According to the data of the online censorship tracking application Roskomsvoboda, the IP addresses of OKX, the third largest stock exchange in the world by volume, were blacklisted in Russia.
Roskomsvoboda platform that tracks censorship events online October 4 He claimed that OKX’s website was blacklisted by the Russian state. When looking at the data okx.com IP address of the attorney general’s office 73/3-105-2022 It seems that it was blocked due to decision no. The ban is also Russia’s internet censorship agency. RoskomnadzorIt is also included in the official database.
No reason was given for the prohibition decision, and government officials rejected the requests for explanations about the issue made by members of the press. Also, as it is known, this is not the first ban on the internet address of a cryptocurrency exchange in Russia. in June 2021 Binance IP addresses of the stock exchange were also banned, but the decision was annulled by the court as a result of the subsequent objections.
At the time of writing the news on the subject, OKX has not yet made a statement.
In the near future An important law on cryptocurrencies The Russian government, which is expected to put into effect, seems to be testing its sanction power on the market before the law in question and has a tough attitude towards cryptocurrency exchanges.