Tracker · checked 2026-10-25
Restricted countries at eight crypto exchanges
Each list below is copied from the exchange's own terms or eligibility notice, read on 2026-10-25. We link the page we read and the date printed on it where it shows one. Where we could not find a list, we say so. Exchanges change these lists without notice, so read the linked page before you sign up.
This is not legal advice. Being absent from a list does not mean an exchange is licensed or permitted where you live.
Named by five or more of the eight
- China: 8 of 8
- Cuba: 8 of 8
- North Korea: 8 of 8
- Canada: 6 of 8
- Iran: 6 of 8
- Singapore: 6 of 8
- Sudan: 6 of 8
- United States: 6 of 8
- Hong Kong: 5 of 8
Bitunix
Source: Bitunix Restricted Regions and User Eligibility Notice, dated 2026-08-05. As of 2026-10-25.
United States and its territories, Canada (including Alberta), Mainland China, Hong Kong, Singapore, North Korea, Cuba, Sudan, South Sudan, Syria, Iran, Iraq, Libya, Yemen, Afghanistan, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Lebanon, Somalia, United Arab Emirates, France, Russian-controlled regions of Ukraine (Crimea, Donetsk, Luhansk), Sevastopol, Malaysia, Seychelles.
The notice says the services are not available to anyone physically located in a prohibited jurisdiction, and that using a VPN or proxy to get around it is not permitted.
BloFin
Source: BloFin Terms of Use, section 6, dated 2026-07-03. As of 2026-10-25.
Marshall Islands, Afghanistan, Angola, Belarus, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, China, Crimea, Cuba, Côte d'Ivoire, North Korea, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Donetsk, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Haiti, Iran, Iraq, India, Lebanon, Liberia, Libya, Luhansk, Mali, Nicaragua, Myanmar, Canada, Rwanda, Sevastopol, Serbia, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Singapore, Trinidad and Tobago, United States, United Arab Emirates, Yemen, Zimbabwe.
Section 7 of the same terms adds that BloFin is not regulated by Dubai's VARA and does not serve Dubai or UAE residents.
KCEX
Source: KCEX User Agreement, trade monitoring clause 9, dated 2026-07-17. As of 2026-10-25.
North Korea, Palau, Rwanda, Cuba, Myanmar, Sudan, Syria, Crimea, Mainland China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Singapore, Venezuela, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Iran, Afghanistan, Canada, United States.
KCEX says the list is not exhaustive and can change at any time.
MEXC
Source: MEXC User Agreement, Prohibited Jurisdiction, no date shown. As of 2026-10-25.
North Korea, Cuba, Sudan, Iran, Mainland China, Singapore, Malaysia, United States, United Kingdom, Hong Kong, Kazakhstan, Russia, Russian-controlled regions of Ukraine (Crimea, Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia, Kherson, Sevastopol), Belarus, Canada.
Also any country under comprehensive EU or OFAC sanctions, and any country on the FATF call-for-action list.
Not confirmed: The en-GB copy of the same agreement did not list Russia or Belarus when we read it. We show the longer global list.
BingX
Source: BingX Disclaimer, Restricted Jurisdictions, no date shown. As of 2026-10-25.
Afghanistan, Burundi, Cambodia, Canada, Central African Republic, Mainland China, Cuba, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Hong Kong, Iran, Laos, Macau, Myanmar, Netherlands, North Korea, Panama, Singapore, Somalia, United Kingdom, United States and its territories, Crimea, Donetsk and Luhansk.
BingX's Customer Agreement separately says users must not be United States or Canada users.
Toobit
Source: Toobit Terms of Service, clause 13.3, dated 2026-06-22. As of 2026-10-25.
Belarus, Cuba, North Korea, Israel, Myanmar, Sudan, South Sudan, Syria, Venezuela, Yemen, China.
Toobit says it may restrict other jurisdictions at its discretion.
Not confirmed: The clause names fewer places than the other seven exchanges. It does not name the United States, Canada or the United Kingdom, and we did not find another Toobit page that does. Treat this as not confirmed either way for those countries.
BYDFi
Source: BYDFi User Agreement, Prohibited Jurisdictions, dated 2026-09-18. As of 2026-10-25.
North Korea, Cuba, Sudan, Iran, Mainland China, Singapore, United States, United Kingdom, Hong Kong, Kazakhstan, Russian-controlled regions of Ukraine (Crimea, Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia, Kherson, Sevastopol), Canada.
Also any country under comprehensive EU or OFAC sanctions, and any country on the FATF call-for-action list.
Tapbit
Source: Tapbit Terms of Use, no date shown. As of 2026-10-25.
Cuba, China, North Korea.
The terms also exclude any "Restricted Territory" set out on a separate Location Restrictions page.
Not confirmed: The separate Location Restrictions page did not load for us, so the rest of Tapbit's list is not confirmed.
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