Crypto Exchange Bitfinex Stops Servicing Ontario Customers, Asks Users to Wit...
Cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex has asked its Ontario users to withdraw their funds since they will no longer have access to any services offered by Bitfinex in March. Bitfinex Stops Providing Services to Ontario Customers Crypto exchange Bitfinex announced Friday that it is making changes to the services it provides to Ontario customers. Effective immediately, the firm said that “Ontario customers who do not have balances on the platform will have their accounts closed.” In addition, those who do not have open positions in the....
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The Ontario Securities Commission has been responsible for cracking down on crypto exchanges operating in the region, including Binance, OKEx, Bybit, KuCoin and Polo Digital Assets. In a Friday announcement, Bitfinex said it would be immediately closing the accounts for Ontario-based customers who have no balances on the platform. In addition, it planned to restrict access to those who do not have open positions in the exchange’s peer-to-peer financing market or open margin positions. Users who have balances or open positions on Bitfinex and are one of the roughly 15 million residents of....
The crypto exchange admitted to operating in the province without registration after saying it would stop. Binance confirmed in an undertaking to the Ontario Securities Commission, or OSC, in Canada dated Wednesday that the crypto exchange will cease activities involving Ontario residents. Binance will also stop opening new Ontario accounts, and provide fee waivers and reimbursements to certain Ontario users under the administration of a third party, the company said. The undertaking appears to mark the end of a disagreement that started in June when Binance announced that it would no....
Binance has bid Ontario adios. The dispute between cryptocurrency exchange Binance and Ontario’s financial regulator has concluded, with the company formally agreeing to cease operations in the Canadian province. The conflict between Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange (by trading volume), and the Ontario Securities Commission began in June 2021, when the exchange announced its […]
The Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) claims that Binance has rescinded its commitment to comply with previously agreed requirements. The crypto exchange told the regulator that there would be no new transactions involving Ontario residents after Dec. 31. However, Binance recently informed its Ontario users that they no longer have to close their accounts by year-end.
OSC Says Binance’s Action Is ‘Unacceptable’
Cryptocurrency exchange Binance got into trouble with the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) Thursday. Binance notified its users in June that....
After losing nearly US$70 million worth of Bitcoin in a sophisticated cyber attack, Hong Kong-based exchange Bitfinex is considering spreading the loss amongst Bitcoin holders in the exchange. In a blog post on August 5, Bitfinex told its users and customers about the possibility of “socialized loss scenario,” in which active loans to BTC/USD positions and Bitcoin balances may be used to settle the theft. However, Bitfinex reassured its users that the numbers presented or quoted on social media and by the media are “erroneous,” hinting that the actual loss—after the final settlement of....