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WazirX plans to restart trading alongside new features, a recovery token, and a decentralized exchange to make creditors whole.
Speaking at the company’s fourth town hall <a href="https://www.youtube.com/live/NfU7Yruatdo" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">session</a> on YouTube, WazirX co-founder Nischal Shetty disclosed plans to airdrop “recovery tokens” to creditors, enabling them to recover 48% of their lost funds by trading the tokens within the platform. The tokens would be distributed on a pro-rata basis.
To support recovery efforts, the exchange plans to relaunch trading by February 2025 and allocate a portion of generated fees toward creditor recovery through a buyback of recovery tokens. Further, to maximize revenue generation the exchange will introduce new offerings, crypto staking, over-the-counter desk, and futures trading.
Besides the new offerings, Shetty added that the company is in the initial stages of developing a decentralized exchange that will operate alongside the existing platform, citing <a href="https://crypto.news/coindcx-unveils-decentralized-custody-solution-following-wazirx-hack/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">growing calls</a> from users for self-custody options.&nbsp;
The DEX will feature a native governance token allowing users to trade and earn rewards within the decentralized ecosystem while enhancing liquidity and user engagement. A portion of the revenue generated from the platform would be allocated towards recovery efforts. Users will also be able to swap their recovery tokens for the DEX tokens.
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Among other efforts, the exchange plans to recover funds by selling tokens held by third parties and is exploring partnerships with “white knight” investors for rescue financing.&nbsp;
“We will continue to pursue legal actions to reclaim illiquid and stolen assets actively, ensuring they are secured for Creditors’ benefit,” the exchange wrote in a Nov. 6 <a href="https://x.com/WazirXIndia/status/1854141317909299500" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">post</a>.
WazirX’s recovery efforts come in the wake of a <a href="https://crypto.news/wazirx-halts-trading-closes-deposits-following-235m-attack/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">$235 million hack</a> in July that compelled it to suspend operations and pursue a <a href="https://crypto.news/the-inside-story-of-wazirxs-235m-hack/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">restructuring process</a> in Singapore, where its parent firm Zettai is based.
So far, customers have been able to <a href="https://crypto.news/wazirx-announces-inr-withdrawals-provides-update-for-crypto-holders/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">withdraw</a> 55% of their cryptocurrency holdings and 66% of their cash deposits, while the remainder of their fiat and crypto balances remain inaccessible.
Meanwhile, the platform has come under intense scrutiny from regulators, with India’s Financial Intelligence Unit reportedly <a href="https://crypto.news/indias-officials-probe-crypto-exchange-wazirx-over-235m-hack-report/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">investigating</a> WazirX. A coalition of victims is also <a href="https://crypto.news/victims-sue-wazirx-over-235m-hack-class-action-lawsuit/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">pursuing a class-action lawsuit</a> with the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission in India, alongside two additional cases against the exchange currently filed in the Delhi High Court.
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