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At 10:47 a.m. ET, LRC-USD was still limit-only while 74% of displayed volume sat on four outside venues.

Bullish's filing-derived volume-times-spread proxy slipped 1.6% year over year and 38.3% from June despite the wider company-defined spread.

Covered users must close positions and withdraw by 23:59 UTC, while the wider platform keeps two Aug. 26 clocks.

Covered dealings must end before the cutoff; later withdrawals require discretionary approval and a full exit from HTX.



