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Binance, WazirX ownership row has crypto users in knots
August 09, 2022
Meanwhile, Zanmai Labs, which operates WazirX in India, is exploring the legal route amid an ownership dispute with the world’s largest exchange by volume, according to sources.
Zhao tweeted on Saturday that users on WazirX should transfer their funds to Binance, causing widespread panic, investors told ET.
A day later, Binance disabled off-chain transfers to WazirX, according to a user screenshot that ET has reviewed, severing users’ ability to transfer funds between the two exchanges internally. Off-chain transactions take place outside of blockchain.
Young crypto investors whose portfolios have been hammered by a decline in the prices of cryptos and the prohibitive tax regime in India have expressed concern over the safety of their funds on WazirX and the consequences of a soured relationship between the two companies.
Aditi Khandelwal from Jaipur withdrew all her funds from WazirX on Saturday.
As a retail investor, understanding an issue as complicated as the ownership structure of a company on Twitter was overwhelming, she said.
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