2024-05-01

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Public Notice No. 4 of 2024 – Entities Not Regulated by the Securities Commission of The Bahamas (May)

The Securities Commission of The Bahamas identifies 19 entities, including BMVEX MARKETS LIMITED and ROBINHOODREAL MARKETS LIMITED, as unregistered and unlicensed to conduct securities or digital asset trading activities within The Bahamas. The Commission warns that these entities falsely claim authorization and that any registrable activities they conduct constitute a violation of the Securities Industry Act, 2011, and related statutes. The public is advised to exercise extreme caution, verify entity status via the Commission’s official registry, and report complaints to the Enforcement Department.

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SECURITIES COMMISSION OF THE BAHAMAS PUBLIC NOTICE No. 4 of 2024 1 May 2024 RE: ENTITIES NOT REGULATED BY THE SECURITIES COMMISSION OF THE BAHAMAS This NOTICE is issued by the Securities Commission of The Bahamas (“the Commission”) pursuant to its authority under the Securities Industry Act, 2011, the Investment Funds Act, 2019, the Financial and Corporate Service Providers Act, 2020 and the Digital Assets and Registered Exchanges Act, 2020 (“the Acts”). It has come to the attention of the Commission that the entities listed below may be conducting activities (or purporting to conduct activities), in or from within The Bahamas, that are either registrable/licensable or illegal under one or more of the Acts. The Commission hereby advises the public that none of these entities or their agents/representatives are registered with/licensed by the Commission. Additionally, none of the listed entities have applied to be registered/licensed by the Commission. Therefore, any registrable/licensable activity conducted, in or from within The Bahamas, by these entities and their agents/representatives is in violation of one or more of the Acts. UNREGISTERED/UNLICENSED ENTITIES COMPANY NAMES WEBSITE 1 BMVEX MARKETS LIMITED https://bmvex.com/#/home 2 BMVSG MARKETS LIMITED https://bmvsgex.com/#/home 3 CHASOE MARKETS LIMITED https://chasoepro.com/#/home 4 CMEO MARKETS LIMITED https://cmeoq.com/#/home 5 CRYPTOBURST MARKETS LIMITED https://cryptoburst.live/cryptoburst.live/en/index.html 6 DEMO MARKETS LIMITED https://txkjym.xyz/#/home https://penkn.com/#/home 7 DIAG EX MARKETS LIMITED https://diagexig.com/#/home 8 EASCOR MARKETS LIMITED https://eascorex.com/#/home 9 FXCH MARKETS LIMITED https://cisjie.com/#/home 10 HTR MARKETS LIMITED https://htrin.com/#/home

2 11 ICE MARKETS LIMITED https://www.vjoeoemk.com/#/home 12 IFC MARKETS LIMITED https://www.ifcheck.com/#/home 13 LEGGMASON EX MARKETS LIMITED https://www.leggmasonpro.com/#/home 14 LIBERTY CAPITAL MARKETS LIMITED https://www.libtcap.com/#/home 15 NASDAQ DUBAI https://www.nasesdubait.com/#/home 16 ROBINHOODREAL MARKETS LIMITED https://pehjosf.com/#/home 17 SCEX MARKETS LIMITED https://toscex.com/#/home 18 SPRING GOLD MARKET GROUP PTY LTD https://www.springgold.net/en/who.php 19 SYNERGY FX MARKETS LIMITED https://synergyil.com/#/home BACKGROUND On each respective website, the above-listed entities offer securities trading/brokerage services and/or digital asset business services. Each website also makes the false statement that the entity is authorized and/or regulated by the Securities Commission of The Bahamas. By this false claim, each entity, its agents and representatives commit an offence and are liable for criminal prosecution and/or regulatory sanctions under one or more of the Acts. WARNING Individuals currently (or desirous of) conducting business with the aforementioned entities or their agents/representatives, should be aware that they are doing so with entities and/or their agents who are not authorized or regulated by the Commission. Members of the public should exercise extreme caution when considering to conduct securities and/or digital asset trading activities with the aforementioned entities or their agents/representatives. Listings of the Commission’s registrants and licensees that are authorized to engage in activities regulated by any of the Acts, in or from within The Bahamas, are located on the Commission’s website at https://www.scb.gov.bs/registrant-licensee-search/ . Before engaging in business with any entity who claims or purports to be authorized and/or regulated by the Commission, you are advised to consult, in the first instance, the publicly available listing. If the entity in question is not listed there, please contact the Supervision Department to confirm whether it is registered or licensed with the Commission at sud@scb.gov.bs or by telephone at 397-4100. Complaints and/or any information pertaining to the aforementioned entities should be sent to: Enforcement Department Securities Commission of The Bahamas E-mail: info@scb.gov.bs or enfdept@scb.gov.bs