Risk Disclosure
Important facts about holding and paying with crypto assets on Bolimber.
Version 2026-09-21. Please read this before depositing funds.
- Crypto assets are volatile. The value of BTC, ETH and USDT in your wallet can fall sharply and quickly. A listing is priced in US dollars; the amount of crypto you pay or receive is fixed at the time of the transaction and will not be adjusted afterwards.
- No deposit protection. Balances held with Bolimber are not bank deposits and are not protected by deposit-guarantee or investor-compensation schemes (such as the FDIC in the US, the FSCS in the UK, or EU deposit-guarantee schemes). If Bolimber became insolvent you could lose your funds.
- Transactions are irreversible. A withdrawal sent to the wrong address or the wrong network cannot be recalled. Deposits of unsupported assets may be lost.
- Stablecoins can lose their peg. USDT is issued by a third party; its value depends on that issuer's reserves and legal status, which vary by country.
- Network and technology risk. Blockchain congestion, forks, protocol bugs or attacks can delay or lose transactions. Our systems can also fail despite safeguards.
- Regulatory risk. Crypto rules change frequently and differ between the UAE, US, UK and EU. Services may become unavailable in your country at short notice, and we may be required to freeze or report transactions.
- Counterparty risk. Escrow reduces but does not remove the risk of dealing with another user. Sellers may not ship; buyers may dispute; goods may differ from descriptions.
- Tax. Paying with crypto can be a taxable disposal in many countries (including the US and UK). You are responsible for your own tax reporting.
Do not hold more on Bolimber than you need for your purchases and sales. Withdraw regularly to a wallet you control.
UK notice (FCA financial-promotion rules): cryptoassets are high-risk and unregulated in the UK for many purposes; you are unlikely to be protected if something goes wrong. [Counsel to confirm the required wording and whether an FCA-authorised approver is needed.]