Venezuela Blocks Access to Binance, Social Network X, and Other Services

Venezuelan authorities have restricted access to Binance, social network X, and several other online services amid unrest following the presidential elections on July 28. Representatives of the platform assured users that their funds remain secure.

Estimados Binancians,

Al igual que varios sitios web de empresas de diferentes segmentos en Venezuela, incluidas las redes sociales, las páginas de Binance han estado enfrentando restricciones de acceso.

Queremos asegurarles que sus fondos están SAFU bajo nuestros robustos…

— Binance Latinoamérica (@BinanceLATAM) August 10, 2024

“We are closely monitoring the situation to resolve it as best and as quickly as possible,” the company assured.

On August 9, the anti-censorship organization VE sin Filtro warned of a DNS block on Binance, affecting the functionality of its website and mobile application.

? Bloqueado Binance en CANTV ?

Esta noche detectamos un bloqueo DNS al exchange de criptomonedas @Binance, el cual afecta el normal funcionamiento de su web y su aplicación móvil.

El bloqueo fue detectado por primera vez a las 8:15 PM de hoy #9Ago pic.twitter.com/aivmVT2VNi

— VE sin Filtro (@vesinfiltro) August 10, 2024

This occurred a day after President Nicolás Maduro’s order to the telecommunications regulator Conatel to ban access to X in the country for ten days.

VE sin Filtro recommended using VPN services.

In August 2024, OKX denied targeted blocking of clients from the CIS. Representatives of the exchange responded to claims by the author of the Telegram channel “Tears of Satoshi,” Rafael Manvelyan, who faced restrictions on his account.