Tagged: coindcx

March 29, 2026 @ 7:52 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

In a concerning case that unfolded earlier this week, the co-founders of CoinDCX—one of India’s cryptocurrency exchanges—found themselves in police custody over allegations of a ₹71.6 lakh fraud. Sumit Gupta and Neeraj Khandelwal were arrested in Bengaluru by officers from Thane’s Mumbra police station and… Read More

July 19, 2025 @ 5:49 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

On July 19, 2025, CoinDCX, one of India’s cryptocurrency exchanges, suffered a significant security breach, resulting in a loss of approximately $44 million. The incident, which occurred exactly one year after a devastating $235 million hack of rival exchange WazirX, has reignited concerns about the… Read More

July 20, 2022 @ 11:00 pm By JD Alois  |  

CoinDCX, one of the largest crypto exchanges in India with over 13 million users, has hired former Amazon Pay executive Gaurav Arora as Senior Vice President, CoinDCX Pro. The company states that Arora will lead it to the next phase of growth bringing innovation to… Read More

July 3, 2022 @ 10:24 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

  Analysis of online jobs data has found that digital currency exchange Kraken is “leading” the crypto recruitment charge. The company is looking “to fill over 650 new positions in the past week in the UK and United States.” Further analysis shows that Jack Dorsey’s… Read More

May 26, 2022 @ 11:56 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

CoinDCX, which claims to be one of India’s largest and the “most valuable” crypto companies, has announced the launch of its new crypto yield program, ‘Earn’, which is described as a new way for CoinDCX’s customers “to put their crypto to work and earn interest… Read More

May 12, 2022 @ 9:04 am By Omar Faridi  |  

CoinDCX, which claims to be one of India’s largest and “most valuable” crypto companies, recently announced the launch of CoinDCX Ventures, which is described as an investment initiative funding early-stage crypto and blockchain startups, “bolstering India’s digital asset ecosystem and accelerating the transformation of India’s… Read More

February 28, 2022 @ 8:30 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

We recently connected with Neeraj Khandelwal, Co-founder of CoinDCX, one of India’s largest digital asset exchanges. As covered in August 2021, CoinDCX turned into India’s first crypto unicorn following a $90 million investment round led by Facebook Inc. co-founder Eduardo Saverin and B Capital Group… Read More

February 15, 2022 @ 12:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

CoinDCX, India’s first crypto unicorn which claims to be the country’s “safest” crypto exchange, announced that it has chosen crypto-native risk monitoring company Solidus Labs as a strategic compliance partner. With the goal to protect its clients from known forms of market abuse and a… Read More

January 12, 2022 @ 10:23 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

CoinDCX, which is India’s first crypto unicorn and claims to be the nation’s “safest” digital asset exchange, announced the appointment of Divakar Prayaga as SVP and Head of Information Security. As mentioned in an update shared with CI, Divakar will be expected to play a… Read More

August 27, 2021 @ 12:00 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Sumit Gupta, Co-founder and CEO at CoinDCX, one of India’s largest and most established cryptocurrency exchanges and liquidity aggregators, recently shared important insights exclusively with Crowdfund Insider. Notably, CoinDCX recently finalized a $90 million investment round, becoming India’s first crypto-focused Unicorn. During our conversation, Gupta… Read More

August 17, 2021 @ 2:44 am By Priyanka Pani  |  

FalconX, a one-stop shop for institutional cryptocurrency market participants, has raised a $210 million Series C financing round led by Altimeter Capital. The new funding round valued the platform at $3.75 billion and saw Sapphire Ventures and existing investors B Capital Group, Tiger Global Management,… Read More

August 12, 2021 @ 8:27 pm By Priyanka Pani  |  

Even as India continues to debate the legality of crypto, CoinDCX has turned into the country’s first crypto unicorn following a $90 million funding round led by Facebook Inc. co-founder Eduardo Saverin and B Capital Group. Existing investors, Coinbase Ventures, Polychain Capital, Block.one, and Jump… Read More

December 23, 2020 @ 2:28 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  CoinDCX, an India-based cryptocurrency exchange, announced on Tuesday it raised Rs 100 crore ($13.9 million) through its Series B investment round, which was led by Block.one with participation from DG, Jump Capital, Uncorrelated Ventures, Coinbase Ventures, Polychain Capital, Mehta Ventures, and Alex Pack. Founded… Read More

August 17, 2020 @ 10:27 am By JD Alois  |  

CoinDCX, a crypto exchange that claims to be the largest in India, says its fiat to crypto product Insta has experienced 38% month over month growth in volume, according to a statement by the firm. The company claims that Insta has become India’s most trusted… Read More

June 16, 2020 @ 10:25 am By Omar Faridi  |  

CoinDCX, one of the largest digital asset exchanges in India, has introduced an online platform and subsidiary, called DCX Learn, which aims to serve as a comprehensive resource for people who want to learn more about cryptocurrency and blockchain tech. As mentioned in a release… Read More

June 5, 2020 @ 10:00 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The digital asset and blockchain space is still in its infancy or early stages of development. There are many companies working on developing key infrastructure needed to support emerging cryptocurrency businesses. Cybersecurity, ID verification, AML/KYC processes, and even cryptocurrency-related insurance services are already being developed… Read More

May 26, 2020 @ 9:37 am By Omar Faridi  |  

  CoinDCX, one of India’s largest digital asset exchanges, has secured an additional $2.5 million in funding from several major blockchain investors, including Coinbase Ventures (the investment division of cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase) and Polychain Capital. The latest investment acquired by CoinDCX has come around two… Read More

May 14, 2020 @ 10:50 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Digital asset custody provider BitGo announced on Thursday it has been named as the custodian of India-based crypto exchange, CoinDCX. BitGo reported that as the custodian of CoinDCX, it will provide the secure storage and custodianship of cryptocurrencies held on CoinDCX, fully insured and protected by… Read More

May 11, 2020 @ 10:45 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

  In March, it was reported that CoinDCX had secured $3 million in funding through a Series A investment round, led by Bitcoin Mercantile Exchange (BitMEX) operator, HDR Group. At that time, Sumit Gupta, co-founder and CEO at CoinDCX, said the crypto space in India was developing… Read More

April 28, 2020 @ 11:00 pm By JD Alois  |  

CoinDCX, India’s largest crypto exchange, has listed Crypto.com‘s MCO and CRO tokens representing Hong Kong-based Crypto.com’s entrance into the Indian market.  Two trading pairs are now available on CoinDCX: CRO/BTC & CRO/INR. The MCO token is a payment and finance digital asset within the Crypto.com… Read More