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September 23, 2021

UK FCA follows FinTelegram and warns against 365CapitalFX!

In July 2021, FinTelegram issued a warning against Argon Holdings Ltd, which operates the two broker scams 356CapitalMarkets and 365CapitalFX facilitated by PaymentsPro. Argon Holdings has used fraudulent marketing campaigns like Oil Profit to hunt victims for its scams. Back in October 2020, the Belgian regulator FSMA issued a warning against 365CapitalMarkets. Now the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) followed with a warning against 365CapitalFX and its co-operator Sand Ltd. The scam is already about to vanish.

July 29, 2021

Oil Profit fraud campaign promotes 365CapitalMarkets scam

It's high summer and still C19 time. We notice it in scam activities as well. Currently, the fraudulent marketing and affiliate campaigns like Oil Profit are promoting fewer scams. While scammers slowed down, CySEC-regulated investment companies pop up on our radar 20 times a day and intensively use these scam campaigns to catch naive clients. This morning, the Oil Profit Campaign promotes the lousy 365CapitalMarkets scam, where we discovered PaymentsPro as the scam-facilitating payment processor. Stay away and enjoy the summer with your money!

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.

CFTC

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.