, individuals process the transactions and secure the network by using specialized hardware and in exchange they