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Crypto exchange Binance blocks Russian users targeted by sanctions

Since 2019, Binance has allowed users to deposit and withdraw Russian roubles via payments company Advcash

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Reuters London/Moscow

2 min read Last Updated : Feb 28 2022 | 6:33 PM IST

Crypto exchange Binance is blocking the accounts of any Russian clients targeted by sanctions, it told Reuters on Monday, but will not freeze the accounts of others after Ukraine called for a block on Russian users at major digital currency platforms.

"We're blocking accounts of those on the sanctions list (if they have Binance accounts) and ensuring that all sanctions are met in full," a spokesperson for the company said on Monday, declining to give further details.

The United States, Britain, Europe and Canada announced new sanctions on Russia on Saturday, including blocking certain lenders' access to the SWIFT international payment system,

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