Cryptocurrency payment provider BitPay in continuing strict regulations over its network. This time, the provider has banned donations that were sent from donors to the Hong Kong Free Press news media.
According to the founder of the Hong Kong Free Press, Tom Grundy, all of the crypto donations are temporarily suspended as BitPay has refused to transfer donations for 3 weeks "without good reason."
BIG THANKS to HKFP's supporters who donated HK$14,817 in Bitcoin since 2015.
— Tom Grundy (@tomgrundy) September 11, 2019
However, cryto donations are temporarily suspended as @BitPay has refused to transfer @hongkongfp's donations for 3 weeks without good reason. @spair @BitPaySupport pic.twitter.com/gz6AdozcNe
In the response, a BitPay representative said that BitPay's team is working to fix that data validation requirement issue (SWIFT vs. IBAN) for GBP in Hong Kong.
1) Hi Tom. Our customer support team responded again to your inquiry - our team is working to fix that data validation requirement issue (SWIFT vs. IBAN) for GBP in your area. In the meantime we will be pursuing a manual settlement workaround so HKFP can receive your funds.
— BitPay (@BitPay) September 11, 2019
It is not the first time when BitPay imposes limitations on its users. For instance, previously, BitPay tightened its privacy policy for shoppers that would like to process more than 3000 USD per day.
Moreover, the crypto payment provider suspended its operations in Germany as it still has some doubts on whether it should obtain a license to operate in Germany or not.
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