Belarus Restricts Access to Major Cryptocurrency Exchange Websites

RBK-cryptoPublished on 2025-12-10Last updated on 2025-12-10

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Belarus has restricted access to several major cryptocurrency exchange websites, including Bybit, Bitget, and OKX, as reported by the local news portal Onliner. The decision was made by the country's Ministry of Information, and the website addresses have been added to a restricted access list maintained by the state telecommunications supervision enterprise, BelGIE. Attempts to access Bybit via local internet service providers result in a block page citing the Ministry's decision based on the Law on Mass Media. Notably, the websites of other major exchanges, including Binance, Kucoin, and MEXC, remained accessible for viewing and login as of 22:30 Moscow time. The report also highlights that the restriction lists do not include the addresses for Binance and Kucoin. This move follows a recent announcement from the end of November that Belarus has introduced centralized registers of crypto wallets used for obtaining illicit income, as stated by the Chairman of the State Control Committee, Vasily Gerasimov.

In Belarus, websites of a number of major cryptocurrency exchanges, including Bybit, Bitget, and OKX, have been added to the restricted access list. As reported by the local information portal Onliner, the decision was made by the Ministry of Information of the Republic of Belarus.

The website addresses of the platforms were added to the restricted access list maintained by the unitary enterprise for telecommunications supervision "BelGIE".

When attempting to access the Bybit exchange website through local providers, a block page appears with the text: "Access to the information resource is restricted based on a decision by the Ministry of Information of the Republic of Belarus, made in accordance with the Law of the Republic of Belarus 'On Mass Media'."

Other major exchanges, including Bitget, OKX, Binance, Kucoin, and MEXC, remain accessible for viewing and login, as of 22:30 Moscow time.

Notably, the list does not include the website addresses of the Binance and KuCoin exchanges. Although, as of 22:00, the listed Bitget and OKX are accessible for viewing and login.

At the end of November, it was reported that the Republic of Belarus introduced centralized registries of crypto wallets used for obtaining criminal income. This was announced by the Chairman of the State Control Committee (SCC), Vasily Gerasimov, speaking at a plenary meeting of the Eurasian Group (EAG) on Combating Money Laundering and Financing of Terrorism.

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