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Issuance of Warning Letter disclosure naming bitcastle LLC

bitcastle LLC (Financial Instruments and Exchange Act)

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Financial Instruments and Exchange ActFinancial Services Agency and Local Finance BureausGovernment disclosure1 April 2025

Action type

Issuance of Warning Letter

Law

Financial Instruments and Exchange Act

Authority

Financial Services Agency and Local Finance Bureaus

Action date

1 April 2025

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Action summary

Company
bitcastle LLCJapanese only
Original: bitcastle LLC
Governing law
Financial Instruments and Exchange Act
金融商品取引法
Action type
Issuance of Warning Letter
警告書発出
Action date
1 April 2025
Issuing authority
Financial Services Agency and Local Finance Bureaus
金融庁・財務局
Industry context
無登録金融商品取引業者（海外）

Violation

Machine-translated summary — verify against original

A business was soliciting over-the-counter derivative transactions over the internet using the service name [bitcastleFX]. The relationship with this business is unknown. The following businesses have been issued warnings, and some of their addresses are similar or identical: [STARTRADER LLC] (warning issued March 26, 2025), [VT Markets] (warning issued May 31, 2023), [HAST Financial Group Ltd.] (warning issued April 21, 2023), [WeTrade International Ltd.] (warning issued January 27, 2023), [Focus Markets LLC] (warning issued November 30, 2022), [Ec MARKETS Global LLC] (warning issued October 28, 2022).

Show original Japanese text

インターネットを通じて、店頭デリバティブ取引の勧誘を行っていたもの 当該業者が提供するサービスの名称は「bitcastleFX」である。 なお、当該業者との関係性は不明であるが、警告している以下の業者については一部の所在地が同様もしくは類似している。 ・「STARTRADER LLC」(令和7年3月26日付で警告) ・「VT Markets」（令和5年5月31日付けで警告） ・「HAST Financial Group Ltd.」（令和5年4月21日付けで警告） ・「WeTrade International Ltd.」（令和5年1月27日付けで警告） ・「Focus Markets LLC」（令和4年11月30日付けで警告） ・「Ec MARKETS Global LLC」（令和4年10月28日付けで警告）

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