KuCoin Announces Russia and Belarus Exit With Individual Account Deadlines

What happened

KuCoin announced that it is discontinuing all services for users in Russia and Belarus, across its products and features. The exchange says affected customers will receive account-specific instructions and deadlines to close positions and withdraw assets; it did not publish one universal withdrawal deadline.

Confirmed

Global impact / market context

Ending access across the platform can require affected customers to close positions and move assets, potentially changing their trading activity and where their funds are held. Individual deadlines mean the timing and practical impact may differ by account, rather than following one shared date.

Analyst inference

KuCoin attributes the decision to applicable legal and regulatory requirements but does not name a single enforcement order as the trigger. That leaves the stated reason broad, while confirming a platform-wide withdrawal from both markets rather than a restriction on selected products.

Confirmed

What to watch

1. Affected customers should check for KuCoin’s account notification, which the exchange says will contain closure instructions and the relevant deadline for positions and withdrawals. Confirmed
2. KuCoin says customers who have not received a notification need take no action on the basis of this notice; any broader or changed instructions remain unspecified. Confirmed
3. If affected users must close positions or move assets within individual time limits, their trading and withdrawal activity could shift as those deadlines approach. Analyst inference

Evidence

• newsbtc.com