The list of prohibited businesses for opening a Cryptopay business account

Here you can find the list of businesses which we can’t cooperate with due to the nature of the services they provide:

1. Child Pornography

Pre-adult content, such as pictures, videos, etc., of individuals under the age of 18

2. Counterfeit Merchandise

Imitation and replica of the products, including (but not limited to), clothing and accessories

3. Pharmaceuticals, medical devices and telemedicine

Any unlicensed sale of medication prescriptions via any delivery channels

4. Intellectual Property Infringements

Any goods or services infringing the intellectual property rights of a third party, including (but not limited to) streaming video/audio, illegal downloads, modification chips, DVD and Blu-ray Disc decryption devices; illegal downloads, or any other goods and services infringing the intellectual property rights of a third party, including streaming video/audio

5. Charities

Organizations set up with the goal of raising funds toward a specific purpose, or umbrella organizations that receive money from charities

6. Government

Police, consulates, and other government entities

7. Testing

Non-accredited certification test exams, non-accredited preparation courses, academic degrees or diplomas

8. Investment Services

Any indication or demonstration of the profitability of the contribution; payment or investment, where you do not have a licence to sell or solicit

9. Illegal products and services

Sale of products and/or services considered to be against the law

10. Drugs

Sale of any drugs or personal property

11. Discriminatory Products or Services

Websites that promote hatred, racism, sexism, religious persecution and/or any other prejudicial views, or the initiation of force against others

12. Hazardous Products

Hazardous materials, combustibles, and/or corrosives

13. Weapons

Weapons, munitions, and other products, which considered to be used for war or aggression

14. Remote Technical Support

Remote technical support services and computer virus software, which are promoted using unsolicited emails or outbound telemarketing, spy-ware or integrated apps that are used to provide remote access services

15. Multi-level marketing or pyramid schemes

Selling goods or services on behalf of a company in a system whereby participants receive a commission on their sales as well as the sales of any participants they recruit

16. Psychic services / voyance services

Unlicensed therapy services

17. Crowdfunding platforms

Services for the funding of a project or venture by raising money from many people, each of which contributes a relatively small amount (typically via the Internet)

18. Engaging in deceptive marketing practices

Provision of services or the conducting of services which are deceptive in content and misleading

19. Adult services

Except:

Online adult dating services, adult internet contact subscription, adult services advertisement

20. Sales of archaeological findings, body parts, and human remains

21. Sales of protected animals or plants

22. Replicas

23. Cash collection services or sales of cash or cash equivalents
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24. Pyramid schemes or MLM (Multi-Level Marketing) merchants or telemarketing
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25. Pawnshop services provider

26. Auctions and related services provider
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​27. Activities aimed at circumventing hard- and software controls
Modchips, cheat codes, etc.

28. Transactions with intoxicating liquor and tobacco
​Except: where the client is properly licensed under applicable laws

29. Selling, hosting, distributing, producing, or promoting offensive materials
Including materials that incite racial hatred or promote discrimination based on race, sex, religion, national origin, physical ability, sexual orientation, or age

30. Stolen or illegally obtained goods or items whose sale, distribution, or offering for sale is prohibited by any applicable law

​31. Transactions with items subject to export restrictions or special declaration or clearance

e.g. Cuban cigars, certain encryption software, items that may have historical or museum value, etc.

32. Financial services operating anonymous accounts or accounts in fictitious names or numbered accounts

33. Services that violate the Terms and Conditions of other market participants

For example, “boosting” Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, or any other social media ratings by using bots, automated APIs, unauthorized access to accounts, and other services is explicitly prohibited by the platform operators