Uzbekistan blocks multiple encrypted trading platforms including Binance and FTX

[Uzbekistan Blocks Multiple Encrypted Trading Platforms Including Binance and FTX] Jinse Finance reported that the Uzbekistan National Perspective Project Bureau stated on Wednesday that the website of the cryptocurrency exchange Binance was blocked in Uzbekistan. Binance’s head of Eastern Europe, Gleb Kostarev, confirmed that users in Uzbekistan have been unable to access the site since August 9. In addition, Huobi, FTX, Bybit, etc. were also blocked. Binance is currently negotiating with Uzbek authorities regarding the exchange’s status in the country, the company said in a statement. (Coindesk)

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