Geo Blocking
Babylon's https://btcstaking.babylonlabs.io/ and API services excludes users from certain jurisdictions to comply with local regulations.
Restricted Territories
Users in Restricted Territories will not be able to load the website and see a message saying "Staking is not available in this region".
Restricted terriories are:
| Afghanistan | Cuba | Nicaragua |
| Belarus | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | Russia |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Democratic Republic of the Congo | Somalia |
| Burundi | Donetsk Region of Ukraine | South Sudan |
| Central African Republic | Eritrea | Sudan |
| China | Global Anti-Corruption | Syria |
| Crimea | Guinea | Venezuela |
| Guinea-Bissau | Haiti | Yemen |
| Iran | Iraq | Zimbabwe |
| Lebanon | Libya | Myanmar |
| Luhansk Regions of Ukraine | Mali | |
Entities from restricted territories can't access our API at all.
Excluded Jurisdictions
Users in excluded jurisdictions can load the website but not able to connect their wallets to stake or unbond.
The excluded jurisdictions are:
| United States of America |
| Canada |
| Australia |
Entities in excluded jurisdictions can access our API, but they can't access endpoints related to unbonding or points.
API endpoints to be blocked are:
| Endpoint | Method |
|---|---|
| /healthcheck | GET |
| /v1/staker/delegations | GET |
| /v1/unbonding | POST |
| /v1/points/* | GET |
| /v2/delegations | GET |
| /v2/delegation | GET |
VPN Blocking
Additionally, we are blocking all IPs associated with VPNs based on a Cloudflare managed list. VPN users are treating same as Restricted Territories.