WikiBit Exchange Exit Risk Ranking #23 — Zoomex: F1 Sponsorship, Martínez Endorsement, 150x Leverage — Why Did France’s AMF Put It on the Blacklist?
Introduction: The “Sports Marketing Addict” — Zoomex‘s Two Faces In the previous 22 editions, we dug into a series of exchanges ranging from HashKey to MGBX. For Episode 23, we’re taking a look at a “sports marketing addict” — Zoomex. On paper, Zoomex has quite an impressive résumé: “Founded in 2021,” “more than 3 million users across 35+ countries,” “official partnership with the Haas F1 Team,” “Argentine goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez as a brand ambassador,” “Canada MSB + U.S. MSB + U.S. NFA + Australian AUSTRAC registrations,” “Hacken security audit certification,” “1:1 reserve policy with 95% of assets stored offline in cold wallets,” “590+ perpetual contracts,” and the “HackenProof bug bounty program.” Sounds like a two-engine model of sports marketing + compliance and security, right? But theres another side to the story. Frances AMF added Zoomex to its blacklist in June 2024, officially warning that it was “offering crypto services without authorization.” In April 2026, the Philippines SEC also included Zoomex on its warning list of unlicensed operators. Its Trustpilot rating is only 2.2/5, with users calling it a “Ponzi” and warning others: “DO NOT PUT YOUR MONEY THERE.” WikiBit concluded that “the platform currently has no valid crypto regulation,” while users have reported issues such as “accounts being









