Crypto Exchanges

Story: WazirX (WRX) Cryptocurrency Exchange in India and the IPL (Indian Premier League) Match

By Steven Anderson

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WazirX is a Bitcoin and Cryptocurrency Exchange in India. They say if you have not bought cryptocurrency yet, you will be able to buy one in just 5 minutes.

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Normally those who are in India, buy cryptocurrency in India from WazirX using IMPS/NEFT/RTGS.

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This means:  IMPS/NEFT/RTGS deposits are temporarily disabled.

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During every IPL match, users will be able to participate in exclusive giveaways, trading contests, quizzes and more.

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For clarity, IPL is the Indian Premier League.  The teams who are participating in the 2021 season are CSK, DC, RCB, MI, PBKS, RR, SRH, and KKR.

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India is just getting used to cryptocurrency and therefore it is very common to see airdrops happening in the exchange for eligible users.

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They organized club house events in which they discuss crypto use cases, application and more.

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We cannot be sure that cryptocurrency transactions are smooth as there are lot of community members expressing stuff like:

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I deposited 10000 but not credited to my WazirX account.  And they share their ticket id.

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Someone pointed to a Q and A which states:  “Is there a Deposit Fee? Yes, in order to facilitate the instant deposits we use payment processors so that the amounts are…

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In response one of the users stated:  You deducted such a high fee per transfer but saying deposits are made instantly, yet it takes such a long time. Care to explain?

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There are also real time users who say, WazirX should try and improve on it support system. It is very frustrating not to being attended to ordinary KYC.

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Onboarding to the exchange also seems to be a bit hard.  There are also complaints about difficulties in withdrawing funds.

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