China's BTCC Becomes Latest Bitcoin Exchange to Freeze Withdrawals
Shanghai-based bitcoin exchange BTCC has announced that it will halt bitcoin and other cryptocurrency withdrawals for one month. The news, posted to its website today, comes one week after Huobi and OKCoin, two of the country's 'Big Three' exchanges alongside BTCC, revealed they would prohibit cryptocurrency withdrawals as part of an effort to combat money laundering at the request of China's central bank. At the time, BTCC said it would undertake a similar upgrade, but that it would only take 72 hours to complete. According to the update, however, BTCC plans to continue the audit of its....
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While these issues affect centralized exchanges, peer-to-peer trading continues to soar. It appears as if Chinese bitcoin exchanges are dealing with more withdrawal delays right now. A recent post on Reddit shows an email sent out by BTCC explaining they are upgrading their verification system. Bitcoin and Litecoin withdrawals have been suspended until March 15. That is quite surprising, although it highlights a bigger problem for the exchange. Changing from a 10-day delay to a full month is rather disconcerting. Most people are aware of how BTCC imposed a 10-day delay on cryptocurrency....
China’s biggest Bitcoin exchange BTCC has announced it will halt cryptocurrency withdrawals until March 15 as it moves to comply with regulatory standards. In line with other major Chinese exchanges such as Huobi and Okcoin, BTCC is working on what it describes as “upgrading its inspection and verification system.” It promised that withdrawals would immediately resume once the process had completed and that users would be informed. Withdrawals in yuan remain unaffected. A circular sent to users Wednesday reads: “BTCChina will continue upgrading its inspection and verification system for....
Asian cryptocurrency exchange Okex says peer to peer trading is now open but the freeze on withdrawals remains in effect. In an update, Okex CEO Jay Hao reveals that buying cryptocurrency via the fiat gateway is now active as well but he fails to give a timeframe for the resumption of withdrawals. In an earlier tweet, the CEO reassures customers that their funds are safe and that withdrawals will commence as soon as possible. On Oct. 15, Okex announced the suspension of withdrawals of cryptocurrency after an unnamed private key holder was taken into custody by law enforcement. However,....
Mt. Gox clarified its position on US dollar withdrawals Friday, after worrying customer feedback over its USD withdrawal freeze. But it faced yet more problems early this week as it reported system downtime to frustrated traders. As it struggles to reassure bitcoin users, what will the long-term implications be for the exchange, and for the bitcoin market overall? In a post to its Google+ account, Mt. Gox acknowledged "mixed reactions" from customers after it announced on Thursday that it would temporarily freeze withdrawals in US dollars. "Our bank can no longer handle the volume of....
BTCC, one of China's 'Big Three' digital currency exchanges, has announced a new promotion that will see fees cut on US dollar-based bitcoin trades. Beginning 1st March and running through the month, BTCC says it will cease charging customers on both sides of trades on BTCC.com, its international exchange site. However, fees will remain in place at BTCChina.com, its domestic exchange offering. In statements, BTCC representative Tendai Musakwa said the promotion is a tactical move aimed to outflank competitors by focusing on the exchange's international reach. Musakwa said: "We're now....