Risk scorecard
Each area is scored 0 (clean) to 10 (worst). Higher means more risk.
Regulation
9/10 · CriticalAdvertises NFA (US) and BVI FSC licences; both are confirmed absent from the regulators' own registers, and it holds no genuine licence while taking deposits.
Identity & transparency
8/10 · CriticalContradictory UK and BVI entities, a London address that is not its registered office, an undisclosed Chinese brand, and a support domain that imitates the US regulator.
Withdrawals & conduct
4/10 · ModerateNo withdrawal-theft reports are reliably tied to this exact website, but we also could not confirm that withdrawals are honoured, and the footprint is near-empty.
Reputation
6/10 · HighAlmost no independent reviews for 8bxtrade.com (a single, likely-planted five-star post) and a low third-party risk rating; no verified multi-platform complaint pattern.
Website claims
9/10 · CriticalThe site states two specific licence numbers that do not exist and a registered office that is not the company's own.
Operational history
6/10 · HighUnder two years old as a trading company (incorporated January 2025; domain 2023), with no evidenced track record.
Who they are
A quick desk file on the company behind the brand.
A short desk file on the operation behind 8bxtrade.com.
- Brand: 8 Bitnex, also shown as Bitnex Markets, and as 宝星环球 (Baoxing Global) on its Chinese-language pages.
- Legal entity: 8 Bitnex Limited, a UK company (number 16159948). The client agreement, however, says you actually contract with Bitnex Markets, described as a British Virgin Islands company with registration number 1986668.
- Registered: UK Companies House lists the entity in Stafford, England. The website instead shows a London office (Fleet Street) and a BVI office (Vistra, Road Town, Tortola).
- Website: 8bxtrade.com and www.8bxtrade.com.
- Only licence: none that appear on any register. It advertises NFA (US) 0546632 and BVI FSC 1986668; neither is on the regulator's own register.
- Offers: margin trading in forex, commodities, indices and stock CFDs.
- Not accepted: residents of the United States and Canada, even though the site claims US NFA registration.
- Age claim: no explicit founding year is advertised; the UK company dates to January 2025 and the domain to March 2023.
Regulation
Who really oversees this broker, and what each licence is worth to you.
Proof of regulation on an official register: No
We could not confirm this broker on any genuine regulator’s register.
Licences the broker publishes
National Futures Association (NFA), United States
Financial Services Commission (FSC), British Virgin Islands
Why we reached this verdict
How the evidence adds up.
The verdict rests on primary-source checks of the firm's own claims.
- The NFA registration does not exist. We searched the NFA public register for number 0546632 and for the name Bitnex. Both return no record. A genuine US-registered retail broker appears on this register.
- The BVI FSC licence does not exist. We searched the BVI FSC register (more than 12,000 regulated entities) for Bitnex and for 1986668 and got no match, while a control search returned results normally. The site also reuses 1986668 as a company number, treating a company registration as if it were a regulatory licence.
- The UK company is a software shell. Companies House shows 8 Bitnex Limited was incorporated on 2 January 2025 for software publishing and IT, at a Stafford address. It is not an FCA-authorised broker, and the London address on the site is not its registered office.
- The identity is self-contradictory. The site presents a UK entity as the regulated firm while the client agreement names a BVI entity as the party that holds your money. The support email domain even imitates the US regulator (nfca66.com) and shares hosting with the broker's own domain.
- It is young and leaves almost no trace. As a trading company it is under two years old, and independent review platforms carry only a single post for this exact website.
Taken together, the dimension scores average about 7.4 out of 10, and advertising two licences that their own regulators have never issued places this firmly in the likely-scam band at 75 percent. We did not find a regulator warning or court ruling naming this exact website, which is why we do not call it confirmed. Because the operation is under three years old, the conclusion leans partly on what is missing as well as what we found, so we hold our confidence at medium.
Evidence ledger
Every finding, with its source and how strongly it points.
E1The broker advertises US NFA registration number 0546632, but the NFA public register (BASIC) returns no record for that ID or for the name Bitnex, so the registration does not exist.
StrongNFA BASIC registerE2The broker advertises BVI FSC licence number 1986668, but the BVI FSC register of more than 12,000 entities returns no match for Bitnex or for 1986668, while a control search returns results normally.
E3UK Companies House shows 8 Bitnex Limited (16159948) was incorporated on 2 January 2025 for software and IT activities at a Stafford address, not as a financial firm, and not at the Fleet Street, London address shown on the site.
StrongUK Companies HouseE4The site presents a UK entity as the regulated broker, while the client agreement says the client contracts with a British Virgin Islands company (Bitnex Markets), and the number 1986668 is used both as a company registration and as the claimed FSC licence.
E5The broker prints licence numbers but provides no links to any regulator register to verify them, which a genuinely regulated firm normally does.
Moderate8bxtrade.com disclaimerE6The broker's contact email domains include nfca66.com, whose name imitates the US regulator it falsely claims, and the support domain bxfxcs.com shares the same hosting nameservers as 8bxtrade.com, indicating one operator behind a small cluster of domains.
ModerateRDAP (Verisign)E7The 8bxtrade.com domain was registered on 15 March 2023 and the contracting UK company dates to January 2025, so the operation is under two years old as a trading company.
E8Trustpilot carries only a single review for 8bxtrade.com, a five-star post in Chinese claiming two years of use that predates the domain, so the independent footprint is near-empty and the lone review looks planted.
WeakTrustpilotE9The operation markets in Chinese under the brand 宝星环球, lists a Chinese 400 service number, and excludes US and Canadian residents, while its English pages claim UK, BVI and US credentials, pointing to Chinese-speaking clients as the real target.
Moderate8bxtrade.comE10UK Companies House confirms the company 8 Bitnex Limited genuinely exists and is active, but it is registered for software, which shows corporate existence only and is not evidence of a trading licence.
The other side
The strongest case in this broker’s favour.
Before reaching a negative view we looked for the innocent explanations.
- Could it be a regional arm of a real regulated group? We found no link to any genuinely regulated broker. The licence numbers do not resolve to any firm at all, so there is no parent to attach them to.
- Could the registers simply be lagging a new licence? No. We searched by number and by name on both the NFA and BVI FSC registers, and a control search on the BVI register returned results, so the search works and the entries are genuinely absent.
- Is this a name mix-up with another company? There are look-alikes, including 8xtrade.com (a separate St Kitts operation) and an older scheme called Bitnex Ltd that Austria's regulator warned about in 2022. We kept those separate; that 2022 warning predates this company and this website, so we did not count it here.
- Does the real UK company help its case? The UK company does exist, but it is registered for software, not broking, so its existence does not make the trading service legitimate.
What would change this
What we would need to see to revise the verdict.
We would revisit this verdict if the facts changed.
- The NFA register showing a live registration under number 0546632 tied to this firm and website.
- The BVI FSC register showing an active investment-business licence under 1986668 for this entity, with 8bxtrade.com listed as its website.
- An FCA authorisation (not just a company registration) for a UK entity operating this platform.
- A consistent, verifiable physical office and one honest set of company details across the site and the registers.
A regulator warning naming 8bxtrade.com, or a documented pattern of refused withdrawals specific to this website, would push the verdict toward confirmed.
Check it yourself
Official registers and warning lists. Verify every claim first-hand.
Frequently asked questions
Quick answers about this broker’s safety.
Is 8 Bitnex a scam?
In our assessment, yes, very likely. The two licences it advertises (NFA 0546632 and BVI FSC 1986668) do not appear on either regulator's own register, and it takes deposits with no genuine regulation behind it.
Is 8 Bitnex a fraud?
No regulator or court has ruled on 8 Bitnex, so we do not state that as fact. What we can show is that it presents two licence numbers its supposed regulators have no record of. Advertising licences that do not exist in order to take deposits is the hallmark of a fraudulent operation, and we assess the risk of fraud here as high.
Is 8 Bitnex regulated?
We found no evidence that it is. It claims the US NFA and the BVI FSC, but neither register lists it. Its UK company is registered only for software, which is not a financial licence.
Is the NFA registration number 0546632 real?
No. The NFA public register (BASIC) returns no record for that number or for the name Bitnex. A real US-registered broker would appear there.
Is the BVI FSC licence 1986668 real?
No. The BVI FSC register of more than 12,000 entities shows no match for Bitnex or for that number. The firm also uses the same number as a company registration, which is not the same thing as a regulatory licence.
Who runs 8 Bitnex, and what is 8 Bitnex Limited?
8 Bitnex Limited is a UK company (number 16159948) incorporated in January 2025 for software work, registered in Stafford. The client agreement separately names a British Virgin Islands company, Bitnex Markets, as the party that holds your funds.
Can I withdraw my money from 8 Bitnex?
We cannot confirm that withdrawals are paid. Because the firm is unregulated, there is no authority to complain to if a withdrawal is refused. Treat any demand to pay a fee or tax before a withdrawal as a warning sign.
Is my money safe with 8 Bitnex?
There is no regulator-backed protection here, no verified licence and no compensation scheme. We would not consider client funds safe with this operation.
How old is 8 Bitnex?
The website dates to March 2023 and the UK company to January 2025, so as a trading business it is under two years old. It advertises no founding year.
Is 8bxtrade.com the same as 8xtrade.com or the Bitnex Ltd that was warned about?
No, we treated them as separate. 8xtrade.com is a different operation (a St Kitts company), and the Bitnex Ltd that Austria's regulator warned about in 2022 predates this website and company. We did not attribute those to 8bxtrade.com.
What should I do if I already deposited with 8 Bitnex?
Request a full withdrawal now and save every message. Do not pay any surprise fee to unlock funds. Report the firm to your national regulator, and if you paid by card or bank transfer, ask your bank about a chargeback or recall.
What should I check before depositing with any broker?
Find the licence number on the broker's site, then search it on the regulator's own register, not the broker's page. Check that the licensed company name and website match. If the licence is missing, offshore-only, or belongs to a different firm, keep your money out.
What we recommend
The practical takeaway from everything above.
Our guidance for anyone considering or already using 8bxtrade.com.
- Do not deposit. The licences that are supposed to protect you do not exist, so there is no regulator standing behind this firm.
- If you hold a balance, try to withdraw it now and keep written records of every request and reply.
- Do not pay any surprise fee, tax or deposit demanded before a withdrawal is released. That request is itself a classic trap.
- Be wary of recovery offers. People who lose money to brokers are often targeted again by fake fund-recovery services.
- Report it to your national financial regulator, and if you paid by card or bank transfer, ask your bank about a chargeback or recall.
This is an independent assessment of risk, not a legal ruling. Scores and verdicts follow the Wikilix broker-safety methodology and can change as new evidence appears. Review scores are treated with caution when a broker’s reviews look manipulated. Last reviewed October 12, 2026. If any detail here is out of date or incorrect, or you represent this broker, please contact us.
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