{"id":565115,"date":"2020-12-25T20:31:31","date_gmt":"2020-12-25T17:31:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.ethereumworldnews.com\/?p=565115"},"modified":"2020-12-25T20:32:58","modified_gmt":"2020-12-25T17:32:58","slug":"bitstamp-to-halt-xrp-trading-and-deposits-for-us-customers-on-jan-8th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/en.ethereumworldnews.com\/bitstamp-to-halt-xrp-trading-and-deposits-for-us-customers-on-jan-8th\/","title":{"rendered":"Bitstamp to Halt XRP Trading and Deposits for US Customers on Jan. 8th"},"content":{"rendered":"
Quick take:<\/strong><\/p>\n The crypto exchange of Bitstamp has just announced that it will be halting trading and deposits of XRP for its US customers on the 8th of January 2021. However, US customers will still be able to withdraw their XRP<\/a> after the date.<\/p>\n According to the official announcement, Bitstamp customers from other jurisdictions will not be affected.\u00a0The exact statement by the exchange was as follows<\/a>.<\/p>\n In light of the recent\u00a0SEC filing against Ripple Labs Inc., which alleges that XRP is a security,\u00a0we are going to halt all trading and deposits of XRP for our US customers on 8 January 2021 at 9 PM UTC<\/b>.<\/p>\n We will closely follow the unfolding situation and continue to adapt accordingly.<\/p>\n Our US customers will still be able to withdraw XRP from Bitstamp.\u00a0Customers from other countries are not affected<\/b>.<\/p>\n Thank you for your continued support in this matter. We will post updates here and on\u00a0Twitter\u00a0as more information becomes available.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n News of Bitstamp halting deposits and trading for its US customers in January has caused the value of XRP to take another brief nosedive. Prior to the announcement, XRP was attempting to break the $0.38 resistance level<\/a>. As soon as the announcement was made by Bitstamp, XRP dropped to $0.278 – a 27% drop – before bouncing back to the $0.30 support area.<\/p>\n\n
XRP takes Another Nosedive to the $0.30 Support Area<\/h2>\n
Other Major Crypto Exchanges Will Follow<\/h2>\n