OKEx Sees Biggest Bitcoin Outflow for 6 Months Soon After Resuming Withdrawals

OKEx Sees Biggest Bitcoin Outflow for 6 Months Soon After Resuming Withdrawals

About 2,822 bitcoins were moved from OKEx within 15 minutes of withdrawals restarting.


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