Major Indian bank breaks ‘banking ban’ with WazirX crypto exchange deal
Indian banks have reportedly been slow to accept the Supreme Court’s decision allowing them to do business with crypto firms. Kotak, India’s leading private bank, has reportedly become the first to open its gates to the crypto community, per a report published in the Economic Times. The banking giant announced it has partnered with the leading crypto exchange WazirX, which would allow traders to use the banking services to liquidate their funds. The partnership between the two parties is being seen as a major breakthrough for the crypto community, given Indian banks have frozen crypto....
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The ownership of WazirX became a hot topic as CZ claimed the deal never went through, but three years later, there’s still no clarity. The Twitter exchange between WazirX co-founder Nischal Shetty and Binance CEO Changpeng “CZ” Zhao over the ownership of the Indian crypto exchange grabbed a lot of headlines in the first week of August. WazirX was reportedly acquired by Binance in 2019, and ever since then, the Indian crypto exchange has been referred to as “Binance-owned”; however, to everyone’s surprise, CZ took to Twitter to claim that the acquisition process never went through and....
India’s Enforcement Directorate (ED) has unfrozen the bank accounts of cryptocurrency exchange Wazirx, the company said. The accounts were frozen as part of the federal agency’s investigation into 16 fintech companies and instant loan apps. Wazirx Says Its Bank Accounts Are Now Unfrozen Indian cryptocurrency exchange Wazirx said Monday that the Enforcement Directorate (ED), the law enforcement and economic intelligence agency of the government of India, has unfrozen its bank accounts. The company explained that the ED has been investigating 16 fintech companies and instant....
The Indian crypto exchange was under investigation by local authorities for money laundering allegations which caused a freeze on over $8.1 million in bank account funds. The Enforcement Directorate of India (ED) unfroze the bank accounts of the Indian crypto exchange WazirX, according to a statement from the exchange released on Sept. 12.WazirX says it has been cooperating with local authorities during their anti-money laundering (AML) investigation by providing all of the necessary documents and details requested. The investigation targeted 16 fintech companies and instant loan apps,....
A major Indian cryptocurrency exchange, Wazirx, has had its bank assets of more than $8 million frozen by the Directorate of Enforcement (ED). The exchange was supposedly acquired by Binance in 2019. However, Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao (CZ) now claims that the acquisition was “never completed.” Wazirx, however, maintains that it was acquired by Binance.
ED’s Action Against Wazirx
India’s Directorate of Enforcement (ED) issued a press release Friday concerning Wazirx, a major crypto exchange in India. ED is a law enforcement and economic intelligence....
Binance denied any equity ownership in the India-based crypto exchange after the latter came under regulatory scrutiny. As reported by local news outlet The Economic Times on Monday, Binance is scheduled to remove off-chain fund transfers with Indian cryptocurrency exchange WazirX on Thursday, although users will still be able to deposit and withdraw balances via the standard withdrawal and deposit process between the two exchanges.Three days prior, The Directorate of Enforcement of India alleged that WazirX "actively assisted around 16 accused fintech companies in laundering the proceeds....