Austrian FMA warned of the dangers of “trading service” Bitcoin Profit

Austrian FMA warned of the dangers of “trading service” Bitcoin Profit
On November 9, the Austrian Financial Market Supervision Authority (FMA) warned retail investors about the negative consequences of using Bitcoin Profit"s “trading service”.

According to the regulator, Bitcoin Profit conducts unlicensed activities.

Currently, the website of the company that used to provide these services is not working, and therefore it is difficult to determine how many people in Vienna were involved in this illegal trading.

At the same time, the owners of Bitcoin Profit advertised their service via the Internet for almost six months.

Reading the fake “reviews” left by “happy” clients on different sites, you might think that the company really offers users access to a cryptocurrency platform.

In one of the ...
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