Bittrex - Terms of Service - CA/TX/FL/etc. prohibited
From http://ift.tt/2vbbJBe (see bolded):
2.1 Eligibility. Bittrex may not make all of the Services available in all markets and jurisdictions, and may restrict or prohibit use of all or a portion of the Services from certain states, territories, or jurisdictions (“Restricted Locations”). At this time, Restricted Locations include, but are not limited to, several U.S. states: AK, AR, CA, CT, FL, HI, ID, IA, KS, KT, LA, MD, MI, MS, NC, ND, NE, NH, NV, OH, OK, PA, SD, TX, VT, VA, WA, WY, and PR. The Services are intended solely for users who are 18 or older. You represent and warrant that you: (a) are of legal age to form a binding contract (at least 18 years old in the U.S.); (b) have not previously been suspended or removed from using our Services; (c) have full power and authority to enter into this agreement and in doing so will not violate any other agreement to which you are a party; (d) are not located in, under the control of, or a national or resident of (i) any Restricted Locations, or (ii) any country to which the United States has embargoed goods or services; (e) are not identified as a “Specially Designated National” by the Office of Foreign Assets Control; (f) are not placed on the U.S. Commerce Department’s Denied Persons List; and (g) will not use our Services if any applicable laws in your country prohibit you from doing so in accordance with these Terms.
According to this, residents of the 3 largest states (CA/TX/FL) and 7 of the top 10 are violating the terms by signing up.
It seems hard to believe that such a wide swath of people are prohibited from using Bittrex. It doesn't seem to come up in discussions about Bittrex in the searches I've done, and in fact I've heard of people even getting verified accounts from restricted states.
What gives? Does Bittrex not enforce their own terms? Are people from these states getting in despite the terms, or am I just missing the discussions/complaints from large numbers of people being denied? If people are getting in, could Bittrex sometime down the road claim user agreement fraud as an excuse to confiscate balances?
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