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By : Segun Adewole

Binance has stopped processing transactions involving 17 cryptocurrency-asset service providers and platforms.

In a statement, Binance said the decision was prompted by recent regulatory developments and affected A7 Nigeria, which operates in Nigeria; A7 Africa, which operates in Nigeria and Zimbabwe; and PilotFinance Ltd, based in Nigeria, effective August 13.

It, however, failed to disclose the regulatory developments that led to the restrictions across multiple countries.

It explained that with Shelbit (Shelbit General Trading LLC), which operates in the UAE and Iran, and Aban Tether Exchange, which operates in Iran, restrictions take effect in phases,

It further explained that as of August 23, restrictions are expected to apply to Rapira and Aifory Pro (Sooty Ltd.), both of which operate in Georgia, ABCeX (Nueva Cryptologia S.A.S DE C.V.), which has links to El Salvador and Georgia, WhiteBird and 

Tradex (Brightum LLC), based in Belarus, and NoOnecrypto INC., which operates internationally.

Also facing restrictions are Monease Ltd, based in the UK; BitPapa, which operates in the UAE; Exnode and Exnode Pay (Arvix), based in Georgia; HTX (Huobi Global SA), founded in China; and EXMO Ltd, which operates in the UK and Europe.

Users are advised not to transact with the affected entities after the restriction dates, and that they should not disclose, publish or share their wallet addresses with any third party or platform in a manner that may associate them with the prohibited crypto-asset service providers or platforms..

“Any transactions attempted on or after these dates may be held and subject to a compliance review,” Binance said.

The exchange said it may apply restrictions to affected wallets while the review is ongoing, adding that such activity may also constitute a breach of its terms of use.

“Binance is required to adhere to the regulatory requirements in the jurisdictions in which it operates,” the statement reads.

“These measures are necessary to meet those requirements and to help maintain a safe and secure environment for our users and their assets”