Tradehill halts bitcoin trading due to IAFCU "operational and regulatory issues"
Tradehill's founder and CEO has confirmed the bitcoin exchange platform has suspended trading due to "operational and regulatory issues" faced by its bank - the Internet Archive Federal Credit Union (IAFCU). Jered Kenna said in a statement on reddit that trading on the Tradehill platform had stopped, but only temporarily. His statement reads: "We have recently made the decision to temporarily suspend trading on the Tradehill platform. Internet Archive Federal Credit Union has experienced operational and regulatory issues and we are no longer able to continue our relationship at this time.....
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