Tag: MoonPay

FinTelegram’s MiCA/MiFID-II Perimeter Radar identifies MEXC as an active EU onboarding case. On 1 July 2026, FinTelegram registered as an EU resident, completed advanced KYC, and observed fiat and crypto deposit functionality despite no disclosed MiCA CASP authorisation.

U.S. crypto payment processor MoonPay has announced a “Stablecoin Stack” built around Iron-powered virtual accounts and stablecoin orchestration—promising that what used to take multiple banks and PSPs can now be implemented via one integration. In the context of FinTelegram’s Rail Atlas, this move could materially reshape deposit rails by making bank-to-stablecoin funding.

FinTelegram reviewed CryptoCasino.com and CoinKings.io, two “no-KYC” crypto casinos that appear operationally identical to MegaDice—including the same fiat-to-crypto deposit pattern via Changelly → Banxa and MoonPay. While casino aggregators often attribute these brands to MIBS N.V. (Curaçao), disclosures on the casinos’ own web properties point to Costa Rica entities.

FinTelegram reviewed MegaDice as part of our Rail Atlas work. The Curaçao-licensed crypto casino can be accessed from multiple EU jurisdictions and the UK with email-only onboarding in our tests. MegaDice offers direct crypto deposits (no casino-side KYC observed) and an embedded “Buy Crypto / Compra Crypto” rail that routes users into Changelly and MoonPay purchase flows—where fiat processing and KYC appear to be performed by the on-ramp providers, not the casino.

FinTelegram has re-tested the RakeBit crypto casino / sportsbook between January 6–10, 2026 and observed repeated failures when attempting to fund accounts via the embedded “Buy Crypto” flow previously routed through MoonPay and Changelly. If confirmed, the loss of this indirect FIAT deposit rail would remove a key conversion chokepoint—potentially explaining RakeBit’s sharp traffic decline in December 2025.

Axiom presents itself as a DeFi-native, Solana-based trading gateway – but operates with zero identifiable financial licence in the EU, US, or other major jurisdictions while onboarding retail users globally. Regulated or registered fiat on-ramps such as MoonPay and Topper, routed via the aggregator Onramper, provide seamless card and bank funding into this unlicensed environment.

Axiom Trade (www.axiom.trade) is a high-risk, unregulated DeFi trading platform operating without any identified regulatory licenses in the EU, US, or other major jurisdictions. Despite attracting approximately 7.5 million monthly visitors—including substantial traffic from the US (~30%), UK, and Russia—the platform operates as an unlicensed CASP.

The crypto payment processor MoonPay has secured a New York Limited Purpose Trust Charter for MoonPay Trust Company, LLC, joining an elite “dual-licensed” club alongside Coinbase, PayPal, Ripple, and NYDIG. The firm now presents itself as a gold-standard infrastructure provider for institutional crypto services.

RakeBit (rakebit.com) markets itself aggressively as the "best No-KYC Casino," operating a crypto-first gambling platform that explicitly bypasses identity verification requirements. Our investigation on November 6, 2025, reveals a concerning pattern: unrestricted registration from prohibited EU jurisdictions.

MEXC is certainly one of the most notorious crypto exchanges when it comes to compliance violations. FinTelegram has already pointed this out several times. But the number of negative customer reviews is also increasing. FinTelegram has repeatedly flagged the crypto-exchange MEXC for opaque structures and unlicensed operations.

MoonPay, a leading U.S. crypto payments platform focused on high-risk sectors, has acquired Helio, a Solana-based blockchain payment processor, for $175 million, marking the start of what could be a series of strategic mergers in the digital asset space. This acquisition, MoonPay's largest to date, aims to enhance its payment infrastructure and expand its services in the rapidly evolving cryptocurrency payments sector.

We recently found an interesting review on LinkedIn about the apparently illegal online casino Betsolino, published by Digital Marketing Strategist Michael Schmitt. According to the review, Betsolino has been identified as an illegal operation. Therefore, we looked at Betsolino and its payment processors. We discovered red flags and issued an urgent warning.