Your Binance or Bybit account can get frozen even if you did...
Crypto Awaz@CryptoAwaz
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Oct 18, 2026
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Your Binance or Bybit account can get frozen even if you did nothing wrong.
If the USDT you receive in a P2P deal came from a sanctioned platform, even a few wallets back, it can trigger a compliance hold. 🧵
If the USDT you receive in a P2P deal came from a sanctioned platform, even a few wallets back, it can trigger a compliance hold. 🧵
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Since Aug 2026, Binance, Bybit, OKX, KuCoin & Bitget are blocking transactions linked to restricted platforms.
Names Pakistani traders use daily are on the list: HTX, Payeer, Cryptonator, Freekassa, EXMO, BitPapa.
Names Pakistani traders use daily are on the list: HTX, Payeer, Cryptonator, Freekassa, EXMO, BitPapa.
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Bybit's official list names 119 entities: Russian & Iranian exchanges, mixers, darknet markets, guarantee marketplaces.
Note: "Kraken Darknet Market" is NOT the Kraken exchange, and "OK Exchange" is NOT OKX.
Note: "Kraken Darknet Market" is NOT the Kraken exchange, and "OK Exchange" is NOT OKX.
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Our FAQ covers:
the full A–Z list
cutoff dates
what each exchange does
how to check a seller's wallet
what to do if you're frozen
Read before your next P2P deal 👇
cryptocurrencypakistan.org/help/restricte…
the full A–Z list
cutoff dates
what each exchange does
how to check a seller's wallet
what to do if you're frozen
Read before your next P2P deal 👇
cryptocurrencypakistan.org/help/restricte…
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Clarification: this applies to off-exchange deals 'p2p' peer to peer in true sense (FB groups, WhatsApp, Telegram, Discord) where USDT is sent on-chain to your wallet.
Trades on Binance P2P / Bybit P2P settle inside the exchange and aren't affected by this screening.
Trades on Binance P2P / Bybit P2P settle inside the exchange and aren't affected by this screening.