Russia’s war against Ukraine backlash continues. World countries, especially the USA, announced that they condemned Russia and that they would impose some sanctions.
fifth largest in the world Ethereum (ETH) with mining pool Flexpool It also became the first cryptocurrency company to impose sanctions against Russia.
Announcing that it has stopped providing services to Russian users, Flexpool stated that this decision was taken to show that they are in solidarity with Ukraine, which is occupied by Russia.
Making a statement on the subject on the official telegram channel, the Flexpool spokesperson said:
“As a company, we don’t usually get involved in politics, despite our personal opinions.
But this is bigger than politics and more than anyone else. This is a war that could end the world. It is definitely ending the lives of many innocent people in Eastern Europe.”
Stating that as the Flexpool pool, they do not want to profit from the said political crisis, the spokesperson said that they canceled all services for Russian IP addresses and paid the unpaid balances to the users affected by this cancellation.
Although it did not take a clear decision like Flexpool, Hiveon company, the second largest pool, also published a solidarity message to Ukraine from its account.