India’s First Bitcoin Think Tank Launches on Independence Day. Its Mission? Financial Sovereignty

Bitcoin Magazine India’s First Bitcoin Think Tank Launches on Independence Day. Its Mission? Financial Sovereignty

On India’s Independence Day, August 15, 2025, at 12:00 a.m. local time, the Bitcoin Policy Institute of India (BPI India) announced its official launch.

The think tank, which will advocate for Bitcoin as a strategic tool to help secure India’s economic future, made this announcement on India’s Independence Day to point out that national independence and financial sovereignty go hand in hand.

The institute plans to provide data-driven research and education to policymakers, regulators and the citizens of India in efforts to foster a clear pro-Bitcoin policy framework, according to a press release shared with Bitcoin Magazine.

It also plans to introduce bitcoin as a hedge to