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Sathvik Vishwanath

Sathvik Vishwanath

Co-Founder & CEO of Unocoin, Unocoin

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Bio

Sathvik Vishwanath is Co-Founder and CEO of Unocoin, one of India's longest-running Bitcoin and crypto trading platforms, established in 2013. Unocoin's verified co-founding team includes Vishwanath alongside Harish B.V., Abhinand Kaseti and Sunny Ray. Vishwanath holds an MBA from Melbourne Business School and has earlier professional experience in technology and product roles; exact prior employers and dates should be verified from current professional sources.

Under Vishwanath's leadership, Unocoin has maintained continuous operation through India's evolving regulatory environment, including the RBI banking circular, its Supreme Court reversal, and the subsequent introduction of FIU-IND registration requirements under the PMLA. Unocoin is registered with India's Financial Intelligence Unit as a reporting entity, subjecting it to KYC, AML screening and Travel Rule obligations.

In 2026, Unocoin's product stack includes spot trading, a crypto SIP (systematic investment plan), custody/wallet services, and Earn products. Vishwanath has been a consistent voice in India's crypto-policy discussions and continues in an active CEO role as of August 2026.

Profile at a glance

Country
India
Status
Active

Work & Project Background

  • Unocoin

    Co-founder

Key Contributions

Unocoin Co-Founding

Co-founded Unocoin in 2013, one of India's longest-running crypto platforms, alongside Harish B.V., Abhinand Kaseti and Sunny Ray.

Sustained Leadership

Maintained CEO role through over a decade of regulatory change, security challenges and market volatility in India's crypto sector.

Crypto SIP Innovation

Contributed to developing a systematic investment plan (SIP) feature for crypto, adapting Indian investors' familiar investment behaviour to digital assets.

Policy Advocacy

Engaged in Indian crypto-policy discussions, including matters around banking access, VDA taxation and FIU-IND compliance frameworks.

Compliance Architecture

Led Unocoin's compliance through FIU-IND registration, PMLA/KYC/AML obligations and evolving Indian VDA regulatory requirements.

Timeline

Pre-2013
Completed MBA at Melbourne Business School; worked in technology and product roles; exact employers to be verified.
2013
Co-founded Unocoin with Harish B.V., Abhinand Kaseti and Sunny Ray as an early Indian Bitcoin platform.
2018
Navigated RBI's circular restricting banks from serving crypto businesses; Unocoin temporarily suspended INR services.
2020
Supreme Court reversed RBI's circular; Unocoin restored INR banking services.
2022–2023
Guided Unocoin through India's VDA tax and FIU-IND registration requirements.
2026
Continues as CEO, leading Unocoin's 2026 product and compliance strategy.

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