Binance Korea to shut down exchange due to low trading volume
Less than a year after its launch, Binance Korea is closing its doors amid shrinking liquidity. Binance KR has decided to shutter its operations in South Korea according to an announcement released on Thursday. As part of the press statement, Binance KR attributed the move to declining liquidity and low trading volume of its BKRW trading pairs. BKRW is a stablecoin pegged 1:1 to the Korean Won used for crypto-to-crypto settlements on the platform.According to the details provided by Binance KR, the shutdown timeline will begin with ceasing all new account registrations on Thursday. The....
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Crypto exchange Binance has announced a discontinuation of South Korean Won trading pairs and language support. Crypto Exchange Binance Pulls Out Of South Korea As per an announcement on the firm’s website, the platform no longer offers support for certain South Korea-related services. These discontinued Binance services include South Korean Won (KRW) trading pairs, KRW […]
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