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August 5, 2020

Investor Warning – FairBit broker scam and Estonian crypto payment processors

The UK regulator FCA issued an investor warning against the Forex broker Scam FairBit (www.fairbit.com) on August 4, 2020. The scam is officially operated by Gama Solutions Ltd., registered in St. Vincent and the Grenadines. The scam lures with a super great Fair-Bit Trade engine that would generate large profits for the investors (victims). Besides the usual credit and debit cards, crypto payments are possible, which are processed via the Estonian crypto-payment processor Bitxtech.

August 3, 2020

UK Watchdog FCA warns against Profits Trade!

The UK Watchdog Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has issued an investor warning against the broker scam of the Profits Trade (www.profitstrade.com). According to information on the scam's website, it is operated by the company ProfitsTrade Ltd in Dominica. Deposits are processed via Klarna and LeaderPay. The broker scams are really bad for small investors and consumers. But worse, much worse are the facilitating payment processors that make fraud possible in the first place.

July 30, 2020

Gooood Morning BaFin – it’s time to start protecting, supervising, and cybercrime fighting!

It's stunning. Before the eyes of the world public, the scandal of the DAX listed Wirecard unfolded over years while the BaFin did nothing but file complaints against investigative journalists and traders. BaFin has the legal mandate to protect the capital market and investors. Despite numerous warnings and circumstantial evidence, it has not fulfilled this mandate. BaFin must be accused of gross negligence and embezzlement.

July 26, 2020

Austrian regulator FMA warns against Joshua Group and its 10CryptoMarket scam

On 25 July 2020, the Austrian Financial Market Authority FMA issued an investor warning against Joshua Development Ltd and its new broker scam 10CryptoMarket (www.10cryptomarket.com). In the past years, the Joshua Group has operated a number of scams via various dummy companies such as Joshua Consulting Ltd, Joshua Partners EOOD, or Joshua Development Ltd. Financial market supervisory authorities have issued corresponding investor warnings against the Joshua Group.

July 23, 2020

Request 4 Information – The ForexClientCabinet scam incubator

People with a criminal inclination and the desire to run their own cybercrime venture find almost heavenly opportunities in these digital times. Even if you are not the smartest guy you can establish your own forex broker. All can be done via your computer at home. Forex incubators such as PheasanTech or Sigmate Informatics and many others offer turnkey solutions for "would-be" Forex brokers and scammers. Company formation and license included. A paradise for scammers, isn't it?

July 22, 2020

Investor Warning: BlueSave broker scam and its payment processors

It appears that the brands belonging to the PumaTS Scam Broker Network are currently very high on the priority list of the financial market regulators across the EU. The FCA issued another investor warning against the PumaTS BlueSave operating under the domain www.bluesave.io. And once again, a company registered in St. Vincent and the Grenadines is the scam operator. Cyprus Praxis Pay, Estionan Tinkbit, and Russian 4bill are the facilitating payment processors.

July 21, 2020

UK FCA warns against RoyalGTX with connections to Estonian payment processors and PumaTS

The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has issued a public investor warning against the broker Scam RoyalGTX. This Broker Scam has indeed interesting connections to Estonian payment processors and is to be positioned via Juno Group Ltd in the environment of the Scam Broker Network of PumaTS. The RoyalGTX scam is facilitated by the payment processors iPayTotal and NeoBanQ. And there are other interesting connections.

July 21, 2020

The end of an era – R.I.P. Rodeler and 24option

On June 1, 2020, the FCA suspended some investment companies regulated by CySEC for their unfair sales practices. These firms allegedly used unauthorized celebrity endorsements on social media as part of their marketing. One of these investment firms was Rodeler Ltd and its brand 24option. Just a few hours later, CySEC also temporarily suspended Rodeler Ltd and ordered them to take necessary actions in order to comply with regulatory provisions within one month. R.I.P Rodeler and 24option.

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June 30, 2020

FCA Ban lifted! Wirecard UK may continue business

In the wake of the collapse of the German Wirecard and the subsequent filing for insolvency proceedings, the UK regulator Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) last week temporarily prohibited the operation of Wirecard Card Solutions Ltd. This affected numerous Wirecard partners who had issued debit cards to their customers via the German Fintech. Even hundreds of thousands of cardholders were suddenly able to access their credit balance at the respective Wirecard partner or pay bills with debit cards. Today, the FCA ban was lifted.

June 7, 2020

Financial Mail calls Cyprus the ideal turf for rip-off operators and why CySEC should change its management!

The decision of the UK regulator FCA to revoke the passporting for the CySEC regulated forex and CFD brokers Rodeler, F1Markets, Hoch Capital, and Magnum FX (Cyprus) for the UK market cannot be overestimated. Up to now, the individual EU regulators have been rather cuddly and, in the case of problems with notoriously weak regulators such as CySEC, have relied on the excuse of a lack of competence.

June 2, 2020

EU Passporting – the Regulatory Black Hole for Investor Protection

For many months, law enforcement agencies as well as regulators in different jurisdictional regimes in the EU have been investigating Rodeler Limited, F1Markets, Hoch Capital..

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.