Upbit and Bithumb to Delist ICX (Icon) on October 19 Due to Security Incident

Upbit and Bithumb have announced they will discontinue trading support for the cryptocurrency ICX (Icon) on October 19 due to a security incident. The exchanges stated that ICX, which accounted for 91% of global trading volume on CoinMarketCap as of their announcement, was designated as a 'trading caution' asset following a security breach on August 28.

The exchanges noted that despite efforts to halt block generation amid ongoing security threats, the issues were not resolved. As a result, they decided to discontinue support for ICX starting October 19 at 3 PM KST.