Binance: Major changes in Crypto Deposit and Withdrawal for India

[eaLiTy]

I have got an email regarding major changes to crypto deposits and withdrawals from Binance. Anyone here got any notification from them ?
 
I hope Binance will ask the same questions regarding the source of funds as CoinSwitch does when you deposit crypto all the time. All you need to do there is fill out a form that pops up and it is instantly credited. From what I understand, Binance's process might be similar, and I hope it will not be a hassle.

I hope Binance won't freeze crypto withdrawals for us in the future, like the rest of the exchanges here.

Here is the screenshot of the email sent to me by Binance

[Cointikka]

I stopped using Binance and other exchanges that had asked me to do KYC long back, so I won't know about this email you received. I use a local exchange occasionally, last year I used it to convert some of my assets to fiat, and I remember they asked me where I received those funds. I was a pop-up; it had 5 or 6 choices. I selected one, and the crediting was done instantly. It is still a pain to tell the earning source to the exchange, which ultimately will go to the government. I remember sometime back there were discussions here on the local board that it is easier to use a crypto casino to convert crypto to fiat in India than an exchange. Do not remember where it was here or in some global board.

[pawanjain]

I have got an email regarding major changes to crypto deposits and withdrawals from Binance. Anyone here got any notification from them ?
 
I hope Binance will ask the same questions regarding the source of funds as CoinSwitch does when you deposit crypto all the time. All you need to do there is fill out a form that pops up and it is instantly credited. From what I understand, Binance's process might be similar, and I hope it will not be a hassle.

I hope Binance won't freeze crypto withdrawals for us in the future, like the rest of the exchanges here.

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I am not regularly using Binance and so not aware of this notification from them.
May be the FIU is pressurizing Binance to ask for source and destination of the funds.
Currently Binance already asks for the source of funds if the amount is greater than $500.
So I guess they will just implement the same thing for all deposits, not sure though. Let's see how it goes.

[JSRAW]

Coindcx does the similiar thingy like usual pop up regarding origin, usecase etc so this binance one won't be any different.

It shouldn't affect majority of users but bit of delay and more scrunity if you are high roller and dealing in lacs and crore with every other transactions.

[IIrik11]

I stopped using Binance and other exchanges that had asked me to do KYC long back, so I won't know about this email you received. I use a local exchange occasionally, last year I used it to convert some of my assets to fiat, and I remember they asked me where I received those funds. I was a pop-up; it had 5 or 6 choices. I selected one, and the crediting was done instantly. It is still a pain to tell the earning source to the exchange, which ultimately will go to the government. I remember sometime back there were discussions here on the local board that it is easier to use a crypto casino to convert crypto to fiat in India than an exchange. Do not remember where it was here or in some global board.

i don't think/know any casino that converts fiat to crypto and vice versa,,

all the casinos i play at usually offer the same withdrawal option as the one u used for deposit

as for no kyc, ur right about that ppl i know who trade a lot use either f2f or cdm

[Bitcoin Smith]

I stopped using Binance and other exchanges that had asked me to do KYC long back, so I won't know about this email you received. I use a local exchange occasionally, last year I used it to convert some of my assets to fiat, and I remember they asked me where I received those funds. I was a pop-up; it had 5 or 6 choices. I selected one, and the crediting was done instantly. It is still a pain to tell the earning source to the exchange, which ultimately will go to the government. I remember sometime back there were discussions here on the local board that it is easier to use a crypto casino to convert crypto to fiat in India than an exchange. Do not remember where it was here or in some global board.

i don't think/know any casino that converts fiat to crypto and vice versa,,

all the casinos i play at usually offer the same withdrawal option as the one u used for deposit

as for no kyc, ur right about that ppl i know who trade a lot use either f2f or cdm

I guess, Stake used to offer that or still does but it is only for the high ranking players like would take millions of dollars in wagering to ensure that the account is not used by some random person to launder the money. But casinos is not really the place to convert crypto to fiat or vice versa.

As you said p2p is the better way for most of the crypto users in India, the only thing they have to keep in their mind is use the bank deposit mode for safety from bank freeze issue.

[rohang]

Yea i got this email too, and i am kinda worried

They are harvesting our data and where we send or receive crypto from. Any transactions now with a personal wallet may lead to our holdings being traced

Will definitely stop using binance now, dont want to give all the data to govt indirectly, i am a very small fish but its not worth the risk to transact at binance anymore, sadly.

[BitDiscussion]

This is nothing new. Binance is one of the first exchange to imply the regulatory changes. They always want to be the first to comply with the government. This is just one of their initiatives to make sure there are no illicit fund activities on their platform. Binance knows, a single illegal transaction caught on their platform can make the government permanently ban the entire platform in our country. So I think Binance just wants to play safe here.

I am not using Binance anymore only because of these reasons. I would trust someone who thinks more about their users instead of the government because at the end, it is us who is generating revenue for them.

[Bitcoin Smith]

Yea i got this email too, and i am kinda worried

They are harvesting our data and where we send or receive crypto from. Any transactions now with a personal wallet may lead to our holdings being traced

Will definitely stop using binance now, dont want to give all the data to govt indirectly, i am a very small fish but its not worth the risk to transact at binance anymore, sadly.

What choice do we have, the government can make the lives of crypto users miserable so that we have to live with that or quit crypto and either way it is win for them. Binance is just trying to stay in the business and I am sure event ehy don't want such strict regulations that will also affect them in many ways because no company want a government is looking all their financial records.

[eaLiTy]

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I remember sometime back there were discussions here on the local board that it is easier to use a crypto casino to convert crypto to fiat in India than an exchange. Do not remember where it was here or in some global board.

I am not sure about this loophole. Even if it is available, there are chances that your bank account could be frozen, so I would stay away from this type of loophole.

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I am not regularly using Binance and so not aware of this notification from them.
May be the FIU is pressurizing Binance to ask for source and destination of the funds.
Currently Binance already asks for the source of funds if the amount is greater than $500.
So I guess they will just implement the same thing for all deposits, not sure though. Let's see how it goes.

I never experienced any issues regarding funds in the past, even with bigger amounts. Now they are asking for some details regarding the funds and wallet ownership, but it's not much of a hurdle yet.

Coindcx does the similiar thingy like usual pop up regarding origin, usecase etc so this binance one won't be any different.

It shouldn't affect majority of users but bit of delay and more scrunity if you are high roller and dealing in lacs and crore with every other transactions.

Not a big high roller anymore after the implementation of higher taxes.

Yea i got this email too, and i am kinda worried

They are harvesting our data and where we send or receive crypto from. Any transactions now with a personal wallet may lead to our holdings being traced

Will definitely stop using binance now, dont want to give all the data to govt indirectly, i am a very small fish but its not worth the risk to transact at binance anymore, sadly.

It is not that hard to create multiple wallets. All they ask is whether you are sending funds from the wallets you own. You don't necessarily have to use the wallet that holds all your funds.

This is nothing new. Binance is one of the first exchange to imply the regulatory changes. They always want to be the first to comply with the government. This is just one of their initiatives to make sure there are no illicit fund activities on their platform. Binance knows, a single illegal transaction caught on their platform can make the government permanently ban the entire platform in our country. So I think Binance just wants to play safe here.

Binance is not the first exchange to comply with the government. After the local exchanges, KuCoin was the first offshore exchange to comply. Binance only implemented these changes after the government banned their app and website.

Two of my bank accounts were frozen because of funds received from Binance P2P, and the case has been ongoing for a couple of years.

[pawanjain]

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I am not regularly using Binance and so not aware of this notification from them.
May be the FIU is pressurizing Binance to ask for source and destination of the funds.
Currently Binance already asks for the source of funds if the amount is greater than $500.
So I guess they will just implement the same thing for all deposits, not sure though. Let's see how it goes.

I never experienced any issues regarding funds in the past, even with bigger amounts. Now they are asking for some details regarding the funds and wallet ownership, but it's not much of a hurdle yet.

Well, it's not much of an issue as of yet but if and when the government starts sending income tax notices about our crypto investments to us then it might surely create an issue for many of us.
Right now I guess they are not implementing it strictly but Binance already shares the data with the government and so it's only a matter of time when the government sends out these notices to us.