CTF Written Submission

SUBJECT: - Laws/Rules for preventing fraud by Centralized Exchange acting as Crypto Custodian

April 19, 2025
  • Wazirx, a centralized cryptocurrency exchange, was hacked, resulting in the theft of $234 million worth of ETH and ERC20 tokens.
  • Wazirx's claim of fungibility across different blockchains to justify withholding unaffected non-Ethereum crypto assets is misleading and false.
  • Request for the US SEC to formulate laws to prevent misuse of users' crypto assets by centralized exchanges acting as custodians.

Last Reviewed or Updated: April 21, 2025