India's largest cryptocurrency exchange founder Nischal Shetty has recently made new developments—his long-standing ownership dispute with a major exchange has officially entered the litigation stage. This controversy actually dates back to 2019. The acquisition deal at that time seemed to be finalized, but since then, both sides have been at odds over control and operational rights, repeatedly clashing in public.
Shetty's stance is very clear: it's now a matter of each side saying their piece, and the truth will be revealed in court.
Not only that, but he also has to deal with a dispute with the custody provider Liminal. Last year, the exchange experienced a hacking attack resulting in losses of over $230 million. WazirX at the time blamed part of the responsibility on Liminal's multi-signature custody infrastructure, but Liminal immediately countered, presenting data to challenge that claim. Now, the three parties each hold their own version of the story, and the matter continues to unfold.
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LayerZeroHero
· 15h ago
It has proven that the acquisition in 2019 was never properly finalized from the start. Now the court will see the truth, and it depends on where the attack vector of the multi-signature escrow actually lies.
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orphaned_block
· 15h ago
Oh my, it's Shetty again. This guy is really entangled in lawsuits, haha.
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OnlyOnMainnet
· 15h ago
Alright, alright, this guy really has a lot of trouble... They've been entangled since 2019, what kind of thing is this?
After arguing for so long, suddenly going to court indicates that negotiations definitely didn't work out. There's also a 2.3 billion gap to fill, and now he's passing the buck to the custodians... This deal is a bit shaky.
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GateUser-2fce706c
· 16h ago
This wave of disputes may seem chaotic, but fundamentally it reflects the governance dilemma of centralized exchanges. I've always said that no matter how big a truly decentralized platform is, it will eventually stumble. What does the WazirX incident indicate? It shows that asset security is always the top priority, everything else is just clouds. Court disputes can't resolve the issue; the market will provide the real answer.
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NFTArchaeologis
· 16h ago
The acquisition in 2019 is still in litigation, which is the lingering issue left by early projects. Ultimately, on-chain matters still need to be filed in the legal archives.
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ChainProspector
· 16h ago
Alright, here comes another big show. Since 2019 up to now, this guy really knows how to talk, see you in court.
Damn, 230 million USD just gone like that? How fragile must this custodial infrastructure be...
This is why I never keep coins on exchanges, too unreliable.
Shetty's way of shifting blame is impressive, three parties passing the buck, and in the end, the user pays the price.
Bro, the mess at the Indian exchange is really one more chaotic than the other.
See you in court for the real showdown? Feels like this will drag on for a few more years...
Another ownership dispute and hacking incident, how many times can this exchange cause trouble.
Hey, if this were in China, it would have been investigated long ago, but here they’re still bickering in court.
I just want to know, who ultimately bears the 230 million USD hole—the user or someone else.
India's largest cryptocurrency exchange founder Nischal Shetty has recently made new developments—his long-standing ownership dispute with a major exchange has officially entered the litigation stage. This controversy actually dates back to 2019. The acquisition deal at that time seemed to be finalized, but since then, both sides have been at odds over control and operational rights, repeatedly clashing in public.
Shetty's stance is very clear: it's now a matter of each side saying their piece, and the truth will be revealed in court.
Not only that, but he also has to deal with a dispute with the custody provider Liminal. Last year, the exchange experienced a hacking attack resulting in losses of over $230 million. WazirX at the time blamed part of the responsibility on Liminal's multi-signature custody infrastructure, but Liminal immediately countered, presenting data to challenge that claim. Now, the three parties each hold their own version of the story, and the matter continues to unfold.