WazirX v preiskavi s strani indijskega izvršnega urada

Indijsko kripto borzo WazirX preiskuje državni izvršilni direktorat (ED) zaradi suma kršitve deviznih predpisov.

ED je dejal, da je borza zaradi suma kršitve zakona o upravljanju deviz v državi vključevala transakcije v vrednosti 27.90 milijarde rupij (381.93 milijona USD). Agencija je še povedala, da sta bila vodja Nischal Shetty in Hanuam Mhatre skupaj s podjetjem v preiskavi.

Podrobnosti preiskave

Ta nova preiskava je povezana s preiskavo pranja denarja proti nezakonitim prijavam spletnih iger na srečo v kitajski lasti. Po navedbah ED obtoženi kitajski državljani so prali premoženjske koristi, ki so jih preoblikovali v kriptovaluto valute Tether (USDT).

They then transferred these converted proceeds via Binance, which acquired WazirX in 2019. According to the ED, WazirX received cryptocurrency worth 8.8 billion rupees ($120 million) from Binance accounts. 14 billion rupees ($191 million) was then transferred to Binance accounts during the period of  investigation. 

ED izdal obvestilo o vzroku za razstavo to the company and its executives, which requires that named parties provide an explanation to a court. Meanwhile, WazirX said it had yet to receive any show cause notice, declaring compliance with all applicable laws.

Težave z WazirX

This isn’t the first unflattering press WazirX has received recently. Earlier this year, the exchange was preobremenjeni by the demand for dogecoin (DOGE). Many attempts by users to trade the cryptocurrency were perceived as cyberattacks and denied by the exchange’s servers. WazirX had earlier been facing issues with periods of higher volume.

This had only been exacerbated by the unstable regulatory environment in India. Earlier, Indian’s central bank had informally urged lenders to prekiniti vezi with crypto-related businesses. Private lender ICICI Bank did such with WazirX, which contributed to its trade processing capacity issues. Since then, the RBI has pojasnjeno its stance, in effect negating this informal request.

Borzna invazija v Indiji

Meanwhile, despite all this regulatory uncertainty, global crypto exchanges are increasingly želijo vstopiti the Indian market. Kraken, Bitfinex, and KuCoin have already initiated talks to understand the Indian market and entry points better. To enter the market, these exchanges would have to set up their own subsidiaries within the country or to buy a local firm.