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Re: India is Paying $900+ for Bitcoin Amid Cash Crisis
by
alyssa85
on 28/11/2016, 19:27:26 UTC
India is Paying $900+ for Bitcoin Amid Cash Crisis

https://news.bitcoin.com/india-paying-900-bitcoin-cash-crisis/

What do you think about this?

There must be some huge arbitrage opportunity to be exploited here. I mean 13% is not bad at all, take away 3% for fees and 3% for currency exchange fees... You're still pocketing 7% per trade.

Is there some sort of restriction that doesn't allow the outflow of rupees in the country ATM? I don't think so.

They have capital controls, that's why the difference in prices exists. Otherwise it would have been arbed away.

The rupee is also sinking against the dollar, so I supposed those who are paying extra to buy bitcoin will recover their money in a few months time when the rupee sinks further.