building the bitcoin & blockchain ecosystem: a closer look at the work of indian bitcoin...
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Secure Bitcoin Traders Pvt. Ltd. was established in July 2014 with Coinsecure focusing on charting out the next - generation offerings for the
Bitcoin ecosystem in India.
The single motto of “Connecting India to Bitcoin” has helped us derive solutions for Bitcoiners in India. Over the last year, we have been working on some
innovative projects to enable the common mass onboard this journey of Bitcoin with ease.
Our head office is in Delhi and houses the banking, compliance, accounts, legal, management and advisory teams. The development & research center is in Bangalore.
Coinsecure is building the Ecosystem and
Infrastructure for Bitcoin & Blockchain based products and companies in India and
beyond.
Developing a customer friendly interface on top of a highly
secure backend is the key goal of any financial business. With
India moving towards a cashless society with each
passing day, Coinsecure brings products that specifically cater
to this market.
Connecting India to Bitcoin!
Reason of Existence
Our Journey
15th August, 2014 –Launch of
Coinsecure Block Explorer
1st January, 2015 –Bitcoin Exchange
Goes Live
30th April, 2015 –API Goes Live
21st September, 2015 –Bitcoin Off-chain wallet goes live
August, 2014
June, 2014
December, 2014
Seed Fund, Round 1
150,000 USD Raised
Head OfficeBased in New Delhi(Accounts, Legal, Compliance, Business Dev)
Branch Office
Based in Bangalore(Development Centre)
Seed Fund, Round 2
150,000 USD Raised
December, 2015
January, 2016
Series A Funding
Round Started
April, 2016
1.2 Million USD Raised
Ongoing Series A
June 2016
Payment Gateway
Release
Our Works
BitcoinExchange
APIs
Order-books
Mobile App
BitcoinWallet
PaymentGateways
Exchange: http://coinsecure.in
Wallet: http://coinsecure.in/wallet
Block Explorer: https://coinsecure.info
Comprehensive API: api.coinsecure.in
Github: https://github.com/coinsecure
Product Pipeline
• Merchant Payment Gateway
• Mobile apps
India’s Only ISO 9001:2008 Certified Bitcoin Exchange
BitGive FoundationFounding Donor
NASSCOM Member
Bitcoin Foundation Silver Member
One of the Top-50 companies at the NASSCOM Emerge 50 – 2015
Bitcoin Awareness and Advocacy in Schools and Colleges• CMR Institute of Management Sciences
• PES University | PES Institute of Technology• Delhi Public School• Vivekananda Institute of Professional Studies, Delhi• La Martiniere, Lucknow
Hackathons• HACKMAIT Delhi• HackCoin Mumbai• HackIndia, PESIT• CoinSecure Hackathon Online
Our Initiatives
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Volume
Monthly BTC Trade Volumes
This is where we are at…
7137 BTC
• Traded on Coinsecure Exchange in April.
• 74% Increase in Volume • 25% Increase in User Base
STATISTICS
Why Bitcoin for India?
India ranks 22nd out of 178 countries in Bitcoin Market Potential Index (London School of Economics Report)
In 2014, Inward remittances to India crossed $70 Billion mark
135 million mobile wallet users in India | $3.2 billion (2015)
Ecommerce to grow 67% to reach $38 billion (forecast 2016)
400 million internet users | 220 million smartphone users (651 million by 2019)
Projected value of mobile wallet users in India | $11.5 billion (2022)
Bitcoin Adoption to Date in India
135 million mobile
wallet users in India
[$3.2 Billion] in 2015
More than 800 BTCs
traded each day in
India.
Indian tech companies are
devising Blockchain
technology products for the
Banking sector.
Average trade volume per in
INR – 500 Crores per year.
Volumes are projected to
increase exponentially year
on year.
Coinsecure is Making it Happen
BTC to INR
Block Explorer
Paper Wallet
Mock Trading Platform
Trade Engine
Bitcoin Wallet
API
Outreach
IntegrationsAndroid Apps
Payment Gateway
A Closer Look at Coinsecure’s API
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The New Frontier
Expanding into the merchant payment gateway space
Exploring Blockchain level solutions mass market use cases
Increasing Bitcoin Adoption in India
Offering the best for cross border payments market
Offering the most robust tech infrastructure in blockchain
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What makes us, us…
Coinsecure Unocoin ZebPay BTCXIndia
Launch date 1st Jan 2015 15th Dec 2013 11th Mar 2015 5th May 2014
Spot Exchange Yes No No Yes
Wallet Yes Yes Yes Yes
Trade Fee 0.3% 1.14% 0% 1%
KYC & AML PolicyYes Yes Yes Yes
Min Trade/Order (BTC & INR)
As low as INR 0.01 or equivalent
INR 100 or equivalent in BTC
INR 500 or equivalent in BTC
INR 100 or equivalent in BTC
Max Trade/Order(BTC & INR)
No Limit10 BTC or
equivalent in INRINR 2 lakhs or
equivalent in BTCNo Limit
Price Ticker API Yes Yes Yes Yes
Block Explorer Yes No No No
Open Source Repo Yes No No No
Transparent Order Books
Yes No No No
Public APIs Yes No No No
Merchant Gateway Yes No No No
2.7 Million USD in Turnover in the month of April,
2016.
Booming Business in a Growing Industry
With an array of products, we grow the Bitcoin market in India and globally.
Hop on?Coinsecure is actively seeking partners for the expansion plans across global markets.
The Vanguards
Mohit KalraCEO/Founder
Benson SamuelCTO/Co-Founder
Goal oriented with a powerful vision for Bitcoin in India. Hebrings his business experience to the table and helps solvetechnology related issues with the team apart from his corework surrounding compliance, regulation and other pressingissues. He is involved in several Bitcoin projects as an AngelInvestor and has strong connections to members of the coreBitcoin development team such as Jeff Garzik and is one ofBitcoins favorite evangelists. As an early Bitcoin miner andenthusiast, he is also a musician and loves to travel.
Terribly passionate about Bitcoin with tremendous grasp andexperience of the Bitcoin Ecosystem. Benson loves to buildsolutions to enable easier access to Bitcoin for everyone. As aScala developer, he has contributed to several open-sourceprojects over the years for various builds. Well connected in theBitcoin space, he moderates the India forum for Bitcoin, writesblogs and is well established with several coverages in the pressand news as well. As a powerful advocate of Bitcoin, Bensonloves to listen to music and code!
The Squad
Mohit KalraCEO/Founder
Benson SamuelCTO/Co-Founder
Jincy SamuelCOO & Center Head
Elizabeth McCauleyGlobal Business Development Head
Aman KalraMarketing Head
Vivek KTech Manager
Vipul KharbandaLegal Advisor
Ram NBrand Identity & UX
Jayanand SagarMobility Consultant
Shakthi VSocial Media &
Mobile Consultant
Gautham NDesign Research
… & a host of other undisclosed Industry experts and advisors.
"I am not affiliated with Coinsecure
but I am very good friend of Benson
and know people behind this team
from at least 3 years. All I can say is
Coinsecure has put together a real
good team. I back them all the way
with their efforts." – buysellbitcoin
aka Zebpay
“Coinsecure is
amongst one of
the best exchanges
for Indian users." -
SGK
"Okay, I have to give it to you.
Fantastic job. You have blown me
away. Sent a withdrawal request to
you for INR withdrawal. I estimate
around 6 mins was taken by you.
Impressed. All in all a great job." -
shahadil
“Mohit, Benson and the rest of the
Coinsecure team do more for Bitcoin
in India than most people I know. I
store my bitcoins with them and
actually feel safer than with my
Coinbase account." - anirgu, founder
of IHB
What people say about us…
“Coinsecure's Mohit Kalra says that Bitcoins are getting more popular in India in 2016” – Digit (Mar 3, 2016)
“Bitcoin: India's
Evolving Stance on the
Cryptocurrency” –NASDAQ (Jan 12, 2016)
“ Few Notable Startups Driving India’s Bitcoin Revolution” – NewsBTC (April 5, 2015)
What media says about us…
“Start-ups give bitcoins a leg up in India” – Live Mint (May 3, 2015)
“Coinsecure Joins NASSCOM, Gets More Credibility” – Forex Minute (May 20, 2015)
Bitcoin trading start-up Coinsecure raises $1.2 million
- The Hindu BusinessLine( Apr 18, 2016)
Jincy SamuelCOO
[email protected]: rosejincy
Elizabeth McCauleyGlobal Business Development Head
[email protected]: elizabeth.ploshay1
www.coinsecure.in
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