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operated in India by Zanmai Labs Pvt. Ltd., suffered a $234.9 million hack attributed to North Korea's Lazarus Group on July 18, 2024, freezing user funds and triggering multiple Indian regulatory investigations. India's Supreme Court dismissed a victims' petition in April 2025 citing a lack of crypto regulatory framework, while the Enforcement Directorate, Financial Intelligence Unit, and other agencies have opened probes into the exchange's operations, ownership structure, and alleged links to terror financing. A Singapore court approved a restructuring plan in October 2025, offering partial recovery to creditors.","timeline":[{"date":"2018-01-01","event":"WazirX launched by Nischal Shetty; operated by Zanmai Labs Pvt. 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