Report says Taiwan, China, court authorized restrictions on access to Coinbase and Kalshi
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According to reports, Taiwan has restricted local users’ access to the Coinbase and Kalshi websites.
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Taiwan, China allegedly blocks Coinbase and Kalshi for suspected violations
PANews October 15 According to news reported by Bloomberg, Taiwan, China, has blocked access for suspected violations Coinbase and the prediction market platform Kalshi. The New Taipei District Court has authorized Taiwan’s communications regulator and internet registry authority to restrict local users’ access to the relevant platforms. Taiwan had previously also blocked Kalshi’s major competitor, Polymarket.
PANews said that, according to Bloomberg, Taiwan has blocked the Coinbase and Kalshi websites for suspected violations.
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The New Taipei District Court has authorized Taiwan’s communications regulator and internet registry authority to restrict local users’ access to the relevant platforms.
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Taiwan had previously also blocked Polymarket, Kalshi’s major competitor.
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This means that the relevant authorities may use network restriction measures to prevent local users from accessing the Coinbase and Kalshi websites. The report did not provide the original court ruling or regulatory announcement.
Why it matters to readers
If the restrictions are actually implemented, user access and business activities of the relevant platforms locally may be affected.
This does not indicate that the platforms themselves have stopped providing services; rather, it concerns whether local users can access the websites.
Risks and unknowns
The information comes from PANews’ account of a Bloomberg report and does not provide the original court ruling or an official announcement from the regulatory authorities.
Based solely on this evidence, the scope, implementation status, and duration of the blocking cannot currently be confirmed.
“Suspected violations” is an allegation in the report and does not mean that violations have been finally determined.
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Prediction markets: Platforms that allow users to trade or make predictions about event outcomes.
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View glossary →Website blocking: Restricting user access to websites through networks or related infrastructure.
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