WazirX Hack: Truth or Cover-Up? Skeptical Users Challenge Official Narrative

Another day, another crypto exchange 'incident'—but this time, users aren't buying the story. WazirX faces mounting pressure as traders demand transparency over alleged security breaches.

The skepticism epidemic

Community forums exploded after WazirX's boilerplate 'investigating the matter' statement. Veteran traders note the timing coincides with suspicious outflows—because what's crypto without some coincidental capital movement?

Trust but verify (mostly verify)

Blockchain sleuths are poring over transaction histories while exchange execs repeat 'funds are safe' like a mantra. Meanwhile, withdrawal queues stretch longer than a Bitcoin maximalist's list of predicted ETH failures.

Security theater or real threat?

The crypto crowd's favorite pastime—debating whether exchanges are incompetent or malicious—gets fresh fuel. Either way, it's a stark reminder: your keys, your coins; their platform, their problem.

Romy Johnson Steps In

On July 6, 2025, Romy Johnson, a verified WazirX user, filed a 40-page affidavit in Singapore’s High Court (HC/OA 1284/2024). He’s not a lawyer, he filed this on his behalf. But he’s doing it for a group of users whose crypto was never hacked, yet remains locked up.

These users, categorized as Category A — hold coins like BTC, XRP, TRX, BNB, USDT (TRC-20), and even INR balances. Romy argues these aren’t debts and shouldn’t be part of any restructuring. 

Under Section 64 of Singapore’s IRDA, only debts can be restructured. Tokens that were simply held in custodial wallets should be returned, plain and simple.

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“Zettai claims a hack on 18 July 2024. But blockchain analysis shows internal multisig wallets signed off on the transfers. There’s no proof of an external breach. That invalidates ‘force majeure’,” the affidavit says.

The keys to those multisig wallets were reportedly controlled by Zettai and custodian Liminal. Yet, to date, the names of the signers haven’t been revealed. Romy claims this is a breach of fiduciary duty under Singapore law. He even points to the Foo Jong Peng v Phua Kiah Mai [2012] case to support his claim.

That’s not all, Singapore’s court had already rejected Zettai’s restructuring proposal back in June 2025. Why? Because it failed to disclose a shell entity in Panama called Zensui Ltd. Romy argues this is a deliberate attempt to hide connections, drawing parallels with the Pacific Andes [2016] case.

Legal Rights, Broken Trust

Romy breaks down users into three categories:

• Category A: Crypto that wasn’t hacked
• Category B: Fiat (INR)
• Category C: Hacked ETH/ERC-20 tokens (worth over $234M)

He’s clear, only Category C should be part of the restructuring. Everyone else should get their tokens back immediately.

He points to past judgments, like B2C2 v Quoine [2019] and CLM v CLN [2022] — to prove that user assets remain user-owned even during insolvency.

What’s worse, Romy says Zettai used unhacked tokens to rebalance its books, reclassified user funds as liabilities, and shut out users who didn’t agree to the scheme. He even reveals revenue figures: over ₹920 crore (~$112 million). 

And yet, Zanmai Labs — WazirX’s Indian arm, reported having “.” Romy suggests the manpower expenses were sent to shell firms.

He’s not asking for much, just basic fairness. He’s demanding:

• Immediate return of unhacked tokens
• Full disclosure of all wallet flows
• Names of everyone who held the multi-sig keys
• A proper audit of custodian Liminal’s role
• A freeze on all internal and offshore transfers

Community Divided

But not everyone sees Romy’s filing as a good move. Twitter user Amol Jagde (@AmolJagde) posted a thread warning that this affidavit could hurt the very people it claims to help.

“One affidavit could delay your #WazirX fund — again,” Amol wrote. With the final court hearing just days away, he argued that Romy’s motion could derail the process and leave 45% of users — those whose tokens were hacked — waiting even longer.

“Let’s be clear — WazirX’s restructuring scheme is meant to recover and distribute funds (both hacked & unhacked tokens) equitably. Romy’s motion creates a dangerous divide: He wants only unhacked tokens returned now, ignoring 45% of users whose funds were hacked,” Amol posted.

He warned this wasn’t the first time such filings caused delays. A previous affidavit disrupted the process in April and led to the court rejecting the plan. “This motion claims to help users — but all it does is: delay fund access, divide the community, and play into the hands of Binance-aligned narratives.”

To this, Twitter user Toofaan Army fired back with a simple response:

“Listen @AmolJagde, I’ll explain simply. #WazirX is doing a debt settlement via restructuring. Users who accepted Zettai’s scheme let their Unhacked tokens be used for rebalancing. Those who rejected or didn’t vote retain full ownership of their Unhacked tokens under Singapore law.”

What Happens Next?

The final court hearing is scheduled for July 17, 2025. The outcome could decide not just the future of WazirX’s users, but how crypto custodians around the world treat user assets during a crisis.

If the court sides with Romy, it could be a landmark win, not just for him, but for anyone who’s ever left their tokens in someone else’s custody. But if the filing delays everything again, thousands of users could be left with nothing, no hacked tokens, no unhacked tokens, and no clarity.

All eyes are on Singapore now. For many Indian crypto users, this is the final stretch. A verdict can’t come soon enough.

Also Read: WazirX Restructuring Rescheduled to July 15 by Singapore Court