If you are a citizen or resident of certain listed countries, including Russia, Iran, Cuba, and others, or if you are a person subject to sanctions, you are not allowed to use Uniswap's interface at all.
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Users in restricted jurisdictions who access the interface may be violating both Uniswap's terms and potentially applicable sanctions law, with legal consequences that could extend beyond loss of access.
The updated terms establish new contractual representations that users must make when agreeing to the agreement. Users now represent that they are not subject to economic or trade sanctions administered by any governmental authority, including OFAC lists, and that they are not citizens or residents of sanctioned jurisdictions. Users also represent that their access and use will comply with all applicable laws and will not be used to conduct or facilitate illegal activity. These representations are legally binding attestations that may be verified. Users in OFAC-sanctioned countries cannot truthfully make these representations and would be unable to use the platform.
View change record →The updated terms establish new restrictions on user conduct and add affirmative representations regarding asset eligibility. Users trading tokenized real-world assets (such as tokenized stocks, ETFs, or commodities) must now represent that they have reviewed issuer information and comply with any restrictions on trading or holding those assets. The terms also explicitly prohibit circumventing access restrictions, including geographic blocks and transfer limitations imposed by token issuers. By continuing to use the platform, users affirm they are legally eligible to trade tokens under their jurisdiction's laws.
View change record →The updated terms establish that Uniswap does not warrant that any digital asset accessible through its products is available for trading, holding, or transacting in your jurisdiction, or that you are legally permitted to do so. The revised language places the burden on you to determine whether a digital asset is lawfully available to you and to comply with any applicable transfer restrictions imposed by asset issuers or regulatory authorities. This means accessing or trading an asset through the Uniswap interface does not constitute Uniswap's determination that you are eligible to do so under your local laws.
View change record →This restriction means that users in listed countries, or US persons excluded from specific products, will have access blocked or terminated, and the terms place full legal compliance responsibility on the user rather than the platform.
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"You may not use the Interface if you are a citizen, resident, or agent of, or incorporated in, or have a registered office in, any Restricted Territory or if you are a Restricted Person. 'Restricted Territory' means Afghanistan, Belarus, Burma (Myanmar), Central African Republic, Cuba, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Iran, Iraq, Libya, Mali, Nicaragua, North Korea, Russia, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Syria, Ukraine (Crimea, Donetsk, and Luhansk), Venezuela, Yemen, Zimbabwe, and any other jurisdiction in which accessing or using the Interface is prohibited.Excerpt from Uniswap's Terms of Service
(1) REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: The geographic restrictions directly reference OFAC-designated jurisdictions, engaging U.S.
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Users in restricted jurisdictions who access the interface may be violating both Uniswap's terms and potentially applicable sanctions law, with legal consequences that could extend beyond loss of access.
This restriction means that users in listed countries, or US persons excluded from specific products, will have access blocked or terminated, and the terms place full legal compliance responsibility on the user rather than the platform.
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