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WazirX’s Founder and CEO Nischal Shetty Speaks Exclusively to CryptoNewsZ
25.12.2019
As governments across the world scramble to regulate the revolution created by cryptocurrencies, the world’s largest democracy and the 7th largest economy in the world, India is no exception to the current drive. In April 2018, India’s central bank, the Reserve Bank of India directed all entities...
WazirX CEO Nischal Shetty Welcomes Kerala’s Blockchain Experts Training Initiative
18.12.2019
With the crypto industry making its nascent entry in the Indian subcontinent, there seems to be a class of people who are super excited about this new development. On Thursday, a top official of the Kerala government stated that the state is gearing up to provide 20,000 blockchain experts in...
WazirX Lists BNB on the Platform as Part of its Rapid Listing
27.11.2019
India’s largest crypto exchange, WazirX has announced the listing of Binance Coin (BNB), on the platform, as part of its Rapid Listing Initiative. While the announcement has been a long-awaited one, the development is plausible nonetheless, as the exchange has managed to survive the hostile...
Binance Enters Indian Market With Acquisition of Crypto Exchange WazirX
21.11.2019
Binance has made a move into India's potentially huge, but troubled, cryptocurrency market with the acquisition of the WazirX exchange platform
Binance Ignores Crypto Ban Plan in India Also, Acquires WazirX
21.11.2019
Binance has become another major crypto exchange that is investing in India despite the local government said it's considering a total cryptocurrency ban in the country.
After South Korea’s major crypto exchange Bithumb said in October that is hoping to launch an exchange in India, Binance moved...
Binance Acquires Major Indian Exchange Wazirx – CEO Explains the Changes
21.11.2019
A major Indian cryptocurrency exchange, Wazirx, has been acquired by Binance. News.Bitcoin.com talked to Wazirx CEO Nischal Shetty to find out the implication of this acquisition and the changes users in India can expect. Meanwhile, the “India Wants Crypto” campaign to bring about...
Binance Acquires WazirX; Move to Spur Crypto Adoption in India
21.11.2019
In a momentous deal, world’s leading digital currency exchange Binance has acquired India’s foremost cryptocurrency organization WazirX. As the news is making rounds, Indian crypto believers are getting cheery considering the fact that this path-breaking collaboration will be the reason behind...
WazirX CEO Calls for Crypto in India; Explains “Bitcoin for a Common Man”
19.11.2019
Indian crypto exchange WazirX CEO, Nischal Shetty, in conversation with Sumit Jain, Co-founder of Commonfloor, at the OpenTalk platform explained why crypto is important for the common man in India. When asked his views on “Bitcoin for a common man”, he stated that the entire ethos of the internet...
WazirX CEO Urges PM Modi and FM Sitharaman to Focus on Crypto; Says Country Losing Important Tech Battle
19.11.2019
Even after a decade of existence and covering most of the first and second world, the crypto industry hasn’t been able to penetrate the Indian market as prominently as it would’ve liked. The reason? Government’s pessimistic approach towards crypto. While there are several factors...
WazirX CEO Nischal Shetty Urges Indian Government to Lend Support for Crypto Industry
8.11.2019
Where on the one hand the world is progressing towards the adoption of digital currencies as the promising tools for lubricating finance and trade, the Indian subcontinent has somehow restrained itself from exploring the arena. The strict restrictions imposed by the topmost banking authority...
Indian Exchanges Innovate as Calls for Positive Crypto Regulation Escalate
3.9.2019
Indian crypto exchanges are innovating, launching new products and improving services for their users, despite the country’s regulatory uncertainty and unresolved banking restrictions. Meanwhile, the Indian crypto community continues its efforts to convince the government that the draft bill...
Crypto Can Boost Indian Economy – How Banning Will Hurt it
29.8.2019
The Indian economy is experiencing severe economic slowdown not seen in many years, and cryptocurrency can potentially help. However, the government is considering a draft bill to ban cryptocurrencies, which could have undesirable consequences on the economy. Meanwhile, the Indian crypto community...
Indian Crypto Traders Undeterred by Ban Rumor
12.5.2019
The Indian crypto community is undeterred by the widespread rumor that its government is discussing a bill which could ban some cryptocurrencies. Local crypto exchanges have revealed to news.Bitcoin.com that their trading volumes have been increasing despite this report. Meanwhile, experts have...