Two important parts of the Ethereum ecosystem, Infura and MetaMask, took action to restrict access to some users within the framework of sanctions.
The ConsenSys-controlled crypto wallet and infrastructure provider posted the message “MetaMask and Infura are not available in certain jurisdictions due to regulatory compliance” in a joint blog post. The post mentioned that users in some regions may receive this type of error message. The post was later updated to
In post “specific jurisdictions” It remains unclear which regions are located. Venezuelan users, on the other hand, stated that they experienced service interruptions.
Following the blog post, Infura stated in its tweet that the restrictions were intended, but spread over a wide area due to technical glitches.
In the statement made on the official Twitter account of the project, the following statements were included.