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[CryptoWaqt @crypto_waqt]

Bitcoin surges 23% this week past $80K on strong ETF inflows. Big news for India: RBI-SEBI launches tokenised bonds pilot settled via Digital Rupee. Crypto momentum building! 🇮🇳 #BTC #IndiaCrypto

[CryptoWaqt @crypto_waqt]

🚨 DeFi Alert: Term Finance lost $8.5M in a flash-loan governance exploit. A wake-up call for India's growing Web3 devs — timelocks & voting checkpoints aren't optional. #DeFi #Crypto #Web3India

[CryptoWaqt @crypto_waqt]

Kraken is bringing US stock trading to eligible EEA users—blending crypto and equities in one platform.
For India, this model faces separate FIU-IND, SEBI and RBI/LRS frameworks, making a similar crypto “super-app” more complex.
The exchange race is becoming a multi-asset race.

[CryptoWaqt @crypto_waqt]

Just 4 and a half month left let see 🙈

[Whale Insider @WhaleInsider]

JUST IN: Citibank says $BTC is still going to $189,000 in 2026.

[Bitcoin Magazine @BitcoinMagazine]

JUST IN: 🇮🇱 Israel's largest bank is entering Bitcoin.

Bank Leumi will allow customers to buy, hold and sell Bitcoin directly through its banking app.

The service is expected to launch in early 2027. 👀

[CryptoWaqt @crypto_waqt]

🇮🇳 Crypto update: Markets remain volatile. Indian investors should avoid panic buying, leverage, and hype. Remember: crypto profits are taxable in India. DYOR.
#Crypto #India

[CryptoWaqt @crypto_waqt]

When the US gets regulatory clarity- exchanges, ETFs, and institutional desks will be legally protected.
Indian crypto exchanges are still operating under a tax structure designed to kill volume — not regulate an industry.
One is building a framework.The other is building a wall.

[CryptoWaqt @crypto_waqt]

$100M+ lost in a Coldcard wallet exploit — no phishing needed, just a 2021 firmware flaw.
Same week: BNY Mellon & BlackRock are bringing staking + tokenized funds to Wall Street.
Security scares and institutional adoption, side by side. Crypto's growing up fast.

[Elon Musk @elonmusk]

AI is a supersonic tsunami

[CryptoWaqt @crypto_waqt]

"US Senate draft may BAN officials from issuing crypto tokens. If America can enforce this, why can't India get clear crypto rules yet? 🇮🇳⚖️"

[CryptoWaqt @crypto_waqt]

Crypto in India is at a crossroads.
RBI wants stricter limits, tax officials want better tracking, and the future of regulation is still unresolved.
Big question: is India heading toward a ban or just tougher rules?
- Reuters

[Crypto Rover @cryptorover]

HUGE: 🇺🇸 President Trump wants to remove tax on Bitcoin and crypto transactions.

[Watcher.Guru @WatcherGuru]

JUST IN: 🇺🇸 US government officially lifts worldwide export restrictions on Anthropic's Claude Fable 5 AI model.

[CryptoWaqt @crypto_waqt]

"🚨 Crypto Update: BTC rebounds above $61K on Fed signals. ETH +5%.
Ondo launches tokenized U.S. stocks/ETFs w/ voting. Securitize ($SECZ) now on NYSE.
Tokenization momentum grows.
#Bitcoin #RWA #Crypto"

[CryptoWaqt @crypto_waqt]

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[CryptoWaqt @crypto_waqt]

Bitcoin has been declared dead 475 times by the media.

If you had invested just $100 every single time they wrote its obituary, your portfolio would be worth $61,792,873 today.

Turns out the biggest FUD was the biggest buy signal.

The headlines died. Bitcoin didn't. 🎤

[Elon Musk @elonmusk]

Potential name for the AI industry regulatory authority:

AI Associated Institute of America, Inc or AIAIAI, pronounced “ay yai yai”

[Watcher.Guru @WatcherGuru]

JUST IN: OpenAI officially releases GPT-5.6 limited preview, claiming to be more powerful than Claude Mythos.

[CryptoWaqt @crypto_waqt]

Why Tether Invested In Whop
Link Below 👇
https://t.co/UxIKtlVBm0

[Kunal Shah @kunalb11]

It’s been a minute.

2015–2018
- Exited FreeCharge. Spent time learning and investing.
- Pondered about: Why can't trust be rewarded? Started with $1M of personal capital.
- Launched CRED to reward people for paying credit card bills on time.

2019–2025
- Built a system run by a team that values ownership, judgment, and craft.
- Grew from 0 to 17M members by aligning incentives with behaviour.
- Built several products during COVID lockdowns.
- Raised $900M+ from global investors. Did 4 ESOP buybacks.
- Made Indiranagar and IPL ads slightly more interesting.
- Received a full stack of regulatory licences.
- Lost 35 kilos.
- Scaled from 0 to ~$325M ( ~₹3,200 crore) in annual revenue across payments, lending, insurance, commerce, wealth, and credit cards.
2026
- First profitable quarter (yet occasionally asked what our business model is)
- Raised another $900M from Meta in primary and secondary capital.
- Announcing our 5th ESOP buyback.

Today

CRED is ready for its next phase. I am stepping back and @miten steps in as interim CEO, partnered with an incredibly talented team. He has been heading strategy and finance and suffering me since 2020. I’m stepping away from the operating role and will continue as a shareholder. My commitment doesn’t change. Just the role.

Extremely grateful to our members, partners, regulators, and investors who made this possible. And to our board, Shailendra, Micky, Saurabh for their extraordinary conviction.

Team CRED, I’ll still expect you to be a 10x version of yourselves.

As for me, I’ll be joining Meta to lead WhatsApp globally.

Meta comes in as a minority investor in CRED. No access to member data.

While it’s come very far, the delta between WhatsApp today and its full potential is massive. I look forward to working with Mark, Chris, and the leadership across Meta for the next step in WhatsApp’s journey. Will, thank you for scaling something the world relies on quietly, and for making this transition smooth.

Onwards.