United Kingdom Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) quickly took down an official warning against Kraken after apparent confusion but alert about BitMEX remains active. The UK watchdog published a notice on its website on 3 March to warn citizens against Kraken. The warning stated that the second-largest U.S. cryptocurrency exchange by volume is not authorized to…
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UK watchdog FCA has put out the details of several unregulated companies and clone firms this week. The names of the latest additions to the regulator’s warning list are the companies Rogerfin, Currie Consultancy Group, EasyLoan4U, Leonreed Limited / Leonne International, IVL Leasing Limited, Euro 2 Pocket, Euro 2 Pocket / Euro2Pocket, Cleantech Europe Escrow LP, Montague Capital Investments Ltd, Private Wealth Management…
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The Securities and Exchange Commission announced last week a more than $7 million reward to a whistleblower who provided crucial information and assistance in a SEC action, including the identification of witnesses. Jane Norberg, Chief of the SEC’s Office of the Whistleblower, commented: The whistleblower showed great tenacity and effort in attempting to expose the…
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Raul Lambino, administrator of Cagayan Economic Zone Authority (CEZA), licensing regulator for cryptocurrency exchanges in the Philippines, was accused of corruption and misappropriation of millions. Allegedly Lambino’s wealth has inexplicably grown with tens of millions of dollars. A leaked report from the Philippine National Intelligence Coordinating Agency (NICA) says: It is now the general belief…
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The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced yesterday that it settled charges against actor Steven Seagal for not disclosing payments he received for promoting investments in an initial coin offering (ICO) by Bitcoiin2Gen (B2G). SEC found that the 69-year-old actor failed to disclose the amount $250,000 in cash and $750,000 worth of B2G tokens he…
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ASIC has cancelled the Australian financial services (AFS) licence of RVM Capital for not submitting its annual financial statements for three years in a row. RVM Capital held AFS licence number 457140 and it was cancelled from 21 January 2020. These measures are part of ASIC’s intention to raise and improve the requirements for…
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UK watchdog FCA has put out the details of several unregulated companies and clone firms this week. The names of the latest additions to the regulator’s warning list are the companies Advance Trading Systems, 4Rex Prime Ltd ta Standard Bit Option, London loan Lender, Currie Consultancy Group, Online Currency Corp ltd and Vendome Asset Management. According to the regulator, the…
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The Cyprus regulator CySEC has earlier this week announced the company OMEGASERVE SECRETARIAL LTD waived its authorisation with Νumber 109/196. The company's authorisation lapsed as from January 2, 2020 and CySEC has permanently deleted OMEGASERVE SECRETARIAL LTD from the Register. OMEGASERVE remains under the supervision of CySEC until its compliance with any of its outstanding…
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UK watchdog FCA has put out the details of several unregulated companies and clone firms this week. The names of the latest additions to the regulator’s warning list are the companies Everyday Finances, Premium Dax, BT Save, Duxa Capital, as well as the clone firms TL Financial Consultancy and Hiroseoption. According to the regulator, the…
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Australian regulator ASIC announced earlier today that it is seeking feedback on proposals to grant relief for voluntary escrow arrangements and pre-prospectus communications in connection with an initial public offer (IPO). Currently companies that are considering undertaking an IPO must apply to ASIC for individual relief and pay application fees. The watchdog is about to…
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