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- The Singapore High Court may act on WazirX’s reform and payment plan on May 13.
- It follows a steal in July 2024 that drained almost half the platform’s resources.
- Lenders approved a treatment plan earlier this month with 93 % voting in favour.
WazirX, the blockchain change crippled by a huge hack last month, said it will be on record to resume activities and make its first payment to creditors following a court hearing in Singapore next month.
The firm announced on Monday that its parent company, Zettai, has completed all required steps leading up to a May 13 punishment reading at the Singapore High Court, where Zettai is based.
The court will decide whether to review the company ’s reform and customer payment plan.
“ While we’ve worked to stay aligned with the previously shared timelines, court proceedings operate independently, and we respect that process, ” WazirX said in a statement on X.
It added that, if approved by the judge, its primary supply and restart will appear within 10 business days of the scheme’s successful date.
The reading marks the latest step in WazirX’s restoration work after it suffered one of the biggest bitcoin robberies of 2024. In July, thieves stole about$ 234. 9 million in digital assets —nearly 45 % of the platform’s holdings—from a Safe Multisig wallet.
The attack, attributed to North Korean state players, resulted in the trade freezing customer transactions and sparked issues across India’s crypto field, where the majority of its users are based.
WazirX fell prey to the strike during a bumper year for thieves and blockchain criminals. Around$ 2. 2 billion in crypto was stolen in 2024, according to Chainalysis, an increase of 21 % over the previous year.
Around$ 1. 34 billion in theft across 47 incidents was attributed to North Korea, representing 61 % of the stolen amount.
The next step for WazirX will be the Singaporean judge’s decision on whether to approve WazirX’s restructuring program. In a crucial voting earlier this month, 93. 1 % of debts approved WazirX’s restructuring program, representing 94. 6 % by price.
A full of 141,476 debts representing practically$ 196 million in approved says participated in the vote. Nischal Shetty, Founder of WazirX, said he was “grateful for the solid vote of confidence”.
The program includes the release of Recovery Tokens, which will be transferable and subject to regular buybacks. WazirX even plans to launch a distributed trade.
The company recently warned that without authorization, payment had been delayed until 2030 due to legal and administrative difficulties.
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