{"id":468920,"date":"2025-07-29T14:52:55","date_gmt":"2025-07-29T14:52:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/e-bitco.in\/index.php\/2025\/07\/29\/why-is-india-investigating-binance-and-wazirx-over-crypto-loopholes\/"},"modified":"2025-07-29T14:52:55","modified_gmt":"2025-07-29T14:52:55","slug":"why-is-india-investigating-binance-and-wazirx-over-crypto-loopholes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/e-bitco.in\/index.php\/2025\/07\/29\/why-is-india-investigating-binance-and-wazirx-over-crypto-loopholes\/","title":{"rendered":"Why is India investigating Binance and WazirX over crypto loopholes?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.cointelegraph.com\/images\/840_aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy5jb2ludGVsZWdyYXBoLmNvbS9zdG9yYWdlL3VwbG9hZHMvdmlldy83ZGI3ZDMzM2M2Y2MzZjhiYjY0OWM5NDI5NmZiOTg4NC5qcGc=.jpg\" class=\"type:primaryImage\" \/>\n                    <\/p>\n<p>Binance and WazirX face scrutiny as India investigates cross-border wallet flows and security risks. Globally, investigative agencies have been acting against illicit crypto funding.<\/p>\n\n<p data-ct-widget=\"explained-block-content\">\n<\/p><p><em>India\u2019s Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU-IND) is investigating the global cryptocurrency exchange Binance and the Indian exchange WazirX, focusing on potential loopholes in cross-border digital asset transfers.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The investigation is driven by concerns about unregulated <a href=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/news\/how-and-where-to-view-crypto-transaction-histories\">wallet transactions<\/a> linked to accounts from Pakistan. Authorities are particularly worried about activities near sensitive areas like Jammu and Kashmir, where such transfers could be used for <a href=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/explained\/crypto-and-money-laundering-what-you-need-to-know\">illegal funding or money laundering<\/a>. They are also investigating the funds sent from India to addresses located outside the country.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/explained\/why-is-india-investigating-binance-and-wazirx-over-crypto-loopholes\">Read more<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Binance and WazirX face scrutiny as India investigates cross-border wallet flows and security risks. Globally, investigative agencies have been acting against illicit crypto funding. India\u2019s Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU-IND) is investigating the global cryptocurrency exchange Binance and the Indian exchange WazirX, focusing on potential loopholes in cross-border digital asset transfers. The investigation is driven by [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":468921,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-468920","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-blockchain"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/e-bitco.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/468920","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/e-bitco.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/e-bitco.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/e-bitco.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/e-bitco.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=468920"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/e-bitco.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/468920\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/e-bitco.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/468921"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/e-bitco.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=468920"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/e-bitco.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=468920"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/e-bitco.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=468920"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}