Websites of many top crypto exchanges including Binance, Kucoin blocked; Reason the central government took a big step

The websites of some of the biggest cryptocurrency exchanges worldwide, including Binance and Kucoin OKX in India, have been blocked by the central government. The government took this action on January 12 as a result of these websites breaking the nation's anti-money laundering regulations. These cryptocurrency exchanges were previously served cause notices for violating local tax laws and registration requirements.

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Muskan Kumawat Verified Public Figure • 16 Apr, 2026 Journalist
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Websites of many top crypto exchanges including Binance, Kucoin blocked; Reason the central government took a big step

In India, the websites of several of the biggest cryptocurrency exchanges worldwide, including Binance, Kucoin, and OKEx, have been blocked by the federal government. The government took this action on January 12 as a result of these websites breaking the nation's anti-money laundering regulations. Show-cause letters were previously sent to these cryptocurrency exchanges.

Show cause notices were delivered to Bittrex, Bitstamp, MEXC Global, Kraken, Get Aao, KuCoin, Binance, Bitfinex, HowBee, and Kraken on December 28 of last year for operating illegally in India. The Moneycontrol report states that these companies were served notices because they were not following local tax laws and registration requirements.

The Ministry of Finance ordered the Ministry of Information Technology to restrict their URLs as a result. This was also verified by Binance's customer service centre on the Internet Media Platform that they are acquainted with.

Muskan Kumawat Verified Public Figure • 16 Apr, 2026 Journalist

Muskan Kumawat is a Journalist & Content Writer at Sangri Times English, covering a wide range of topics, including news, entertainment, and trending stories. With a strong passion for storytelling and in-depth reporting, she delivers engaging and informative content to readers.

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