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India's Prime Minister Awards Cryptourrency App Creator As Supreme Court Deliberates On Ban

Ramsey Baker

Summary: Narendra Modi, the Prime Minister of India, has awarded the developer of a cryptocurrency price tracking application, amid an ongoing battle in her home country over the status of cryptocurrency. Modi awarded the 18-year-old Harshita Arora with the Bal Shakti Puraskar 2020, an award recognizing youth’s contribution in the fields of social service, innovation, bravery, ...

Narendra Modi, the Prime Minister of India, has awarded the developer of a cryptocurrency price tracking application, amid an ongoing battle in her home country over the status of cryptocurrency.

Modi awarded the 18-year-old Harshita Arora with the Bal Shakti Puraskar 2020, an award recognizing youth’s contribution in the fields of social service, innovation, bravery, sports, art and culture and scholastics.

Arora developed a portfolio management and price tracking app called Crypto Price Tracker, which is designed to “safeguard investors from scammers.”

The timing of of the award is intresting as the Supreme Court of India is currently handling a landmark case against the Reserve Bank of India’s ban on banks’ dealings with crypto-related businesses.

By Ramsey Baker

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