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<p>In a move announced on Friday, OKX, the Seychelles-headquartered cryptocurrency exchange, declared its decision to delist 20 trading pairs by Jan. 5, triggering a notable price fall for major privacy coins such as Monero, Dash and ZCash.</p><p>The exchange <a href="https://www.okx.com/help/okx-to-delist-several-spot-trading-pairs-12-29" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">cited</a> that the affected pairs did not align with its listing criteria, though specific details were not disclosed.</p><h2 id="header-0">Privacy coin delisting trend</h2><p>While OKX did not explicitly articulate the rationale behind this move, industry observers are speculating that it could be part of the exchange’s broader efforts to comply with evolving regulatory measures. Privacy coins have increasingly drawn regulatory scrutiny due to concerns about potential illicit activities within the crypto space.</p><p>Earlier in the year, Binance had also <a href="https://crypto.news/binance-will-reportedly-delist-monero-and-privacy-coins-in-belgium/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">announced</a> the delisting of several privacy coins to ensure compliance with local laws and regulations. The broader context of regulatory pressures on privacy-focused cryptocurrencies seems to be impacting major exchanges’ decisions.</p><p>In 2022, Huobi cited regulatory pressures when it took the <a href="https://cointelegraph.com/news/huobi-to-delist-monero-and-other-privacy-coins-citing-regulatory-pressures" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">decision</a> to delist Monero and other privacy coins. Kraken was further ahead of the curve still, <a href="https://cointelegraph.com/news/kraken-to-delist-monero-for-uk-customers-by-the-end-of-november" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">delisting</a> Monero for UK customers in November 2021.</p><h2 id="header-1">Downward price action</h2><p>Following OKX’s announcement on Friday, the prices of privacy-focused cryptocurrencies, notably Zcash (ZEC) and Monero (XMR), experienced a decline. The entire sector of “privacy cryptos” has witnessed a 7.1% decrease in overall market capitalization, according to an <a href="https://www.coingecko.com/en/categories/privacy-coins" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">index</a> of such coins compiled by Malaysian crypto indexing firm CoinGecko.</p><p>During this period, Monero and Zcash have seen unit price declines of 4.5% and 10.7%, respectively. Other tokens set for delisting, including Dash, Powerpool and Horizen, have recorded declines of up to 14%.</p><p>OKX has provided guidance to users, advising them to cancel orders related to the affected trading pairs before the delisting date to avoid automatic cancellation, a process that may take 1–3 working days.</p><p>Concurrently, the exchange has halted deposits for the impacted cryptocurrencies and plans to cease withdrawals by Mar. 5, 2024, affording holders sufficient time to withdraw their assets. However, once the delisting is complete, trading these digital assets on OKX will become impossible.</p><p>Interestingly, certain privacy coins like MINA continue to be listed on the exchange, experiencing a 7.5% increase following the delisting announcement. It’s crucial to note that OKX’s delisting is not exclusive to privacy tokens, as it also includes other trading pairs associated with digital assets such as Kusama, Flow, Kyber Network and Aragon.</p><h2 id="header-2">The fight for privacy</h2><p>Some crypto community members have voiced their concerns on social media, with many fearing that the innovation may be ‘captured’ by the various state authorities over time. However, ex-Monero developer Ricardo Spagni (AKA “Fluffypony”) was nonchalant about the whole thing, judging by his comments. In a post on social media platform X, he <a href="https://x.com/fluffypony/status/1740419955345285293?s&#61;20" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">wrote</a>:</p><p>”Monero users and contributors literally couldn’t care less about delistings at this point.”</p><p>As the regulatory landscape evolves, cryptocurrency exchanges are navigating these challenges, impacting the availability and value of specific tokens on their platforms. Investors and privacy advocates alike will be closely watching how such regulatory compliance measures continue to shape the crypto market and crypto use.</p>

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