Crypto Exchanges Eye India Comeback as Regulators Tease Pivot

The Hauz Khas village in New Delhi, India, in December. 

Photographer: Anindito Mukherjee/Bloomberg
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Major crypto players are returning to India in a calculated bet that regulators may ease restrictions on digital-asset trading.

Coinbase Global Inc., the US exchange, recently registered with India’s Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) as part of a plan to roll out its retail trading platform and boost investments in the country. The move, which comes after local registrations by rivals Binance, Bybit and KuCoin, underscores a renewed interest in the Indian market.