Coinbase Pro will disable margin trading starting tomorrow
The exchange said the move was in response to “new guidance from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.” U.S. crypto exchange Coinbase Pro announced today that customers would not be able to use margin trading on the platform beginning on Wednesday.According to the Coinbase blog, Chief Legal Officer Paul Grewal said that no new margin trades would be allowed starting on Nov. 25 at 2:00 PST. The exchange stated that it would take the product offline in December “once all existing margin positions have expired.”“We believe clear, common sense regulations for margin lending products are....
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Coinbase plans to suspend all margin trading contracts effective tomorrow, and will end the service entirely by next month.
Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase is disabling its margin trading product in order to comply with the new rules set by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). CFTC’s Rules Affecting Margin Trading Offerings Coinbase’s chief legal officer, Paul Grewal, explained in a blog post on Tuesday: In response to new guidance from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, we are disabling our margin trading product. Starting on Wednesday, Nov. 25 at 2 p.m. PT, customers currently using Coinbase’s margin trading will not be able to place new margin trades and all open limit....
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Coinsetter introduced new features to its Platform. Bitcoin traders are now able to use Bitcoin Margin Trading, Shorting. Costumers, now have access to 5.0x leverage and shorting with interest-free margin. This Monday, the New York-based bitcoin exchange, announced the extension of margin trading capabilities to all of its users. Coinsetter users can trade with margin by posting collateral of as low as 20% of the margin balance added to an account. Collateral can be posted entirely in bitcoin if preferred, and margined positions do not accrue interest-a feature that is unique to....