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Binance Reopens Crypto Exchange Services in Belgium

  • The exchange was forced to suspend local services following a regulatory order.
  • Binance migrated its Belgian users to its Polish entity rather than shutter services.
by Arnab Shome
Retail FX

News Nuggets | 6 September: Zodia Expands into Abu Dhabi; Belgium FSA Issues New Warnings

  • Also, Strise secured $10.8 million in funding; Finalto Asia announced its new Head of Sales.
  • Read today's FX/CFDs, crypto and fintech sectors' dynamic news.
by Finance Magnates Staff
CryptoCurrency

Binance Dodges Regulatory Bullet in Belgium, Redirects Users to Poland

  • FSMA said customers can only be transferred if they consent.
  • Binance recently quit the Netherlands, transferring its Dutch clients to a local rival.
by Solomon Oladipupo
Retail FX

Boiler Rooms in Belgium: FSMA Flags Three Unauthorized Firms

  • Boiler rooms use aggressive tactics to push victims for more and more investments.
  • None of the named firms are licensed in Belgium or anywhere else.
by Arnab Shome
CryptoCurrency

FSMA Orders Binance to Immediately Halt Services in Belgium

  • Binance failed to prove that 19 operators servicing Belgian clients are EEA firms.
  • The exchange can either return all customer assets or transfer them to EEA entities.
by Solomon Oladipupo
Retail FX

FSMA Warns against 38 Unlicensed Forex, CFDs and Crypto Platforms

  • The regulator highlighted the dangers of using fraudulent platforms' services.
  • Many of them are still operational.
by Damian Chmiel
Retail FX

After CySEC, Belgium’s FSMA Is Now Tackling Impersonators

  • Fraudsters are approaching people impersonating themselves as regulatory employees.
  • They are utilising the ploy of seeking fees for recovering lost funds.
by Arnab Shome
Retail FX

News Nuggets | 17 May: Belgium's Crypto Ads Rules Kick In; FINMA's Action

  • Also, Zondacrypto's new crypto license and Libertex's new crypto CFDs.
  • Read today's FX/CFDs, crypto and fintech sectors' dynamic news.
by Finance Magnates Staff
CryptoCurrency

Belgium’s FSMA to Police Crypto Ads with Upcoming Regulation

  • Advertisers are to give a 10-day notification to FMSA before running their ads.
  • The watchdog started calling for crypto regulation as early as 2020.
by Solomon Oladipupo
CryptoCurrency

"The Only Guarantee in Crypto Is Risk:" Belgium to Mandate Warnings on Ads

  • An FSMA survey finds more than 60 percent of Belgian crypto investors see "temporary correction" with FTX collapse.
  • Only 15 percent of the investors bought more than EUR 10,000 worth of crypto.
by Arnab Shome
Retail FX

FSMA Warns against Webull Clone and 20 Other Unlicensed Platforms

  • According to Belgium's FSMA, listed platforms may extort money from investors.
  • A Clone of the WeBull trading brand is one of them.
by Damian Chmiel
Retail FX

Belgium’s FSMA Red Flags 40 Trading Platforms as ‘Fraudulent’

  • These platforms are illegally offering services in the country.
  • The regulator is actively warning against fraudulent operators.
by Arnab Shome
FinTech

FSMA Warns against Fraudulent Offers by Five Wealth Management Firms

  • False promises made by wealth management firms.
by Viraj Shah
CryptoCurrency

Belgian FSMA Consults on How to Classify Crypto Assets

  • The consultation is to be wrapped up on July 31.
  • The EU reached a provisional agreement on MiCA last week.
by Solomon Oladipupo
Regulation

Belgium’s FSMA Flags 38 ‘Fraudulent’ Online Trading Platforms

  • These platforms are using aggressive sales tactics to push victims for deposits.
  • They are running fake ads and mobile apps to lure victims.
by Arnab Shome
Regulation

Belgium’s FSMA Mandates Registration of Crypto Firms

  • The new rules came into effect on May 2, 2022.
  • Existing crypto companies need to register themselves by September 1.
by Arnab Shome
Retail FX

Swipe, Invest, Scam: FSMA Warns against Investment Fraud on Dating Apps

  • Fraudsters are trapping victims on dating apps using fake profiles.
by Arnab Shome
Retail FX

Financial Frauds in Belgium Jumped by 60% in H1 2021

  • Most of the fraud was associated with online trading platforms.
by Arnab Shome
Retail FX

Belgium’s FSMA Cautions against Trading Software Firms

  • The regulator pointed at the pyramid structure of the companies to warn investors.
by Arnab Shome
Executive Moves

ESMA Secures Annemie Rombouts as New Chair of CRSC

  • Currently, Rombouts Lectures on Regulation and ethics for the Advanced Masters degree in financial risk management.
by Tom Hazan
Regulation

Swipe Left: Financial Scammers are Trapping Victims on Tinder

  • Scammers are disguising themselves as 'financially-independent charming women' to trap victims.
by Arnab Shome
Retail FX

Belgium’s FSMA Warns Against Rising Recovery Room Scams

  • These fraudsters target the existing victims of fraudulent investment schemes.
by Arnab Shome
Investing

BUX Zero Expands European Footprint, Launches in Belgium

  • This is the fourth country the investing app has launched in this year.
by Celeste Skinner
News

Belgian Government to Auction $125,000 Worth Seized Crypto

  • The auction will list multiple digital currencies including Bitcoin, Bitcoin Cash, and Bitcoin Gold.
by Arnab Shome
News

Belgium's FSMA Calls for Crypto Regulations

  • The regulator maintains a list of fraudulent crypto services which warns against over a hundred platforms
by Arnab Shome
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