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Taliban Releases Arrested Crypto Dealers, Bans Crypto in Afghanistan

29.8.2022
The Taliban has released arrested crypto dealers after around a week in detention but has imposed a nationwide ban on digital assets citing scams and fraud. On August 14, the Taliban forces raided a total of 16 local crypto exchanges in Herat, the third-largest city of Afghanistan, without prior...

Valve Bans Steam Dev From Forums After 'Abusive' Behavior

22.8.2022
Facing criticism of your own creative work can be challenging. I should know. But when responding to criticism involves, well, punching down on marginalized communities, or going on random, unrelated, political tirades that recklessly bash people trying to stay healthy and safe during on-going...

Panamanian Regulator May ‘Swing the Ax’ after Bitcoin-friendly Bank Bans Use of Crypto Mixers

12.8.2022
Panama’s “bitcoin (BTC) and crypto-friendly” bank Towerbank says it will bar its customers from making use of crypto mixers – in the wake of the United States Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC)’s move to sanction Tornado Cash earlier this month.... Read More: Panamanian Regulator May ‘Swing...

Mailchimp bans crypto content creators without prior notice

12.8.2022
The email marketing service provider temporarily suspended crypto-related accounts due to alleged terms of service violations

US Government Bans Ethereum Mixer Tornado Cash, Platform Added to OFAC’s SDN List

8.8.2022
On Monday, the U.S. Treasury Department’s watchdog the Office of Foreign Asset Control (OFAC) banned the ethereum mixing application Tornado Cash. OFAC has cited that the mixer has helped North Korean hackers such as the hacking syndicate known as Lazarus Group. OFAC Sanctions Tornado Cash...

Minecraft Bans NFTs And Blockchain, Which 'Do Not Align' With Game's 'Values'

21.7.2022
While the whole NFT thing appears to be mercifully on the decline, there are still companies out there—like Square Enix—trying to justify partnering with technology that exists solely as an enormous scam. Mojang is clearly not one of them.Read more

Mojang Studios bans Minecraft NFT integrations

20.7.2022
"NFTs can create models of scarcity and exclusion that conflict with our Guidelines and the spirit of Minecraft," says the entity

Minecraft Bans NFTs, Sending One In-Game Builder’s Token Spiraling

20.7.2022
Microsoft's Minecraft is banning NFTs, becoming the latest video game to take a stand on the hot button crypto culture wars

Vladimir Putin Bans Digital Payments in Russia

15.7.2022
Russia president Vladimir Putin has signed a bill that adds to a previous prohibition against cryptocurrency payments in the country

China’s WeChat bans crypto and NFT-related accounts

21.6.2022
The policy also covers secondary NFT trading as the firm notes that “accounts that provide services or content related to the secondary transaction of digital collections shall also be dealt with.”

French Institution Bans English Words Like 'eSports' And 'Streaming'

2.6.2022
For centuries now, the Académie Française has basically overseen the entire French language, being responsible for everything from grammar to publishing French dictionaries to acting as the “official authority on the language”. An important part of that role in recent decades has been to ward...

Study: Amid Mining Bans, China Still Commands World’s Second-Largest Share of Bitcoin Hashrate

17.5.2022
New data stemming from the latest Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance (CCAF) report on bitcoin mining indicates that China still holds the second position in terms of global hashrate. While China commands close to 22% of Bitcoin’s global hashrate, the United States currently dominates...

Central Bank of Argentina Bans Private Banks From Offering Cryptocurrency Services

7.5.2022
The Central Bank of Argentina has taken steps to ban private banks from offering cryptocurrency services to customers in the country. The action comes after two banks had started offering cryptocurrency purchasing services from their apps. The measure is said to be directed at mitigating risks...

Argentina's Central Bank Bans Lenders From Offering Crypto Services

5.5.2022
The announcement on Thursday afternoon comes after the IMF last month approved a $45B loan facility for Argentina that stipulated the country would discourage the use of cryptocurrencies

Binance Blocks Accounts Linked to Relatives of Senior Russian Officials

30.4.2022
Digital asset exchange Binance has blocked accounts tied to relatives of government officials in Moscow. Amid mounting international penalties over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the trading platform said it will continue to check for users associated with sanctioned individuals. Crypto...

Binance Bans These Kremlin-Linked Users as Russia Keeps Killing Ukrainians and Sanctions Mount

29.4.2022
Major crypto exchange Binance has decided to shut down a number of accounts linked to relatives of senior Russian decision-makers in response to the intensifying Western sanctions on the country triggered by its invasion of Ukraine.... Read More: Binance Bans These Kremlin-Linked Users as Russia...

National Bank of Ukraine Temporarily Bans Cross-Border Crypto Purchases With Hryvnia

22.4.2022
The central bank of Ukraine has introduced additional restrictions on international transactions that will prevent Ukrainians from buying crypto assets abroad with the national fiat. The measures are intended to reduce capital outflow amid an ongoing military conflict with Russia. Ukraine Citizens...