Bitfinex Securities Restrictions: Prohibited Persons and Prohibited Jurisdictions

Important: Capitalised words not defined herein have the meaning set forth in the Bitfinex Securities Terms of Service.

Members or Issuers who are either Prohibited Persons or residents of a Prohibited Jurisdiction  will not be able: 

  • To complete Securities verification;

  • to participate in a capital raise event at Bitfinex Securities; 

  • to list a security token at Bitfinex Securities; 

  • to trade securities at Bitfinex Securities. 

Prohibited Person List 

Any U.S. Person; Canadian Person; Spanish Person; Non-Exempt Japanese Person; Non-Exempt United Kingdom Person; the Government of Venezuela; any citizen or resident of, or Government or Government Official of, any Nonparticipating Foreign Financial Institution, any Prohibited Jurisdiction; and any Sanctioned Person;

Prohibited Jurisdiction List 

(i) a jurisdiction subject to a comprehensive embargo by Kazakhstan, the United States, the British Virgin Islands or the United Nations, which comprise as of the effective date, Iran, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (“North Korea”), Cuba, Syria, Crimea (a region of Ukraine annexed by the Russian Federation), the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic (a region of Ukraine), the self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic (a region of Ukraine), the self-proclaimed Kherson People's Republic (a region of Ukraine) and the self-proclaimed Zaporizhzhia People's Republic (a region of Ukraine), including Governmental Authorities of those jurisdictions;

(ii) a high-risk jurisdiction subject to a call for action by the Financial Action Task Force, which comprise as of the date of adoption, Iran and North Korea; and 

(iii) any other country for so long as it prohibits or would require the registration or qualification of the Bitfinex Securities Trading Facilities, Bitfinex Securities, or any Associate with a Governmental Authority;

Please refer to the Bitfinex Securities Terms of Service or the Bitfinex El Salvador Terms of Service for more information. 

If you have any questions about Bitfinex Securities, you can reach out to Bitfinex Support.

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