Porn stars and sex workers turned to crypto after being debanked, but are now being blacklisted by exchanges

  • LobYonderOP
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    1 year ago

    This is the only explicit mention of companies applying “risk assessment”:

    (Knox suspects she has ended up on a blacklist at Plaid, a provider of technology plumbing to large crypto exchanges like Gemini, Kraken, and Robinhood, leading to the repeated bans. Freya Petersen, spokesperson for Plaid, says no such list exists, but that all firms that wish to use its services are subject to a standard risk assessment process, factoring in the industry in which they operate.) -Wired

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      1 year ago

      I meant, not a mention of an exchange shutting down or blocking anyone from accessing their accounts. And there’s no need for it either if you have already lost access to your bank account. Then again, zerohedge…