{"id":19807,"date":"2022-03-02T22:21:25","date_gmt":"2022-03-02T21:21:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/?p=19807"},"modified":"2022-03-02T22:24:46","modified_gmt":"2022-03-02T21:24:46","slug":"animoca-brands-stops-service-to-russian-users","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/animoca-brands-stops-service-to-russian-users\/","title":{"rendered":"Animoca Brands stops its service to Russian users"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Russia invasion of Ukraine is taking a toll on both the economy and Russian citizens, most recently, blockchain gaming giant <a href=\"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/animoca-brands-leads-a-3-6m-funding-for-bitscrunch.html\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"19063\">Animoca Brands<\/a> in a press release stated it will halt servicing and selling shares to people in Russia.<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"742\" height=\"417\" src=\"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/image-185.png\" alt=\" Animoca Brands stops its service to Russian users\" class=\"wp-image-18230\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/image-185.png 742w, https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/image-185-300x169.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 742px) 100vw, 742px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>As a result of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Animoca Brands, one of the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=Animoca+Brands+stops+its+service+to+Russian+users&rlz=1C1SQJL_enNG889NG889&oq=Animoca+Brands+stops+its+service+to+Russian+users&aqs=chrome..69i57.890j0j9&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=Animoca+Brands+stops+its+service+to+Russian+users&rlz=1C1SQJL_enNG889NG889&oq=Animoca+Brands+stops+its+service+to+Russian+users&aqs=chrome..69i57.890j0j9&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> largest blockchain gaming businesses<span class=\"wpil-link-icon\" title=\"Link goes to external site.\" style=\"margin: 0 0 0 5px;\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" style=\"height:16px; width:16px; fill:#000000; stroke:#000000; display:inline-block;\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:svg=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><g id=\"wpil-svg-outbound-7-icon-path\" fill=\"none\" clip-path=\"url(#clip0_31_188)\">\r\n                            <path d=\"M9.16724 14.8891L20.1672 3.88908\" stroke-linecap=\"round\"\/>\r\n                            <path d=\"M13.4497 3.53554L20.5208 3.53554L20.5208 10.6066\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\/>\r\n                            <path d=\"M17.5 13.5L17.5 16.26C17.5 17.4179 17.5 17.9968 17.2675 18.4359C17.0799 18.7902 16.7902 19.0799 16.4359 19.2675C15.9968 19.5 15.4179 19.5 14.26 19.5L7.74 19.5C6.58213 19.5 6.0032 19.5 5.56414 19.2675C5.20983 19.0799 4.92007 18.7902 4.73247 18.4359C4.5 17.9968 4.5 17.4179 4.5 16.26L4.5 9.74C4.5 8.58213 4.5 8.0032 4.73247 7.56414C4.92007 7.20983 5.20982 6.92007 5.56414 6.73247C6.0032 6.5 6.58213 6.5 7.74 6.5L11 6.5\" stroke-linecap=\"round\"\/>\r\n                        <\/g>\r\n                        <defs>\r\n                            <clipPath id=\"clip0_31_188\">\r\n                                <rect fill=\"white\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\"\/>\r\n                            <\/clipPath>\r\n                        <\/defs><\/svg><\/span><\/a>, is apparently going to terminate connections with Russian consumers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Animoca Brands is without a doubt one of the most important participants in the GameFi sector, having worked on the bulk of projects.  Bloomberg News said in a press statement that it is discontinuing service to Russian clients. The move is, predictably, in response to the invasion of Ukraine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Yat Siu, the co-founder of Animoca, spoke out on the subject, saying:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>The legal advice we\u2019ve been receiving is we now have to impose some restrictions. It\u2019s a sanctioned country on par with <a href=\"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/the-un-asserts-that-crypto-finances-north-koreas-missile-program.html\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"17980\">North Korea<\/a>. The moment we end up doing business in those areas, we might ourselves become financially excluded from the financial system.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition to barring Russian users, the corporation will stop selling shares to Russian investors. The ruling will have an impact on subsidiaries such as Lympo and Gamee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, according to the co-founder, the number of <a href=\"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/the-european-union-set-to-cut-off-7-russian-banks-from-swift.html\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"19796\">Russian<\/a> users isn't great enough to have a significant impact on the company's results.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Russia invasion of Ukraine is taking a toll on both the economy and Russian citizens, most recently, blockchain gaming giant Animoca Brands in a press release stated it will halt servicing and selling shares to people in Russia. 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