South African Regulator’s Probe Into Mirror Trading International Unearths Pr...

South African Regulator’s Probe Into Mirror Trading International Unearths Pr...

South African financial regulator, the Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA), has filed criminal charges with local law enforcement against Mirror Trading International (MTI), the alleged online bitcoin trading scam. The regulator says its decision to press charges follows an investigation into MTI that unearthed the company’s use of fake trade statements, undeclared losses, and possible fraud involving thousands of bitcoins. Bogus Trading Statements The ongoing probe’s preliminary findings seem to contradict claims by MTI’s executives that their company’s....


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