The Financial Services Commission of Belize is warning the public against doing business with an individual named Travis Smith.<\/p>\n
In a warning notice dated December 30th, 2025, the Commission said Smith is not licensed under the Financial Services Commission Act nor registered under the Securities Industry Act to provide financial or securities services in Belize.<\/p>\n
The FSC stated that \u201cthe entity or individual listed below is not licensed under the FSC Act to provide, carry on, transact, or hold itself out as providing\u201d financial services. It also confirmed that Smith is not registered under the Securities Industry Act.<\/p>\n
The regulator cautioned that \u201cany business dealings with this entity or individual are undertaken at their own risk.\u201d<\/p>\n
The notice further directs the promoter to \u201ccease and desist from engaging in the said unlicensed activities,\u201d which the Commission said constitute an offence under the laws of Belize.<\/p>\n
The FSC said the warning is intended to protect the public and the financial services sector from potential harm.<\/p>\n
\u201cAll persons concerned are warned to take note and exercise extreme caution,\u201d the Commission said.<\/p>\n
Smith addressed the warning in a personal online statement, calling it “not serious.”<\/p>\n
“All they’re saying is I can’t operate as a business n charge pple to buy crypto for them…did I know that no,” he said. “I can still invest in crypto. Talk about it. But I simply cannot charge pple to buy crypto for them.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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