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September 9, 2021

Marketing Alert! Bitcoin System promotes Fortexo scam

Today, the Bitcoin System fraud campaign refers us to the scam broker Fortexo (www.fortexo.co). As usual, after registering with Bitcoin System, we land directly in the scam's dashboard. There we find PayBox cashier (https://cashier.boxipay.io). No deposits were possible in our review today. Apparently, no payment processor is currently active. In May 2021, we issued a warning against Fortexo. In August, the German BaFin announced investigations against the scam and its operator.

August 11, 2021

Spanish regulator warns against TopIndex successor FMarketX

The Spanish regulator issued an investor warning against the FMarketX broker scam. The scam is apparently operated by Penelope Partnership Ltd, registered in St. Vincent and the Grenadines, which was already active with the TopIndex (www.topindex.co) scam. As a payment processor, we have discovered the PayBox cashier (https://cashier.boxipay.io) as well as PayTechno d/b/a THE BEST GATEWAY. At PayTechno, Penelope Partnership Ltd is still registered as a merchant with the old TopIndex scam.

July 30, 2021

BitQT fraud campaign promotes Finexo broker scam

Mr. Jason Vogel writes us a confidential email today and shares his secret about making money fast. All we have to do is register at this link, and "the money rolls in." Jason Vogel writes us several of these emails every day. A busy scammer and spammer. The link in today's email takes us to the BitQT fraud campaign running on Electlinks on Quality Unit LLC's PostaffiliatePro platform. After registering with BitQT, we are taken through The Bitcoin Revolution, where we are urged to deposit into our crypto trading account. Then we finally end up at the Finexo broker scam.

May 21, 2021

BaFin issues another Cease and Desist Order against CapitalFX broker scam

The German BaFin has issued another Cease and Desist Order against EZ2GO Ltd this week. The company, registered in the Commonwealth of Dominica, was registered as the operator of the CapitalFX broker scam. The scam is active with the domains www.capitalfx.co and www.capital-fx.info. Also named as an operator is Aegion Group Ltd, registered in St. Vincent and the Grenadines. As payment processors, we have discovered PayNetEasy and PayCent behind the BoxiPay cashier (PayBox).

May 18, 2021

Investor Warning – Estonian broker scams AGKapital and AlgofGain and their facilitating payment processors

Currently, the two related broker scams AGKapital and AlgofGain, are being promoted via various fraudulent marketing campaigns. What is special about these two scams is that they both work with the BoxiPay Cashier (operated by PayBox) and the same list of payment processors. Among them the usual suspects like iPayTotal, NeoBanQ, or PayCent but also others like the Turkish RHG Partners, Bitngo, or ikajo. The scams claim on their websites that they fall under Estonian jurisdiction. Many of their payment processors do too!

May 10, 2021

Investor Attention – Austrian Regulator warns against Finotive

We have warned against the Finotive broker scam (www.finotive.net) twice before. Following FinTelegram, the Austrian FMA issued an investor warning against it. VT Group Ltd in Cyprus allegedly operates the scam. We identified Harmonte Group LLC in St. Vincent and the Grenadines as a co-operator registered with PayTechno as a merchant. As a payment gateway, we again have PayBox (a/k/a BoxiPay) with PayTechno, PayCent, iPayTotal, and NeoBanq. Some scams die hard.

September 20, 2020

Austrian FMA warns against PumaTS scam broker Blackstone500

The Austrian FMA warns against Blackstone500 (www.blackstone500.com). It’s about time for law enforcement agencies in various EU jurisdictions to take action. In any case, the Leverate Financial Services Ltd which is regulated in Cyprus by CySEC should be approached to identify the beneficial owners and individuals behind PumaTS. The latter is a white label broker platform provider as well as a partner and client of Leverate and operates a vast scam broker network.

August 23, 2020

FCA warns against PumaTS scam RoyalStox!

The UK regulator FCA has issued an investor warning against the scam broker RoyalStox (www.royalstox.com). This is operated by Marom Partners Limited on St. Vincent and the Grenadines. The scam is part of the Leverate and PumaTS network and connected to their Activ8 trading servers. It’s another full-blown scam from without any special features. The scam works with the payment processors Praxis Chashier and QubePay for crypto payments.

July 22, 2020

Investor Warning: BlueSave broker scam and its payment processors

It appears that the brands belonging to the PumaTS Scam Broker Network are currently very high on the priority list of the financial market regulators across the EU. The FCA issued another investor warning against the PumaTS BlueSave operating under the domain www.bluesave.io. And once again, a company registered in St. Vincent and the Grenadines is the scam operator. Cyprus Praxis Pay, Estionan Tinkbit, and Russian 4bill are the facilitating payment processors.

July 21, 2020

UK FCA warns against RoyalGTX with connections to Estonian payment processors and PumaTS

The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has issued a public investor warning against the broker Scam RoyalGTX. This Broker Scam has indeed interesting connections to Estonian payment processors and is to be positioned via Juno Group Ltd in the environment of the Scam Broker Network of PumaTS. The RoyalGTX scam is facilitated by the payment processors iPayTotal and NeoBanQ. And there are other interesting connections.

Gemini Trust Slapped with $5 Million Penalty for Misleading CFTC

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has issued a $5 million fine to Gemini Trust Company LLC for making false or misleading statements during a 2017 bitcoin futures contract certification process. The order stems from the CFTC’s July 2, 2022, complaint against Gemini Trust. The case highlights the importance of truthfulness in regulatory disclosures.

Crypto Fraud Unveiled: Mosaic Exchange and CEO Hit with $1.1M Penalty for Crypto Scheme

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has secured a $1.1M judgment against Mosaic Exchange Ltd. and its CEO, Sean Michael, for running a fraudulent digital asset scheme that targeted 18 victims globally. The judgment exposes their misuse of funds, false profit claims, and deceptive practices. The orders stem from the CFTC’s three-count fraud complaint filed Sept. 26, 2023.

Attention: The MoonPay Acquisition of Helio May Trigger a Merger and Take-Over Wave in the Crypto Space.

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.

Investor Briefing: The Bear in Crypto Town – Potential Crypto Sector Crash Analysis

The crypto market has entered a period of heightened volatility and uncertainty in recent weeks. Despite a brief recovery at the beginning of this week, the overall trend remains bearish, with Bitcoin and other major cryptocurrencies experiencing significant price fluctuations. As the Fed has been warned of a looming crisis, bitcoin and crypto traders are nervously watching for whether the combined crypto market will drop below the key $3.2 trillion level.

The Clock is Ticking for TikTok: Can the App Dodge a U.S. Ban?

The US is edging closer to a definitive ban on TikTok, the Chinese-owned social media app that has dominated global digital culture. Despite a surprising show of goodwill from incoming President Donald Trump, the odds on prediction markets like Polymarket suggest a 67% likelihood of a ban before May 2025. This looming threat raises urgent questions.