Blocktrade AMA Call: When marketing takes precedence over education

Criticism of ARC Group’s presence in the Blocktrade environment – questions about responsibility, transparency and communication ethics A recent online call featuring Mac McDonald, Director of the ARC Group, has caused considerable irritation among former and current Blocktrade customers. The background to this is not a technical detail or an ambiguous formulation – but the […]

José Gordo: A Tireless Ponzi Promoter?

In the world of international crypto and MLM marketing, the name José Gordo has been appearing in prominent positions for years — rarely as a formal operator, but almost always as a visible promoter. Wherever new tokens, ambitious platforms, and grand promises of returns emerge, Gordo is often not far away. And just as regularly, […]

A Christmas greeting

As the year draws to a close, we would like to express our sincere thanks.

No banks, no system! The role of Austrian credit institutions in the Lyoness/Lyconet/myWorld complex

How credit institutions became the backbone of the insolvent Lyoness/myWorld system We would like to take this opportunity to thank the whistleblowers for the numerous anonymous internal bank documents they provided us with. Thank you very much for your important cooperation! The collapse of Lyoness/Lyconet/myWorld marks not only the end of a multi-level marketing model. […]

Neutral when it comes to fraud, merciless when it comes to customers – the double failure of banks

How credit institutions enable fraud and expropriate innocent people at the same time ‘Which is the greater crime, robbing a bank or founding one?’ Today, Brecht’s famous question seems less provocative than sobering. What is increasingly evident in the European banking sector is no longer an isolated case, but a structural failure. Banks are acting […]

Account closures, terminations, transfer blocks without explanation – where banks go too far legally and systematically undermine GDPR rights!

‘Which is the greater crime, robbing a bank or founding one?’ (Bertolt Brecht) When risk management becomes a legal vacuum Account closures and transaction blocks are now part of everyday life for many private and business customers. Banks regularly cite money laundering prevention, internal risk models or regulatory obligations as reasons for this. From a […]

Safir/ZENIQ and the Film Project REGARDLESS: A Cinematic Crash Landing? 

After the collapse of the TUPAN token, the film project REGARDLESS represents the next example of a Safir/ZENIQ product that was once promoted as a technological breakthrough – yet today is barely traceable. REGARDLESS was originally presented as an ambitious initiative intended to revolutionize the film industry through blockchain technology and tokenization. The vision was […]

TUPAN & the Safir/ZENIQ Ecosystem: Anatomy of a Failed Token Project

As already reported, in the most recent Safir/ZENIQ update call Gernot Winter sought to draw a clear dividing line: Safir, ZENIQ, and their successor platforms had – much like Amazon – functioned merely as “marketplaces”; responsibility had always rested with independent “product owners.” There had been no investments, only product purchases – and therefore no […]

Safir/ZENIQ Update Call: Gernot Winter’s Briefing That Fails to Brief

In a recently held video call, Gernot Winter ostensibly addressed questions about the status of the once-touted, “revolutionary” Safir/ZENIQ projects. Winter is co-founder of Avinoc/VOO and, via RAMZIQ and Zentatec GmbH, is connected to Safir/ZENIQ founders Erwin Dokter and Peter Skerl. What stood out in Winter’s remarks was not necessarily what he said, but how […]

ZENIQ, LayerK & the Great Downgrade?

Dispute over LYK Payouts in the ZENIQ Swap: How original token promises are being devalued Victims from the Safir / ZENIQ community accuse Homnifi / LayerK and their DAO of breaking their original promises. Initially, ZENIQ holders could convert their tokens into the platform’s internal sLYK token and stake them in the WALLEK wallet for […]