Roskomnadzor removed the blocking of the website of the cryptocurrency exchange Binance in Russia – Bits Media

Yesterday, 20 january 2021 of the year, In the Arkhangelsk Regional Court, a decision was canceled on blocking the site of the largest cryptocurrency exchange of Binance in Russia.

The official press release notes, What the exchange was represented in the court of Digital Rights Center in the person of partners Mikhail Bautin and Mikhail Tretyak. In the near future, the site will be removed from a single register of prohibited Internet resources.

The reason for the abolition of the decision was the violation of the procedural code during the initial blocking - the exchange was not notified of the trial, and the solution became known only after receiving a notification of blocking the site by Roskomnadzor.

“As representatives of Binance, we did a lot of work, to achieve a decision to cancel the blocking. Digital Rights Center lawyers restored the missed appeal period and appealed to the decision of the Mirny City Court, in which the prosecutors and the court proved the illegality of the previously made decision on blocking. As a result, the prosecutor's office was forced to abandon her claims in appeal ", - emphasized Mikhail Bautin.

Digital Rights Center also noted, that illegal locks of resources associated with cryptocurrencies often happen in Russia and the company plans to continue to deal with such cases.

Recall, that the website of the Binance exchange in Russia was blocked in September 2020 years by decision, which was issued by the judge Okhotina M.M. 2 june 2020 year at the suit of the prosecutor but g. Peaceful. In addition to the Binance website, the site of the platform for the exchange of cryptocurrencies Matbea.com was also blocked.