with its over-the-counter counterparties, the firm said in an alert sent to clients on Tuesday that was reviewed by The Block.trades entered into before that time will be settled in accordance with the usual procedures under the Master Purchase Agreement."
The firm attributed the decision to halt OTC trading in the cryptocurrency to a precaution taken because of the"regulatory environment." It didn't immediately respond to a request for further comment. Filecoin was trading down 2.7% at $4.68 with a market capitalization of just under $2 billion on Wednesday, according toCumberland's specific concerns around the trading of filecoin were not immediately made known, but the move comes at a time of increased regulatory scrutiny over crypto market participants in the U.S. and areceived
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