Notes from practice
What we see in real client matters — and which steps are worth taking first, while a case can still be resolved without going to court.
When a broker blocks your withdrawal: the first 72 hours
What to do straight away, before the situation escalates into insolvency or the revocation of a licence.
How to spot a fake platform before you lose your money
Five red flags — and why you should be wary of so-called “recovery agents”.
Your crypto exchange has gone under: how to register as a creditor and keep your place in the queue
Whether your crypto-assets were kept separate from the exchange's own estate, and why missing the deadline to file a claim costs far more than it seems.
Denuncia or querela against fraudsters: why it is worth filing even when the money does not come back at once
Which of the two your case calls for, what the criminal proceedings can achieve when the responsible party's assets have already been emptied out — and how the two routes are coordinated.
Compensation schemes: the five questions clients ask me every time
How much they actually cover, how this differs from deposit insurance, and where to file if your broker is licensed in another EU country.
The money has already left your account: what your bank can still do, and by when
Chargeback, the recall of a transfer, a complaint to the ABF: which of the three still applies once you have made the payment yourself — and the deadlines that close in silence.
“We traced your crypto”: what that sentence is actually worth
Where a trace ends, who can actually freeze anything, and why an offer to “retrieve” your coins for a fee is the second fraud.
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