EU Crypto Users Hit by Scammers Posing as Regulators

Scammers are impersonating financial regulators and licensed exchanges to target crypto holders in the EU. This is happening five weeks after the MiCA licensing deadline, according to France's Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF), the Dutch Authority for the Financial Markets (AFM), and the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA). The pattern was described to the Financial Times by these regulators.

The scammers are targeting crypto holders who continue moving assets after the EU's MiCA licensing deadline. This highlights ongoing security and regulatory risks for crypto users, licensed exchanges, and DeFi services across the EU. No specific figures or targets were mentioned in the report.