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WazirX launches bounty program to recover stolen assets
20.7.2024
The exchange remains focused on addressing the impact on customer funds and ensuring the security and integrity of their platform
India’s WazirX, Zebpay CEOs Collaborate to Debut New Crypto Venture
7.2.2024
Indian crypto veterans Nischal Shetty and Avinash Shekhar have launched their new crypto-INR perpetual futures exchange dubbed ‘Pi42.’ WazirX founder Shetty and erstwhile CEO of Zebpay Shakhar said that the new venture would be one of the most legally compliant exchanges in India. The exchange...
Indian Crypto Exchange Wazirx Calls Binance’s Allegations ‘False and Unsubstantiated’ — Seeks Recourse
9.2.2023
Indian crypto exchange Wazirx has denied the allegations made by Binance regarding the relationship between the two crypto exchanges. Emphasizing that the allegations “are false and unsubstantiated,” Wazirx stressed. “As far as Binance’s actions are concerned, we are taking...
WazirX Co-Founder Nischal Shetty Speaks Out on Spat With Binance CEO
8.8.2022
Shetty said his team has been in discussions with Binance for several months to try and resolve the ownership issue
Binance CEO Warns ‘We Could Disable Wazirx Wallets’ — Advises Investors to Transfer Funds to Binance
7.8.2022
Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao (CZ) has warned that his company could “disable Wazirx wallets on a tech level,” advising anyone with funds on the Indian crypto exchange to transfer them to Binance. The warning numerous tweets by CZ and Wazirx’s founder regarding whether Binance...
Omar Syed and Nischal Shetty of WazirX Reveal a Crypto Project Named Shardeum
3.2.2022
Crypto entrepreneurs Omar Syed and Nischal Shetty recently announced a new platform called Shardeum. Both Nischal and Omar have also worked on WazirX, which holds a major portion of the crypto market in South Asia. Shardeum will be an EVM-compatible sharded network with robust security, complete...
Indian Crypto Bill: Exchange CEO Discusses What to Expect
6.12.2021
There are reports that the Indian government may impose restrictions on self-custodial cryptocurrency wallets and only allow Indian crypto exchanges. The CEO of a major cryptocurrency exchange in India has shared his thoughts on the possible restrictions. The Indian government has listed...
India Probes Cryptocurrency Exchange Wazirx in Chinese Money Laundering Case
12.6.2021
India’s Directorate of Enforcement (ED) has reportedly sent a notice to Wazirx, one of the largest cryptocurrency exchanges in India, under the Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999, (FEMA). The investigation was initiated “on the basis of the ongoing money-laundering investigation into...
Bitcoin Tops $11,000 Reigniting Interest in India
30.7.2020
A resurgent bitcoin is rekindling Indian interest in cryptocurrencies with reports suggesting many dormant holders are back to trading. A report in Livemint is also attributing the piqued interest to a recent Indian supreme court decision to overturn a prohibition that barred banks from dealing...
‘How to Buy Bitcoin in India’: Crypto Exchange Offers Rewards for Videos in All Indian Languages
15.7.2020
Indian cryptocurrency exchange Wazirx is offering rewards for videos about how to buy bitcoin or other cryptocurrencies in India in all Indian languages, including Hindi, Tamil, Gujarati, Marathi, Kannada, Bengali, and Telugu. News.Bitcoin.com caught up with Wazirx CEO Nischal Shetty to find...
Naimish Sanghvi (CoinCrunch) AMA with Nischal Shetty (WazirX): Key Highlights
1.6.2020
Sundays are meant for detox and not regretting about spending it lazily on the couch! During this lockdown period owing to COVID-19, people have constantly been connecting through various social media platforms and reaching out to the masses. Meanwhile, we have witnessed immense recognition...
“Tokenization” is the Next Big Thing; Nischal Shetty
20.5.2020
The monetary industry is making progressive moves to encourage new and more secure payment methods. The concept of Tokenization holds a notable promise to tackle the need of the hour, the idea of “Secured Payment Methods.” The CEO of India’s most trusted crypto exchange platform, Nischal Shetty...
Nischal Shetty Welcomes Brad Garlinghouse’s Move Against Social Media Companies
22.4.2020
Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse announced on Tuesday that he and Ripple are taking legal action against YouTube as the video content platform consistently failed to tackle fake giveaway scams and impersonators. Applauding the move, WazirX CEO Nischal Shetty has come in support of Garlinghouse...
Nischal Shetty Shares Views on the Indian Crypto Market Development
14.3.2020
Nischal Shetty, the prominent India-based crypto enthusiast and the honorable CEO of WazirX crypto exchange, has released a chain of tweets on his official Twitter handle proclaiming massive development and investments in the Indian crypto space very soon. Founded in 2009, cryptocurrencies have...
After Court Victory, Indian Exchanges Gear Up for Crypto Trading Surge
4.3.2020
Indian Supreme Court’s decision to lift the central bank’s ban on cryptocurrency trading could soon translate into notable growth in trading volumes, according to cryptocurrency exchanges in the country
WRX Trades With All Its Potential; Mounts at $0.130
14.2.2020
India and Crypto are two words that don’t mingle up together, yet the young aspirant Nischal Shetty has built India’s most trusted Bitcoin and cryptocurrency exchange—WazirX. This premier platform came up with its native token WXR (WazirX) just last week on Binance—the well-known crypto exchange....
WazirX Token Trades with a Bang; Exhibits 3X Growth on Day 1
6.2.2020
India being the hub and center of growth and development through digitalization, is still lacking due to two main reasons viz., Lack of awareness by the growing young populace Lack of steady support from the government However, we can’t really miss out on the efforts of WazirX + Crowdfire Founder...
Subhash Chandra Garg on the Future of Crypto
5.1.2020
India’s former Finance Secretary Subhash Chandra Garg has shared his views on the future of cryptocurrency, both in India and worldwide. He headed the committee responsible for drafting the infamous bill to ban cryptocurrencies, which the crypto community calls flawed in many regards. Also...
Wazirx CEO on 2020 Outlook, RBI Ban, Crypto Regulation for India
30.12.2019
The Indian crypto community has had an eventful year, with a bill on the horizon, the RBI ban’s supreme court hearing, and the community’s efforts toward positive crypto regulation. News.Bitcoin.com interviewed Nischal Shetty, CEO of local crypto exchange Wazirx, about what the Indian...
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...