| Name: | BITBANK |
| Type: | Suspicious virtual asset trading platforms |
| Address(es): | - |
| Website: | i) https://bitbanksupport.zendesk.com/hc/en-us ii) www.bitbank.world |
| Remarks: | The company claimed to have obtained licences from the SFC and is applying for a licence to operate a virtual asset trading platform with the SFC, which are in fact not the case. |
| Add date: | 20 Dec 2023 |
| Note: | |
Do not respond to suspicious virtual asset trading platform (VATP) offers if its operator is not licensed. To check whether a VATP is licensed by the SFC, please visit our List of licensed virtual asset trading platforms.
Some VATPs that appear to operate in Hong Kong or target Hong Kong investors may not have a licence to provide virtual asset service or carry out regulated activities in the city. They may lure investors with too-good-to-be-true investment offers, falsely claim to be or soon to be licensed in Hong Kong and/or overseas, or promote themselves aggressively through social media, instant messages, so-called “key opinion leaders” (KOLs) or any other forms of advertisements.
If you deal with a VATP which is not licensed by the SFC, please note that it is unregulated and not supervised by the SFC. You may lose your entire investment held on the VATP if it ceases operation, collapses, is hacked or otherwise suffers from any misappropriation of assets. Seeking recourse against those VATPs without a nexus with Hong Kong can be very difficult and legal remedies may not be available.