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Jan 14
Battle of the bots: WTF token launch drains 58 ETH

Fees.wtf is a simple service that shows Ether (ETH) users their lifetime spending amount on Ethereum blockchain transactions by measuring gas. You plug in your wallet address on its website, and it tells you how much gas you spent.  The project released its WTF token in an airdrop Friday. Essentially, users were able to claim […]

Jan 14
Biden to hold news conference on Wednesday, White House announces

President Joe Biden will hold a news conference on Wednesday at 4 p.m. Eastern, White House press secretary Jen Psaki announced Friday. The event will come a day before Biden reaches his one-year mark as president. Biden has held fewer news conferences than any of his five immediate predecessors at the same point in their […]

Jan 14
Newsletter: Reporting on continuing education becomes easier

In the past, intermediaries and credit providers were required to enter each individual continuing education credit in the CABRIO online application. This coding requirement applied to everyone subject to the obligation to engage in continuing education. As previously announced, the FSMA has simplified this practice considerably. From now on, continuing education credits no longer have […]

Jan 14
The FSMA submits dossier on the CEO of Keyware Technologies to the judicial authorities

The Financial Services and Markets Authority (FSMA) is submitting to the judicial authorities a dossier relating to transactions between Keyware Technologies and companies related to its CEO, Big Friend NV, represented by Stéphane Vandervelde. The FSMA has learned of the findings of the forensic audit, conducted at the request of the board of directors of […]

Jan 14
Usurpation of the identity of certain banks by fraudsters: the FSMA reiterates its warning

During recent weeks, the FSMA has continued to receive notifications from consumers who have been approached by companies usurping the names of certain banks to present them with savings plans offering extremely high yields. The FSMA reiterates its warning against this practice, because behind these tantalizing offers are fraudsters whose sole aim is to steal […]

Jan 14
Frequently asked questions about advertising for investment instruments

The FSMA has published FAQs (available in French or Dutch only) about advertisements for investment instruments when they are offered to the public, admitted to trading and distributed to retail clients. The FSMA held open consultations for these FAQs at the end of 2020. Advertisements for investment instruments in conjunction with these operations must meet […]