Cryptocurrency exchange Huobi Global has announced that it will freeze all United States customers' accounts on Nov. 13.In a blog post on Nov. 3, Huobi stated that its user agreement expressly prohibits customers in the U.S. from using its trading platform.
For this reason, Huobi has been gradually disabling U.S customers' accounts to "Prevent any further trading or transferring."
The exchange, which recently rolled out a cryptocurrency exchange in Argentina, is providing U.S. customers with a grace period until Nov. 13, when it will go ahead and freeze accounts of all U.S users.
In the announcement, Huobi states that the American regulatory environment for cryptocurrencies has forced it to prohibit U.S.-based users from the platform.
Huobi Global will not exit the U.S. market altogether, but rather nudge its U.S. customers toward its "Exclusive U.S. strategic partner," the San Francisco-based HBUS, a platform dedicated to serving U.S.-based customers.
US, HBUS runs and operates independently from the larger exchange.
On Nov. 16, Josh Goodbody, head of Europe and the Americas for Huobi Global, is reportedly booked to speak at the Crypto DeFiance event at the blockchain festival BlockShow Asia 2019 in Singapore.
In October, Huobi Global announced that it will launch a fiat gateway for the Turkish lira in late 2019.
By launching the gateway, Huobi will enable Turkish users to deposit fiat currency via wire transfer to exchange for major stablecoin Tether, which can then be used to trade crypto-to-crypto on Huobi Global.
Huobi users from Turkey will be able to trade with a 50% discount on transaction fees, which they can further decrease by holding Huobi's native token Huobi Token.
Huobi Global to Freeze US Customer Accounts by Mid-November
Published on Nov 5, 2019
by Cointele | Published on Coinage
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