Consob Warning of 2025-09-25 (Blackout websites) - CONSOB AND ITS ACTIVITIES
Warnings
Spreadmarkets (https://spread-markets.com, page https://client.spread-markets.com) - BitVex (https://bit-vex.com) - Financexlimited (https://finance-xlimited.com, page https://client.finance-xlimited.com) - Finco Trades (https://finco-trades.org, page https://web.webfin-trades.org) - Geneve Capital Invest (https://geneveinvesting.com, page https://webtrader.geneveinvestingmarkets.com) - Afex Markets (https://afex-markets.com, page https://web-traderx.com - Spazio Finanziario (www.spaziofinanziario.pro, https://clients.spaziofinanziario.pro - Ynln.com (www.ynln.com) - Bit Vanetta Limited (https://thebitvanettatrade.com)
Consob has ordered the blackout of 9 new websites that offer financial services/financial products illegally or through which illegal services are provided: 6 illegal financial intermediation websites, 1 website through which an offer of financial products is carried out in the absence of a prospectus and 2 websites through which illegal services for crypto assets are provided.
The Authority availed itself of the powers deriving from the "Decreto crescita" ("Growth Decree" Law no. 58 of 28 June 2019, Article no. 36, paragraph 2-terdecies), relating to the black-out of the sites of abusive financial intermediaries, as well as the powers introduced by MiCAR (Regulation (EU) 2023/1114 and Legislative Decree No. 129 of 5 September 2024) regarding the blocking of websites through which crypto-asset services are provided to Italian savers without the required authorizations.
Below are the websites Consob has ordered to be blacked out:
- "Spreadmarkets" (website https://spread-markets.com and related page https://client.spread-markets.com);
- "BitVex" (website https://bit-vex.com);
- "Financexlimited" (website https://finance-xlimited.com and related page https://client.finance-xlimited.com);
- "Finco Trades" (website https://finco-trades.org and related page https://web.webfin-trades.org);
- "Geneve Capital Invest" (website https://geneveinvesting.com and related page https://webtrader.geneveinvestingmarkets.com);
- "Afex Markets" (website https://afex-markets.com and related page https://web-traderx.com);
- "Spazio Finanziario" (website www.spaziofinanziario.pro and related page https://clients.spaziofinanziario.pro);
- "Ynln.com" (website www.ynln.com);
- Bit Vanetta Limited (website https://thebitvanettatrade.com).
The number of websites blacked out since July 2019, when Consob got the power to order that the websites of fraudulent financial intermediaries be blacked out, has thus risen to 1048.
The measures adopted by Consob can be consulted on the website www.consob.it.
The black-out of these websites by Internet service providers operating on Italian territory is ongoing. For technical reasons, it can take several days for the blackout to come into effect.
Consob draws investors' attention to the importance of adopting the greatest diligence in order to make informed investment choices, adopting common sense behaviors, essential to safeguard their savings: these include, for websites that offer financial services, checking in advance that the operator with whom they are investing is authorized, and, for offers of financial products and crypto assets, whether the prospectus or white paper has been published.
To this end, Consob would remind you that on the website www.consob.it there is a section on the homepage, "Watch for Scams!", providing useful information to warn investors against financially abusive initiatives.
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Consob has also suspended for a period of 90 days, pursuant to Article 99, paragraph 1, letter b), of the Consolidated Law on Finance, the offering to the public resident in Italy concerning the "Piani" called "Antipasto", "Argento", "Platino", "Diamante" and "Illimitato" promoted by Bit Vanetta Limited also through the website ttps://thebitvanettatrade.com (resolution no. 23680 of 24 September 2025).
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The following subjects were ordered by Consob to cease violating Article 18 of Legislative Decree no. 58 of 24 February 1998, pursuant to article 7-octies, letter b) of the same legislative decree:
- “Spreadmarkets” via the https://spread-markets.com website and its page https://client.spread-markets.com (resolution no. 23679 of 24 September 2025);
- “BitVex” via the https://bit-vex.com website (resolution no. 23675 of 24 September 2025);
- “Financexlimited” via the https://finance-xlimited.com website and its page https://client.finance-xlimited.com (resolution no. 23676 of 24 September 2025);
- “Finco Trades” via the https://finco-trades.org website and its page https://web.webfin-trades.org (resolution no. 23677 of 24 September 2025);
- “Geneve Capital Invest” via the https://geneveinvesting.com website and its page https://webtrader.geneveinvestingmarkets.com (resolution no. 23678 of 24 September 2025);
- “Afex Markets” via the https://afex-markets.com website and its page https://web-traderx.com (resolution no. 23674 of 24 September 2025).
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The following subjects were ordered by Consob to cease violating Article 59 of MiCAR, pursuant to Article 94(1)(h) of Regulation (EU) 2023/1114 (“MiCAR”) and Article 4(1) of Legislative Decree No. 129/2024:
- “Spazio Finanziario” via the www.spaziofinanziario.pro website and its page https://clients.spaziofinanziario.pro (resolution no. 23681 of 24 September 2025);
- “Ynln.com” via the www.ynln.com website (resolution no. 23682 of 24 September 2025).
25 September 2025