{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Fact Crescendo Sri Lanka English | The leading fact-checking website","provider_url":"https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english","title":"Crypto Crackdown? Debunking Claims That Binance and Bybit Are Banned in Sri Lanka - Fact Crescendo Sri Lanka English | The leading fact-checking website","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"zDmVpfENE3\"><a href=\"https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/is-crypto-trading-banned-in-sri-lanka\/\">Crypto Crackdown? Debunking Claims That Binance and Bybit Are Banned in Sri Lanka<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/is-crypto-trading-banned-in-sri-lanka\/embed\/#?secret=zDmVpfENE3\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Crypto Crackdown? Debunking Claims That Binance and Bybit Are Banned in Sri Lanka&#8221; &#8212; Fact Crescendo Sri Lanka English | The leading fact-checking website\" data-secret=\"zDmVpfENE3\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/trading-ban-main.png","thumbnail_width":622,"thumbnail_height":420,"description":"Subscribe to our WhatsApp Channel As Sri Lanka moves to block dozens of illegal betting websites, a screenshot began doing the rounds on Facebook and other platforms claiming the government had swept up Binance and Bybit, the crypto exchanges thousands of Sri Lankans use, in the same ban. For anyone who trades or holds crypto [&hellip;]"}