{"id":589131,"date":"2023-08-29T14:47:26","date_gmt":"2023-08-29T11:47:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/crypto-giant-binance-sidesteps-belgium-ban-by-redirecting-users-to-poland\/"},"modified":"2023-08-29T14:47:26","modified_gmt":"2023-08-29T11:47:26","slug":"crypto-giant-binance-sidesteps-belgium-ban-by-redirecting-users-to-poland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/crypto-giant-binance-sidesteps-belgium-ban-by-redirecting-users-to-poland\/","title":{"rendered":"#Crypto giant Binance sidesteps Belgium ban by redirecting users to Poland"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/img-cdn.tnwcdn.com\/image?fit=796%2C417&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn0.tnwcdn.com%2Fwp-content%2Fblogs.dir%2F1%2Ffiles%2F2023%2F08%2Fcrypto-binance-poland-europe.jpg&amp;signature=5197f0903b2366c1a48928842fa68ed7\" \/><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-main-content\">\n                            <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After being banned from Belgium in June, the world\u2019s largest cryptocurrency exchange platform, Binance, has resumed operations in the country by redirecting customers through its entity in Poland.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Binance said its Polish division would comply with the \u201cregulatory obligations\u201d for residents of Belgium, who <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">can now expect an uninterrupted experience on the crypto exchange platform.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, in keeping with the regulatory requirements, Belgian customers will need to comply with the terms defined by Binance Poland. This may include submitting specific KYC (Know Your Customer) documents to meet the stipulations of Polish regulators.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The move comes roughly two months after Belgium\u2019s <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Financial Services and Markets Authority (FSMA) ordered Binance to cease all services in the country, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">citing violations of anti-money laundering requirements. The main issue was that it was serving Belgian users from outside the European Economic Area (EEA).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"inarticle-wrapper channel-cta\">\n<div class=\"ica-text\">\n<p class=\"ica-text__title\">Catch up on our conference talks<\/p>\n<p>Watch videos of our past talks for free with TNW All Access \u2192<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cDespite several requests for information made to Binance, the latter has not been able to demonstrate to the requisite legal standard that the legal entities that carry out the services of the above-mentioned type in Belgium are in fact based in the European Economic Area,\u201d said <\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/technology\/binance-ordered-stop-all-digital-currency-services-belgium-2023-06-23\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">FSMA<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nevertheless, the watchdog gave Binance a way out by <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">suggesting it could operate in Belgium via a \u201clegal entity governed by the law of another member state of the European Economic Area [EEA] that is duly authorised by its home member state.\u201d That includes Poland.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Binance was founded in Shanghai but later moved to Tokyo and then Malta, and now has a holding company based in the Cayman Islands. While the global crypto exchange has sidestepped this latest hurdle, it has faced a number of regulatory entanglements since its launch.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Binance halted its services for Dutch users in July, citing a failure to obtain a virtual asset service provider license. In the same month, it <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">dropped its license <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>lication in Germany as the country\u2019s financial watchdog was reportedly unwilling to grant the request.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> In addition, Binance and its CEO Changpeng Zhao are <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">facing a lawsuit<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> from the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Until<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> the EU implements the recently passed <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Markets in Crypto-Asset (MiCA)<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Act, the crypto industry remains largely unregulated in the bloc. MiCA will be the world\u2019s first comprehensive set of rules governing cryptocurrencies and aims to regulate virtual currencies much like regular money.<\/span>\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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