Which CEXs halted services today?

TLDR

Today (UTC), UAB Exmo Exchange (Lithuania) ceased all virtual asset services due to regulatory transition expiry, per an exchange notice.

1. EXMO Lithuania: full service shutdown effective 31 Dec, citing Lithuanias VASP regime transition end exchange notice.
2. Binance (Ukraine only): card withdrawals via Visa and Mastercard remain paused in a regional payment shift news report.

Deep Dive

1. EXMO Lithuania Shutdown

EXMOs Lithuanian entity (UAB Exmo Exchange) has ceased all virtual asset services effective 31 Dec, linked to the end of Lithuanias transitional period for VASP compliance. See the exchange notice and the support page.

• The notice says affected customers should withdraw funds and will get direct instructions by email. The EXMO Poland unit serves Polish residents only per the page above.
• This is a jurisdiction-specific halt, not a global EXMO outage, based on the language in the notice above.

2. Binance Ukraine Card Withdrawals Paused

Binance paused Visa and Mastercard bank card withdrawals for Ukrainian users tied to its Bifinity payment provider transition. Service impacts were confirmed this week and remain regional. See the news report.

• Users can still fund accounts and buy crypto with cards; SWIFT and P2P remain available during the transition per the report above.
• This is not a global Binance halt. It applies to users in Ukraine who previously used Bifinity, according to the report above.

Conclusion

Todays confirmed CEX service halt is a regulatory shutdown at EXMOs Lithuanian entity, while Binances pause for Ukrainian card withdrawals is a regional payment change rather than a platform?wide outage. If you operate in those jurisdictions, verify your account entity and available funding rails, and watch the official notice above for next steps.