Source: Hong Kong Ming Pao
According to a follow-up report from Hong Kong Ming Pao, the unlicensed "Greenstone Digital Asset Platform" (JPEX) was suspected of illegal promotion and operation in Hong Kong. Later, some customers reported that the currency withdrawal failed. Police Commissioner Xiao Zeyi said today that the police received a referral from the Securities and Futures Commission the day before yesterday. Because it may involve elements of fraud, the Commercial and Crime Investigation Bureau is now following up. As of 3 pm yesterday, 83 people had reported the case, involving about 3,400 yuan. Ten thousand yuan. Xiao Xu said that a hotline 28605012 has been set up for citizens to inquire.
Xiao Zeyi attended the graduation ceremony of the Hong Kong Police College this morning (16th). He met with the media after the ceremony to respond to the recent fraud case involving the virtual asset trading platform "Greenstone Digital Asset Platform" (JPEX) and the Cyberport data leakage case. .
As for the Cyberport leak case, Xiao Zeyi said that he received a report from Cyberport in August and has actively maintained communication with Cyberport in the past month. The relevant cases are still under investigation.
In addition, Xiao Zeyi also explained the application numbers after adjusting the application conditions this year. He said that since the application conditions were adjusted in May, 5,241 people applied for the exam from May to August this year, an increase of 74% over the same period last year. The number of applications for general police officers was sharper than the same period last year. rose by 91%, while that of inspectors rose by 52% compared with the same period last year. Among the 127 police officers who graduated this time, 14 were the first batch of trainee police officers under the Auxiliary Police Selection and Appointment Scheme.
Some of the registered names in 3 countries are included in the "suspicious list" of the China Securities Regulatory Commission
The Securities and Futures Commission mentioned in the warning statement that JPEX is not included in the public list of licensed virtual asset service providers issued by the Dubai Virtual Asset Regulatory Authority (VARA). JPEX stated on its official website that its operating headquarters is located in Dubai and is regulated by VARA, and the trading system it has established has stricter regulatory standards. Our reporter checked the VARA website and found no information about JPEX. The reporter also checked the websites of relevant departments in the United States, Australia and Canada and found licenses related to JPEX, but the registration names were different.
Said that no information was found on relevant websites regulated by Dubai
JPEX reported on its official website that it has obtained three national licenses, including an MSB (Money Services Business) license from the Financial Crimes Enforcement Bureau of the U.S. Department of the Treasury, an operating license issued by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC), and a financial license from the Canadian Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Center. For licenses, our reporter searched for "JP-EX" as the keyword and found that the licenses in the three countries were all registered under different names. The United States was "JP-EX Crypto Asset Bank" and Australia was "JP-EX Crypto Asset Platform Pty Ltd". " and "JPEX Technical Support Co. Pty Ltd", Canada is "JP-EX Exchange Limited"; the two registered names of ASIC appear in the "List of Unlicensed Companies and Suspicious Websites" on the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission website, but the registered address There is a difference.
Australian registered company changed its name last year
The Securities and Futures Commission's "List of Unlicensed Companies and Suspicious Websites" listed JPEX information as early as July last year and called on investors to be extra cautious if they plan to invest in unregulated platforms. This newspaper searched the Company Registry based on the list information and found that "JPEX Technical Support Co. Pty Ltd" was renamed "Web3.0 Technical Support Limited" in April last year and is owned by Guo Haolin. The registered office address is in Lai Chi Kok; Guo Haolin also He is a director of "CoinLedge Limited" and "Daily Coin Research Media Co., Ltd.", the latter's registered office address is the same as "Web3.0 Technical Support Limited".
The "CoinLedge Limited" website shows that it provides news related to blockchain technology, crypto assets and emerging financial technology trends; "Daily Coin Research Media Co., Ltd." provides a lot of information related to blockchain and cryptocurrency, and its LinkedIn profile Display headquarters are located in Hong Kong and Taiwan respectively.
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