Synopsis Many Indian techies get paid in cryptocurrency, say it’s faster and easier. India’s income tax department is looking at startup valuations, via a rarely used provision. Twitter is building a paywall and questions are being raised on Google Chrome’s incognito mode. ETtech Good evening, This week we spoke to a techie in Gurugram who works for a crypto company in Singapore. So far, so mundane. What’s different about this is that he chooses to receive his earnings in cryptocurrency. And he isn’t alone. Despite an imminent ban, it seems India’s tech freelancers are among the first people anywhere to ditch ‘real’-money payments in favour of crypto. Surprised? So were we.