Binance Facilitates Crypto Deals for Indians in Rupees

Jul 10, 2023

By Sujha Sundararajan | @sujha-sundararajan

Binance, the world’s largest crypto exchange by market cap, is reportedly attracting traders in India, allowing them to buy and sell cryptos in Indian rupees.

The fund transfers are carried out from local bank accounts or services like Google Pay or by accepting cash.

The exchange acts as a neutral third party, providing an 'escrow service’ that pairs a local buyer and seller in an offshore marketplace while settling the payment in Indian rupees (INR), a recent report by Economic Times, noted.

Indian regulators are aware of these transactions, the report said. Also, Binance isn’t violating any laws as they do not hold a rupee bank account. Besides, they only provide escrow services for crypto transfers, which are not recognized as legal tender.

However, local traders who advertise for buying and selling cryptos on the Binance platform could potentially be violating exchange control rules and anti-money laundering.

“Someone can sell crypto from his wallet opened with Binance to another buyer in India who receives the crypto in his wallet with Binance and then pay him off in rupees. No one gets to know. No tax is paid, but trading goes on. Some of the trades are quite large,” a crypto trader noted.

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