Overview
- MP Raghav Chadha presented the Asset Tokenisation (Regulation) Bill 2026 in Parliament, starting the legislative process.
- The draft framework would legally recognise tokenisation of real assets and cover issuance, trading, custody, and settlement as regulated activities.
- Sponsors say the measure is designed to curb grey‑market risks and steer crypto activity toward supervised, institutional finance.
- Chadha cited offshoring pressures, including claims that 73% of VDA trading happens on foreign exchanges, 180+ startups have moved abroad, and about 12 crore investors use offshore platforms.
- Early reactions from the Web3 community were largely positive, with supporters also highlighting preparedness for future threats such as quantum risks to cryptographic security.