Tagged: consumer alert

France: AMF Issues Warning Against Firms Proposing “Atypical” Investments without Being Authorized

December 29, 2023 @ 10:22 am By Omar Faridi |

The AMF is warning the public against several companies proposing atypical investments without being authorised to do so. The Autorité des Marchés Financiers regularly “updates its black lists of new websites and entities proposing atypical investments to investors in France without being authorized to do… Read More

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Hong Kong: SFC Warns Against LonShiX and Bitbank Financial Holding Group for Suspected Virtual Asset-related Fraud

December 23, 2023 @ 3:26 am By Omar Faridi |

The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) in Hong Kong warned the public to beware of entities operating under the names of “LonShiX” and “Bitbank (Global) Financial Holding Group,” suspected of “engaging in fraudulent activities purporting to be related to virtual assets.” The SFC notes that… Read More

Read more in: Blockchain & Digital Assets, Asia, Politics, Legal & Regulation | Tagged bitbank, bitbank financial holding group, consumer alert, consumer protection, fraud, fraudulent activities, hong kong, lonshix, securities and futures commission, sfc, virtual assets, virtual currencies