Clarification: "Banned" ≠ illegal to own!
Spectrum goes from outright illegal to possess → "fails gov AML blah blah blah BS requirements" (especially privacy coins).
NB: "Banned" ≠ impossible to use!!!
It actually forces true P2P usage AS DESIGNED.
(Hence the image!)
List of Countries with Ban on Monero (as of March 2026)
Afghanistan (all crypto banned)
Algeria (all crypto banned)
Australia (privacy crypto banned)
Bangladesh (all crypto banned)
China (all crypto banned)
Egypt (all crypto banned)
Japan (privacy crypto banned)
Morocco (all crypto banned)
Nepal (all crypto banned)
South Korea (privacy crypto banned)
Tunisia (all crypto banned)
United Arab Emirates (privacy crypto banned)
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