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August 19, 2025

Indian crypto exchange WazirX has secured overwhelming creditor support, with more than 95% of voters backing its latest restructuring proposal, which now awaits regulatory approval from the Singapore High Court.

The creditor vote on the restructuring framework means the plan now requires judicial endorsement from Singapore’s court to authorize the Amended Scheme following the platform’s hacking incident.

According to a recent statement, WazirX Founder Nischal Shetty outlined that the restructuring blueprint includes platform preparations to restart operations and restore trading services for users “within 10 business days of the scheme taking effect.”

WazirX Creditor Voting Results and Process

The voting process, coordinated by parent entity Zettai Pte Ltd., was conducted through Kroll Issuer Services between July 30 and August 6, with eligibility restricted to account holders maintaining positive balances as of July 18, 2024.

A total of 149,559 creditors representing $206.9 million in validated claims took part in the process.

Among all participants, 143,190 creditors representing $195.7 million endorsed the proposal, exceeding the statutory thresholds established under Section 210(3AB) of the Singapore Companies Act 1967.

WazirX highlighted the results across social media platforms, disclosing that precisely 95.7% of participating Scheme Creditors backed the Amended Scheme of Arrangement.

The cryptocurrency exchange stated that “this outcome reaffirms the strong support shown in the first round of voting and reflects our community’s continued confidence in the restructuring plan.”

The restructuring framework proposes asset distribution through Zanmai India, which operates under India’s Financial Intelligence Unit oversight, designed to maintain transparency and regulatory compliance.

Following court acceptance of the filing, Zettai will notify creditors via official communications, including copies of the relevant legal documentation.

This represents the second restructuring vote to advance after the Singapore Court previously dismissed the initial proposal.

Although the first plan also received majority creditor support, judicial authorities expressed concerns regarding the proposal’s equity and practical viability.

During that period, the exchange faced criticism from frustrated creditors who alleged fraudulent behavior due to extended delays.

The platform initially committed to asset redistribution by February 2025, leading many to suspect the exchange was exploiting legal complications to postpone user repayments.

Subsequently, in June, WazirX filed for reconsideration, and the court permitted additional arguments while extending the protective moratorium.

By August 2025, judicial authorities mandated a second vote on the modified restructuring scheme, providing WazirX another opportunity to advance its proposal.

WazirX Creditors Uncertain About Recovery Timeline of Funds

A disaster occurred in July 2024 when the WazirX platform suffered a cyberattack allegedly orchestrated by North Korea’s Lazarus Group, based on intelligence from the U.S. Department of State.

The incident resulted in losses exceeding $230 million, representing 45% of the platform’s total $500 million in holdings.

WazirX’s Singapore-registered parent company, Zettai Pte Ltd, immediately pursued creditor protection and received a four-month moratorium from Singapore’s High Court in September 2024, providing time to develop a comprehensive restructuring strategy.

Despite the positive voting outcome, WazirX customers remain skeptical about fund recovery prospects.

In February, the cryptocurrency exchange disclosed that reimbursements might face delays, potentially extending until 2030, contingent on the restructuring scheme’s final approval status.

The company’s communication outlined dual scenarios, one pathway if the restructuring gains approval and an alternative if rejection occurs.

Based on WazirX’s published framework, successful restructuring would enable systematic repayment scheduling, allowing creditors to recover assets more efficiently.

However, if the scheme faces rejection, creditors might endure prolonged uncertainty while the company’s ownership disputes remain unresolved.

If WazirX proceeds to liquidation, creditors may experience reduced recoveries due to liquidation expenses and the absence of recovery enhancement mechanisms.

The company also warned that extended proceedings could result in creditors missing future market appreciation, as asset values may diminish by the time of final distribution.

This is a technical analysis post by CoinDesk analyst and Chartered Market Technician Omkar Godbole.

XRP: Not out of the woods yet

XRP

, the payments-focused cryptocurrency, surged 11% on Thursday, reportedly breaking out of a bull flag pattern to suggest renewed upward momentum. However, it’s not yet clear, as prices remain well below the crucial $3.65 level, where a bearish “tweezer top” candlestick pattern occurred last month.

The tweezer top is a bearish reversal pattern, comprising two candles with identical highs that represent a clear rejection point, in this case $3.65. It’s as if the market tried to climb to a new level twice and was met with a brick wall of selling pressure at the same spot, a sign that the upward momentum has completely stalled.

The bulls, therefore, need to overcome the significant supply point at $3.65, a move that would invalidate the bearish reversal pattern.

However, this may be easier said than done, as on-chain data suggests that holders are sitting on substantial profits and have a strong incentive to sell at current valuations.

“The [XRP] Net Unrealized Profit/Loss (NUPL) remains at elevated levels not seen since the 2021 peak, reaching similar levels to those observed in 2018. These high values indicate that the market still carries significant unrealized profits, which historically represents zones of potential distribution and price correction,” research firm Alphractal said on x.

• Resistance: $3.38, $3.65, $4.00.
• Support: $2.99, $2.72, $2.65.

Bitcoin: BTC awaits breakout

Bitcoin’s (BTC) recent pullback is currently taking the shape of a descending channel (white lines) within its primary uptrend (yellow lines). This pattern is a classic “bull breather” that suggests the market is consolidating its recent gains.

The price’s recent bounce from the 50-day Simple Moving Average (SMA) further reinforces the strength of this consolidation. For traders, this means that while the short-term trend is still corrective, the path of least resistance remains to the upside.

A decisive breakout from the descending channel would confirm a continuation of the broader uptrend, potentially yielding a move to record highs above $123,000. Conversely, a move below the May high of $111,965 would increase the risk of a deeper sell-off to $100,000.

• Resistance: $120,000, $122,056, $123,181.
• Support: $111,965, $104,562, $100,000.

Ether: Major breakout

Ether has rallied to over $4,200, reaching levels last seen four years ago. The cryptocurrency has broken out of a prolonged symmetrical triangle that contained its price since the all-time high in late 2021, which is a major bullish signal.

The decisive breakout, particularly on a chart with this long a time horizon, indicates that the market has officially entered a new, powerful uptrend, opening the door for a retest of record highs above $4,800.

• Resistance: $4,400, $4,875, $5,000.
• Support: $4,000, $3,941, $3,737.

Bitcoin (BTC) is consolidating in a thin-liquidity “air gap” between $110,000 and $116,000 as the market waits for new demand to establish a firm base.

According to an Aug. 6 report by Glassnode, BTC’s price pulled back to $113,000 after setting a new all-time high above $123,000 in mid-July. This price movement left many recent buyers underwater and created a supply cluster with a cost basis above $116,000. 

The lower bound of that cluster repeatedly supported rebounds until July 31, when BTC broke lower into the air gap. Historically, such low-liquidity ranges can morph into accumulation zones as buyers step in at a perceived discount.

The report compared entity-adjusted URPD snapshots from July 31 and Aug. 4 to gauge dip-buying. 

Following a rebound from around $112,000, investors acquired roughly 120,000 BTC and lifted spot prices back above $114,000, evidencing opportunistic demand. 

Even so, the $110,000-$116,000 band remains light in aggregate supply. Time spent accumulating here could potentially build a platform for the next move higher.

New resistance, metrics not overheated

The rally has yet to reclaim the cost basis of holders with amounts of one week and one month old, now with a decisive resistance near $116,900. A sustained break above would signal demand regaining control, while a failure raises the risk of a deeper test of the previous all-time high range around $110,000.

According to the report, price sits in a “warm” but not overheated regime and remains above the short-term holder (STH) cost basis at $106,000. This price level is a threshold that has historically divided near-term bullish and bearish phases in Bitcoin bull markets.

STH supply in profit has slipped from 100% to 70% during the drawdown, consistent with the midline of prior bull cycles. The share of STH spent volume in profit has cooled to 45%, below neutral, implying a balanced market with neither side dominant.

ETF flows and leverage

On Aug. 5, spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) in the US saw a 1,500 BTC outflow, the largest bout of ETF sell-side pressure since April 2025. Historically, these episodes have been brief, but monitoring persistence is key. 

In derivatives, perpetual funding rates have slipped back below 0.1%, a neutral zone that indicates cooling speculative appetite and tempered upside conviction in the near term.

Taken together, Bitcoin appears locked in the $110,000-$116,000 corridor, accumulating supply and waiting for demand sufficient to retake $116,900 and reassert the uptrend.

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The House is considering a proposal that would require the Department of Veterans Affairs to examine how distributed ledger technology, such as blockchain, can enhance the agency’s claims systems. 

The “Veterans Affairs Distributed Ledger Innovation Act of 2025” (H.R. 3455), introduced May 15 by Rep. Nancy Mace, passed its first checkpoint with a June 11 hearing before the House Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations. 

The measure now waits for a vote by the full chamber.

The bill directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to conduct a comprehensive study on whether distributed ledgers can enhance the transparency, traceability, and resistance to fraud, waste, and abuse of benefits adjudication. 

Lawmakers frame the effort as a response to persistent complaints about slow, opaque processing and data errors that can delay or misdirect payments owed to veterans.

Immutable records

Under the text, the VA must explore how a distributed ledger could securely log each step in a claim, verify information to weed out false filings, and flag irregularities in benefit delivery.

The department would need to consult technologists, veterans’ service organizations, and other federal agencies that are already experimenting with distributed ledgers. 

Within a year of enactment, the Secretary would report back to Congress with findings on the feasibility, benefits, and risks, along with recommendations for pilot programs and any statutory or administrative changes necessary to deploy the technology.

The bill also spells out what it means by a distributed ledger. By codifying the definition, lawmakers aim to avoid confusion over whether the VA could satisfy the mandate with a conventional database dressed up in new terminology.

If the House approves the measure, it would move to the Senate for consideration. 

Notably, the veteran-related proposal now sits alongside other bills, such as the Blockchain Regulatory Certainty Act, authored by Rep. Tom Emmer, and the Deploying American Blockchains Act, introduced by Rep. Bernie Moreno.

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Crypto analytics platform Bitcoin Vector is bullish on Bitcoin (BTC) as the flagship digital asset hovers just below the all-time high.

The analytics platform says on the social media platform X that Bitcoin is in the early stage of a full bull market after confirming a breakout.

According to the analytics platform, Bitcoin is in the “ignition phase” of a bull market, where the price typically gains momentum before the price explodes.

“The longer BTC stays in Full Bull [phase], the greater the gains.

We’re there again:

– Structure is firm,

– Momentum is rising,

– BTC just broke and stays stable, with a fresh ignition signal.

Full Bull Momentum awaits.”

In November of 2024, when Bitcoin witnessed a similar setup, BTC went up from around $70,000 recorded during the ignition phase to a then all-time high of $106,000 at the peak of the full bull phase, the analytics platform says.

According to Bitcoin Vector, the full bull market for the crypto king occurs when the Bitcoin Fundamentals Index (BFI) rises above 60. The BFI is an oscillator indicator calibrated from zero to 100 – the higher the number, the more bullish it is.

“- Price just hit a new all-time high at $123,000.

– BFI (Bitcoin Fundamentals Index) surged to 59 (above 60 turns full bull [market]).

– Our Optimal Strategy flipped fully bullish again

This breakout isn’t just hype = structure + fundamentals are aligned.”

Bitcoin is trading at $120,246 at time of writing.

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A closely followed economist thinks that Bitcoin (BTC) may be forming a market bottom after a deep correction that tapped the $78,000 level.

Alex Krüger tells his 206,200 followers on the social media platform X that if Bitcoin’s bottom is in, the flagship crypto asset will soon march back to $92,000.

He also says a bear trap would be confirmed if Bitcoin reclaims $92,000 as support.

A “bear trap” is when a price goes low enough to convince bears to sell or go short before quickly reversing in the opposite direction of their positions.

“BTC did lose its prior range by a wide margin. If that was indeed a bottom would expect it to trade up to $89,000-$92,000 and then fall back to the $80,000s again to fill a new range. Above $92,000 you have a bear trap. Good year for active traders still ahead.”

The economist also says there were likely multiple factors contributing to Bitcoin’s severe correction, but he believes the flagship crypto asset remains in a bull market cycle.

“Noticing some confusion behind the drivers of this crypto crash. There have been multiple variables at play. Best not to try to find a single culprit.

On the crypto side:

• [MicroStrategy founder Michael] Saylor blowing his entire $2 billion load in one sitting at $97,500.
• SOL implosion driven by unlocks and the Libra fraud making market participants question the casino investment thesis, [leading to] contagion.
• BTC multi-month range breakdown.

On the macro side:

• Tariffs much more aggressive than expected.
• Higher inflation expectations print.
• Growth scare, partly driven by Trump lowering public spending, tariffs, and a few economic data points (fear is inconsistent with inflation expectations).

Ironically, the US economy is in very good shape. Growing, around full employment, with inflation trending lower. That said, the market may just have bottomed overnight.

Even if not the case, I find it very hard to see this as the beginning of a prolonged bear market.”

Bitcoin is trading for $85,312 at time of writing, up over 5% in the last 24 hours.

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