This notice is issued by the Financial Services Authority of Seychelles (“FSA”) to draw the attention of members of the public to a purported Virtual Asset Service Provider (“VASP”) licence bearing licence number VASP/2023/00001, displayed in the name of CRYPTOF.
The purported licence certificate bears the name and a similar emblem of the FSA and represents that CRYPTOF has been granted authorisation to conduct virtual asset services in or from Seychelles, with the licence alleged to have been issued on the 1st January 2023 with a validity period of until the 31st December 2029.
Members of the public are hereby advised that the license certificate being displayed was not issued by the FSA, and that the Company CRYPTOF is not authorised to offer Virtual Asset Services as listed within the forged certificate in or from Seychelles and does not hold a VASP license under the Virtual Asset Service Providers Act, 2024 (“the VASP Act”).
The company and platform are not known to the Seychelles FSA.
Investors and members of the public are also advised that the FSA Seychelles publishes a list of licensed and regulated entities on its website which can be viewed as follows https://fsaseychelles.sc/.
Lastly, the FSA Seychelles urges investors and members of the public to undertake adequate research and evaluation on an entity, service providers, and representatives prior to conducting business and/or performing any transactions involving money exchanges or exchanges of personal details. The FSA also reminds the public that the Authority accept no responsibility for persons who choose to continue or establish a business relationship with, or uses services provided by, the entity.