CEX. IO Cuts Bitcoin Trading Fees Amid Mining Market Woes
CEX. IO is offering 0% trading fees for a short period of time as it renews its focus on the bitcoin exchange space, following the suspension of its GHash.io cloud mining contracts earlier this year. The exchange, which currently charges a fixed 0.2% commission fee on all buy/sell transactions will cancel its trading fees for a one-week period, starting on 25th March. Speaking to CoinDesk, Helga Danova, communications officer at CEX. IO, said: "To make new features available for as many people as possible, we have opened up our service and invite people to try out trading on CEX. IO with....
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