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September 24, 2023

Interesting: Mercuryo CEO Petr Kozyakov About The Hacker War Against The Crypto Universe!

Russian Peter Kozyakov is the CEO of crypto payment processor Mercuryo, which has been in the news lately for losing lawsuits on FinTelegram. Kozyakov and his Mercuryo are part of the international crypto scene and are also very familiar with the dark side of the crypto universe. In this respect, it is not surprising that Kozyakov writes an article worth reading on Hackernoon about the war of hackers against the crypto world.

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September 20, 2023

Crypto Payment Processor Mercuryo Lost Court Battle And Cooperates With Fintech Crime Exchange!

Several weeks back, the crypto payment platform under Russian management, Mercuryo, declared its membership in the FinTech FinCrime Exchange (FFE), a global initiative dedicated to fighting financial crimes. Just recently, Mercuryo lost court battles over reports about its scam involvement. Mercuryo initiated a massive SLAPP campaign against FinTelegram and the European Fund Recovery Initiative (EFRI) and lost it.

September 7, 2023

Austrian Regulator Warns Against Estonian-Licensed Crypto Exchange MEXC!

The hunt by regulators against unlicensed or registered crypto exchanges continues. The Austrian Financial Market Authority (FMA) recently warned against the crypto exchange MEXC. In Europe, MEXC is operated through MEXC Estonia OÜ, which has a crypto license from the Estonian FIU. However, this license is not sufficient for the FMA, as MEXC provides banking services, the FMA says. Thus, we have orange-listed the crypto exchange.

September 6, 2023

Investor Warning Against Scam Broker Oro Markets Facilitated by Mercuryo and MoonPay!

The Spanish regulator CNMV warned against the broker scam Oro Markets earlier this week. It is allegedly operated by ECB7 Capital Ltd, registered in St. Vincent & The Grenadines. However, we have not found this offshore entity. It is likely to be a fake. Potential victims can lose their money via credit/debit cards and crypto. Payment facilitators are Mercuryo and MoonPay. Stay far away and protect your data and financial health.

August 27, 2023

Attention: Keler Group Broker Scam Vanished After More Regulatory Warnings!

The Keler Group broker scam has been active since early 2022 and, to the best of our knowledge, has ripped off thousands of consumers. Victims' deposits were processed via crypto payment processors such as Russian Mercuryo or AllCoinSwapper. Most recently, Swiss regulator FINMA placed Keler Group on its warning list following several reports by FinTelegram. It looks like the scam broker's website and the victims' money have vanished.

August 21, 2023

Krypto Payment Processor Mercuryo Impresses With Strong Growth!

Russian crypto payment processor Mercuryo has shown impressive growth in July 2023. Similarweb said website visitors increased by more than 52% to around 630,000 in July. The number of visitors from Norway was particularly strong, with more than 18% coming. The number of visitors from the United States and Canada also rose sharply. Mercuryo's customers mainly include crypto platforms such as MetaMask, ByBit, OKX, or Poloniex.

August 7, 2023

Update Advcash: The European Front People Of The Russian High-Risk Payment Scheme!

ADV2 is part of the Russian Advcash scheme, in which the Estonian national Olga Belova and Natalja Kauzova, along with Kauzova's son, Aleksandr Kauzov, are the front people working for the Russian owners. Olga Belova and Aleksandr Kauzov are directors of Canada-registered Payean Finance Inc., and Natalja Kauzova is the sole director of the Lithuanian Payaen UAB. These entities are the operators of the ADV2 crypto payment platform.

July 27, 2023

Advcash: The Russian Payment Processor Is Used To Circumvent Western Sanctions

FinTelegram has repeatedly reported on the alleged Russian-controlled payment processor Advcash, registered with the Belize Financial Services Commission (FSC) through Belize-based payment service Advanced Cash Limited. We have already discovered Advcash as a facilitator in many scams of illegal activities. Advcash is also currently being promoted in various articles as a way to circumvent Western sanctions against Russia.

July 20, 2023

Latest Updates On Krypto Payment Processor Mercuryo

Estonia's FIU has revoked the license of Russian-controlled crypto payment processor Mercuryo 2022 because it could not or would not disclose the ownership structure, the FIU argued. Mercuryo appealed against the revocation of the license, but the competent court upheld the FIU decision. We last found Mercuryo again as a facilitating payment processor at the Russian Utex/United Traders scheme.

July 10, 2023

Austrian Regulator Finally Follows FinTelegram And Warns Against Broker Scam Keler Group!

Since early 2022, FinTelegram has warned against the Keler Group broker scam. Our initial review revealed that the scam asked its victims to make deposits via the crypto stablecoin USDT, which had to be purchased with credit cards via the Bulgarian AllCoinSwapper and the licensed Estonian crypto payment processor Mercuryo. Last week, the Austrian FMA issued a warning against Keler Group. Stay away!

June 28, 2023

Merchant Alert: Russian Crypto Payment Processor Mercuryo Lost Almost Half Of Its Web Traffic!

Russian-controlled crypto payment processor Mercuryo does not have easy times. Most recently, they organized a SLAPP action against FinTelegram through the Austrian law firm Binder Grösswang. And they lost in court in the first instance. In a Similarweb analysis, Mercuryo's business appears to suffer. In the last three months, the website hits have dropped by almost 50%. Maybe the folks at Mercuryo should focus on running their business.

June 14, 2023

Mercuryo Case: Court Dismissed Preliminary Injunction With Extensive Justification!

The Mercuryo case is taking an interesting development. As reported, the Russian-controlled crypto payment processor has retained Viennese law firm Binder Groesswang to implement a SLAPP action against the European Fund Recovery Initiative (EFRI) and FinTelegram with the intention to silence FinTelegram. The court dismissed the preliminary injunction last Friday with extensive justification.