Investors seek regulatory clarity on crypto after exchanges disable deposits
Indian crypto exchanges, CoinSwitch Kuber and WazirX have joined the bandwagon of disabling rupee deposits using the United Payments Interface (UPI) for buying cryptocurrencies. This has alarmed Indian investors as they seek more clarity on crypto regulations.
CoinSwitch Kuber which has more than 15 million users, was not allowing users to load deposits on its applications, although, withdrawals of funds were still allowed.
Rival WazirX through its Twitter account informed its users that UPI is not available. It also added that they had no estimated time limit to fix the issue.
Further, WazirX in a statement mentioned its deposit facility via UPI had been disabled in December, however, the exchange did not elaborate.
The move of the two crypto exchanges comes after when Coinbase and MobiKwik disabled INR deposits using UPI.
Coinbase on its website has alerted that "As of April 10, buys are currently disabled due to an ongoing issue we’re experiencing with the UPI system. We’re working hard to resolve the issue, and we advise that you check your account periodically to see if the issue is fixed."
"Note that we don’t support another payment method to buy crypto at this time. Thank you for your patience and understanding," Coinbase had added.
Coinbase which debuted in the Indian market on April 7, had intimated that they accept payments through UPI. However, right after that National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI), which oversees UPI operations, clarified in a statement that they weren't aware of any crypto exchange using UPI.
On April 7, NCPI clarified saying, "With reference to some recent media reports around the purchase of Cryptocurrencies using UPI, National Payments Corporation of India would like to clarify
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