Since the last hack of the cryptocurrency exchange, the South Korean crypto exchange bithumb has resumed deposit and withdrawal services for a number of cryptocurrencies.
This announcement was made on Saturday, August 4, by the South Korea’s largest cryptocurrency exchange. The crypto exchange also resumed same yesterday but it was during later in the day.
The nine cryptocurrencies are BTC, ETH, ETC, XRP, LTC, BCH, ZEC, QTUM, and MITH.
The cryptocurrency exchange said:
BITHUMB HAS BEEN UNDERGOING SYSTEM SECURITY CHECK AND SECURITY UPGRADE, THE ENHANCEMENT IN THE CUSTOMERS’ ORDER TO SECURE OUR ASSET. AS THE SECURITY CHECK AND UPGRADE HAVE BEEN COMPLETED, WE WOULD LIKE TO RE-OPEN CRYPTOCURRENCY DEPOSIT AND WITHDRAWAL SERVICES.
However, the exchange noted that “some cryptocurrencies with a significant price difference of about 10% between the Bithumb market and the standard market will be opted out for this round in view of protecting our customers’ asset.