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Nigerian President Barred From Extending Old Naira Banknote Demonetization Deadline
9.2.2023
With just a few days left before the old naira banknotes are demonetized on Feb. 10 as scheduled, a court in Nigeria has blocked the country’s president, Muhammadu Buhari, and the central bank governor, Godwin Emefiele, from further extending the deadline. Opponents of the central...
Osprey sues Grayscale for misrepresenting likelihood of GBTC ETF approval
30.1.2023
Osprey alleges its only competitor on the BTC OTC trust asset market gained its 99.5% market share by misrepresenting the likelihood of its trust becoming an ETF
Cameron Winklevoss pens open letter to Barry Silbert about Gemini’s blocked funds
2.1.2023
Both sides are facing financial headwinds, and Gemini was sued last week over money locked in its Earn program
Venezuelan Banks Have Blocked Over 75 Accounts Since the End of Last Year Due to Cryptocurrency-Related Activities
28.12.2022
Venezuelan Banks have started eyeing the accounts of customers with ties to cryptocurrency trading, principally related to peer-to-peer (P2P) transaction activity. According to Legalrocks, a crypto and blockchain-focused legal firm in Venezuela, more than 75 accounts have been blocked by Venezuelan...
Coinbase claims Apple blocked wallet app release over gas fees
1.12.2022
The platform said Apple wanted Coinbase Wallet to disable NFT transactions, introducing “new policies to protect their profits at the expense of consumer investment in NFTs."
Uzbekistan Unblocks Popular Russian Crypto Exchange Aggregator
4.11.2022
The government body overseeing the crypto market in Uzbekistan has restored access to Bestchange.ru, a well-known exchange aggregator in the region. The move comes after earlier this year the regulator blocked a number of coin trading platforms, including Binance. Residents of Uzbekistan Can Again...
Dapper Labs Suspends NFT Operations for Russian Users Amid New EU Sanctions
10.10.2022
Canadian company Dapper Labs has blocked operations with non-fungible tokens (NFTs) for Russian accounts. The move follows a new round of sanctions recently imposed by the EU which prohibit the provision of crypto-related services to Russian residents and entities. NFT Platform Dapper Labs Conforms...
Crypto Exchange Okx Blocked by Russia’s Telecom Watchdog
7.10.2022
Russian media and communications regulator, Roskomnadzor, has restricted access to the website of a major cryptocurrency exchange, Okx. The trading platform was one of those that did not restrict access for Russians amid sanctions that affected the industry’s business in Russia....
Crypto Exchange OKX's Website Blocked in Russia; Reason Undisclosed
5.10.2022
Ukraine Celebrates Independence Day: BTC 600 & ETH 10K Donated; Russia-Connected Wallet Blocked
25.8.2022
As Russia entered the sixth month of its brutal war against Ukraine, Ukrainians celebrated their Independence Day on August 24. So far, nearly BTC 600 and ETH 10,190 have been donated to Ukraine, and the country blocked a digital asset account supporting the invasion.
The world’s cryptocurrency...
Reports Say FTX Warns Customers Not to Interact With Aztec Network, CEO Sam Bankman-Fried Responds
21.8.2022
According to reports on social media, a number of users have complained that FTX has blocked a transaction that was associated with the Aztec Network’s zkmoney privacy technology. Following the accusations, FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried explained that transactions are monitored for...
Uniswap Censors 253 Crypto Addresses Blacklisted for Crime, Sanction Associations
20.8.2022
According to a recently published report, the decentralized exchange (dex) Uniswap has blocked roughly 253 cryptocurrency addresses allegedly tied to crimes or government sanctions. The information was discovered by the software developer Banteg who analyzed and saved the shared logs from...
FTX blocks Aztec Network privacy DApp, calling it a ‘high risk’ mixer
19.8.2022
Some users took to Twitter to bemoan what some are calling a continuing attack on privacy in the wake of the U.S. Treasury Dept.’s action against Tornado Cash
Binance Among Crypto Exchanges Blocked as Uzbekistan Clamps Down
11.8.2022
Crypto Exchange dYdX Blocked Accounts That Received Even Small Amounts From Tornado Cash
11.8.2022
Cryptocurrency exchange dYdX said it blocked user accounts with an association with Tornado Cash, the crypto-mixing service recently sanctioned by the U.S. Treasury
OFAC’s Tornado Cash Ban Causes Github Suspensions and the Blacklisting of Crypto Addresses Holding $437M
9.8.2022
On August 8, the ethereum mixing service Tornado Cash, and all the crypto addresses associated with the platform, were officially banned by the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Asset Control (OFAC). Following the ban, the internet hosting service for software and open source code...
Latvian Artist Threatened With Prison for Money Laundering Through NFTs
26.7.2022
An artist from Latvia is under investigation for allegedly selling NFTs, or non-fungible tokens, to launder money, for which he may get up to 12 years in prison. The authorities have blocked his bank accounts and launched an investigation without even notifying him. Artist Who Sold Over 3,500 NFTs...
Spanish Crypto Exchange Bit2me Won’t Absorb 2gether Customers Due to Internal Discrepancies
21.7.2022
Bit2me, a Spanish cryptocurrency exchange, announced that the deal it aimed to complete with 2gether, another Spanish exchange, fell through due to internal discrepancies. The company hoped to absorb the customers of 2gether after it blocked operations, forcing users to pay €20 to keep using...
Bit2Me to onboard 100k blocked crypto investors from 2gether exchange
16.7.2022
On July 10, Spanish cryptocurrency trading platform 2gether shut down its free trading services, citing its inability to justify its related operational costs due to crypto winter
Spanish Crypto Exchange Bit2me to Rescue 2gether Customers After Account Block
16.7.2022
Bit2me, a Spanish cryptocurrency exchange, is looking to absorb customers of 2gether, another Spanish exchange, after the company blocked access to its trading platform. Bit2me will pay the €20 fee that 2gether imposed on its customers to continue trading on its platform. The customers will...