Crypto Taxed, Funds Blocked, and My SBI Account Thinks I’m a Criminal 🤷♂️

Let me start by saying, nothing says “trust us” like paying 29% tax on your crypto gains and then watching your bank treat you like a suspect in a Netflix thriller. A poor soul on CoinDCX recently tried to withdraw less than $1,000 USDT to his SBI account. Spoiler: it didn’t go well. Turns out, in India, being tax-compliant isn’t a badge of honor-it’s just the entry fee to a game of bureaucratic whack-a-mole. 🎭

Per our friend’s tale (shared with all the urgency of a burning inbox on X), he sold some USDT, paid 1% TDS, 28% tax, and then… poof! His money vanished into the ether of regulatory limbo. SBI called him, asked him to schmooze with bank officials in person, who then casually mentioned a “special notice” from Cyber Cell India. Because nothing says “legitimate transaction” like being grilled by people who probably still use floppy disks. 🖥️

Dear @CoinDCX Team,Ceo @smtgpt

I am writing to raise a very serious concern regarding my recent withdrawal from CoinDCX.

=> Last month, I placed a withdrawal request (under $1000 USDT) from CoinDCX to my SBI Bank account. Despite paying all applicable taxes including 1% TDS…

– GURU🥷 (@W3B_GURU) August 26, 2025

The trader’s follow-up questions were both existential and oddly reasonable: “If we’re taxed like lottery winners, why are we treated like we’re laundering?” and “Should we just delete CoinDCX and pretend crypto never existed?” If only the government had a FAQ section for this nonsense. 🤔

Community Reacts: A Digital Town Hall of Confusion

Twitter users, ever the experts, chimed in with questions like, “Was your entire account frozen?” (No, just the last transactions-thanks for asking!) and “Did you use P2P or just sell directly?” (Spoiler: he corrected himself twice. Congrats, crypto whiz kid!) Meanwhile, influencers like “Crypto with Khan” threw shade with, “This is serious if true,” which is crypto-speak for “I have no idea what’s happening.”

CoinDCX Steps In, Because Why Not?

CoinDCX’s support team, ever the heroes, replied with an apology and a request for his email for a “priority review.” Because nothing says “we value our customers” like making them go viral before you bother to help. 🚀

Ads vs. Regulation: The Great Crypto Juggernaut

Timing is everything, and CoinDCX has been slapping crypto ads in newspapers like they’re flossing with a golden toothbrush. Their latest campaign, featuring cricket legend Gautam Gambhir as “India’s crypto coach,” screams, “We’re here to teach you how to lose money!” Meanwhile, the Indian government remains MIA on crypto regulation, leaving investors to wonder if they’re playing chess or checkers with their life savings. 🎲

The Bigger Question (Which No One Will Answer)

Is crypto in India an investment or just a high-stakes game of hot potato? Our trader’s story isn’t an anomaly-it’s a masterclass in bureaucratic absurdity. Pay your taxes, get taxed again, and then hope your bank doesn’t think you’re funding a terrorist squirrel army. 🐿️💣

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2025-08-27 13:36