The Ontario Securities Commission has warned investors that 11 companies are not registered to deal or advise in securities in Ontario. The firms named are Easy Bit AI; BitProGain (also known as BitGainPro); Stocks Synergy; ByronPlusGlobal (also known as Byron Plus Global); Block Margin (also known as Block Margin Capital Advisors Corporation); QuebexWealth; BitcoinUP (also known as Bitcoinup); Balono Global Ltd. (also known as Balonoo); Coin Wealth; JMPcapitals (also known as JMP capitals Corp.); and Meta Advance option (MATO) (also known as Metaadvanceoption). The OSC reiterated that it publishes investor warnings and maintains a warning list, and it encouraged investors to verify registration status using its “Check Before You Invest” and registered crypto asset trading platforms resources.