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    Home » Crypto News » Kraken Halts XRP Trading For US Users Following The SEC Charges

    Kraken Halts XRP Trading For US Users Following The SEC Charges

    Author: Jordan Lyanchev

    Last Updated Jan 16, 2021 @ 13:34

    The list of cryptocurrency exchanges to halt XRP trading from its services for US citizens continues to grow with the addition of Kraken.

    The San Francisco-based veteran crypto exchange Kraken is the latest platform announcing plans to halt Ripple (XRP) trading starting at the end of January. The decision will affect only US-based citizens, while all services will remain operating as intended for customers located outside of the country.

    • Starting on January 29th at 5 pm PT (or January 30th at 1:00 UTC), Kraken will suspend XRP trading for users based in the United States. The near 10-year-old exchange said that residents need to close all positions until January 28th at 11:59 PT or “their positions will be liquidated.”
    • However, Kraken also said that US users will still be able to deposit, hold, and withdraw XRP even after the exchange has halted the trading activities.
    • Additionally, customers in other countries will not be affected in any way – the XRP markets will continue to operate uninterrupted. 
    • Somewhat expectedly, Kraken justified its decision with SEC charges brought on Ripple last year. CryptoPotato reported that the Commission alleged the payment processor of conducting a $1.3 billion unregistered security offering.
    • Numerous crypto exchanges and businesses removed the XRP token in the following weeks, which harmed its price. 
    • Kraken’s announcement also seemed to have impacted XRP’s value as the asset dumped by 12% from $0.295 to $0.26 in a matter of minutes. Although Ripple’s native crypto has recovered some short-term losses and trades around $0.29, it’s still down by about 60% since the SEC made the charges official.   
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    Jordan got into crypto in 2016 by trading and investing. He began writing about blockchain technology in 2017. He has managed numerous crypto-related projects and is passionate about all things blockchain. Contact Jordan: LinkedIn

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