Crafting a Blockchain Policy Framework for India— Changelog

- Adopts the three-category distinction from the v2 research baseline: blockchain/DLT as infrastructure, privately issued crypto-assets/VDAs, and the RBI digital rupee (e₹). Section on legal classification updated to treat each category differently rather than collapsing them. - References GIFT IFSC + IFSCA's tokenisation-of-real-world-assets consultation as India's near-term institutional pathway for supervised innovation. Integrated into the Innovation Enablement and Phased Implementation sections. - Updated AML/CFT references to point at the January 2026 FIU-IND guidance for VDA service providers. - Minor language tightening across guiding principles and open-question sections; no structural changes.

First publication of Crafting a Blockchain Policy Framework for India. Advisory and consultative not legislative or binding. Covers eight areas: framing and guiding principles, crypto asset classification, data security and consumer protection, taxation and compliance, innovation enablement, institutional governance, a phased implementation roadmap, and open trade-offs. Each section closes with questions flagged for stakeholder input. This is a directional starting point. Subsequent versions will incorporate consultation feedback.