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Hobby or Business? Why Promoters at XPRO, VOO & Co. Can Walk Straight Into a Tax Trap

“Crypto is the future!” – “Join the revolution!” The promises are bold, and the presentations are full of hype. But behind many of these sales models – whether it’s XPRO, VOO, or Copper.One – lurks an invisible danger: tax law. More specifically, the concept of “hobby activity” (known as Liebhaberei in German-speaking tax systems). What […]

Copper, Crypto, Charade: Copper.One & the Castle of Grand Promises

From the outside, it all gleams—copper mines, tokenization, glitzy events. But behind Copper.One’s polished PR façade lies a familiar mix of risks and familiar faces from the world of multi-level marketing. A closer look reveals a “value-backed” dream built more on hype than substance. Copper.One: A Castle, a Coin & a Carefully Crafted Spectacle  VOO […]

AVINOC/VOO & Copper.One: From Travel-Trend to Copper-Hype?

In recent weeks, the Telegram channels of VOO and AVINOC have been intensively promoting investments in Tempestas Copper Inc. We took a closer look at this purported high-gloss project. Connection Between VOO, AVINOC & Tempestas Copper Inc. There is no publicly available information indicating an official partnership or collaboration between VOO, AVINOC, and Tempestas Copper […]

ZENIQ/Safir in the sights of the judiciary – First proceedings dropped, but the reckoning is only just beginning!

An appeal to those affected: Your voice counts In the first case involving the blockchain company ZENIQ Technologies and its sales arm Safir International, Austrian authorities have been investigating allegations of embezzlement, fraud and forgery for years. Now, a key investigation against Dr Michael Ofner, former Chief Operating Officer (COO) of ZENIQ, has been dropped […]

Shiiro Business Academy

New XPRO Partner Shiiro – Innovative Trading Tool or Classic Ponzi Scheme?

As an XPRO partner platform, the Shiiro Business Academy is marketed by its initiator Dada Pey and the XPRO bosses, led by Werner Kaiser, as a supposedly state-of-the-art learning tool. The promise: a blend of education, trading software, and AI-based tools designed to make financial markets accessible to users. However, Dada Pey’s previous business ventures […]

Ponz schemes: prohibited but often not punishable – a legal paradox

Ponz schemes are infamous: they promise high profits but are ultimately based on new deposits from participants until the system collapses and the majority lose their money. However, while they are prohibited by law in many countries, they sometimes go unpunished. How can that be? Prohibited, but only under civil law The German Unfair Competition […]

AVINOC/VOO Travel App: Why Do Investors Hold On Despite Warning Signs?

In the world of dubious digital investments, the AVINOC/VOO project, with its VOO Travel App and global travel commission model, stands out as one of the bigger Ponzi scheme suspicions. Currently, the project is facing significant problems—according to Telegram chat discussions, flight bookings are no longer possible due to an alleged cyberattack. While skeptics already […]