Huobi imposes 24 hr crypto withdrawal delay to dampen speculation
The exchange's decision aligns squarely with Beijing's ongoing and multi-pronged crackdown on the country's cryptocurrency investors in its attempt to prevent both capital outflows and volatility in the crypto sector. Huobi Global, currently the world's second-largest crypto exchange by daily traded volume, has introduced a 24-hour token withdrawal delay for all over-the-counter (OTC) trades. The decision strikes a blow to all Huobi users, some of whom will moreover be prevented from withdrawing their tokens for as long as 36 hours if the exchange's assessment system judges them to be at....
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