Seized exchange Bitzlato allows users to withdraw 50% of Bitcoin
Bitzlato is yet to resolve the issue with the remaining 50% of user funds and may eventually compensate using its own funds. Russia-linked cryptocurrency exchange Bitzlato has managed to partly restore access to user funds despite being officially seized by European authorities. Bitzlato has enabled its users to withdraw up to 50% of assets that were stuck on the platform due to enforcement from the United States and Europol, the firm announced on its Telegram channel on March 20. According to the statement, Bitzlato users are now able to restore a half of their assets using the Telegram bot @bz_phoenix_bot, which allows users to move assets from the web Bitzlato account to an external wallet or an exchange . All withdrawals from Bitzlato are processed in Bitcoin (BTC) as the platform converted all altcoin holdings by users into BTC at the time the service was halted on Jan. 18. According to the firm, Bitzlato had to convert user balances into Bitcoin due to technical difficulties a...