Eyeing Volume, Asian Exchanges Add Support for Ether Trading
Following Ethereum’s production-ready software release earlier this month, digital currency exchanges are now adding support for the native token that powers its blockchain, ether (ETH). In recent weeks, the majority of announcements have come from Asia, where exchanges in China, Japan and South Korea have all added support for ETH trading. Such actions follow the news that Bitfinex, one of the world’s largest digital currency exchanges, had added support for the digital currency on 12th March. Regional exchanges that have since announced support for ETH trading including Coincheck, CHBTC,....
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