What CryptoAltum is
CryptoAltum was an online broker active from 2020, owned by Techcraft Ltd, with an address in the Marshall Islands. Through the MetaTrader 5 platform it offered contracts for difference (CFDs) on cryptocurrencies, currencies, gold and indices, with deposits and withdrawals in cryptocurrencies; it claimed clients in more than 120 countries. With a CFD you do not buy the cryptocurrency: you trade the price change with the broker as your counterparty, and leverage amplifies gains and losses, up to the loss of all the capital. The website also had sections for introducing brokers and for managers of third-party accounts, and published announcements and market analyses.
Regulation and licences
(Verified: October 2026)
- MiCA: NOT APPLICABLE — CFDs, including those on cryptocurrencies, are financial instruments governed in the EU by MiFID, not by MiCA; moreover, the website went offline before 30 December 2024. Neither CryptoAltum nor Techcraft Ltd appears in the ESMA register. The website did not claim any licences and stated that it did not target any specific jurisdiction.
- No warning or blocking order from CONSOB (Italy's securities regulator) for the name or the domain; no entry on the warning lists of the FCA (United Kingdom) and the AMF (France).
Security
The broker claimed to keep client funds in cold storage, with multi-signature access; we found no independent verification. There are no public hacks or thefts on record (Verified: October 2026), but the website disappeared without any communication and it remains unknown whether clients were able to withdraw their balances.
Headquarters and contacts
- Techcraft Ltd, Trust Company Complex, Ajeltake Road, Majuro, Marshall Islands: owner and operator of the website according to the contractual terms (archived copies up to 23 April 2024). We found no records on the company's current status.
- Service no longer active: no link.
FAQ
Is CryptoAltum still active? No. The website has been offline since spring 2024 and we found no closure announcements (Verified: October 2026).
Is the cryptoaltum.com website still the broker's? No. As of 26 October 2026 it shows a travel website unrelated to the broker: it should not be used for contacts or deposits.
Verified sources
- https://web.archive.org/web/20240423020740/https://cryptoaltum.com/en/home
- https://web.archive.org/web/20200528015846/https://cryptoaltum.com/en/home
- https://web.archive.org/web/20240301064744/https://cryptoaltum.com/uploads/footer_menu_ima
- https://web.archive.org/web/20241002020022/http://cryptoaltum.com/cgi-sys/suspendedpage.cg
- https://www.esma.europa.eu/sites/default/files/2024-12/CASPS.csv
- https://www.consob.it/web/area-pubblica/micar
- https://www.esma.europa.eu/press-news/esma-news/esma-agrees-prohibit-binary-options-and-re
- https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/IT/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:32023R1114


