Mailchimp Suspends Cryptocurrency-Related User Accounts

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Email service Mailchimp has suspended several accounts of content creators and media outlets related to cryptocurrency.

The list of blocked clients included Edge Wallet, Messari and Decrypt, which had been using the Mailchimp service for their marketing mailings for more than four years.

Edge's problems began Monday as the company was about to send out a new newsletter. However, she received a message that her account was “deactivated.”

According to Edge Wallet CEOPaul Puey, Mailchimp's decision to suspend accounts may be related to sanctions against Tornado Cash. In addition, the problem could be that someone high up at Mailchimp has a strong dislike for cryptocurrencies.

“I think this is incredibly short-sighted,” he said.

Messari Head of Marketing JaredJared Ronis told reporters that Mailchimp blocked access to the email service without any warning, and at this stage the company lost not only mailing services, but also access to subscriber lists.

Messari founder Ryan Selkis took to Twitter to express his deep outrage at Mailchimp's actions:

“Thank you for the last 48watches were deplatformed by some of the most respected crypto brands, including MessariCrypto and Decryptmedia. You have confirmed our opinion that Mailchimp and similar services should be destroyed."

Account blocking also affected ordinary peopleMailchimp users who are in one way or another connected with the cryptocurrency industry. So, in early August, NFT artist Ocarina tweeted that her Mailchimp account was suspended while trying to report an upcoming NFT release. 

Ocarina received a message from Mailchimp that its account was suspended because "industry-related content violates the acceptable use policy."

Mailchimp practices blocking memberscrypto industry since 2018. In response to incoming complaints, the company responded that “cryptocurrency-related information is not prohibited and can be sent as long as the account owner is not themselves involved in the production, sale, exchange, storage or marketing of cryptocurrencies.”

In July one of the most popularmessengers in China, WeChat has published a new network policy, according to which all accounts providing access to cryptocurrencies and NFTs will be blocked.