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Privacy-focused cryptocurrencies, such as Monero (XMR) and Zcash (ZEC), are currently at a crossroads due to increasing regulatory pressure and actions by prominent exchanges, especially Binance. The situation escalated when OKX delisted several privacy-focused trading pairs on January 5, citing non-compliance with their listing criteria.
Privacy tokens face challenges meeting crypto exchange listing criteria amid regulatory pressure, leading to an all-time low in liquidity, Kaiko's data shows.
Binance, the largest cryptocurrency exchange, has recently announced that it will start monitoring ten new projects, including privacy blockchains like Monero, Firo, Mobilecoin, and Zcash. Binance reported that these projects might be delisted in the future, failing to meet the criteria required by the exchange to keep being traded on its platform.
Tightened regulations, especially in relation to money laundering and terrorist financing, may continue to threaten permitted trading platforms for privacy-oriented cryptocurrencies.
Crypto exchange Binance said it could delist three privacy tokens, including Zcash (ZEC), Monero (XMR), and Horizen (ZEN), because they are at risk of no longer meeting its listing criteria, according to a Jan. 4 statement.
Binance has flagged several privacy coins with a "monitoring tag" indicating that they are at risk of being delisted from its platform.
Today, Binance revealed its plan to expand the Monitoring Tag coverage to encompass 10 additional tokens starting from Jan. 4. Notably, Monero (XMR) and Zcash (ZEC) are now included in this extension.
Binance warned that ANT, FIRO, KP3R, MDX, MOB, REEF, VAI, XMR, ZEC and ZEN exhibit higher volatility and risks.
These cryptos to sell are coins with too much risk without corresponding upside. Investors should consider other coins instead.
A trio of privacy-focused altcoins are seeing dips in price after a prominent crypto exchange platform said it is going to delist them.
In the world of cryptocurrencies, privacy coins like Zcash and Monero are finding themselves increasingly in the crosshairs of major crypto exchanges. Recently, OKX, a prominent player in the crypto exchange arena, announced its decision to delist 20 spot trading pairs, including the top privacy-focused cryptocurrencies Monero (XMR), Zcash (ZEC), and Dash (DASH).
OKX, a prominent exchange, announced the delisting of 20 trading pairs, including major privacy coins Monero (XMR), Dash (DASH), and Zcash (ZEC). The decision, effective from January 5, comes as OKX cited non-compliance with its listing criteria for removing these pairs.
OKX, a major cryptocurrency exchange, announced its decision to delist 20 spot trading pairs in the new year.
The price of several privacy-focused cryptocurrencies, including Zcash (ZEC) and Monero (XMR), fell the past day after crypto exchange OKX said on Dec. 29 that it would delist them on Jan. 5 because they do not align with its listing criteria.
The news of the removal of trading pairs for privacy tokens DASH, Monero (XMR), and ZCash (ZCH) by the cryptocurrency exchange platform OKX had a significant impact on the values of these digital assets.
OKX announced Friday that it is delisting 20 crypto trading pairs — including privacy coins — by Jan. 5 after a performance review.
Zcash is a privacy-protecting, digital currency built on strong science. It is Bitcoin forked and uses zk-SNARKS (Zero-knowledge Succinct Non-Interactive Argument of Knowledge proofs for privacy.
Josh Swihart replaces Zooko Wilcox as CEO of Electric Coin Company, bringing a strong background in technology and product development to drive the growth of Zcash.
Zooko Wilcox, the CEO of Electric Coin Co., revealed on Dec. 18 that he is ending his eight-year association with the entity which is behind the privacy coin zcash. Despite leaving his role as the company's top executive, Wilcox said he remains committed to anything focused on human freedom.
Now-former CEO Zooko Wilcox will, however, remain in an advisory capacity.
Zooko Wilcox, the CEO of Electric Coin Company (ECC), the organization steering the development of the privacy-focused cryptocurrency Zcash (ZEC), has recently announced his decision to step down from his role. This shift in leadership was officially disclosed on December 18, and the newly appointed CEO is Josh Swihart.
Zooko Wilcox, founder of Zcash, appoints Josh Swihart as the new CEO at Electric Coin.
The new CEO, Josh Swihart, has been the vice president at Electric Coin for nearly five years but recently took a four month stint away from the firm.
Josh Swihart, the SVP of Growth for Electric Coin Company, Zcash's development firm, has become the new CEO.
