Malayalee migrants: Crypto, culture, and community in the global crypto scene

When we talk about Malayalee migrants, people of Malayali origin from Kerala, India, who have settled abroad, often in the Gulf, Europe, or North America. Also known as Kerala diaspora, they form one of the most active and tech-savvy immigrant groups in global cryptocurrency adoption. Unlike many other communities that treat crypto as a speculative gamble, Malayalee migrants use it as a practical tool — for sending remittances, accessing DeFi yields, and bypassing banking restrictions in countries with strict capital controls.

This isn’t random. Many Malayalee migrants work in sectors like IT, healthcare, and construction in places like the UAE, Saudi Arabia, and Singapore — environments where crypto is quietly accepted, even if not officially regulated. They’re the ones running local WhatsApp groups to share airdrop tips, pooling funds to buy Uniswap v3 on Celo, a low-fee, mobile-optimized decentralized exchange built for cross-border payments because it works on basic smartphones. They’re also the users who avoid centralized exchanges like Coinbit or Coinbook — not because they’re anti-tech, but because they’ve seen too many scams target their community.

Their influence shows up in the posts you’ll find here. You’ll see guides on Step Hero airdrop, a campaign that rewarded users for simple app tasks with $HERO tokens — a project that gained traction in Malayalee expat groups because it required no KYC and paid out in usable tokens. You’ll find deep dives into Wagmi (IOTA EVM), a feeless DEX for swapping bridged assets like USDT and wIOTA, which became popular in Kerala’s tech-savvy families because it avoided Ethereum gas fees. Even Pakistan's 15% crypto capital gains tax, a policy that affects many Malayalee workers in Gulf-based firms with Pakistani partners, is discussed not just as law, but as a real-life financial burden they navigate daily.

What ties these posts together? Real people — not investors, not traders, but migrants — using crypto to solve real problems. They’re not chasing moonshots. They’re using wrapped assets, stablecoins, and DEXs to keep money flowing to families back home, to avoid currency devaluation, and to build digital wealth without banks. And they’re doing it quietly, without influencers or hype. The community doesn’t need a podcast. It has WhatsApp.

Below, you’ll find reviews, warnings, and breakdowns — not from analysts, but from users who’ve been there. Whether it’s avoiding fake DEXs like LocalCoin or understanding why SharkSwap has zero volume, these posts reflect what Malayalee migrants actually use, trust, and avoid. No fluff. No promises. Just what works when you’re halfway across the world and your family’s next meal depends on a blockchain transaction.