Policy Event ยท High impact

India Crypto Volume Shift: 70% Moves Offshore Despite Tax Enforcement

Analysis reveals over 70% of Indian crypto trading volume has shifted to offshore exchanges despite tighter tax compliance rules. The country ranks first globally in crypto adoption per Chainalysis 2025 report with 69% YoY growth in APAC region. The policy divergence between adoption and enforcement creates regulatory arbitrage opportunities.

High impact๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ IndiaTaxationExchangeRegulationBTCETHUSDT

APAC FINSTAB analysis

For APAC operators, this creates a high-impact signal around taxation, exchange, regulation in India. Protocols/assets in scope: BTC, ETH, USDT. Teams should monitor the original source, map the change to licensing, custody, disclosure, and market-access obligations, and update their jurisdiction playbooks before the next compliance review.

Compliance read-through: map this event to entity licensing, market-access, custody, disclosure, token listing, and operational-risk obligations before expanding or marketing in the affected jurisdiction.

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Medium impact๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญ ThailandRegulationLicensingExchangeBTCETH