The Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF) publishes blacklists of firms offering financial or crypto-asset services in France without authorisation. A listing is a consumer warning for that jurisdiction, not a worldwide ban and not a criminal conviction — but it is a hard fact you can verify on the regulator’s own site.
Among names that appear in the AMF crypto and crypto-derivatives blacklists are venues retail users often treat as ordinary exchanges: BitMart (listed March 2026 on the derivatives blacklist page), MEXC and CoinEx (both noted from June 2024), BloFin, Tapbit, Bitunix and LWEX, among others. The same open data set also sweeps up swap sites, wallets and a long tail of “AI trading” and “Bitcoin robot” domains that exist mainly to harvest leads. Lists move: names are added and sometimes removed, and the AMF itself says the catalogue is never exhaustive.
What to do with that information is simple. Before you deposit, search the exact domain on the AMF warnings pages and on your own regulator’s registers. Prefer venues that appear on an official whitelist or licence register where you live. A glossy app and deep marketing budget do not override a regulator saying the offer is unauthorised. Clone domains that only look like a famous brand deserve a second look as well — the blacklist is full of near-miss spellings.
If you already have funds stuck on a platform that will not withdraw, gather statements and use Get help. Ignore anyone who cold-messages a paid “AMF recovery” service (Fake recovery).
This article is for general information only. It is not legal or financial advice. Details change. If you have lost money, contact your bank or card issuer and use the routes on the help pages.