Crypto sites around the world turn on a “red light” for Russians after the European Union approved sanctions on October 6 that prohibit the opening and use of crypto wallets for users from the Russian Federation, regardless of the amount on the account.
To date, four crypto exchanges have already refused to cooperate with the Russians, writes The Moscow Times. The first to react to the EU decision was the Canadian crypto platform NFT Dapper Labs, which on the same day, October 6, suspended work with clients from Russia.
The next day, the Cryptopay platform took a similar step, and a few days later, the Finnish crypto exchange Localbitcoins, which is popular among Russians, urged customers from the Russian Federation to withdraw their bitcoins in one transfer, otherwise access to wallets would be lost.
The Blockchain.com project also intends to block the wallets of Russian users, which advised the Russians to withdraw digital assets as soon as possible, since their accounts are subject to closure from October 28.
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