How to buy crypto in India

From zero to the first order

1. Pick a venue that accepts sign-ups from India

   10 of the 10 exchanges tracked here accept registrations from India; Binance↗ and Bybit↗ lead our coverage among them. The table below names every one, so start from a venue that will not reject your country.

2. Open and verify the account

   Begin at the Binance review here: it holds the routed referral link, the disclosure and whatever welcome terms apply. The form itself asks for an e-mail or phone number and a password; expect the usual verification pack afterwards — a government document and a selfie check — before meaningful limits unlock.

3. Move money in over the local rail

   Unified Payments Interface (UPI), the instant payment system operated by the National Payments Corporation of India, is the dominant local deposit rail for retail payments. UPI accounts for the overwhelming majority of digital payments in India and is the largest real-time payment system in the world. Check the rail's own charge as well as the exchange's deposit fee — they are separate costs and only one of them is on the fee page.

4. Price the first order before placing it

   Entry-tier spot taker on Binance is published at 0.100%. Run your own trade size through the fee calculator linked below before the first order — the fee schedule, not the interface, is what you pay for.

5. Keep the tax picture in view

   Income from transfer of virtual digital assets is taxed at a flat rate of thirty per cent under Section 115BBH of the Income-tax Act, with no set-off or carry-forward of losses. Export your trade history while you still have access to it — reconstructing a year of activity later costs far more than saving a file today.