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Bybit backs India blockchain tour 2025 as title sponsor
MUMBAI — Crypto exchange heavyweight Bybit has inked a deal to become title sponsor of the India Blockchain Tour (IBT) 2025 — a high-octane, eight-city Web3 campaign led by Octaloop, aimed at turbocharging India’s decentralised future. It kicked off in Hyderabad on 28 June and will culminate in Bengaluru on 30 November. The tour’s centrepiece is Metamorphosis 2025, slated for 27–28 September in New Delhi.
The move marks a deepening of Bybit’s long-term bet on India’s blockchain ecosystem. “India is one of the most dynamic landscapes for blockchain innovation,” said Bybit India head Vikas Gupta. “By partnering with IBT, we reaffirm our commitment to empowering India’s crypto community through education and builder support.”
Each tour stop — spanning Hyderabad, Ahmedabad, Kolkata, Goa, Mumbai, Chennai, Bengaluru and New Delhi — promises a high-impact blend of policy panels, builder workshops, startup showcases and fireside chats with global blockchain leaders. With immersive activations in five Indian languages, the series aims to bridge geographies and cultures, extending well beyond tier-1 bubbles.
Bybit’s Gupta is set to headline a keynote session titled From Fomo to Fundamentals: Fixing India’s Crypto Literacy Gap, unpacking the disconnect between India’s booming adoption and its patchy financial literacy. He will spotlight Bybit’s efforts to plug the gap through its Bybit Learn initiative, university tie-ups with IITs Delhi and Kharagpur, and deeper community engagement.
The 2025 edition also sees Metamorphosis, Octaloop’s flagship summit, move from Bengaluru to the capital — a calculated shift to blend the buzz of community energy with policymaking gravitas.
The title sponsorship follows Bybit’s registration with India’s Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU-IND), signalling its intent to play by the rules and stay the course in the world’s fastest-growing Web3 market.
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Paisabazaar launches Credit Premier League 2.0
Nationwide campaign rewards highest credit scores with Rs 1 lakh top prize.
MUMBAI: When credit scores become a national league, even your CIBIL report starts feeling like it’s playing in the IPL and Paisabazaar has just kicked off the second season. Paisabazaar, India’s leading marketplace for financial products and the country’s largest free credit score platform, has announced the return of the Credit Premier League (CPL) 2.0, a fun, nationwide initiative to recognise and reward individuals with the highest credit scores.
Building on the success of the first edition, CPL 2.0 introduces higher rewards and broader participation. The individual(s) with the highest credit score in the country will win Rs 1 lakh, while state champions will each receive Rs 10,000. Additionally, all participants from the winning state, the one with the highest average credit score will also be rewarded.
All winnings will be credited directly to winners’ PB Wallet, allowing them to pay credit card bills, recharge mobiles, or settle utility bills seamlessly on the Paisabazaar platform.
Paisabazaar CEO Santosh Agarwal said the campaign aims to make credit awareness more engaging and mainstream. “With CPL, we are bringing together engagement, gamification and rewards to make conversations around credit scores more mainstream,” he noted. “Our focus remains on building a financially aware and credit-healthy Bharat.”
The first edition of CPL saw over 5.5 million participants, with the highest individual score touching 861. Delhi recorded the highest average credit score of 746.
Consumers can participate simply by checking their free credit score on the Paisabazaar platform or app. The CPL leaderboard and rankings will be available exclusively on the Paisabazaar App.
In a country where financial dreams are serious business, Paisabazaar has found a smart way to turn credit scores into an exciting game – because when your financial health gets rewarded, everyone wants to play.
