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Prohibited Transactions and Restricted Nations Policy

Updated February 2025

1. Prohibited Business Activities

We are committed to fostering a business environment that embodies the highest standards of responsibility and ethics. Consequently, Currenxie strictly prohibits certain business activities within our operational scope, ensuring alignment with our core values and regulatory obligations. Including, but not limited to the activities listed below, any activity that Currenxie deems to fall outside of its internal compliance risk threshold is also prohibited.

Industry

Business Activity

Adult/Dating

Escort/Prostitution Agencies

Pornography featuring children, rape, humiliation, or bestiality

Subscription-based dating sites that do not have genuine, underlying matches or products

Pornography business or physical or sexual exploitation;

Any other form of pornography depicting sexual intercourse

Obtaining any payment, including indirectly by closed loop wallets, for content Currenxie deems indecent, eg. adult content on livestreaming services, ethnically or racially offensive

Bail Bondsman

Bailiff services

Regulated Services

Non-licensed counselling centres

Non-governmental organisations or Charities

Unlicensed lawyers or legal services

Speciality Retail

Counterfeit goods

Human body parts

Offensive goods related to crime, e.g. photographs memorabilia

Weapons (including firearms) and Products that present a high risk to consumer safety

Pyrotechnic devices and hazardous materials

Animals and Livestock

Activities deemed to be illegal in applicable jurisdictions

Financial Services

Unregulated or inadequately licensed financial institutions/money service businesses

Lending, including Pay-day lenders Unregulated account aggregation

CFD Trading/Spread betting

CFD/FX traders

Unlicensed Binary Options

ICOs/IEOs/IDOs ATMs

Cryptocurrency exchanges (or any other related services) where licensing or registration for AML/CFT purposes is a legal requirement

Cryptocurrency businesses or related unlicensed financial advisory services

Personal use such as gifts, loans, or payments to or from friends and family

Pharmaceuticals

Drug-related paraphernalia, e.g., selling bongs, Illegal/synthetic drugs or prescription drugs without a prescription

Trade of narcotic or psychotropic substances

CBD

Marijuana dispensaries

Fortune Tellers

Tarot cards, horoscope readers and psychics

Telecommunications

Illegal telecommunications devices

Ethnically or Racially Offensive Material

Gambling

Gambling activities

Skins/loot box trading

Get-rich-quick Schemes

Any schemes marketed as get-rich-quick, e.g., Pyramid Schemes, Multi-level marketing

Stolen Property

Police-related item

Mailing lists and personal information

Government documents and IDs

Lock picking devices

Illicit streaming of copyright media and software

Embargoed goods from prohibited countries

Unauthorised copies of intellectual property

Artifacts

2. Prohibited Countries

Although we strive for inclusivity, we are bound by legal and compliance imperatives that necessitate restrictions on engagement with certain jurisdictions due to regulatory requirements or international sanctions. Consequently, we are currently precluded from offering our services or forming partnerships based in the following countries:

  • Afghanistan

  • Algeria

  • Angola

  • Azerbaijan

  • Bangladesh

  • Barbados

  • Belarus

  • Benin

  • Bolivia (Plurinational State Of)

  • Bosnia and Herzegovina

  • Burkina Faso

  • Burundi

  • Cameroon

  • Central African Republic

  • Chad

  • Comoros

  • Congo

  • Congo, Democratic Republic of the

  • Côte d'Ivoire

  • Cuba

  • Djibouti

  • Dominican Republic

  • Egypt

  • El Salvador

  • Equatorial Guinea

  • Eritrea

  • Eswatini

  • Gabon

  • Gambia

  • Georgia

  • Ghana

  • Guatemala

  • Guinea

  • Guinea-Bissau

  • Haiti

  • Honduras

  • Iran (Islamic Republic of)

  • Iraq

  • Kazakhstan

  • Korea (Democratic People's Republic of)

  • Kyrgyzstan

  • Lao People's Democratic Republic

  • Lebanon

  • Liberia

  • Libya

  • Madagascar

  • Mali

  • Mauritania

  • Moldova

  • Mozambique

  • Myanmar

  • Nicaragua

  • Niger

  • Nigeria

  • Pakistan

  • Palestine, State of

  • Papua New Guinea

  • Russian Federation

  • Senegal

  • Sierra Leone

  • Somalia

  • South Sudan

  • Sudan

  • Suriname

  • Syrian Arab Republic

  • Tajikistan

  • Turkmenistan

  • Uganda

  • Ukraine

  • Uzbekistan

  • Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

  • Western Sahara

  • Yemen

  • Zimbabwe

We express our sincere appreciation for your comprehension and adherence to these policies, which collectively foster a secure, legally compliant, and ethically sound environment that benefits all stakeholders. Should you encounter any ambiguities or require additional elucidation concerning our acceptance policy, please do not hesitate to contact us. We extend our gratitude for your participation in our community of responsible business practices, where mutual respect and adherence to ethical standards are paramount.