{"id":42597489,"date":"2026-10-19T16:05:24","date_gmt":"2026-10-19T14:05:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fma.gv.at\/?p=42597489"},"modified":"2026-10-21T08:57:07","modified_gmt":"2026-10-21T06:57:07","slug":"the-fma-warns-against-concluding-transactions-with-m3-dao","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fma.gv.at\/en\/the-fma-warns-against-concluding-transactions-with-m3-dao\/","title":{"rendered":"The FMA warns against concluding transactions with M3 DAO"},"content":{"rendered":"<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Attention! <\/strong><strong>The FMA warns against concluding transactions with:<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>M3 DAO<\/strong><\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Web: https:\/\/m3mars.io\/<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This provider does not have an authorisation for distribution of the product &ldquo;MarsProtocol&rdquo; in Austria, which is classified as an alternative investment fund (AIF) under the Alternative Investment Fund Manager Act (AIFMG). The basis for this publication is Article&nbsp;47 para.&nbsp;12 of the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Act (AIFMG; Alternative Investmentfonds Manager-Gesetz).<\/p><p class=\"disclaimer wp-block-paragraph\">Anyone providing banking services, and financial and securities services in Austria, requires the necessary authorisation or licence to do so from the Austrian Financial Market Authority (FMA). Some undertakings offer such services without holding the necessary authorisation. Information about whether a specific undertaking has been authorised\/licensed by the FMA may be found in the FMA Company Database.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Attention! 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