Australia Court Fines Australia BPS Financial $9.8 Million (AUD 14 Million) in Penalties for Promoting & Operating Crypto Product Qoin Wallet Without Licence and Misleading & Deceptive Conduct, Issued 96,000+ Qoin Wallets & Generated $29.4 Million (AUD 42 Million Revenue) from Sale of Qoin Tokens from 2020 to 2023
28th January | Hong Kong
An Australia court has fined Australia BPS Financial $9.8 million (AUD 14 million) in penalties for promoting & operating crypto product Qoin Wallet without licence and misleading & deceptive conduct, issuing 96,000+ Qoin Wallets & generated $29.4 million (AUD 42 million revenue) from the sale of Qoin tokens from 2020 to 2023. Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) (27/1/26): “The Federal Court has found BPS Financial Pty Ltd (BPS Financial) must pay $14 million in pecuniary penalties over its promotion and operation of its ‘Qoin Wallet’ crypto product. BPS Financial promoted the Qoin Wallet as a non-cash payment facility linked to a digital crypto token called ‘Qoin’. In 2024, the Federal Court found that BPS Financial engaged in unlicensed conduct over almost three years by issuing and providing financial advice about the Qoin Wallet without holding an Australian Financial Services License. The Court also found that BPS Financial engaged in misleading and deceptive conduct when it made several false and misleading representations about the Qoin Wallet. In 2025, the Full Federal Court found that BPS Financial engaged in unlicensed conduct over an additional 10-month period because BPS could not rely on the ‘authorised representative’ exemption under the Corporations Act when issuing the Qoin Wallet. The Court has today ordered BPS Financial is to pay total penalties of $14 million, made up of: 1) $2 million for unlicensed conduct, and 2) $12 million for misleading and deceptive conduct in connection with making false and misleading statements.” More info below:
“ Australia Court Fines Australia BPS Financial $9.8 Million (AUD 14 Million) in Penalties for Promoting & Operating Crypto Product Qoin Wallet Without Licence and Misleading & Deceptive Conduct, Issued 96,000+ Qoin Wallets & Generated $29.4 Million (AUD 42 Million Revenue) from Sale of Qoin Tokens from 2020 to 2023 “
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In addition to the pecuniary penalties, the Court also ordered:
- BPS be permanently restrained from making any false or misleading representation concerning the number of holders of the Qoin Wallet, the ability of Qoin Tokens to be exchanged for fiat or other crypto-assets, and that the Qoin Wallet has been officially approved and/or officially registered,
- BPS be restrained for 10 years from carrying on a financial services business without holding an Australian financial services licence,
- BPS publish an adverse publicity notice on the Qoin Wallet application and take steps to request the publisher of the ‘qoin.com’ website to also publish an adverse publicity notice, and
- BPS pay most of the costs incurred by ASIC for the proceeding.
ASIC encourages consumers to be cautious about claims made in connection with crypto‑assets and crypto‑related products. ASIC’s Moneysmart website contains information about the risks of investing in crypto‑assets.
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Australia Court Fines Australia BPS Financial $9.8 Million (AUD 14 Million) in Penalties for Promoting & Operating Crypto Product Qoin Wallet Without Licence and Misleading & Deceptive Conduct, Issued 96,000+ Qoin Wallets & Generated $29.4 Million (AUD 42 Million Revenue) from Sale of Qoin Tokens from 2020 to 2023
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