India will propose a law banning Cryptocurrency.

印度將提出一項禁止加密貨幣的法律。

A senior government official says trading or even holding such digital assets would be criminalized.

一位高級政府官員表示，交易甚至持有這類數字資產將被定為犯罪。

The bill aligns with the government's agenda for 2021 which aimed to ban private virtual currencies like Bitcoin and replace them with an official digital currency.

該法案與政府2021年的議程一致，該議程旨在禁止比特幣等私人虛擬貨幣，並以官方數字貨幣取代。

The official says the measure would give Cryptocurrency holders up to six months to empty their accounts.

官方表示，該措施將給予加密貨幣持有者長達六個月的時間來清空他們的賬戶。

Afterward.

之後。

Penalties will be levied for possession, issuance, mining, trading and transferring crypto assets.

將對持有、發行、開採、交易和轉讓加密資產進行處罰。

A government panel in 2019 recommended jail up to 10 years for dealing in Cryptocurrencies, but the Reuters source declined to say whether the new bill includes those terms.

2019年，一個政府小組建議對交易加密貨幣的人判處最高10年的監禁，但路透社消息人士拒絕透露新法案是否包括這些條款。

The bill is backed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, whose party the BJP holds a majority in parliament.

該法案得到了總理納倫德拉-莫迪（Narendra Modi）的支持，他所在的政黨BJP在議會中佔有多數席位。

If the band becomes law, India would be the first major economy to criminalize holding Cryptocurrency.

如果該波段成為法律，印度將成為第一個將持有加密貨幣定為犯罪的主要經濟體。

Even China, which has banned mining and trading, does not penalize possession.

即使是已經禁止開採和交易的中國，也沒有對持有行為進行處罰。

India's Finance Ministry did not immediately respond to an email seeking comment.

印度財政部沒有立即回覆尋求評論的電子郵件。

Meanwhile, the world's biggest Cryptocurrency Bitcoin hit a record high value over the weekend, which is nearly doubled this year.

與此同時，全球最大的加密貨幣比特幣在上週末創下歷史新高，今年的價值幾乎翻了一番。