Access To Crypto Exchange OKX Is Blocked In Russia – Here’s Why
The Russian government reportedly blacklisted OKX’s IP address on Wednesday for possible illegal activity related to a violation of Article 15.3 of Russia’s information law, reports said. According to Roskomnadzor, Russia’s internet censorship regulator, the Seychelles-registered cryptocurrency exchange disclosed information associated with “financial pyramid activities.” Roskomnadzor noted that the information includes details on the “provision of financial […]
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In contrast to some nations that have expressed openness for cryptocurrencies and have been home to several bitcoin websites, Russia has taken a hard-line defensive stance against this technological development. Just last year, the government decided to ban bitcoin activity and blocked access to several websites containing information about the cryptocurrency. In its announcement, the government specified that the only currency in Russia is the ruble and that those who participate in transactions using other currencies could face penalties. However, a recent court ruling may be able to....
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.
Okx Blacklisted on Request From Russian Prosecutor’s Office for Disseminating Banned Information
Russia’s Federal Service for Supervision of Communications, Information Technology and Mass Media, also known as Roskomnadzor, has added this week the domain name of crypto exchange Okx....
The Roskomnador, Russia’s federal administrator of telecommunications and the internet has blocked access to prominent peer-to-peer bitcoin exchange platform LocalBitcoins. In a move that won’t come as a surprise to the cryptocurrency community, Russia’s telecom regulator has blocked access to popular over-the-counter and P2P bitcoin exchange platform LocalBitcoins. Roskomnadzor (Federal Service for Supervision in the Sphere of Telecom, Information Technologies and Mass Communications) has effectively blacklisted LocalBitcoins’ domain, rendering it inaccessible via Russian ISPs. A quick....
Russia is not exactly known for its tolerance of free speech, adult content, and virtual currencies. In recent months, the Russian Internet watchdog Roskomnadzor has blocked access to various Bitcoin websites, as well as Wikipedia. But it looks like these woes are far from over, as Roskomnadzor has blocked access to various adult websites, including PornHub. It is important to note that Russian ISP’s have no infrastructure in place to block a specific portion of an internet domain. For example, if Roskomnadzor wants to restrict access to a certain page on Facebook, the entire Facebook.com....
The Russian Bitcoin Ban is still incoming, so it seems. Russian telecom regulator Roskomnadzor has finally acted on a court order from 2014. Russia is currently blocking access to several (seven at last count) Bitcoin-related sites. These websites have been blocked because Bitcoin contributes to the growth of the shadow economy." Some feel that this is just a warm-up for the upcoming Russian Bitcoin ban. Last year, Russia's Ministry of Finance revealed a full draft of their proposed Russian Bitcoin Ban legislation. Russia's stated goal has been to ban Bitcoin by 2015, despite some....