Will look at RBI verdict on cryptocurrencies, see what to do: Sitharaman

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday said the central government will go through the Supreme Court judgement that struck down the RBI circular barring banks from giving access to companies in trading in cryptocurrencies and see “what we want to do”.”I will have to go through the apex court order and then will probably meet you all to see what we want to do or how we look at the judgement,” Sitharaman said to a query during interaction with the media on decisions of Union Cabinet.”It will be too quick for me to say now. I have not seen the judgement yet,” she added.Answering another query, Sitharaman said she had gone through the report on cryptocurrency but no decision was taken.”A detailed presentation was given to us. We did not conclude, we did not take a call either way. In the meantime, the court case was also starting. We have heard the court and we will go back and let you know,” she said.The Supreme Court on Wednesday struck down the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) …