{"id":7416,"date":"2025-01-13T16:48:18","date_gmt":"2025-01-13T16:48:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/?p=7416"},"modified":"2025-01-13T16:48:18","modified_gmt":"2025-01-13T16:48:18","slug":"indias-mudrex-suspends-crypto-withdrawals-till-28th-january-amid-surging-user-growth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/?p=7416","title":{"rendered":"India\u2019s Mudrex Suspends Crypto Withdrawals Till 28th January Amid Surging User Growth"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Indian cryptocurrency exchange <a href=\"https:\/\/mudrex.com\/blog\/\">Mudrex<\/a>, a prominent player in the digital asset space, has announced a temporary suspension of crypto withdrawals on its platform.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">On 12 January 2025, the Bengaluru-based company undertook a compliance upgrade.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Alankar Saxena, Founder, CPO and CTO of Mudrex took to X and said,\u00a0<span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\">\u201cWe have <span class=\"r-b88u0q\">temporarily paused crypto withdrawals<\/span> on Mudrex<\/span><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\">, not permanently.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The announcement follows a year of remarkable growth for the platform, which has seen its user base surge by 200% and monthly trading volumes hit $200 million.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>However, a compliance check was required. Saxena said that the goal of suspending crypto withdrawals is to automate and streamline the verification process for quicker and more reliable withdrawals. He added that all of this will be done while maintaining the highest levels of compliance and security.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Explore: <a href=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/news\/india-is-deliberating-on-a-cryptocurrency-framework-focus-remains-on-international-collaboration\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">India Is Deliberating On A Cryptocurrency Framework, Focus Remains On International Collaboration<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>\u201cCrypto deposits are functioning as usual along with INR deposit and withdrawals,\u201d Mudrex<\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\">\u201cThis step is part of our effort to upgrade the compliance suite to avoid bad actors,\u201d said Saxena. \u201c<\/span>Our priority is to serve our investors in the best and most compliant way possible. We will be able to complete the compliance upgrade by January 28th and will resume crypto withdrawals after.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMudrex has always allowed crypto deposits and withdrawals, even when many platforms in India avoided it due to the challenges involved,\u201d he added. \u201c<span class=\"r-b88u0q\">We believe in giving investors the freedom to access their funds anytime and in any manner.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"r-b88u0q\">However, he clarifies that Indian Rupee (<\/span><span class=\"r-b88u0q\">INR) withdrawals are not affected, and all funds are completely safe.<\/span> Furthermore, he warned against\u00a0<span class=\"r-b88u0q\">misinformation being spread<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe believe in the core principles of crypto and are dedicated to working with the community to push the crypto tech revolution forward,\u201d said Saxena.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">We have temporarily paused crypto withdrawals on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/officialmudrex?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@officialmudrex<\/a>, not permanently. This step is part of our effort to upgrade the compliance suite to avoid bad actors. Our priority is to serve our investors in the best and most compliant way possible. We will be able to complete\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Alankar Saxena (@alankar_saxena) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/alankar_saxena\/status\/1878343681121697872?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 12, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Navigating India\u2019s Regulatory Landscape<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In 2024 alone, Mudrex reported a staggering 200% increase in its user base. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Moreover, monthly trading volumes soared to $200 million. This reflects growing interest in crypto investments among Indian users despite regulatory uncertainties in the sector. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Also, the company achieved $2.2 million in revenue last year with a team of 93 employees. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This rapid expansion highlights both the opportunities and challenges faced by crypto exchanges operating in India\u2019s dynamic regulatory environment.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">India\u2019s cryptocurrency market has been marked by significant regulatory hurdles in recent years. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Many platforms opted to limit or entirely avoid offering crypto services due to ambiguities in government policies.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>In a somewhat similar incident, the Indian government blocked access to the popular cryptocurrency exchange Gate.io on 10 December 2024. A message displayed on the website said, \u201cThe website has been blocked as per order of the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology under IT Act, 2000.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Users were left shocked, with many unable to access their funds or carry out any transactions. Moreover, customers reported receiving error messages on the website saying that they were \u201cattempting to access our services from a restricted location where Gate.io is unable to provide services.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Explore: <a href=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/news\/gate-io-banned-in-india-users-unable-to-access-funds\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Gate.io Banned In India, Users Unable To Access Funds<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/news\/indias-mudrex-suspends-crypto-withdrawals-till-28th-january-amid-surging-user-growth\/\">India\u2019s Mudrex Suspends Crypto Withdrawals Till 28th January Amid Surging User Growth<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/\">99Bitcoins<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Indian cryptocurrency exchange Mudrex, a prominent player in the digital asset space, has announced a temporary suspension of crypto withdrawals on its platform.\u00a0 On 12 January 2025, the Bengaluru-based company undertook a compliance upgrade.\u00a0 Alankar Saxena, Founder, CPO and CTO of Mudrex took to X and said,\u00a0\u201cWe have temporarily paused crypto withdrawals on Mudrex, not [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"iawp_total_views":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[3,4,5],"class_list":["post-7416","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-crypto","tag-doge","tag-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7416","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=7416"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7416\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=7416"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=7416"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=7416"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}