USDT trades at 8.5% premium in India after crackdown
The premium is a real-time gauge of India's chronic dollar-on-ramp shortage: the usual 3-4% spread just doubled as market makers stepped back after the ED raided six Bengaluru payment firms.
Sector-wide market analysis: dominance, liquidity, on-chain flows, whale activity, and exchange in/outflows.
The premium is a real-time gauge of India's chronic dollar-on-ramp shortage: the usual 3-4% spread just doubled as market makers stepped back after the ED raided six Bengaluru payment firms.
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865 $BTC (≈52M) moved from Coinbase Institutional to unknown wallet.
865 $BTC (≈51.8M) moved from Coinbase Institutional to unknown wallet.
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865 $BTC (≈51.9M) moved from Coinbase Institutional to unknown wallet.
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