Why Bitcoin price abruptly dropped 3% in 30 minutes on OKEx freeze
The price of Bitcoin dropped 3% in just 30 minutes after the major cryptocurrency exchange OKEx suspended withdrawals. OKEx, one of the world’s biggest cryptocurrency exchanges, announced a temporary suspension of withdrawals on Oct. 16. Upon the news, the price of Bitcoin (BTC) abruptly plunged 3% in 30 minutes across major exchanges.The nervousness in the market comes from the reason behind the withdrawal suspension and the potential implications it carries. The 15-minute price chart of Bitcoin. Source: TradingView.comOKEx says a private key holder is cooperating with investigators,....
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Asian cryptocurrency exchange Okex says peer to peer trading is now open but the freeze on withdrawals remains in effect. In an update, Okex CEO Jay Hao reveals that buying cryptocurrency via the fiat gateway is now active as well but he fails to give a timeframe for the resumption of withdrawals. In an earlier tweet, the CEO reassures customers that their funds are safe and that withdrawals will commence as soon as possible. On Oct. 15, Okex announced the suspension of withdrawals of cryptocurrency after an unnamed private key holder was taken into custody by law enforcement. However,....
On Friday morning as the OKEx withdrawal-freeze story twisted and turned, CoinDesk's editors had an off-the-cuff discussion about the fundamental realities and unique challenges of security for even the largest exchanges.
About 2,822 bitcoins were moved from OKEx within 15 minutes of withdrawals restarting.
OKEx is set to lift its withdrawal freeze first introduced on Oct. 16, claims the exchange cooperated with authorities and no foul play was discovered. Major cryptocurrency exchange OKEx is finally resuming withdrawals of customer assets after weeks of waiting.The exchange first suspended withdrawals on Oct. 16, a decision that subsequently rocked crypto markets. According to today's announcement, full customer withdrawals will resume on or before Nov. 27. OKEx will conduct security checks to resume hot wallet operations and ensure that user funds are safe.OKEx claims that user funds are....
OKEx’s secrecy around locking customer withdrawals has led to misinformation and confusion around what’s happening with the exchange. For nearly a week, uncertainty as to why OKEx suddenly suspended its cryptocurrency withdrawals on Oct. 16 has lingered on. The ongoing suspension has been puzzling to many, but the exchange’s representatives maintain that the move was solely because one of the company’s private key holders has been cooperating with a Chinese public security bureau. With one of OKEx’s three keyholders now in question, the exchange’s multisignature authorization process....