Liminal Custody fires back, blames $230 million hack on WazirXLiminal Custody announced that an independent audit by Grant Thornton cleared them of involvement in the $230 million cyberattack on July 1...
09 Sep, 2024, 06.09 PM IST
WazirX blocked 2,431 accounts in past six monthsDuring the October-March duration, the cryptocurrency exchange received 431 requests from law enforcement agencies, against a total transac...
21 Mar, 2023, 11.28 PM IST
WazirX calls Binance charges ‘false’, set to seek legal recourseThis follows Binance's decision last week to not let WazirX use its wallet services.
08 Feb, 2023, 11.03 PM IST
Laid-off WazirX staffers rattled by their crypto ordealLayoffs by crypto companies have loomed large amid a market crash and falling prices of cryptocurrencies. Indian employees of other crypto ...
04 Oct, 2022, 10.38 AM IST
ED lifts freeze on WazirX accounts; banking resumesIn August, the agency said it had conducted searches on one of the directors of M/s Zanmai Lab Pvt Ltd, which operates WazirX and had issue...
12 Sep, 2022, 10.41 PM IST
WazirX says ED unfreezes bank accounts; investigation continuesHowever, the top management or founders of the company refused to comment when approached by ETmarkets.com. They refused to respond to ETMa...
12 Sep, 2022, 01.36 PM IST
ED probing crypto exchanges for alleged laundering of over Rs 1,000 croreThe ED is expected to question officials of the crypto exchanges under investigation again next week, said an industry executive.
11 Aug, 2022, 12.19 PM IST
WazirX says it is compliant with KYC lawWarns users who are withdrawing funds to international exchanges of compliance issues.
10 Aug, 2022, 10.36 PM IST
Binance says it does not manage WazirX users’ fundsUsers were led to believe funds deposited in WazirX were managed by Binance but this is not the case, says a spokesperson, adding Binance i...
08 Aug, 2022, 07.55 PM IST
WazirX founder Nischal Shetty says Binance has “control” over the Indian crypto exchangeBinance had said it had acquired WazirX back in 2019
06 Aug, 2022, 06.46 PM IST
ED freezes bank accounts of WazirX worth Rs 64.67 croreThe agency’s statement comes days after the minister for state (Finance) Pankaj Chaudhary told the Parliament that WazirX was being probed ...
05 Aug, 2022, 10.05 PM IST
WazirX says it complied with all 1,023 requests from law enforcement in Oct-MarA report released by the company on Tuesday said 17,218 accounts were locked during the period, compared to 14,469 in April-September 2021.
17 May, 2022, 05.29 PM IST
NCB gets Binance to freeze account of Mumbai 'Crypto King' AdivirkarNCB arrested Adivirkar, known as the ‘crypto king’ in Mumbai, in June while busting a drug syndicate. Adivirkar allegedly used to take cash...
18 Nov, 2021, 09.41 AM IST
Delhi High Court asks RBI, SBI to respond to plea to revoke prohibition on use of UPI for cryptocurrency exchangeThe petitioner, who is an account holder of SBI and registered user of cryptocurrency exchange, WazirX, said by the actions of the authorit...
28 Oct, 2021, 05.48 PM IST
WazirX asked for info on alleged drug dealer on its crypto platformA spokesperson for WazirX said that it had informed the NCB that the accused had not used its platform.
19 Jun, 2021, 09.50 AM IST
Narcotics Control Bureau asks WazirX for details of alleged drug dealerThe Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) arrested Makarand Pardeep Adivirkar, aka Cryptoking, in Mumbai for allegedly using bitcoin to purchase L...
18 Jun, 2021, 07.59 PM IST
ED sends showcause notice to WazirXAgency claims transactions worth Rs 2,790.74 cr carried out in violation of forex rules; CEO Shetty says crypto exchange in compliance with...
12 Jun, 2021, 09.56 AM IST