印度最高法院将比特币交易与哈瓦拉相比，敦促政府制定明确的加密法规。

印度最高法院将比特币交易与现代版本的非法货币转移进行了比较。这些言论是在保释听证会上的

India's Supreme Court drew an interesting parallel between Bitcoin trading and a modern rendition of the illegal money transfer system known as Hawala. These observations were made during a bail hearing for Shailesh Babulal Bhatt, who faces charges of engaging in illegal Bitcoin trading.

印度最高法院在比特币交易和对非法货币转移系统的现代演绎之间取得了有趣的相似之处，称为Hawala。这些观察是在Shailesh Babulal Bhatt的保释听证会上进行的，后者面临从事非法比特币交易的指控。

The judges also expressed their irritation at the Indian government for an outstanding lack of progress in setting clearer rules for crypto.

法官们还对印度政府表示刺激，因为在为加密制定更明确的规定方面缺乏进展。

“Trading in Bitcoin appears to be a sophisticated form of Hawala. In the absence of any regulation, it raises serious concerns,” the bench remarked.

替补席说：“比特币交易似乎是哈瓦拉的一种复杂形式。在没有任何法规的情况下，它引起了严重的关注。”

The apex court had sought an update from the government on its policy on cryptocurrencies in a similar case two years ago, following multiple FIRs against a man for allegedly duping investors with promises of high returns from Bitcoin trading.

最高法院在两年前在类似案件中，在对一名男子的多次飞行中，据称对投资者欺骗了比特币交易的高回报承诺，对政府的加密货币政策寻求有关其加密货币的政策的最新消息。

However, there has been no progress on this front yet. Pointing this out, Senior Lawyer Mukul Rohatgi, who was appearing for Bhatt, stated that Bitcoin trading is not illegal in India as the Supreme Court had already struck down the RBI circular that barred banks from dealing in cryptocurrencies.

但是，这方面还没有进展。指出这一点，为巴特（Bhatt）出庭的高级律师穆克尔·罗哈特吉（Mukul Rohatgi）表示，在印度，比特币交易不是非法的，因为最高法院已经击落了印度储备银行的通告，这使银行无法从事加密货币。

But Justice Surya Kant responded that while he does not fully understand how Bitcoin works, the court has been demanding that the government bring clear rules to avoid such confusion. He believes that while some Bitcoins are genuine, others are fake.

但是苏里亚·康德（Surya Kant）法官回答说，尽管他不完全了解比特币的工作原理，但法院一直要求政府提出明确的规则以避免这种混乱。他认为，尽管有些比特币是真实的，但有些是假的。

“Without any proper regulations, Bitcoin trading in India is like a sophisticated version of Hawala. But they say one BTC can buy a car in some countries and it is not a small amount. It is around ₹82 lakh,” Rohatgi added.

“没有任何适当的法规，印度的比特币交易就像是Hawala的复杂版本。但是他们说，一个BTC可以在某些国家购买汽车，而不是很少。它的价格约为820万卢比，” Rohatgi补充说。

The Gujarat government and ED sought more time from the Supreme Court over the case, saying that it goes beyond Bitcoin trading and they will take 10 days to reply. The next hearing is now on May 19.

古吉拉特邦政府和埃德（Gujarat）政府就此案寻求更多时间，称其不仅仅是比特币交易，他们将需要10天的时间来回复。下一次听证会是5月19日。

Bhatt has been in jail since August 2023, appealing a February order from the Gujarat High Court that denied him bail. He was arrested in July 2023 by the ED in an old case.

Bhatt自2023年8月以来一直入狱，上诉了古吉拉特高等法院的2月份命令，该命令否认他保释。在一个古老的案件中，他于2023年7月被埃德（Ed）逮捕。

India has been planning to introduce crypto regulations for a long time now and is finally making some progress. Earlier this year, India imposed a 30% tax on crypto profits and also included virtual asset transactions in the Prevention of Money Laundering Act. However, a broader regulatory framework is still needed.

印度一直计划在很长一段时间内推出加密法规，并终于取得了一些进展。今年早些时候，印度对加密货币征收30％的税，还包括《预防洗钱法》中的虚拟资产交易。但是，仍然需要更广泛的监管框架。