The global cryptocurrency landscape is witnessing significant shifts, with leading trading platforms, eToro and Robinhood, adjusting their U.S. cryptocurrency offerings. Both platforms are responding to the rapidly evolving regulatory environment in the United States, affecting popular cryptocurrencies such as Algorand (ALGO), Decentraland (MANA), Dash (DASH), Polygon (MATIC), Solana (SOL), and Cardano (ADA).
Starting at 6:00 AM ET, Wednesday, July 12, 2023, eToro U.S. customers will not be able to open new positions in Algorand, Decentraland, Dash, and Polygon. Despite the changes, users will still have the ability to hold and sell existing positions in these cryptocurrencies.
Just a month earlier, on June 9, Robinhood also made headlines when it announced the delisting of Solana, Cardano, and Polygon. This follows recent charges by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) against Binance and Coinbase, alleging that these platforms traded unregistered securities. Given…