As CoinDCX entered the unicorn club and the big league of crypto exchanges in 2021, co-founders Sumit Gupta and Neeraj Khandelwal realised they needed two sets of resources.

One, tech talent with outside-the-box thinking, and two, people who understood the ins and outs of India’s complex policy and regulatory landscape. These considerations have guided their efforts to develop the organisation.

At a time when crypto exchanges, spooked by uncertainty, are scouting for opportunities outside India or pumping the brakes on new projects, Mumbai-based CoinDCX is staying the course.