{"id":13066,"date":"2026-09-10T16:41:28","date_gmt":"2026-09-10T16:41:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cryptonews.uk.com\/?p=13066"},"modified":"2026-09-10T16:41:28","modified_gmt":"2026-09-10T16:41:28","slug":"india-crypto-takedowns-target-15-platforms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cryptonews.uk.com\/?p=13066","title":{"rendered":"India crypto takedowns target 15 platforms"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-cs-editorial-quote-scope=\"\" data-cs-image-viewer-scope=\"\" data-single-article-content=\"\">\n<p>India\u2019s Financial Intelligence Unit, the agency enforcing anti-money laundering reporting rules for crypto services, has issued non-compliance notices to 15 providers and separately sought the takedown of their apps and URLs from public access in India.<\/p>\n<p>The Sept. 9 announcement says the services were operating without meeting relevant requirements under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act. The practical risk is loss of public app and website access, but the release does not say that every service is already blocked or that customer accounts, balances or withdrawals have been frozen.<\/p>\n<p>FIU-IND named both the consumer-facing brands and their associated entities. The first six are Weex, paired with Weex International Exchange LTD; Blofin with BLF Global Limited; Rezorex with RezorEx; Bitunix with Bitunix LLC; DigiFinex with DigiFinex Ltd; and Toobit with Hopeful Technology Co. Ltd.<\/p>\n<p>The remainder are XT.com, paired in the release with Fibtc Ltd \/ XT TECHNICAL PTE. LTD.; Latoken with LAtrade Ltd; WOO X with Wootech Limited; Pionex with Marketa Trading Inc.; ChangeNow with CHN Group LLC; SimpleSwap with SimpleSwap LTD; Fixedfloat with FFGX Group LLC; WhiteBIT with UAB Clear White Technologies; and Guardarian with FinSeven CZ.<\/p>\n<p>FIU-IND said the takedown notices were issued under India\u2019s information technology law and intermediary rules. The order seeks action against public apps and URLs; it does not by itself show that app stores or internet providers have completed the removals.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-561389\" src=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/exec-15975e3d-faf2-4390-9c6d-1793a9c74ba0.png\" alt=\"Infographic showing FIU-IND notices to 15 crypto providers, app and URL takedown notices, and that blocking was not yet confirmed as of Sept. 9, 2026.\" width=\"720\" height=\"405\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/exec-15975e3d-faf2-4390-9c6d-1793a9c74ba0.png 1672w, https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/exec-15975e3d-faf2-4390-9c6d-1793a9c74ba0-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/exec-15975e3d-faf2-4390-9c6d-1793a9c74ba0-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/exec-15975e3d-faf2-4390-9c6d-1793a9c74ba0-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/exec-15975e3d-faf2-4390-9c6d-1793a9c74ba0-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/exec-15975e3d-faf2-4390-9c6d-1793a9c74ba0-480x270.png 480w, https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/exec-15975e3d-faf2-4390-9c6d-1793a9c74ba0-1200x675.png 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload aligncenter wp-image-561389\" src=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/exec-15975e3d-faf2-4390-9c6d-1793a9c74ba0.png\" alt=\"Infographic showing FIU-IND notices to 15 crypto providers, app and URL takedown notices, and that blocking was not yet confirmed as of Sept. 9, 2026.\" width=\"720\" height=\"405\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/exec-15975e3d-faf2-4390-9c6d-1793a9c74ba0.png 1672w, https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/exec-15975e3d-faf2-4390-9c6d-1793a9c74ba0-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/exec-15975e3d-faf2-4390-9c6d-1793a9c74ba0-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/exec-15975e3d-faf2-4390-9c6d-1793a9c74ba0-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/exec-15975e3d-faf2-4390-9c6d-1793a9c74ba0-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/exec-15975e3d-faf2-4390-9c6d-1793a9c74ba0-480x270.png 480w, https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/exec-15975e3d-faf2-4390-9c6d-1793a9c74ba0-1200x675.png 1200w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"cs-article-embed\">\n<p> <span class=\"cs-article-embed__related-reading\">Related Reading<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"cs-article-embed__title\">Indian watchdog issues issues compliance notices to 9 crypto exchanges, seeks to block URLs<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<p> <span class=\"cs-article-embed__arrow\" aria-hidden=\"true\"> <i class=\"fa-light fa-arrow-up-right\"\/> <\/span> <\/div>\n<aside id=\"cs-inline-newsletter-1\" class=\"cs-inline-newsletter\" data-inline-newsletter=\"\" data-newsletter-placement=\"article-midpoint\" data-newsletter-pending-label=\"Joining\u2026\" data-newsletter-pending-status=\"Joining the Daily Brief\u2026\" data-newsletter-email-required-message=\"Before sending, please provide your email address.\" aria-labelledby=\"cs-inline-newsletter-1-title\" aria-describedby=\"cs-inline-newsletter-1-copy\">\n<div class=\"cs-inline-newsletter__inner\">\n<div class=\"cs-inline-newsletter__content\"> <span class=\"cs-inline-newsletter__eyebrow\"> <i class=\"fa-regular fa-envelope\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/> The Daily Brief <\/span><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"cs-inline-newsletter-1-title\" class=\"cs-inline-newsletter__title\">The signal, before the noise.<\/h2>\n<p id=\"cs-inline-newsletter-1-copy\" class=\"cs-inline-newsletter__copy\">Start your day with the crypto stories moving markets, decoded by CryptoSlate\u2019s editors.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"cs-inline-newsletter__form-shell\">\n<p class=\"cs-inline-newsletter__form-heading\">One email. Everything that matters.<\/p>\n<p id=\"cs-inline-newsletter-1-privacy\" class=\"cs-inline-newsletter__privacy\">Free to join. Unsubscribe any time.<\/p>\n<p> <i class=\"fa-regular fa-circle-xmark\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/> <span>Whoops, looks like there was a problem. Please try again.<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <i class=\"fa-regular fa-circle-check\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/> <span><strong>You\u2019re on the list.<\/strong> Your next Daily Brief is on its way.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>India brought virtual-asset service providers within its anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing framework in March 2023. Under FIU-IND\u2019s registration rules, businesses offering covered exchange, transfer, custody, administration or issuer-related services in India must register as reporting entities and comply with reporting, record-keeping and related obligations.<\/p>\n<p>That test is based on services offered in India, so offshore incorporation or the absence of a physical office does not remove a provider from the regime. Continued access therefore turns on whether each named service resolves its FIU registration and compliance position, although the current release does not spell out an access-restoration process.<\/p>\n<div class=\"cs-article-embed\">\n<p> <span class=\"cs-article-embed__related-reading\">Related Reading<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"cs-article-embed__title\">Tether trades 8.5% above India\u2019s dollar rate as policy pressure hits USDT access<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<p> <span class=\"cs-article-embed__arrow\" aria-hidden=\"true\"> <i class=\"fa-light fa-arrow-up-right\"\/> <\/span> <\/div>\n<p>The announcement gives no common remediation deadline, reports no response from the companies and offers no platform-specific guidance for existing Indian customers. An app or website takedown is not evidence that customer funds are lost. At the same time, users cannot assume login and withdrawal routes will remain unchanged if public access is restricted.<\/p>\n<p>India\u2019s earlier enforcement shows how implementation can be uneven. FIU-IND issued notices to nine offshore providers and sought URL blocking in December 2023. CryptoSlate found the following month that some sites were inaccessible in certain browsers while others remained reachable during its tests.<\/p>\n<div class=\"cs-article-embed\">\n<p> <span class=\"cs-article-embed__related-reading\">Related Reading<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"cs-article-embed__title\">Indians are turning to local exchanges amid clampdown on foreign platforms<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<p> <span class=\"cs-article-embed__arrow\" aria-hidden=\"true\"> <i class=\"fa-light fa-arrow-up-right\"\/> <\/span> <\/div>\n<p>For the latest cohort, the next evidence is whether intermediaries implement the requested removals and whether individual providers announce registration plans, India-specific limits or withdrawal arrangements. For now, the confirmed action is the issuance of notices and takedown requests.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Featured,Legal,Regulation#India #crypto #takedowns #target #platforms1789058488<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>India\u2019s Financial Intelligence Unit, the agency enforcing anti-money laundering reporting rules for crypto services, has issued non-compliance notices to 15 providers and separately sought the takedown of their apps and URLs from public access in India. 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