CoinDCX (portfolio) where I originally invested $250K at $2.5M post is now the largest crypto exchange in India and just acquired Dubai-based BitOasis, not only the leading exchange in UAE, but also with presence in 15 countries across the MENA region, and taking a regulator-friendly and compliant approach to business, just as CoinDCX does. My thesis at the time was that the larger international exchanges such as Coinbase and Binance would find it difficult to address the Indian market, because India has capital controls, and is hostile towards crypto. The British taught Indians bureaucracy, but Indians perfected it. Only an Indian company working closely with regulators would be successful. https://lnkd.in/gnCrfa7C
2.5M post... jeebuz
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Vishnu Ravi
2w
You meant to say 'Only an Indian company working closely (offering favors/connections/payments/etc) with regulators would be successful?
Rohit Jain
3w
Salil, it's been a pleasure working with you while building CoinDCX and truly appreciate all the the help and guidance that you've given us over the years! Thank you!
Congratulations for your investment to grow and belive in coindcx
Your thesis was spot on Salil Deshpande. Congratulations! 👏🏻 Blockchain, DLT, Web3, Tokenization, and RWA investments continue to show promise. Deal Box Ventures recently launched a $100mm Fund to capitalize on this market and we have great deal flow. Excited to create value and launch Fund 2.
Sonny Singh
3w
Salil you rock. Love it
That's impressive! I hope that's Uncorrelated 3 :)
This is incredible news. Congrats Rohit Jain and the whole team of CoinDCX
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3wSalil Deshpande absolutely agree, even more so imp in financial services sector. I fundamentally believe that exchanges/brokerages that are compliant with local laws and regulations and plugged into the local banking ecosystem will have a key advantage over international players over time. As regulations evolve and get matured, it will be the regional players who will continue to gain market share from global C2C exchanges like Binance and win eventually. also loved the last line - "The British taught Indians bureaucracy, but Indians perfected it" :)