Coinsecure ceased operations following a reported theft of approximately 438 Bitcoin in April 2018. It is a historical/closed exchange. The 2018 incident involved a police investigation; its legal resolution involves multiple parties and no individual criminal responsibility has been assigned in this profile. Do not use same-name Mohit Kalra profiles without direct cross-verification against Coinsecure/Secure Bitcoin Traders Pvt. Ltd.
Bio
Mohit Kalra is the Co-Founder and Former CEO of Coinsecure, one of India's earliest Bitcoin exchanges, which he co-founded with Benson Samuel in July 2014. Coinsecure was incorporated as Secure Bitcoin Traders Pvt. Ltd. and launched its live INR/Bitcoin trading exchange in January 2015, offering real-time order-book trading at a time when India had very limited licensed Bitcoin infrastructure. The exchange became a notable early player in India's Bitcoin market, providing buy/sell, wallet, and INR deposit/withdrawal services to Indian users. In April 2018, Coinsecure reported the theft of approximately 438 Bitcoin from a company wallet during a key extraction process. The company filed a police complaint, and an investigation was conducted. Following the incident and customer-compensation efforts, Coinsecure ceased operations. It must be classified as a historical and no longer active exchange; the legal resolution of events surrounding the theft has involved multiple parties and the status of proceedings should not be summarised without access to current judicial records. No verified current professional role for Mohit Kalra in August 2026 has been independently confirmed; his most recent publicly documented identity remains that of Coinsecure Co-Founder and Former CEO.
Profile at a glance
- Country
- India
- Status
- Historical
