Why are informal USDT and bitcoin prices higher than the international price?
Last reviewed: 15 October 2026
Short answer
With no lawful way to trade crypto, informal sellers charge a premium for risk and demand. That premium is itself a sign of risk.
Full answer
The prices on our price page are international market averages converted to taka. Prices quoted informally can be higher for several reasons:
- The price of risk: sellers build the risk of frozen accounts or legal trouble into the price.
- Dollar shortages: the gap between the banking-channel dollar rate and the open-market rate also shows up in USDT prices.
- Middlemen's margins.
Be extra careful when a rate looks unusually good; scammers often lure people with attractive rates. See P2P fraud.