Indian Regulators Demand PMLA Registration From 25 Offshore Exchanges

• FIU-IND orders 25 offshore exchanges to register under PMLA or lose India access
• CoinEx, BingX, PrimeXBT among those flagged for AML non-compliance
• Crackdown reflects India’s sustained push to regulate digital asset platforms

India’s Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU-IND) has issued notices to 25 offshore cryptocurrency exchanges for failing to comply with anti-money laundering (AML) rules, warning that access will be blocked unless they register under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002. 

Offshore Platforms Face Market Block

The exchanges flagged include CoinEx, BingX, PrimeXBT, Huione, Paxful, CEX.IO, BitMex, Bitrue, and CoinCola. According to the Finance Ministry, URLs and mobile apps linked to these platforms could soon be disabled for Indian users.

Officials stressed that compliance obligations under PMLA are activity-based, meaning of…

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