The Canadian crypto exchange BitBuy has again added trading pairs with the XRP coin – a year and a half after the delisting. The marketplace reversed its own decision without notifying users.

BitBuy first listed XRP on its platform in March 2019. However, in December 2021, the exchange announced that XRP would no longer be traded on the platform as of January 13, 2022, a move cited as a need to comply with Canadian regulators. The delisting comes a year after the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filed a lawsuit against Ripple, accusing it of conducting an illegal ICO. The regulator still insists that XRP is a security.

BitBuy officially announced the decision to delist XRP from the listing. However, in the summer of 2023, the exchange did not warn customers about the re-placement of the crypto asset. Some Canadian users have confirmed that they have successfully purchased XRP on BitBuy. This was first noticed by Gold Squad founder and XRP community member Mason Versluis.

As the legal battle between Ripple and the SEC draws to a close, the XRP community is demanding that the coin be made available for trading again on platforms that previously delisted this altcoin. BitBuy has stated that it will take the necessary action when the XRP situation changes. Now, some community members have suggested that BitBuy may know something about the upcoming outcome of Ripple’s litigation with the regulator.

As for the American crypto exchange Coinbase, it is in no hurry to relist XRP. In May, lawyer Morgan Mac Lawyers suggested that, unlike XRP, Coinbase would not delist bitcoin and ether even under pressure from regulators, otherwise the exchange would crash after that.