Ethereum (ETH) Upgrade: Depositing and Withdrawal Suspension-OKX Tutorial

Dear OKX users,

In order to support the upgrade of Ethereum (ETH) (Mainnet Merge Announcement | Ethereum Foundation Blog) when Bellatrix upgrade is triggered by an epoch height of 144,896 on the Beacon Chain (estimated at 11:34 AM September 6, 2022, UTC), the depositing and withdrawal of ETH and all ERC-20 tokens will be suspended from 10:00 AM September 6, 2022 (UTC) until the upgrade is complete. Estimated resumption time: 14:00 to 15:00 PM, September 6, 2022 (UTC). Please refer to our further announcements on the resumption time.

To ensure the safety of your assets, you are advised not to deposit and withdraw your ETH and ERC-20 during the upgrade. Please note that you should deposit margins in advance to avoid the risks involved during derivatives and margin trading.

Details:

1. Suspension of Depositing and Withdrawals of ETH & ERC-20 tokens

ETH upgrade: estimated at 11:34 AM September 6, 2022 (UTC); Services will be suspended at 10:00 AM September 6, 2022 (UTC) until the upgrade is complete.

2. Resumption of Depositing and Withdrawals Services will be resumed when the ETH mainnet is stable. Please refer to our further announcements on the resumption time.

3. This hard fork is only a technical upgrade, which will not create a fork token.

4. Trading for ETH and ERC-20 tokens will not be affected.

Thank you for your continued support and we assure you our best services at all times.

OKX

Sep 6, 2022 (UTC)

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