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Yes. Acala (ACA) is treated as a Virtual Digital Asset under the Income-tax Act, so buying, holding, and selling are allowed, though it is not legal tender. India regulates crypto as a taxable, speculative asset, and platforms serving Indian users must be registered with FIU-IND under anti-money-laundering rules.

To buy Acala for the first time, sign up on CoinDCX, complete KYC with your PAN and Aadhaar, deposit INR through UPI or IMPS, then open the ACA market and confirm your order. Check the live price on the app first, as ACA’s price is displayed differently on some websites.

Add INR to your CoinDCX account by choosing UPI as the payment method, entering the amount, and approving the request in your UPI app. Once the balance reflects, open the ACA market, enter your INR amount, and confirm. UPI deposits are usually credited within minutes.

You do not need to buy a whole ACA, which has a low unit price. It supports fractional investing, so a small INR order buys several tokens. The exact per-order minimum is shown on the CoinDCX order screen before you confirm.

Yes. Because ACA has a low unit price, ₹100 buys a good number of tokens. Open the app, search for Acala, tap Buy, enter the rupee amount, and confirm. Given how small and speculative it is, only use money you can afford to lose.

ACA can be bought against the rupee on FIU-IND registered Indian exchanges that list it. As a smaller, faded token, liquidity can vary, so check the live price and availability. Judge any platform on FIU-IND registration under the PMLA, a direct INR pair, and custody practices such as cold storage and Proof of Reserves.

Buying and holding ACA is not taxed. Selling or swapping your tokens triggers a flat 30% tax plus 4% cess on profits, resulting in an effective tax rate of 31.2% under the Income-tax Act, 2025. Additionally, a 1% TDS is deducted from the total trade value upon transfer under Section 393(1) of the Act. Crypto losses cannot be set off against other income. Report gains in Schedule VDA and confirm your position with a chartered accountant.

Acala is an established DeFi hub with real products, an early-mover position in its ecosystem, and genuine token utility. Against that, its stablecoin had a serious incident in 2022, it trades far below its high, its success depends on its wider ecosystem being adopted, and it is volatile and small. This makes it a high-risk, speculative asset, so research it in full and treat any decision as your own.

Acala is a “hub” that provides ready-made financial tools for a wider blockchain ecosystem, rather than being a single app. Its main pieces are a decentralised stablecoin that users can create by locking up crypto as collateral, a liquid-staking service that lets people stake tokens while still keeping a usable, tradable version, and a built-in exchange for swapping tokens. The ACA token pays the fees for all of this, is used to vote on how the network is run, and helps secure it, so its value is linked to how much these services are used.

In August 2022, a misconfiguration in one of Acala’s systems was exploited, causing a very large amount of its stablecoin to be created by mistake, which briefly caused the stablecoin to lose its intended value. The Acala community responded through its governance process, voting to identify and remove the wrongly created tokens in order to restore the stablecoin’s price. While the situation was addressed, it damaged confidence for a time and is an important example of the risks that can affect even established DeFi projects.

CoinDCX is considered one of the leading platforms in India, with FIU-IND registration under the PMLA, ISO/IEC certification, direct INR funding via UPI, IMPS, NEFT and RTGS, and published Proof of Reserves.

Enable app-based two-factor authentication rather than SMS, and use a password you have not reused elsewhere. Never share an OTP, seed phrase, or remote access to your screen. No genuine support agent will ask for them. If you withdraw to a personal wallet, check the address carefully and send a small test amount first, because on-chain transfers cannot be reversed.