Binance has announced that it will close 11 privacy coins like DASH and Monero (XMR) for trading in the French region.
Critical decision for DASH, XMR and ZEC from Binance
Regulatory concerns in France have forced Binance to disable trading of privacy coins. Users from France, Poland and Spain reported receiving the announcement via email today. According to the official announcement, Binance will close 11 privacy coins to transactions in the French region from June 26.
Il ne sera plus possible d'accéder aux privacy coins via Binance. pic.twitter.com/ZoiAsHiYuG
— La Baleine Crypto 🐳 (@BaleineFR) May 31, 2023
The privacy coins that Binance will close for trading in the France region are as follows:
- Decred (DCR)
- Dash (DASH)
- Zcash (ZEC)
- Horizon (ZEN)
- PIVX (PIVX)
- NavCoin (NAV)
- Secret (SCRT)
- Verge (XVG)
- Firo (FIRO/Zcoin)
- Beam (BEAM)
- Monero (XMR)
- MobilinkToken (MOB)
Reason for decision
Binance’s decision comes after recent steps towards cryptocurrency regulations in France. The European country is joining Dubai’s Virtual Asset Regulatory Authority (VARA) to act against privacy coins.
Privacy coins keep transaction details and wallet balance information private. Due to these features, it especially attracted the reaction of European regulators. cryptocoin.comAs we reported, restrictive regulations became especially tough in late 2022, when FTX went bankrupt.
