Law360, New York (April 6, 2017, 3:41 PM EDT) -- Two digital currency companies have hit Wells Fargo with a California federal suit alleging that the banking giant is essentially blocking them from letting customers withdraw their money, which clocks in at a combined $180 million in deposits. iFinex Inc. and Tether Ltd. on Wednesday said that Wells Fargo recently stopped servicing outgoing wire transfers from a group Taiwanese banks in regard to accounts containing iFinex and Tether customer funds. Wells Fargo made the decision to block outgoing U.S. dollar transfers without consulting the digital currency companies, which currently can’t give customers back their cash upon request, according to the suit....

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