The showdown over Apertum: what awaits Josip Heit & Co in the Texas proceedings
Grafik zur Verfügung der Texas State Securities Board gegen Apertum im Juni 2025
Mining Race and Mining Grid: Bitcoin mining or digital pyramid scheme?
From the outside, everything looks modern, efficient and decentralised. But a look behind the shiny surface of Mining Race and Mining Grid raises serious questions: Is this really Bitcoin mining or just another pyramid scheme with a crypto mask? Simple, profitable and secure – that’s how Mining Grid advertises its app, ‘Mining Race’. Users, known […]
Benefit4me Global Ltd (formerly myworld.com Global Ltd) facing liquidation – £36.3 million in negative equity
The international network of companies surrounding Lyoness, Lyconet and myWorld is showing increasing signs of disintegration. The latest example is the British company Benefit4me Global Ltd, formerly myworld.com Global Ltd and MyWorld Alphabet Limited. According to official documents, Dominic Hubert Kollmann, the sole director, applied for the dissolution of the company on 21 May 2025. […]
One Man, Two Roles: André Surber, his “Blockchain Schule”, and Xera.Pro/VOO/Copper.One & Co.
Blockchain School or Marketing Platform? A Serious Conflict of Interest A notable figure within the VOO/Copper.One ecosystem is André Tobias Surber-Siewert, operator of the “Blockchain School Switzerland” and proprietor of the sole proprietorship Siewert Finanzberatung 24. For several months, Surber has been prominently featured as a spokesperson for controversial crypto platforms such as Xera.Pro (now […]
Tokenisation in the commodities market: silver impresses, copper disappoints
In times of inflation, banking crises and geopolitical uncertainty, investors are looking for stable assets. Precious metals are traditionally highly valued – but while gold maintains its reputation as a ‘safe haven’, some providers are increasingly trying to establish copper as an investment metal. This is a dangerous development, as copper is simply unsuitable for […]
Other challenges, new goals – and a heartfelt thank you
Dear customers, partner companies, supporters, After several intense years, we are discontinuing our support for victims of Lyconet/myWorld. During this time, we have achieved a great deal together with dedicated partner law firms and debt collection agencies and helped numerous victims obtain justice. We would like to express our sincere thanks to everyone who placed […]
The quiet demise of Lyoness Europe AG – and the responsibility of its management.
Buchs SG – What remains of the once globally operating shopping network ‘Lyoness’? A sober entry in the Swiss Commercial Gazette. On 30 April 2025, bankruptcy proceedings against LYONESS EUROPE AG in Buchs (Canton of St. Gallen) were discontinued by the bankruptcy judge of the Werdenberg-Sarganserland District Court ‘due to lack of assets’. The company […]
DAO1 under pressure: New projects despite international warnings
DAO1, a blockchain project claiming community participation and technological innovation, is coming under increasing regulatory fire internationally. While new products such as AI-based investment advice and a venture fund for start-ups are being unveiled, several regulatory authorities have publicly warned against the business model and drawn parallels to already known structures from the crypto sector. […]
With lawyers instead of arguments: How Apertum is trying to silence criticism.
A comment from CEO Ben Ecker on the warning letter against our DAO1 investigation: “The Berlin law firm Irlemoser has issued a warning letter against our editorial team on behalf of Apertum Holding Ltd. They are demanding that we delete our article “DAO1 and Apertum: Crypto promises with deception?” and that we sign a cease-and-desist […]
Freidl’s latest calls highlight the risky situation at Lyconet/myWorld.
On 24 April 2025, Hubert Freidl once again presented the illusion of the ‘most wonderful business in the world’. In a typical motivational call, he announced an ‘incredible’ 9,600 new active marketers within five weeks, a record that shows one thing above all else: the old scam lives on. And it is becoming increasingly dangerous. […]