Etoro to limit US customers’ access to four major cryptocurrencies

• eToro is an Israeli multi-asset investment platform widely known for social trading.
• eToro will delist ALGO, MATIC, MANA, and DASH for US customers.
• US customers can, however, still hold and sell already open positions in these tokens.

https://twitter.com/eToroUS/status/1668323758199955456

According to a tweet by eToro, four tokens — ALGO, MATIC, MANA, and DASH — will be delisted starting July 12, 2023, as the company adjusts its cryptocurrency offering for customers in the US.

The platform claims that the new change won’t have an impact on non-US customers and that US customers can continue to hold and sell any open positions in these tokens.

eToro makes no mention of the SEC lawsuit against the two largest cryptocurrency exchanges, Coinbase and Binance. It, however, claimed it was taking the action “in light of recent developments.”

In the SEC’s most recent legal actions, the four tokens mentioned in the eToro announcement were classified as securities.

Similar actions by trading platforms in the US

The move by eToro comes shortly after one similar one by Robinhood in June. Robinhood declared that, in light of its “latest review,” it would be removing SOL, MATIC, and ADA from its platform.

With the SEC’s recent enforcement strategy toward cryptocurrencies, more businesses may follow in the footsteps of eToro and Robinhood in order to avoid regulatory issues that could further negatively impact users based in the US.