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May 10, 2022

Urgent warning against Blockchain fund recovery scam!

We have received information from our whistleblowers about a fund recovery scam currently underway with a company called Blockchain Access UK Ltd. The scammers send messages via email and instant messenger services to people claiming that the UK FCA would authorize them to recover funds for victims. They would have discovered Bitcoins of the person in question on a wallet and would like to refund them. For this purpose, however, the person in question would have to deposit money in advance via CoinDeck for processing costs. Please do not fall for it.

December 21, 2021

Urgent warning against Sky Financial Services fund recovery scam!

The fund recovery scam Sky Financial Services and currently sends emails informing individuals that they found funds that would belong to them. In an email obtained by FinTelegram, Sky Financial Services writes in very poor German that it has been authorized by the regulator of Epayblock, the Bank of Lithuania, to return client funds allegedly held in Epayblock accounts. However, before that, copies of an ID card and utility bill would have to be sent, and a deposit would have to be made. Please do not fall for it.

March 18, 2019

Bluetrading – The 404-Approach Of Swiss Crypto Valley Association

The most important role of self-proclaimed industry organizations such as the Crypto Valley Association (CVA) is that of a watchdog over the industry and its..

January 3, 2019

Proof Of Key Day Or How To Celebrate The Tenth Anniversary Of The Genesis Block.

Back on January 3, 2009, the first block (the so-called genesis block) was mined on the bitcoin blockchain. By coding the headline of The Times..

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.