Crypto Exchange Bybit Receives India Clearance After Settling $1M Fine

The good was levied by the FIU-IND past week.

Feb 6, 2025, 4:42 p.m. UTC

What to know:

Crypto speech Bybit completed registration with India's Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU-IND) aft agreeing to pay a 92.7 million-rupee ($1 million) good for operating successful the state without authorization.

The Dubai-based institution said successful January it would temporarily halt its services to Indian users while it pursued the regularisation process.

"As portion of this process, Bybit has settled the monetary good and diligently addressed and resolved anterior regulatory matters," the institution said connected Thursday. "We person been moving diligently with the FIU-IND to code their concerns and guarantee afloat adherence to the Prevention of Money Laundering Act ("PMLA") and associated regulations."

In March 2023, India mandated that crypto companies would person to registry with the FIU, which tackles anti-money laundering matters.

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