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According to Cointelegraph, the Thane District Court in India ruled on March 23 that there was no preliminary evidence of a crime involving CoinDCX co-founder Sumit Gupta and Niraj Khandelwal in a fraud case involving 7.1 million rupees (approximately $75,000), and granted bail to the two.The court investigation revealed that the fraudulent activity actually occurred on the counterfeit website coindcx.pro, which has no connection to the official CoinDCX platform. The main suspect, Rana, has fully refunded the victims, who also confirmed in court that the two founders were not the parties they met at the café.CoinDCX subsequently issued a statement characterizing the incident as "third-party impersonation" and reminded users to verify domain names and interact only through official channels to guard against the increasingly rampant impersonation and phishing scams in India's cryptocurrency industry.

Two co-founders of the Indian cryptocurrency exchange CoinDCX, Sumit Gupta and Neeraj Khandelwal, who received investment from Coinbase, were arrested by the police on suspicion of involvement in a cryptocurrency investment scam. However, according to reports from other local media, the two were only summoned and not arrested.CoinDCX issued a statement saying that the case involves someone impersonating the founders of CoinDCX and defrauding an insurance consultant of 7.1 million rupees (approximately $75,000), and is unrelated to the two founders.

According to market news, CoinDCX CEO Sumit Gupta revealed that Indian crypto investors are buying Bitcoin and other L1 project tokens (such as Ethereum, Solana, and XRP) on dips and maintaining a diversified portfolio.Unlike the speculative behavior in 2021 that chased high returns, current investors are more focused on fundamentals and long-term value, making more rational investments through systematic investment plans and limit orders. The Indian government takes a cautious regulatory approach to crypto assets, viewing them as taxable virtual digital assets (VDA). The 2026 budget continues to maintain a 30% tax on crypto gains and a 1% transaction source tax, while strengthening compliance requirements for transaction disclosures.

The Competition Commission of India has approved Coinbase's proposal to acquire a minority stake in the local cryptocurrency exchange CoinDCX. This transaction values CoinDCX at $2.45 billion, but the specific investment amount has not been disclosed. Coinbase stated that this move aims to expand its business presence in India and the Middle East.Previously, Coinbase reopened its India app and resumed user registrations this month, marking its return after more than two years of exiting the Indian market.

According to Cointelegraph, the Indian Competition Commission has announced the approval of Coinbase's acquisition of a minority stake in DCX Global Limited (the company behind the crypto platform CoinDCX).Subsequently, Coinbase's Chief Legal Officer Paul Grewal confirmed the news in a post on X. Neither the regulatory announcement nor Grewal's post mentioned the percentage of equity Coinbase holds in the crypto exchange. Previously, in October, there was an announcement stating that Coinbase planned to invest in CoinDCX, which would value CoinDCX at approximately $2.4 billion post-investment. At that time, Coinbase reported that as of July, CoinDCX's annual revenue was around $141 million, but denied earlier reports about its plans to fully acquire the company for $1 billion.

According to a report by Cointelegraph, Indian cryptocurrency exchange CoinDCX pointed out in a survey released on Thursday that Indian cryptocurrency investors now hold an average of 5 tokens per portfolio, up from about 2-3 in 2022.Among them, Layer-1 tokens are the most popular category, chosen by 43.3% of respondents, which CoinDCX describes as "a clear indicator of research-driven diversification rather than single-asset speculation." Bitcoin follows closely, accounting for 26.5%, while meme coins make up 11.8% of investor preferences.

ChainCatcher news, according to Jin10, Coinbase's pre-market stock rose by 1.7%, as the company invested in the Indian crypto exchange CoinDCX with a valuation of $2.45 billion.

ChainCatcher news, according to The Block, CoinDCX co-founder and CEO Sumit Gupta stated that Coinbase's investment values CoinDCX at $2.45 billion.Previously, Coinbase announced plans to invest in the cryptocurrency exchange CoinDCX, pending regulatory approval.

ChainCatcher news, according to an official disclosure from Coinbase, Coinbase announced an investment in CoinDCX, a leading cryptocurrency exchange in India and the Middle East.The transaction is subject to regulatory approval and other customary closing conditions. Coinbase stated that it will continue to seek opportunities to collaborate with builders in India to expand its international business footprint.

ChainCatcher news, according to official sources, the TRON ecosystem project APENFT ($NFT) has officially launched on the trading platform CoinDCX.As an NFT platform that connects traditional art and blockchain, APENFT's listing on CoinDCX will accelerate the globalization process of digital art assets. Investors can now conveniently trade through CoinDCX and share in the NFT ecosystem dividends.

According to ChainCatcher's message and PeckShield's disclosure, there were 17 major cryptocurrency security incidents in July 2025, with total losses reaching $142 million, an increase of 27.2% from June's $111.6 million. Notably, the GMX hacker has returned approximately $40.5 million in crypto assets.The five major security incidents in July were: cryptocurrency exchange CoinDCX lost $44.2 million, decentralized exchange GMX lost $42 million (which has been recovered), BigONE exchange lost $28 million, WOOX lost $12 million, and Future Protocol lost $4.2 million.

ChainCatcher news, Indian cryptocurrency exchange CoinDCX engineer Rahul Agarwal was arrested by Bangalore police for allegedly assisting in a security incident that caused approximately $44 million (around 380 million rupees) in funds to be siphoned off.The incident occurred on July 19, 2025, when CoinDCX detected a large amount of funds flowing from its wallets to multiple external addresses. Investigations revealed that Agarwal allegedly leaked system login credentials by installing malware, allowing attackers to infiltrate internal systems. The police have filed charges against him under provisions of the Indian Information Technology Act, and it was found that his accounts had financial transactions with the attackers. CoinDCX has launched an asset recovery bounty program, offering a reward of up to 25% of the recovered amount. (Finance Feeds)

ChainCatcher news, according to Cointelegraph, CoinDCX CEO Sumit Gupta stated that the company will not be sold.Previous report, Coinbase is in deep negotiations to acquire Indian CoinDCX.

ChainCatcher news, according to Bloomberg, Coinbase is in deep negotiations to acquire Indian CoinDCX.

ChainCatcher news, according to a follow-up announcement released by CoinDCX, the reason for the attack was that an internal operational account was compromised due to a server attack. The CoinDCX wallet used for storing customer assets was not affected, and the related losses will be fully covered by CoinDCX's own treasury reserves. Currently, efforts are underway to freeze and recover the assets, and a bug bounty program is planned.Previous report, CoinDCX was hacked around yesterday morning, resulting in a loss of approximately 44.2 million dollars.

ChainCatcher message, according to a post by ZachXBT on his personal channel, "It appears that the centralized exchange platform CoinDCX in India may have been hacked about 17 hours ago, resulting in a loss of approximately $44.2 million, but as of now, it has not disclosed this incident to the community

ChainCatcher news, according to CoinDesk, CoinDCX CEO Sumit Gupta denied the allegations made by WazirX that the platform transferred user funds to a non-compliant entity in Lithuania, stating that the relevant user funds are held by Neblio Technologies, which is registered in India and complies with FIU regulations.Previously, the Indian exchange WazirX claimed in Singapore court documents that CoinDCX was storing user funds in a Lithuanian entity. Gupta emphasized that CoinDCX has never operated in Lithuania and has not transferred any user funds to Lithuania, stating that the allegations are misleading information.

ChainCatcher news, according to Cryptonews, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) of India has chosen the cryptocurrency exchange CoinDCX to manage the seized digital assets. As part of the collaboration, CoinDCX will provide a secure custody infrastructure to store and manage the confiscated assets.Indian authorities have intensified their enforcement against cryptocurrency fraud, seizing assets worth nearly $200 million in the GainBitcoin and BitConnect scams.Assistant Director of the Enforcement Directorate, Parneet Kumar, stated that CoinDCX has cooperated during the seizure process, assisting the ED in the investigation and ensuring compliance with all legal requirements.

ChainCatcher news, according to Cointelegraph, the Indian cryptocurrency exchange platform CoinDCX's self-custody wallet Okto has officially obtained a license issued by the RAK Digital Assets Oasis (RAK DAO) in the UAE Free Trade Zone.On August 27, Okto announced that it has received an operating license from RAK DAO. This allows the Web3 wallet to operate legally in the UAE. The project claims to be the first Web3 wallet to obtain a license in the country's dedicated digital asset free zone.Okto is a multi-chain decentralized finance (DeFi) wallet, fully owned by the Mauritius-based company DCX Global, which was established in July 2023. The platform offers a keyless, self-custody wallet for managing digital assets.

ChainCatcher news, Sumit Gupta, co-founder of the Indian cryptocurrency exchange CoinDCX, stated that the company has established an investor protection fund aimed at "compensating users for losses incurred in extremely rare situations such as security breaches." Initially, it will hold nearly $6 million (500 million Indian Rupees), and this fund is entirely sourced from "our profits." This decision was made after last month's $230 million hack of WazirX, which involved nearly 45% of customer funds in one wallet. Following the hacking incident, Gupta was one of the earliest critics of WazirX's customer fund management plan.