Crypto: Binance twice pauses bitcoin withdrawals due to ‘large volume’

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Crypto exchange Binance paused bitcoin withdrawals twice Sunday, saying the blockchain was congested by too many pending transactions.

“We’ve temporarily closed #BTC withdrawals due to the large volume of pending transactions,” Binance said Sunday night on Twitter. “Our team is currently working on a fix and will reopen $ BTC withdrawals as soon as possible. Rest assured, funds are SAFU.”

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