WhenCoinSwitchKuberannounceditsfundraisingnewsonOct6?thatithadraisedover$260million?fromhighprofileinvestorsatavaluationof$1.9billion,alleyesinthecryptoworldweredrawntoIndiaagain,theburgeoningcryptocurrencymarket?whereCoinSwitch?Kuberisoperating.Despiteoftheuncertaintyinregulatory?policiesregardingthecryptocurrencyindustryinIndia,thefundinginthisroundattractedfamousinvestorssuchasventurecapitalfirmsAndreessenHorowitzandCoinbaseVenturestojoinitsexistinginvestorsParadign,RibbitCapital,SequoiaIndiaandTigerGlobal.
ThisroundoffinancinghasofficiallyelevatedCoinSwitchKuberintoaunicornstatusamongIndian’shomegrowncryptocurrency?platforms.ThefirstIndiancryptoexchangecrownedwiththeunicornstatuswasCoinDCX.BackinAugustthisyear,CoinDCXraised$90millioninafundingroundwith?avaluationof$1.1?billion.?Theinvestment?wasledbyEduardoSaverin’s?(theCo-founderofFacebookInc.)?BCapitalGroup,?whileCoinDCX’s?existingpartnersCoinbaseVentures,PolychainCapital,Block.one,andJumpCapitalparticipatedaswell.
DespiteofthesuccessthatlocalIndianexchangesareexperiencingwhenraisingglobalcapitaltoaccelerate?theirgrowthinitshomemarket,internationalplayershavealsobeenjoiningtheracetoexpandinthecountry.TheIndianpolicymakers’?debateoncryptoassetshasn’t?affectedthefundraisingforexchanges,?northegrowththeyhavebeenexperiencing.SumitGupta,CEOofCoinDCXtoldBloomberginaninterviewthat?he?planstousepartofthefundstodoublehisteaminthenextsixmonthstoabout400peopleinIndia.RegisteredinSingaporeasPrimestackPte.,CoinDCXaimstoexpanditsuserbasefrom3.5millionto50millionoverthenextfewyearsandfocusoneducatingusersoncryptoandblockchain.
Suchaggressive?expansiongoalsaresetonthe?backdropofthecountry’sastonishinggrowthinthesector.India'sdigitalcurrencymarkethasgrownfrom$923millioninApril2020to$6.6billioninMay2021,accordingtoChainalysis,ablockchaindataplatform.Among154nations,Indiaranks11thincryptocurrencyadoption,itsaid.?readmore
LocalIndianmediahadreportedearlierthisyearthatthegovernment?waslookingtotaxcryptocurrencytradesandecosysteminthecountry.?readmore?Regulators’?pushbackagainstthecryptoindustryhasn’tslowed?downtheindustry’sgrowthnorthecitizens’?acceptancerateofdigitalassets.Accordingto?a?report?citedbyIndiaTimes,thecountryhasthehighestnumberofcryptocurrency?ownersintheworldatover100million.
Whilethesenewlymintedcryptounicornsarecelebratingthemilestonesintheirpathtoexplosivegrowth,anotherIndianplatformWazirX,ownedsince2019byBinance,hasbeenhavingatoughertimeintherecentmonths.BackinJunethisyear,India’sfinancialcrime-fightingagencysaidthatWazirX,oneofthecountry'slargestcryptocurrencyexchangesanditsdirectors,wereunderinvestigationforsuspectedviolationofforeignexchangeregulations.?TheCEOandFounderofWazirX,NischalShetty,hadvocallydefendedhiscompany."WegobeyondourlegalobligationsbyfollowingKnowYourCustomer(KYC)andAMLprocessesandhavealwaysprovidedinformationtolawenforcementauthoritieswheneverrequired,"NischalShettysaid.
BinanceownedWazirXwasfirsthitwithroadblocksbackin2018,notlongafteritslaunch,whentheIndiancentralbankimposedablanketbanonvirtualcurrencyinthecountry.WazirXquicklylaunchedapeer-to-peertradingsystembarelytwodaysaftertheban.WazirXhadmadetherightbetand?itbecamethekeymomentthattheplatformstartedtoseeaskyrocketinggrowththatcontinuedtodate.
WhileBinancehasbeenfacingchallengesglobally,fromabaninUKtoregulatorypressureinotherEuropean?countries,coupledwithotherAsiancountries?tightenthescrewonthegroup,Shetty’scompanyhasgonethroughitsownfairshareofregulatoryscrutinyaswell.WazirX,foritspart,hasbeencaughtinthemidstofacontinuingcryptodebateamongIndianauthorities,leadingShettytoteamupwithotherexchangestojointlyengagethecountry’stopfinancialdecision-makers.?(readmore)
Despiteitsregulatoryuncertainty,IndiaisclearlyapreciousjewelintheFarEast?regionthatattractedmorethanjustBinance.AOFEX,agloballeading?serviceplatformofdigitalassets,hasjustjoinedtherushtoembracetheIndian?marketaheadofDiwali.AOFEXannounceditslaunchinIndiaonOctober15th,joiningotherIndiancryptocurrencyexchangesincompetingfortheattentionsofDiwalishoppersforthecountry’s?biggestandmostimportantholidayoftheyear.?WhileduringDhanters,Indianstraditionally?rushtoagoldshoppingspree,inrecentyearstheyhaveexpandedtheirDiwaliinvestmentstoinclude?otherassetclassessuchasstocks.ThisDiwali,thecryptoexchangesareseenengagingthefamousIndianstarsofalltimesuchasAmitabhBachchan,RanveerSingh?toeducatefirst-timeinvestorsaboutcryptocurrency:thesimplicityandsuperiority,inaveryBollywoodmanner.ItwillsurelybeaDiwalithat,formany,alsomarksthestartofanewcryptojourney.
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