A textbook example of deception in the crypto market: Complexity as a Weapon

How crypto newcomers are led into liability traps through technical jargon, technology, and phased communication – illustrated by a Kaspa mining project Crypto projects, trading platforms, mining models – for many investors, these terms blur into an opaque and difficult-to-navigate landscape. Those new to the space are confronted with a level of technical and organizational […]

From Safir/ZENIQ to XPRO to Connect: The Shell Game Enters the Next Round

After Safir/ZENIQ, WEWE Global, The Blockchain Era, XERA, XPRO, and a long list of failed or rebranded token projects, Connect has presented itself in recent months as a fresh start. New terminology, new interfaces, new promises. However, a closer examination of communication patterns, leadership structures, and feedback from users reveals a different picture: Connect appears […]

Why pyramid and snowball schemes survive despite court rulings – and who needs to close the loophole

Why independent review by BE Conflict Management is crucial Time and again, courts and supervisory authorities find that certain sales or investment models meet the criteria of a snowball or pyramid scheme. Nevertheless, there are often no criminal consequences for the key players. For victims, this seems contradictory: if a scheme was or is illegal, […]

Platforms, Communities, and the Shifting of Responsibility – Interview with Business Ethicist Dr. Claudia Gross

Dr. Claudia Gross and BEKM CEO Ben Ecker appeared together as experts on the 3sat program “MAKRO” back in 2022. The program focused on the Lyconet/myWorld complex and the question of how platform and network structures organize or shift responsibility. Platforms, ecosystems, and community models are increasingly shaping the digital finance and token environment. At […]

The Shell Game Behind Safir/ZENIQ & Avinoc/VOO

From the vision of a revolutionary aviation blockchain to an allegedly groundbreaking hub technology and a so-called visionary economic model: the network operating under the names Safir/ZENIQ and Avinoc/VOO has, over the years, proven to be one of the more complex crypto-MLM systems in this country. Our investigation shows that while operating companies are pushed […]

The Hydra Principle: Safir/ZENIQ, Xera, XPRO – and Now CONNECT

How a long-known network continues to hunt for new members under ever-new labels: it is a digital shadow play spanning continents. While financial regulators around the world are still sorting through the wreckage of the past, one of the most persistent crypto-MLM networks of recent years has already shed its skin once again. Our investigation […]

VOO – internal contract reveals a pattern!

Backdated group agreements and their role at SAFIR, ZENIQ – and now at VOO Pledged code, tied-up profits, outsourced risk – not an isolated case? What at first glance appears to be a normal development loan between VOO AG (formerly Zeniq Corporation AG) and VOO Aviation Service GmbH, on closer inspection fits into a familiar […]

Aviation VOO SCE: The Cooperative Amid the VOO Insolvency Proceedings

While the insolvency proceedings for VOO Aviation Service GmbH and VOO flights GmbH are underway in Austria, a previously overlooked construct is increasingly moving into focus: Aviation VOO SCE, a European Cooperative (SCE) based in Graz. It is legally distinct from the insolvent limited liability companies (GmbHs) – and this very separation is the key […]

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.