{"id":411916,"date":"2022-03-04T04:19:21","date_gmt":"2022-03-04T01:19:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/opensea-updates-banned-countries-list-sparking-decentralization-debate\/"},"modified":"2022-03-04T04:19:21","modified_gmt":"2022-03-04T01:19:21","slug":"opensea-updates-banned-countries-list-sparking-decentralization-debate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/opensea-updates-banned-countries-list-sparking-decentralization-debate\/","title":{"rendered":"# OpenSea updates banned countries list sparking decentralization debate"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a284f4a608f7\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a284f4a608f7\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/opensea-updates-banned-countries-list-sparking-decentralization-debate\/#%E2%80%9D_OpenSea_updates_banned_countries_list_sparking_decentralization_debate_%E2%80%9C\" >&#8221; OpenSea updates banned countries list sparking decentralization debate &#8220;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9D_OpenSea_updates_banned_countries_list_sparking_decentralization_debate_%E2%80%9C\"><\/span>&#8221; OpenSea updates banned countries list sparking decentralization debate &#8220;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.cointelegraph.com\/images\/840_aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy5jb2ludGVsZWdyYXBoLmNvbS91cGxvYWRzLzIwMjItMDMvNzIxOTI4NjctNTRlYy00NGEwLThmMWItOGFiMjg2NTA3YTQ0LmpwZw==.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-content\" data-v-128018ef>U.S.-based NFT marketplace OpenSea has reportedly begun barring Iranian users from its platform, sparking outrage from NFT collectors and raising fresh debate about decentralization in the crypto space.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>On Thursday morning, Iranian OpenSea users started posting on <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a> that their accounts were being deactivated or deleted with no prior warning. Iranian NFT artist \u201cBornosor\u201d vented frustrations to their 4,700 followers, in a tweet that quickly gained traction, garnering 342 retweets and over a thousand likes within a few hours. <\/p>\n<p>Bornosor stated, \u201cNOT A gm AT ALL. Woke up to my @opensea trading account being deactivated\/deleted without notice or any explanation.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">NOT A gm AT ALL<\/p>\n<p>Woke up to my <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/opensea?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@opensea<\/a> trading account being deactivated\/deleted without notice or any explanation, hearing lots of similar reports from other Iranian artists &amp; collectors.<br \/>What the hell is going on?<br \/>Is OS straight up purging its users based on their country now?<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Bornosor.eth (@Bornosor) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Bornosor\/status\/1499371157790863369?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 3, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\nAn OpenSea spokesperson said to <em>Cointelegraph <\/em>that it reserves the right to block users based on sanctions. <\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>\u201c<\/strong>Our Terms of Service explicitly prohibit sanctioned users or users in sanctioned territories from using our services. We have a zero-tolerance policy for the use of our services by sanctioned individuals or entities and people located in sanctioned countries. If we find individuals to be in violation of our sanctions policy, we take swift action to ban the associated accounts.\u201d <\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The current U.S. sanctions outline that American companies are not allowed to provide goods or services to any user based in countries on the sanctions <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/home.treasury.gov\/policy-issues\/office-of-foreign-assets-control-sanctions-programs-and-information\">list<\/a>, including Iran, North Korea, Syria, and now Russia. OpenSea is a U.S. company with its headquarters in New York.<\/p>\n<p>These actions from OpenSea have sparked fresh debate about whether large blockchain-based firms and services are adequately decentralized, with MetaMask joining in on enforcing sanction-based crackdowns. <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I saw <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/OpenSea?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#OpenSea<\/a> and <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Metamask?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Metamask<\/a> blacklisting and shutting down users on the sanction list.(countries like Iran, Cuba, Syria and so on)<br \/>This was not the decentralized system! <br \/>This was not the deal!<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Khashayar sharifaee (@sharifaee) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sharifaee\/status\/1499438429620387843?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 3, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>According to MetaMask\u2019s Twitter account, Venezualan users were accidentally banned from accessing their MetaMask wallets, after blockchain development company Infura accidentally broadened the scope of its sanctions-related crackdowns. <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">MetaMask is a client-side wallet that strives to make the blockchain maximally accessible to everyone. Infura had a misconfiguration this morning, but it has been corrected now. <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/CYAhvGunHo\">https:\/\/t.co\/CYAhvGunHo<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 MetaMask  (@MetaMask) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MetaMask\/status\/1499448223399759896?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 3, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Cryptocurrencies and digital assets like NFTs continue to come under increasing regulatory scrutiny from the U.S. government, as it increases the severity of economic sanctions against Russia. <\/p>\n<p>OpenSea remains the world\u2019s largest NFT marketplace, hosting over $22 billion in sales since its inception. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Related: <\/strong><strong>New York state ramps up blockchain monitoring to enforce sanctions<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This isn\u2019t the first time the cryptocurrency industry has been involved in turmoil surrounding the intricacies of international sanctions \u2013 with multiple crypto exchanges embroiled in the debate around freezing Russian crypto assets. The world\u2019s largest exchange, Binance, refused to block accounts for \u201cinnocent\u201d Russian customers. <\/p>\n<p><template data-name=\"subscription_form\" data-type=\"markets_outlook\"><\/template><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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