Tag: AstonTrust

Investor warning – Illegal broker AstonTrust with crypto payment processor Venus Exchange

Illegal Broker Activities Ben - March 25, 2021

The illegal broker AstonTrust (www.astontrust.net) is a part of the PumaTS network, as we uncovered in our latest update. It is operated by BMB Services Ltd, registered in the Marshall Islands with company number 103882. At least, that is what the terms and conditions on the website state. The AstonTrust broker has integrated the regulated Estonian crypto payment processor Venus Exchange (www.venus.exchange), operated by Steveyx OÜ and AM Estonia Services OÜ.

Leverate Update – FXVC, unregulated brokers, and the Balkans activities

Illegal Broker Activities tamir - March 24, 2021

FinTelegram recently brought an update on Leverate Financial Services Ltd ("Leverate"), which CySEC regulates with license number 160/11 (see the report here). At this point, we apparently did not have some information, as a whistleblower kindly pointed out. For example, the beneficial owners behind Leverate are also said to be associated with the FXVC (www.fxvc.eu) brand of Finteractive Ltd, another CySEC-regulated CIF with the license number 238/14. Likewise, we were not aware of other unregulated brands as well as boiler rooms in Belgrade. Here the update.

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