Safir/Zeniq, Blockchain Era, Success Factory, Xera.Pro – and now Homnifi: Who can still see through it?
Investors dupe and fob off, briefly disappear from the scene and then reappear under a new name and with supposedly unprecedented innovation: a pattern that can be found in many pyramid schemes: A good example of such a tactic is Xera.Pro/Xpro. Still being touted as ‘brand new’ at the beginning of the year, this business model now seems to have gradually passed its zenith. Instead, a new beacon of hope in the crypto business is emerging from the orbit of Safir/Zeniq, Blockchain Era, SucessFactory and Xera.Pro: XPRO and Homnifi.
From Xera.Pro to XPRO & Homnifi – what’s really new?
The success story of Xera.Pro is quickly told: Hailed at the beginning of the year, the first warnings from international financial authorities, including the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC), emerged as early as spring 2024. In response to the increasing scepticism, the pressure was probably high, which is why a new name and a new image presumably had to be found quickly to make the pyramid wider and wider at the base and richer and richer at the top. In the summer, the social media profiles were then successively renamed from ‘Xera.Pro’ to ‘XPRO’ and the marketing materials were adapted accordingly. Since the summer, MLM professionals like Werner Kaiser have been positioning XPRO as a mere ‘referral marketing agency’ and promoting Homnifi as the supposed ‘future of Web3 and decentralised applications’.
XPRO & Homnifi: Real beacon of hope or freeloader in the crypto business?
From a purely technological point of view, everything sounds very promising: the initiators place the ‘marketplace’ Homnifi at the centre of their platform network and rely on a promising trend: Web3, also known as the ‘decentralised web’, is seen as the next stage in the evolution of the internet. It aims to give users more control over their data, content and digital identities. In contrast to Web2, which is dominated by centralised platforms such as social media giants and cloud services, Web3 is based on blockchain technology and decentralised networks. These technologies enable transparency, security and peer-to-peer interactions without the need for central intermediaries. Examples of Web3 applications include cryptocurrencies, decentralised finance (DeFi) and decentralised apps (dApps), which are controlled directly by users. Web3 is often seen as a step towards a more democratic and transparent internet.
But not everything labelled as Web3 is Web3 – some players are merely using tech buzzwords to create the appearance of innovation and professionalism. There are a lot of copycats in the fast-paced crypto business, some of whom are only good at one thing: recruiting new investors for dubious pyramid schemes. In the case of XPRO and Homnifi, there are growing suspicions that only freeloaders with an aggressive MLM machine are lurking behind the high-tech facade.
A network full of partnerships: old patterns, new promises
Quantwise
Homnifi is always touted in the presentations as a ‘hub’ that aims to bring XPRO investors together with various product and service partners. These include Quantwise – a platform that supposedly combines blockchain learning, AI-powered trading strategies and comprehensive education to make trading crypto and forex more accessible to beginners and experienced traders. With over 200 hours of educational content and regular market reports, the platform is designed to provide ‘safe and effective support in volatile markets, while long-term trends and updates provide orientation.’
LayerK
Another product partner is the LayerK platform, which, according to its operators, was developed specifically to overcome the limitations of traditional centralised blockchains. It offers features such as smart contracts, decentralised applications (DApps), EVM compatibility, high transaction speed, decentralised governance, a multi-chain bridge, a launchpad and a fully decentralised blockchain. In addition, LayerK has a decentralised multichain exchange (DEX) with an order book function. As if all this were not enough, LayerK even has more to offer: the LayerK ecosystem allegedly even offers special hardware devices for the decentralised creation (minting) of virtual assets. According to our information, one person is repeatedly in the foreground at the XPRO events and presentations of this platform: Erwin Dokter.
WalleK
Among the service partners is WalleK, a blockchain platform that allegedly serves as a ‘launchpad for new projects’ and ‘offers users early access to ICOs, token sales and other blockchain initiatives’. It advertises features such as secure token management, reward systems, user-friendly design and strong community support – all of which are designed to make it easier to participate in blockchain-based projects.
How wishful thinking and reality diverge: Complaints as far as the eye can see
As promising as the services offered by XPRO, Homnifi and similar platforms may seem at first glance, the impression left by their actual functionality is sobering. A glance at the numerous reactions on social media channels clearly shows that the highly praised features and services are either not available at all or function only insufficiently in practice.
It is difficult not to suspect that this complex network has been deliberately designed to attract inexperienced investors with a flood of opaque promises and information, to confuse them and ultimately to lead them into a financial trap.
Despite new names and visual adjustments, the structures of Xera.Pro appear to show remarkable parallels to their predecessors Safir and Zeniq. It seems reasonable to suspect that the previous business practices are essentially being continued – merely under a new guise.
Our recommendation therefore remains: be vigilant, ask critical questions and get sound advice from independent experts before making any investment decision.
Note: As always, those affected are welcome to comment on this, or if someone has more or different information, they are welcome to share it with us. We are not interested in making false claims and our primary goal remains the provision of complete documentation.
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Sources: Safir/Zeniq, Blockchain Era, Success Factory, Xera.Pro, XPro, Homnifi
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