{"id":530686,"date":"2022-12-23T15:53:19","date_gmt":"2022-12-23T12:53:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/opensea-blocks-cuban-artists-from-the-platform-due-to-us-sanctions\/"},"modified":"2022-12-23T15:53:19","modified_gmt":"2022-12-23T12:53:19","slug":"opensea-blocks-cuban-artists-from-the-platform-due-to-us-sanctions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/opensea-blocks-cuban-artists-from-the-platform-due-to-us-sanctions\/","title":{"rendered":"# OpenSea blocks Cuban artists from the platform due to US sanctions"},"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-6a243bb931dd4\" 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-6a243bb931dd4\" 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-blocks-cuban-artists-from-the-platform-due-to-us-sanctions\/#%E2%80%9D_OpenSea_blocks_Cuban_artists_from_the_platform_due_to_US_sanctions_%E2%80%9C\" >&#8221; OpenSea blocks Cuban artists from the platform due to US sanctions  &#8220;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9D_OpenSea_blocks_Cuban_artists_from_the_platform_due_to_US_sanctions_%E2%80%9C\"><\/span>&#8221; OpenSea blocks Cuban artists from the platform due to US sanctions  &#8220;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.cointelegraph.com\/images\/840_aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy5jb2ludGVsZWdyYXBoLmNvbS91cGxvYWRzLzIwMjItMTIvMjAyNGE4MTQtNjk5OC00MDc2LTljNDYtOGQ4OGVlZThkYjlhLmpwZw==.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-content\" data-v-71d2d00b>Nonfungible token (NFT) marketplace OpenSea has been banning artists and collectors from Cuba, citing United States sanctions as the key reason behind its action.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/news.artnet.com\/market\/nft-marketplace-opensea-delisting-cuban-artists-us-sanctions-2235440\">According<\/a> to a report\u00a0published by Artnet, 30 artists and collectors have been banned from the popular NFT marketplace until now. The most noted artist to face the axe includes well-known Havana-based artists Gabriel Guerra Bianchini and F\u00e1brica de Arte Cubano.<\/p>\n<p>OpenSea marketplace has mentioned in its terms of service that it explicitly prohibits sanctioned individuals and individuals in sanctioned jurisdictions. The NFT marketplace\u2019s adhesion to United States sanctions was widely known and included countries such as Venezuela, Iran and Syria. However, the recent blocking of Cuban artists adds the country to that list as well.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;We continue to holistically evaluate what other measures need to be taken to serve our community and comply with <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>licable law,&#8221; an OpenSea Spokesperson told Cointelegraph.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a> profile called NFT Cuba Art revealed earlier in December that OpenSea had blocked them from viewing or listing their art while they still had access to their wallets. Erich Garc\u00eda Cruz, the founder of Bit Remasa, responded that their NFT collections were banned too. Cryptocuban founder Gabriel Bianchini added that the future of Web3 doesn\u2019t look decentralized.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">So sad to see that the future of web3 won\u2019t be decentralized  <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nftcubaart?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@nftcubaart<\/a> and <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GianniDalerta?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@GianniDalerta<\/a> are part of the Cuban web3 history and so much more! \u2764\ufe0f<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 GabrielBianchini.eth\u1d4d\u1d50  (@GGBIANCHINI) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GGBIANCHINI\/status\/1602497249010917381?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 13, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Apart from OpenSea, several crypto platforms had to shut down their services for Russian customers in the wake of the new European Union sanctions issued after the war in Ukraine began earlier this year.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Related: <\/em><\/strong><strong><em>Proactive sanctions can help spare the ecosystem: Chainalysis exec<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>While the cryptocurrency ecosystem is built on the ethos of decentralization, the majority of the intermediaries and firms facilitating various services still very much work like most centralized Web2 companies.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The crypto community was not very pleased with the auctions of the NFT marketplace and called for an end to intermediaries. Another user\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GonezBulla\/status\/1606144721708978176?s=20&amp;t=NwSpYlX4X4eKKCmFqHg7Tw\">said<\/a>\u00a0that there is a need for real decentralized platforms that don&#8217;t care about nationalities<\/p>\n<p><template data-name=\"subscription_form\" data-type=\"law_decoded\"><\/template><\/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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