What countries or jurisdictions does BitPay support?

BitPay is a U.S.-based company that complies with all mandated federal and local regulations. U.S. companies are prohibited from engaging economically or by trade with persons or businesses based in countries that are under trade and economic sanctions set forth by the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC). You can view an updated list of OFAC sanctions on the OFAC site. BitPay also complies with the sanctions programs of the United Kingdom, Canada, Netherlands, and the European Union.

Blocked Jurisdictions: BitPay does not provide any services to any legal entity or individual when they are residing in jurisdictions that are under comprehensive sanctions.

Blocked Countries and Territories:

• Cuba
• Iran
• North Korea
• Syria
• The Crimea, Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson, and Zaporizhzhia regions of Ukraine

Supported Countries for Merchant Onboarding:

• United States
• Canada
• European Economic Area (EEA) - Currently Paused for new onboarding
• United Kingdom - Currently Paused for new onboarding
• Australia - Currently Paused for new onboarding

Restricted/Unsupported jurisdictions for BitPay’s products: 

• Algeria
• Bangladesh
• Belarus
• Bolivia
• Brazil
• British Virgin Islands
• Cambodia
• Cayman Islands
• China
• Congo (Republic of the Congo)
• Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast)
• Croatia
• Crimea region of Ukraine
• Cuba
• Donetsk region of Ukraine
• Egypt
• India
• Indonesia
• Iran
• Iraq
• Kherson region of Ukraine
• Kyrgyzstan
• Liberia
• Luhansk region of Ukraine
• Moldova
• Myanmar
• Nepal
• Nigeria
• North Korea
• North Macedonia
• Pakistan
• Palestine (Palestinian Territory, Occupied)
• Republic of the Congo
• Russian Federation (certain restrictions apply) 
• Serbia
• South Africa
• South Korea (Republic of Korea)
• Sudan
• Syria
• Taiwan
• Turkey
• Ukraine
• Venezuela
• Vietnam
• Zaporizhzhya region of Ukraine
• Zimbabwe

This is not an exhaustive list of countries we do not support, and it may change from time to time at our discretion. We may also choose not to support a country or territory regardless of whether it's on this list.

Additionally, there are state-specific limitations in the United States.  To view those restrictions, please navigate to this support article: Where in the United States are BitPay Services Available?