Hi, I'd like to try my hand in crypto, but the ecosystem and policies in India seems quite poor. Hostile even. My plan is to buy crypto, move it to a self-custody wallet and hodl long term. I've read that crypto exchanges in India don't allow withdrawals or have limits on how much or what you can withdraw. I'd appreciate advice on how I can do this!
Best way to buy and hold crypto in self-custody in India?
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IwantTosellPc
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Which crypto are you interested in? I would suggest monero.
If you use these exchanges, that means you don't own your crypto, and goes against everything crypto stands for in the first place.
theagilecoder
Explorer
They do allow withdrawals. Not any limits as far as I know. As far as self custody, I would highly recommend a hardware wallet like Nano ledger. If you want to first try out a software wallet to practice, then Exodus is a good one. But hardware is always better especially if you have a lot of value to secure.
SandipBhadoriya
Beginner
Well withdrawal and depositing INR on crypto has become too risky as the only option is P2P which most of the times leads to bank account freezing, as most of the time the money you recieve for doing p2p is stolen money, scammer use p2p to convert this stolen money to crypto via p2p.
And for holding crypto for long term you can buy a hardware wallet (ledger is well known hardware)
And for holding crypto for long term you can buy a hardware wallet (ledger is well known hardware)
First I'd like to build some positions in BTC and ETH, and then get into other coins. XMR is also definitely something I'm looking to get. Interesting project
Exactly my plan as well, but I was thinking to try Metamask. Will look into Exodus, thanks for the suggestion.
Are you sure? I don't want to get my crypto stuck in the exchange's custody. To give some examples, WazirX seems to have a withdrawal limit now after the hack (not sure about how it was before) and I found a list of withdrawable tokens for CoinDCX that doesn't even include BTC.
Just fyi, you can't buy crypto legally in India without doing a full kyc at a registered crypto exchange within India.
theagilecoder
Explorer
Metamask is quite popular as well and a good option for a software wallet. and Eventually hardware wallet in the future.
I would stay away for wazirx as of now because of the hack. There are many other exchanges in India that you can try such as bitbns, coindcx etx. I'm quite sure you'll have to do full KYC to get max withdrawal privileges; but that will not take time or effort.
Now the question is how to get the crypto that you cant withdraw (like BTC in your case). In that case, you will have to exchange/swap the crypto that you can withdraw (like ETH or Tether) to the one you want. For that you can do the swap from wallets such as exodus or go to a different decentralized KYC-less DeFi exchange such as uniswap (and many others) and once you get the BTC, withdraw to your personal wallet. But you'll have to do the analysis of which swap combination to use based on lowest mining fees (for trasfer) and swap fees.
everythingeek
Beginner
Hardware wallet, always have been, Monero etc isn't going to give much return on investment unless you're a activist you can put your money in it.
it's has been delisted from all major platforms so investment wise not an ideal choice, privacy wise best!
Buy some ETH, Solana from Full KYC centralized exchange and download kraken app wallet/Metamask move your funds their.
There are on/off-ramp options and p2p as well and many popular wallets do allow you to purchase directly with a card, but that should be your next step once you have figured out steps above.
it's has been delisted from all major platforms so investment wise not an ideal choice, privacy wise best!
Buy some ETH, Solana from Full KYC centralized exchange and download kraken app wallet/Metamask move your funds their.
There are on/off-ramp options and p2p as well and many popular wallets do allow you to purchase directly with a card, but that should be your next step once you have figured out steps above.
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By default, always assume youtubers (the kind who are not famous for their reviews/integrity in their field like for example Steve Burke of GamersNexus who has quite a reputation when it comes to pc tech reviews on youtube) recommend bad products.
everythingeek
Beginner
bybit is safe to use, but you gonna go centralized route checkout Kraken, Crypto.com.
Kraken Pro app still available on play store, but Full KYC exchange goes against the whole idea of crypto and any purest will tell you to use DEX, but IMO first you need to get hang of things then take advance steps.
Also NEVER buy any token/coin which is promoted by ANY YouTuber, its unregulated asset class, its a wild west of financial markets, so do your own research (DYOR).
NikhilSingh25
Forerunner
Hi guys, I would like to buy some USDT, I already have an account on Binance but for some reason the payment from my debit and credit card keeps failing. ( Online & International Payments are active ).
First purchase is gonna be like a trial 1500-2000rs and then I will be buying in large quantities. So any suggestion where to buy USDT without too much hassle.
First purchase is gonna be like a trial 1500-2000rs and then I will be buying in large quantities. So any suggestion where to buy USDT without too much hassle.
First step would be to stop using your debit & credit cards because many banks officially don't allow crypto txns on cards & in worst case scenario may even cancel your cards. As for large quantities you can certainly forget about using any Indian debit or credit card.
NikhilSingh25
Forerunner
I noticed something on Binance , If I buy USDT with INR the price is almost 100rs, While buying with USD it's regular price 84+conversion fees.
Is there any way to make payments in USD to buy USDT.
That's likely because of Indian govt's so many restrictions on crypto txns, best bet would be to ask some friend/relative abroad to buy on your behalf & then transfer them the equivalent rupees at regular rate here.
NikhilSingh25
Forerunner
They have at least regarding kyc but much less than India.
And a friend/relative like me will refuse to recognize you if that BTC position hits a jackpot.
NikhilSingh25
Forerunner
khamosh
Forerunner
IMO in current scenario MEXC [no KYC needed] is a better exchange, most of the new coins available and it has lower fees compared to other exchanges.
I can arrange/sell USDT for ₹1-2 less than current Binance p2p anytime
General Info: Don't even think of signing up on Indian exchanges (recent WazirX situation)
Higher fees, shady withdrawal rules, don't forget the taxes, also most of their servers fail to operate efficiently when the market is in a do or die situation.
I can arrange/sell USDT for ₹1-2 less than current Binance p2p anytime
Now is not the time to invest in spot BTC/ETH if you're planning for a long-term hodl.
General Info: Don't even think of signing up on Indian exchanges (recent WazirX situation)
Higher fees, shady withdrawal rules, don't forget the taxes, also most of their servers fail to operate efficiently when the market is in a do or die situation.
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