Since February 8, Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency trading exchange, has banned the opening of deposits in dollars and the withdrawal of US currency, as informs Interfax today with reference to the company itself.
Binance also clarified that the ban is temporary. The company did not disclose the reason for its introduction, adding that work on the resumption of operations is already underway.
At the same time, the dollar ban did not affect Binance.US, it only applies to users of the exchange outside the States. But experts are already stating a sharp increase in the outflow of money from cryptocurrency wallets. During the day it amounted to more than 172 million dollars.
Previously EADaily informed about the prohibition of operations with the ruble by the international depositary Euroclear. The company stopped accepting Russian currency for settlements, and also turned off the account in the cash correspondent in Moscow.