Leading cryptocurrency exchange Bittrex has announced the re-opening of new customer registrations and the launch of its upgraded website.

In December 2017, the exchange temporarily halted new signups in a bid to preserve the preserve the experience, stability, and security of the platform for existing customers and worked on improving the infrastructure to efficiently manage growing demand.

"[P]ausing new user signups during a period of immense trading volume was not a decision we took lightly, but our responsibility to provide customers with a reliable platform and outstanding customer service, made it the right thing to do. After diligently working to improve our infrastructure and upgrade our website, we're pleased to announce registration for new users resumed today,” said Bittrex CEO Bill Shihara.

In order to ensure compliance with Know-Your-Customer rules, Bittrex said that new users will need to submit to identity verification procedures to use the trading platform.

In addition, Bittrex announced that it is now supporting corporate accounts and accepting new corporate applications. It said that it has made additional adjustments in order to streamline the onboarding process for both retail and corporate customers.

Furthermore, the company has also enhanced its website and trading platform, including a number of performance, usability, and security improvements to its API, it said in its official release.