It looks like ViaBTC is dropping XEC to avoid the ABC's hard fork. https://www.bitcoinabc.org/
ViaBTC's anointment is here:
https://support.viabtc.com/hc/en-us/articles/16019305990031-Announcement-on-the-Discontinuation-of-XEC-Asset-Management
Bitcoin ABC is forking off eCash (XEC) miners, who would have imaged.
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Posted by Adrian-X