Ethereum (ETH) Trading Faces a Halt on Poloniex: What lies in the future?

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Poloniex showed another technical fault after its inability to cope up with Steem Dollars/STEEM influx which led to almost 70000$ of unconfirmed BTC transactions.

Now, the moderators are trying to curb the trade rates of ETH (Ethereum) by stopping withdrawal and deposit processes. This has resulted in a large number of complaints and tickets, which are constantly being neglected by POLONIEX.

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However, they are trying to cope up with the pressure of high trade volumes of Ethereum prior to the EOS ICO, which is thought to directly affect the prices of Ether in the near future.

Though temporary problems have been resolved, frequent issues with Poloniex and its trade engines has been a constant cause for raising discontent in even its most loyal users.