Poland

The Polish authorities arrested Ivan Manuel Molina Lee in connection with money laundering charges.

The Polish Chamber of Brokerage Houses (IDM) introduces a uniform trader verification standard on the experienced CFD market in Poland.

Warsaw provincial administrative court has ruled that the Polish financial regulator FSA was correct in its decision to fine FX broker XTB with PLN 9.9 million.

ESMA criticised the proposal of the Polish regulator to add an experienced CFDs trader leverage of 1:100. The KNF ignored ESMA and introduced the leverage.

According to the official statement of pan- European regulator ESMA, it finds certain CFDs margin requirements in Poland inappropriate. 

The Polish cryptocurrency exchange Bitmarket has just shut down and amid exit scam claims, without any prior notice. The exchange had published late June 8.

Binary options trading in Poland is banned as of July as the local regulatory update. KNF noted that binary options are high-risk speculative products.

The Polish media has reported that Coinroom exchange shuts down and is disappearing from the market, allegedly, with all its customers’ funds.

In the end of the year, officials sketch future plans. In line with this trend, Poland KNF Issues 2018 Forex Broker Dividend Payment Criteria.

Ministry of Finance comments on Polish new Forex trading leverage 50:1 following the news about the law draft to cap the maximum Forex trading leverage.

Another point goes to Poland's status as the pioneer when it comes to the economic developments. In the latest news, Polish government works on Polish National Cryptocurrency dPLN.

Numerous reports online argue that cryptocurrencies can be potentially used for money laundering and tax evasion purposes. In order to deal with both the issues at hand, Poland Plans AML Cryptocurrency Regulation.

Polish Police arrest 20 Staff of Forex call center Amplio Investments. The statement from Polish police has alleged that the company has engaged in the fraudulent practices. According to the officials, the company has been using false ‎advertisements and solicitations. 

Is broker eXbino scam or reliable? The Polish watchdog has warned the public that the brokerage has been targeting Polish customers without any authorization to do so. Therefore, the KNF decided to add this company to its list of unauthorized investment firms.

Poland initiated Karpatian Assembly for Visegrad Four right after the Brexit vote. The group will form Economic and Political union. An EU alternative?