{"id":105402,"date":"2024-09-17T21:34:45","date_gmt":"2024-09-17T18:34:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/105402\/"},"modified":"2026-02-24T20:40:57","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T20:40:57","slug":"lukasenka-bans-entrepreneurs-from-trading-crypto-outside-belarusian-exchanges","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/105402\/","title":{"rendered":"\u0141uka\u0161enka bans trading crypto outside Belarusian exchanges"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>September 17, <em>Pozirk.<\/em><\/strong> Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka has signed an edict banning the purchase and sale of cryptocurrencies outside Belarusian cryptocurrency exchanges, his press office reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It attributed the edict to protecting citizens against fraudulent and other illegal activities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The edict applies to individual entrepreneurs from the High Tech Park and other individuals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u0141uka\u0161enka instructed the government to propose accountability measures for the edict by June 1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Regime opponents use cryptocurrencies to donate to solidarity foundations and Ukrainian military units.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"insert-block\">\n\n    <div class=\"insert-block__img\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"354\" height=\"236\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/markus-spiske-iar-afB0QQw-unsplash-354x236.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/markus-spiske-iar-afB0QQw-unsplash-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/markus-spiske-iar-afB0QQw-unsplash-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/markus-spiske-iar-afB0QQw-unsplash-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/markus-spiske-iar-afB0QQw-unsplash-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/markus-spiske-iar-afB0QQw-unsplash-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/markus-spiske-iar-afB0QQw-unsplash-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 354px) 100vw, 354px\" \/>                        <label class=\"insert-block__tag--mobile\"> Economy<\/label>\n\n                <\/div>\n    <div class=\"insert-block__text\">\n                    <label class=\"insert-block__tag\">Economy<\/label>\n                <h3 class=\"insert-block__title\">Central bank official explains Belarusian stablecoin<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">February 6, Pozirk. The main difference between the Belarusian digital rubel and cryptocurrency is that its value will be controlled by the regulator, said Michai\u0142 Dziemidzienka, deputy head of the National Bank&#039;s research department. &quot;If you look at the bitcoin &#8230;<\/div>\n        <a class=\"insert-block__btn-block\" href=\"\/en\/news\/65373\">\n            <button class=\"btn\">\n                <div class='btn__text'>Read the article<\/div>\n            <\/button>\n        <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>September 17, Pozirk. Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka has signed an edict banning the purchase and sale of cryptocurrencies outside Belarusian cryptocurrency exchanges, his press office reported. It attributed the edict to protecting citizens against fraudulent and other illegal activities. The edict applies to individual entrepreneurs from the High Tech Park and other individuals. \u0141uka\u0161enka instructed the government [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":75,"featured_media":105398,"template":"","rubric":[14,13],"class_list":["post-105402","articles","type-articles","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","rubric-politics","rubric-society"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>\u0141uka\u0161enka bans trading crypto outside Belarusian exchanges | Pozirk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"September 17, Pozirk. 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