{"id":55578,"date":"2022-01-10T10:01:11","date_gmt":"2022-01-10T08:01:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/?p=55578"},"modified":"2025-09-04T02:16:03","modified_gmt":"2025-09-03T23:16:03","slug":"unicredit-threatens-to-block-accounts-over-cryptocurrency-transfers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/unicredit-threatens-to-block-accounts-over-cryptocurrency-transfers\/","title":{"rendered":"UniCredit threatens to block accounts over cryptocurrency transfers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The policy of UniCredit Group forbids clients to conduct transfers to platforms and services linked to digital assets. A screenshot of a conversation with the bank&#8217;s support service was published by one of its Italian customers.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p lang=\"it\" dir=\"ltr\">The bear market, I\u2019m worried about these bank bastards who might close my account for transfers to FTX and top-ups on <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/FsiHtk4yx2\">https:\/\/t.co\/FsiHtk4yx2<\/a> \u2026..this is UniCredit but the same with a cooperative bank some time ago.. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/77Q5BPlt2l\">pic.twitter.com\/77Q5BPlt2l<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Sarap1784 (@sarap1784) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sarap1784\/status\/1479364037276278785?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 7, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u00ab[\u2026] \u041c\u0435\u043d\u044f \u0431\u0435\u0441\u043f\u043e\u043a\u043e\u044f\u0442 \u044d\u0442\u0438 \u0431\u0430\u043d\u043a\u043e\u0432\u0441\u043a\u0438\u0435 \u043f\u0440\u0438\u0434\u0443\u0440\u043a\u0438, \u043a\u043e\u0442\u043e\u0440\u044b\u0435 \u043c\u043e\u0433\u0443\u0442 \u0437\u0430\u043a\u0440\u044b\u0442\u044c \u043c\u043e\u0439 \u0441\u0447\u0435\u0442 \u0437\u0430 \u043f\u0435\u0440\u0435\u0432\u043e\u0434\u044b \u043d\u0430 FTX \u0438 Crypto.com\u00bb, \u2014 \u043d\u0430\u043f\u0438\u0441\u0430\u043b \u043f\u043e\u043b\u044c\u0437\u043e\u0432\u0430\u0442\u0435\u043b\u044c Twitter.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>According to the screenshot, UniCredit did not recommend making transfers to cryptocurrency exchanges, as this breaches the bank&#8217;s policy and risks blocking the account.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u00abThis is not in the agreement\u00bb, \u2014 noted a staff member.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>In a tweet comment, UniCredit representatives said the bank&#8217;s current policy &#8220;prohibits relations with counterparties issuing virtual currencies or acting as exchange platforms&#8221;.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p lang=\"it\" dir=\"ltr\">Hello, the current Group policies prohibit relations with counterparties issuing virtual currencies or acting as exchange platforms.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 UniCredit Italia (@UniCredit_IT) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UniCredit_IT\/status\/1479527599890173952?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 7, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>UniCredit Group is the second-largest banking group in Italy, with presences in Russia and across Europe. Representatives did not specify whether the restrictions extend to clients outside Italy.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier in July 2021, the British bank NatWest <a href=\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/news\/natwest-temporarily-restricts-transfers-to-crypto-exchanges\">temporarily restricted the amount of transfers<\/a> to cryptocurrency exchanges and <a href=\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/news\/natwest-blocks-transfers-to-binance-amid-regulatory-uncertainty\">blocked transactions<\/a> with Binance.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier, the financial conglomerate HSBC <a href=\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/news\/hsbc-confirms-ban-on-microstrategy-stock-purchases\">banned the purchase of MicroStrategy stock<\/a>, which had been actively investing its own and borrowed capital in Bitcoin.<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to ForkLog news on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/forklog\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Facebook<\/a>!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The policy of UniCredit Group forbids clients from conducting transfers to platforms and services linked to digital assets. 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