CoinSwitch launches $70M recovery fund for WazirX hack victims

CoinSwitch expects it will take two years to distribute $70 million in recovery funds to WazirX users who lost money due to an alleged cyberattack last year.

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Indian cryptocurrency exchange CoinSwitch seeks to acquire customers from the hacked competitor exchange WazirX by offering a recovery fund to WazirX hack victims.

CoinSwitch took to X on Jan. 7 to officially announce the launch of a WazirX hack recovery fund of 600 crore Indian rupees ($69.9 million).

“CoinSwitch Cares,” the company’s recovery fund, aims to help WazirX users who lost money due to an alleged cyberattack in July 2024.

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