Bitcoin Drops as Much as 15% in India After Proposed Crypto Ban

Panic selling in India caused crypto prices to crash as the country's parliament introduced a bill to ban crypto. Bitcoin tumbled 14.8% on the Indian WazirX crypto exchange two hours after the announcement. Other cryptos posted losses in the double digits as well. For instance, Ethereum dropped 15%, and the stablecoin Tether dropped almost 18%. At one point, Bitcoin was trading at a 15% discount in India, compared to other exchanges. However, this spread has since dropped first to 3%…