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Over the week of 9–15 November 2026, one USDT cost on average 7.80% above the USD/INR reference rate on India’s CoinDCX and WazirX exchanges, according to the hourly log CryptoNewsInsights keeps for its USDT price in INR page (168 hourly readings). This gap is often called the “India premium”.
The lowest hourly reading was 5.98% on Monday, 9 November and the highest 11.05% on Sunday, 15 November. In the previous week (2–8 November 2026) the premium averaged 6.14%, so this week’s average was higher by 1.66 percentage points. At the last reading of the week, USDT averaged ₹104.20 against a USD/INR rate of ₹94.25.
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Day by day
| Date (UTC) | Readings | Average premium | Low | High | USDT/INR, last | USD/INR, last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 9 Nov | 24 | 6.45% | 5.98% | 6.88% | ₹100.07 | ₹93.68 |
| Tue 10 Nov | 24 | 6.90% | 6.44% | 7.43% | ₹99.92 | ₹93.59 |
| Wed 11 Nov | 24 | 7.28% | 6.48% | 7.87% | ₹100.98 | ₹93.69 |
| Thu 12 Nov | 24 | 7.49% | 6.95% | 7.85% | ₹100.82 | ₹94.05 |
| Fri 13 Nov | 24 | 7.63% | 7.18% | 7.93% | ₹101.39 | ₹94.27 |
| Sat 14 Nov | 24 | 8.47% | 7.37% | 10.88% | ₹104.52 | ₹94.27 |
| Sun 15 Nov | 24 | 10.38% | 9.45% | 11.05% | ₹104.20 | ₹94.25 |
Compared with the previous week
| This week | Previous week | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average premium | 7.80% | 6.14% | +1.66 pp |
| Lowest hourly reading | 5.98% | 5.38% | +0.61 pp |
| Highest hourly reading | 11.05% | 6.88% | +4.18 pp |
| Hourly readings | 168 | 168 |
What the premium measures
The premium compares the rupee price of USDT, a dollar-pegged stablecoin, with the USD/INR exchange rate. A premium of 6% means buyers in India paid about 6% more for one USDT than for one US dollar at the reference rate. The live figure, a price chart and the method are on our USDT price in INR page. Researchers and reporters can find all our datasets on Data for journalists.
How this note is made
CryptoNewsInsights reads the USDT/INR price on CoinDCX and WazirX (their public market data) once an hour and compares the average with the USD/INR rate from CoinGecko’s exchange rates. Only fresh readings are kept: when a source does not answer, that hour is skipped. Weekly figures use every hourly reading from Monday 00:00 to Sunday 23:59 UTC. The note is generated with a fixed template, without AI. It describes past prices and is not financial advice.
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