Coinbase Suspends WikiLeaks Shop for Terms of Service Violation

In one fell swoop, US-based cryptocurrency trading platform Coinbase has blocked WikiLeaks Shop from transacting on the exchange.

As a result, Coinbase “can no longer process brokerage orders via their banking relationship,” according to a letter sent to WikiLeaks that was published in Gateway Pundit.

According to WikiLeaks on Twitter, the move was sudden and Coinbase offered no explanation. WikiLeaks has directed its Twitter followers to donate bitcoin on the website, where other digital currencies including Litecoin, Zcash, Monero and Ethereum are listed with the message that “additional cryptocurrency options will be announced.”

Below is the tweet by WikiLeaks Shop. Notice the added the hashtag #ReconnectJulian, which is in reference to WikiLeaks’ founder Julian Assange’s internet access having been suspended in the Ecuadorian embassy in London where he resides.

ANNOUNCE: Coinbase has blocked the official @WikiLeaks shop from its platform without notice or explanation. You can continue to donate #Bitcoin to WikiLeaks at https://t.co/lvhoyhlqUa. #Coinbase #DefendWL #Cryptocurrency #Ethereum #BitcoinCash #ReconnectJulian pic.twitter.com/4BSS023OOk

— WikiLeaks Shop (@WikiLeaksShop) April 21, 2018

Global Blockade
WikiLeaks isn’t taking the ban sitting down and is calling for a “global blockade” of Coinbase.

WikiLeaks will call for a global blockade of Coinbase next week as an unfit member of the crypto community. Coinbase, a large Californian Bitcoin processor, responding to a concealed influence, has blocked the entirely harmless @WikiLeaksShop in a decision approved by management. https://t.co/PAldF8b12P

— WikiLeaks (@wikileaks) Ahttps://www.ccn.com/coinbase-suddenly-blocks-wikileaks-shop/pril 21, 2018

Source: https://www.ccn.com/coinbase-suddenly-blocks-wikileaks-shop/