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Author: Mark Lagarde

September 3, 2019

Investment scams – European authorities investigate payment services provider MoneyNetInt

FinTelegram has received information that the authorities in Poland and other EU member states are investigating the payment service provider (PSP) MoneyNetInt Ltd. Whistleblowers and..

August 3, 2019

The swindling machine iTrader – Israel prosecutors finally start to take actions against the binary options scheme

Almost 3 years after the office raid and the temporary arrest of seven people around the Israeli binary options scheme iTrader, the matter is gradually..

July 31, 2019

UK Financial Watchdog – Dysfunctional cryptocurrencies fall outside scope of regulation but security tokens don’t

The FCA has been looking into cryptoassets over the last couple of month and issued the Guidance on Cryptoassets, a policy statement to set out..

July 12, 2019

Cybercrime – Crypto exchange hacker stole $32 million in Bitpoint attack

Bloomberg and other media outlets reported that the Japanese cryptocurrency exchange Bitpoint has been hacked. The exchange suspended all services after losing about 3.5 billion..

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July 8, 2019

Opinion – The Scammers’ Right to Privacy and their Victims’ Right to have it revoked

FinTelegram constantly receives complaints and threats from scammers and their partners claiming their right to privacy. We often hear complaints that the reports on FinTelegram..

July 3, 2019

Good news: FCA considers a ban of crypto-CFDs for retail investors

In a recently published document, titled “Restricting contract for difference products sold to retail clients,” the FCA revealed that the regulator will soon publish a..

The Unraveling of Rabidi and the Rise of the SoftSwiss Network: Our Updated Forensic Report

A few months ago, FinTelegram released a first forensic report on the bankruptcy of Rabidi N.V., a Curacao-registered online casino operator with hundreds of millions in revenues — and no traceable assets by the time of its collapse in May 2024. That report already raised serious questions about the opaque structures behind Rabidi’s operations and its successor, Liernin Enterprises Ltd.

DeFi Decoded: Smart Contracts – The Code Behind the DeFi Revolution

Smart contracts are the invisible architects of decentralized finance. These self-executing lines of code run everything from token swaps to lending platforms without middlemen. But while they offer autonomy, they also introduce new risks—bugs, exploits, and irreversible mistakes. In this fourth installment of our FinTelegram DeFi Series, we explain what smart contracts are.

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Despite New Crypto Friendlyness: No Settlement Between U.S. CFTC And KuCoin?

A planned settlement between the U.S.CFTC and crypto exchange KuCoin is now in limbo due to a reported policy shift within the CFTC. This change is attributed to the Trump administration’s new approach, which deprioritizes enforcement actions against crypto companies. As a result, a CFTC attorney said that it is "unlikely that such authorization will be granted in the near term" regarding the settlement approval.

SEC’s New Era: Paul Atkins Sworn In—Will Crypto Finally Get the Regulatory Clarity It Deserves?

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has entered a new chapter with the swearing-in of Paul S. Atkins as its 34th Chairman, a move widely anticipated to mark a dramatic pivot in how the agency approaches crypto and DeFi regulation. For years, the financial industry—especially the burgeoning digital asset sector—has bristled under the SEC’s “Regulation by Enforcement” strategy.

Crypto Mogul Changpeng Zhao – Fallen, Rich, and Rising Again?

As spring 2025 blooms and Easter’s themes of rebirth fill the air, Changpeng Zhao emerges as one of the most controversial figures of startup mythology: a man who fell spectacularly, paid a price—then rose again, wealthier and louder than ever. Once the almighty architect of Binance, CZ now resides in Dubai with a net worth that Forbes estimates at $63 billion.