Binance closes BTC withdrawals amid congestion on the Bitcoin network
The Bitcoin mempool was clogged with over 400,000 transactions waiting to be processed on May 7.
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The Bitcoin mempool was clogged with over 400,000 transactions waiting to be processed on May 7.
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