Poloniex May Soon Release White Hat DAO’s Frozen ETCs

Poloniex May Soon Release White Hat DAO’s Frozen ETCs

Poloniex, the leading digital currency exchange has announced that it is waiting for a response from the law enforcement agencies before it could release ETC belonging to White Hat DAO team. Poloniex, one of the leading digital currency exchanges, is waiting for clearance from law enforcement agencies before it can release millions of dollars’ worth of Ethereum Classic (ETC) tokens. The exchange made an announcement about the recent developments on Twitter earlier today. Earlier this month, Poloniex, along with Kraken, received over $10 million worth of ETCs from the so-called White Hat....


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