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# Jurisdiction overview

> Where Bastion supports custody, stablecoin issuance, and fiat on-ramps and off-ramps by customer jurisdiction, including US state-level exceptions.

Bastion's services vary by jurisdiction. This page covers where Bastion can serve customers: which services are available based on a customer's location, where off-ramp funds can be sent, and which jurisdictions are restricted entirely. Coverage is actively expanding. If you have a use case in a jurisdiction that is not listed, contact us at [sales@bastion.com](mailto:sales@bastion.com) to evaluate potential support.

This page is about eligibility. For integration detail, see:

* [Supported off-ramp payout countries](/guides/getting-started/supported-off-ramp-payout-countries) for the countries an off-ramp can pay out to
* [Supported chains and assets](/guides/concepts/chains-and-assets) for stablecoin and blockchain coverage
* [KYC & KYB requirements](/guides/compliance/kyc-requirements) for what customers must provide to be verified

## Service availability by customer location

| Customer location       | Crypto Custody | Stablecoin Issuance | On-Ramp | Off-Ramp |
| ----------------------- | -------------- | ------------------- | ------- | -------- |
| United States           | Yes            | Yes                 | Yes     | Yes      |
| International           | Yes            | No                  | No      | No       |
| Restricted / Sanctioned | No             | No                  | No      | No       |

Off-ramp availability here means who can initiate one. Where the money can land is a different matter, covered in [Supported off-ramp payout countries.](/guides/getting-started/supported-off-ramp-payout-countries)

## United States

### Crypto custody

Custody is available across the U.S., with limited state-level licensing exceptions. For customers that need full coverage across all U.S. states, Bastion works with partners and structuring options to address those edge cases.

State-level exceptions:

* Nebraska
* New York
* Texas
* Guam
* Puerto Rico

### Stablecoin issuance

Bastion Platforms Trust Company, LLC is chartered as a limited purpose trust company by the New York State Department of Financial Services to engage in virtual currency business. Its application to issue stablecoins is pending; once approved, stablecoin issuance will be available across the U.S.

Contact us at [sales@bastion.com](mailto:sales@bastion.com) if you are interested in issuing your own whitelabel stablecoin.

### On-ramp / off-ramp

Fiat on-ramp and off-ramp are available to U.S. customers, except those whose principal address is in New York.

The exclusion follows the customer's principal address, not the payout destination. A New York customer cannot off-ramp to any bank account, domestic or international.

Both directions also depend on custody. An on-ramp credits a Bastion-custodied account and an off-ramp debits one, so the custody state exceptions above apply first.

## International

If you have a use case in a jurisdiction that is not listed, contact us at [sales@bastion.com](mailto:sales@bastion.com) to evaluate potential support.

### Crypto custody

Crypto custody is supported for customers based in the United States and in the following countries through U.S.-issued wallets:

* Brazil (BR)
* Colombia (CO)
* Holy See (VA)
* Mexico (MX)
* Peru (PE)
* United Kingdom (GB)
* Uruguay (UY)
* Viet Nam (VN)
* Zambia (ZM)

### Stablecoin issuance

Stablecoin issuance is currently not available outside the United States.

### On-ramp / off-ramp

Fiat on-ramp and off-ramp are not available to end users outside the United States. The account holder must be a US-based customer in both directions.

## Where off-ramp funds can be sent

An off-ramp always debits a US-based customer's account, but the money does not have to stay in the United States. Payouts can go to:

| Destination         | Currency       | Notes                                                                                                           |
| ------------------- | -------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| United States       | USD            | Wire only, and only to a bank account the customer owns                                                         |
| 60+ other countries | Local currency | Local payment rails. The recipient may be the customer or a third party, and may be an individual or a business |

Payouts cannot be sent to a bank account in a restricted jurisdiction.

For the full list of supported destination countries, the currency and payment rail for each, see [Supported off-ramp payout countries.](/guides/getting-started/supported-off-ramp-payout-countries)

On-ramps have no international equivalent. Fiat can only be deposited from a U.S. bank account.

## Restricted jurisdictions

Bastion prohibits users in, and services and transactions involving, the following jurisdictions. These are blocked both as customer locations and as payout destinations.

| Country Code | Country Name                                         |
| ------------ | ---------------------------------------------------- |
| CU           | Cuba                                                 |
| IR           | Iran                                                 |
| KP           | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of (North Korea) |
| UA           | Ukraine (Regions: Crimea, Donetsk, Luhansk)          |
| MM           | Myanmar (Burma)                                      |
| BY           | Belarus                                              |

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## Related topics

- [Supported off-ramp payout countries](/guides/getting-started/supported-off-ramp-payout-countries.md)
- [Off-ramp: Withdraw stablecoin to a US bank account](/guides/quickstarts/off-ramp/withdraw-to-a-bank-account.md)
- [Off-ramp: Withdraw stablecoin internationally](/guides/quickstarts/off-ramp/international-bank-account.md)
- [Stablecoin on-ramp and off-ramp conversions](/guides/concepts/stablecoin-conversions.md)
- [Off-ramp payout countries and required fields](/v2/api-reference/conversions/off-ramp-payout-countries-and-required-fields.md)
