# CoinDCX

> Source: https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/coindcx
> research date 2026-06-01 · extracted at 2026-10-03
> Publisher: Barcoder — encyclopedia of QR, barcode and payment-code standards

Specifications:
- [CoinDCX — official](https://coindcx.com/)

## Key details

- **Parent:** Sumit Gupta and Neeraj Khandelwal
- **Launch:** 2018

## Overview
**CoinDCX** is **one of India's largest cryptocurrency exchanges and the country's first crypto unicorn**, offering spot trading, an app-based simple buy/sell experience and crypto investing products for Indian users <sup>[1][1], [2][2], [India report](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/payments/IN)</sup>. It positions itself as a compliance-focused, KYC-first platform under India's evolving crypto rules.

## History
**2018 — CoinDCX founded** in Mumbai by Sumit Gupta and Neeraj Khandelwal.
**2020 — launches CoinDCX Go**, a simplified app to onboard mainstream Indian retail users into crypto.
**2021 — raises a Series C reaching unicorn status**, becoming India's first crypto unicorn, backed by Facebook Co-founder-linked and global crypto investors.
**2022–2023 — registers with FIU-IND** and emphasizes compliance amid India's 1% TDS and 30% crypto tax regime.
**2024–2025 — handles a security incident on a partner-account wallet** and continues expanding products while remaining a top Indian exchange.

## Ownership & operator
**Operating entity**: **Neblio Technologies Pvt Ltd** (Mumbai, India).
**Major shareholders**: **founders Sumit Gupta and Neeraj Khandelwal**, plus investors including **Pantera Capital, Coinbase Ventures, B Capital Group, Polychain and others**.
**Regulators**: **India's Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU-IND)** under the PMLA; no dedicated Indian crypto regulator.

## Technical integration
Mobile and web apps (including CoinDCX and CoinDCX Go) with a trading API. Supports BTC, ETH and a large token roster via crypto deposit addresses, with INR funding via bank and UPI rails subject to India's TDS and crypto tax regime.

## Implementations & partners
**Major competitors**: [WazirX](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/wazirx) (Indian exchange) + [Binance](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/binance) (global exchange) + [Coinbase](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/coinbase) (global exchange).

## Status
**Active, a leading FIU-registered Indian exchange and the country's first crypto unicorn** <sup>[1][1], [2][2]</sup>.

## Sources

[1]: https://coindcx.com/ "CoinDCX — official"
[2]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CoinDCX "CoinDCX — Wikipedia"
[in-cro]: https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/payments/IN

- [1] [CoinDCX — official][1]
- [2] [CoinDCX — Wikipedia][2]
- <sup>[India report](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/payments/IN)</sup> In-corpus: `reports/countries/IN-india.md`

## Source

Biography extracted from [coindcx.md](https://docs.barcoder.ai/source/wallets/coindcx). See `matrix.md` for standards-support matrix if present.