{
  "id": 17094542,
  "title": "KuCoin exits Russia and Belarus as crypto exchanges withdraw from Western-sanctioned markets",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/kucoin-exits-russia-and-belarus-as-crypto-exchanges-withdraw-from",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-29T16:51:18.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CoinDesk",
    "slug": "coindesk",
    "url": "https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2026/10/29/kucoin-exits-russia-and-belarus-as-crypto-exchanges-withdraw-from-western-sanctioned-markets"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The exchange is closing accounts in both countries after MEXC and Bitget announced similar moves earlier this month.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Cointelegraph",
        "title": "KuCoin suspends services in Russia and Belarus",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/kucoin-suspends-services-in-russia-and-belarus",
        "published": "2026-10-29T17:08:41.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}