OKEx to resume withdrawals next week with promises of 100% reserves
OKEx is set to lift its withdrawal freeze first introduced on Oct. 16, claims the exchange cooperated with authorities and no foul play was discovered. Major cryptocurrency exchange OKEx is finally resuming withdrawals of customer assets after weeks of waiting.The exchange first suspended withdrawals on Oct. 16, a decision that subsequently rocked crypto markets. According to today's announcement, full customer withdrawals will resume on or before Nov. 27. OKEx will conduct security checks to resume hot wallet operations and ensure that user funds are safe.OKEx claims that user funds are....
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Just recently, after the exchange paused cryptocurrency withdrawals, the trading platform Okex finally enabled digital currency withdrawals last Wednesday. Since then, the exchange seems to be experiencing an exodus of funds leaving, as onchain data shows Okex’s crypto-asset reserves like bitcoin, ethereum and tether have depleted considerably during the last ten days. Over the years a number of exchanges have had issues and have worried customers by stopping deposits and withdrawals for a period of time. Okex joined the list of exchanges that have halted withdrawals, as the....
OKEx will compensate those users who have been frustrated by its suspension on withdrawal service.
After a number of issues, OKEx is back up to speed, sort of. Crypto exchange OKEx announced that both its fiat-crypto purchase capabilities and P2P outlet have reopened. Withdrawals still remain closed, however."The OKEx P2P platform will resume trading on Oct. 21, 12:00 pm (UTC) for CNY, INR and VND fiat pairs, and the Buy Crypto fiat gateway will also be reactivated at the same time," OKEx said in an Oct. 21 announcement, adding: "Please note that cryptocurrency withdrawals are still temporarily suspended and the 'Sell Crypto' option is not available."The exchange noted that "other....
“It's a bit weird one of the biggest exchanges in the world isn't letting us withdraw money for so long,” said one crypto Twitter user. Major exchange OKEx suspended crypto withdrawals on Oct. 16. With little information coming from the firm or its CEO Jay Hao in the time since, users have begun demanding answers via Twitter.In an Oct. 20 tweet from Hao, the CEO stated that there had been “no on-chain out-flow” since the exchange announced it had “temporarily suspended” withdrawals on Friday. “Your assets are safe,” said Hao. “We'll do our best to resume withdrawals ASAP.”The exchange....
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,....