Babel Finance Halts Withdrawals, Citing Low Liquidity
Babel Finance, a Hong Kong-based cryptocurrency lending company, has announced that it is suspending withdrawals. Babel Suspends Redemptions and Withdrawals Babel wrote today that “redemptions and withdrawals from Babel...
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