India is facing a significant shortage of stablecoins like USDT, causing its price to surge locally. This premium, usually modest, has ballooned to over 8.5% following Enforcement Directorate actions against entities facilitating crypto-based money transfers. The crackdown has disrupted a popular remittance channel for NRIs, impacting USDT supply and raising concerns about regulatory ambiguity and the urgent need for clear crypto policies.

India is facing a significant shortage of stablecoins like USDT, causing its price to surge locally. This premium, usually modest, has ballooned to over 8.5% following Enforcement…

India's USDT premium topped 8.5% after Enforcement Directorate raids on Bengaluru crypto firms reportedly disrupted stablecoin supply.

India's USDT premium surges past 8.5% as Enforcement Directorate raids choke stablecoin supply, disrupting cross-border remittances and raising costs for

Raids on crypto payment firms in Bengaluru disrupted the pipeline that feeds dollar-pegged USDT to Indian platforms, pushing its local price more than 8.5% above the dollar,…

Raids on crypto payment firms in Bengaluru disrupted the pipeline that feeds dollar-pegged USDT to Indian platforms, pushing its local price more than 8.5% above the dollar,…

Tether's USDT premium in India jumped above 8.5%, with the token at INR 102.88 versus a 94.65 dollar rate, as a local stablecoin supply squeeze bites.

Executives at major platforms CoinDCX and CoinSwitch say the premium reflects a demand-supply imbalance and thin local liquidity.