New Brunswick, ’s financial watchdog warned investors of a potential website that claims to be a “cryptobank” in an published Monday, March 5.
According to the statement, the (FCNB) started investigating the company profile after bitcoin-bank.io appeared in ads on a Canadian online classified website. FCNB found that the company is neither registered for trading in New Brunswick, nor for advising on securities or derivatives, despite the fact that it claims to provide these services in the province.
On its website, bitcoin-bank.io offers “Cryptobanking at its Best” services, such as payment card and cryptocurrency wallet solutions. The website also promote its own ongoing (ICO), with one BTCB coin ‘starting’ at 0.000975 (BTC).
In its , the bitcoin-bank.io team notes that the platform is geared towards newcomers in the cryptocurrency space, and does not require any previous skills to use:
“It is a perfect platform for those who wants [sic] to have a passive income on daily basis without having to learn the related crypto or trading skills or the time to watch the markets all day long.”
FCNB also reported that the company is not registered at the California address listed on its website. Moreover, according to the report, the list of the company employees consists of with attached photographs taken from other websites and copied content.
, Canadian securities regulators approved the launch of the country’s first -based (ETF), Harvest Blockchain Technologies Index (HBLK).
researchers at the Bank of Canada released a report examining the feasibility of launching a state-issued Blockchain-based digital currency, the “central bank digital currency” (CBDC).
Published at Tue, 06 Mar 2018 13:20:08 +0000
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