Breaking: Binance suspends LUNA and UST trading amid issues on Terra blockchain
Binance suspended LUNA/BUSD and UST/BUSD on its spot trading platform following the halting of the Terra blockchain. Global cryptocurrency exchange Binance has suspended trading pairs with Terra ecosystem's cryptocurrencies, LUNA and TerraUSD (UST), on its platform following the major crash of the algorithmic stablecoin.Binance confirmed the move on May 13, with spot trading for LUNA/BUSD and UST/BUSD trading pairs being suspended. It's not clear when the withdrawals for LUNA and UST will continue, as the crypto exchange simply stated that it will wait for the issues with the Terra network....
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