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Cryptocurrency Ads May Require Google Certification

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Additional content libraries (the "Additional Libraries") are not subject to this license, may not be available for commercial use without a license, and may require that you obtain model clearance.

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By ordering any "M: Mature" rated game, certain "RP: Rating Pending" games, an R-rated movie, or certain "NR: Not Rated" movies, you are certifying that you are at least 17 years of age.

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Depending on how a user interacts with the Service, including which modes the user purposely selects, the Service may have content such as some suggestive dialogue, coarse language, crude humor, sexual situations, or violence.

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we allow certain categories of cryptocurrency-related products and services to be advertised with and without certification by Google in limited circumstances.

Excerpt from Google Ads's Advertising Policies Overview

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Document information
Document
Google Ads Advertising Policies Overview
Entity
Google Ads
Tracking information
First captured by ConductAtlas
May 20, 2026
Text quoted from version
CA-V-004919, captured July 15, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-063234
Document ID
CA-D-000854
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Extracted-text SHA-256 (version CA-V-004919)
c19871368c27f2b3bf3d272e11419d5f16c5abc105d29a698d3fdd656451c7a8
Analysis generated
July 9, 2026 06:44 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Excerpt found in version CA-V-004919, captured July 15, 2026 (checked Oct. 5, 2026)
Not the current version. The document's current version is CA-V-007675, captured Oct. 17, 2026; this clause has not been re-checked against it.
Citation Record
Entity: Google Ads
Document: Google Ads Advertising Policies Overview
Record ID: CA-P-063234
Version: CA-V-004919
Captured: 2026-07-15 01:23:48 UTC
SHA-256: c19871368c27f2b3…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/google-ads/google-ads-advertising-policies-overview/provision/CA-P-063234/cryptocurrency-ads-may-require-google-certification/
Accessed: Nov. 2, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
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What does Google Ads's Cryptocurrency Ads May Require Google Certification clause do?

The clause states: “we allow certain categories of cryptocurrency-related products and services to be advertised with and without certification by Google in limited circumstances.”

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 238 platforms. See the full comparison.

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