It’s no secret that Crowd1 has all however collapsed.
ROI withdrawals collapsed nearly two years in the past. Recruitment saved Crowd1 going, however that’s devolved into Russians and Ukrainians scamming eachother.
Outdoors of japanese Europe, Crowd1 is lifeless.
Crowd1’s collapse has prompted executives and prime promoters to desert ship. Per week in the past BehindMLM documented the departure of Ambassador 3 ranked promoter, George van Wijk.
As a part of his private exit-scam, Wijk branded Crowd1 “unfair and unsafe”. Wijk additionally talked about “subsequent steps” however didn’t elaborate.
Right now BehindMLM can reveal Wijk, along with different Crowd1 scammers, are gearing as much as launch Star Horizon.
On December twenty third, 24-48 hours after Wijk’s Crowd1 exit-scam announcement went out, Star Horizon held a “pre launch presentation”.
The presentation was opened by Alan Platt, a UK resident and former Crowd1 promoter.
Platt went on to introduce Star Horizon’s CEO, Gregory Stevens.
Stevens is from South Africa and is tied to Crowd1 by way of the failed Emerge Gaming and Miggster Ponzi ruses.
Rob Hersov is credited as Govt Chairman and the “foremost investor” of Star Horizon.
Hersov can be tied to Crowd1 by way of the Emerge Gaming Ponzi ruse. Hersov was appointed a non-Govt Director of Emerge Gaming in February 2021.
After Crowd1 ran its course, Hersov cashed out and resigned in January 2022.
Not surprisingly, the ruse behind Star Horizon is gaming.
Starvara is headed up by “Chief Architect and developer” Dominic Obojkovits.
It’s not likely value stepping into, as a result of it has nothing to do with Star Horizon’s MLM alternative, however Starvara is purportedly an MMO.
For those who’re conversant in gaming suppose World of Warcraft, Misplaced Ark, Last Fantasy XIV and many others., however with out core recreation mechanics and ruined with cryptocurrency.
If none of these names imply something to you, don’t fear. Like I stated, mirroring Crowd1, gaming is only a ruse to push Star Horizon.
Right here’s George van Wijk salivating on the prospect of scamming folks by way of a brand new Ponzi scheme;
[24:51] I’m not a gamer however once I noticed this, the digital (and) I put the glasses on, I noticed so many alternatives.
Not simply within the recreation world however in an open world. The place we are able to meet one another, we are able to see one another. The place all people will be who he need to be [sic].
And be the character and I think about we have now the boardroom and its superb loft. What you have got seen the large desk and we are able to sit altogether and discuss to one another.
You might be there in England, I’m right here within the Netherlands and Nic is in South Africa. And there we sitting altogether and have a me- (van Wijk stops himself from saying “meal”)… however there’s no Zoom. We are able to see one another and we are able to talk with one another.
What van Wijk is describing is VRChat, an “a web based digital world platform” launched in 2014.
What I do need to set up is that Starvara is recycled nonsense from Crowd1’s Metaversy flop.
Metaversy was Crowd1’s transition from conventional gaming to Web3 gaming (observe Web3 is crypto bro communicate for “rip-off”).
Gregory Stevens and Emerge Gaming had been in on Crowd1’s transition ruse (Crowd1’s entire Ponzi enterprise mannequin is developing with new ruses to dupe buyers with, they’ve been doing it for the reason that first playing ruse in 2019).
On September twenty fourth Crowd1 held a PR occasion for a brand new workplace in Singapore. As regurgitated in a BusinessForHome puff-piece;
Metaversy Sport Director Henric Swahn (aka “The World Builder”) confirmed the viewers how probably the most thrilling digital buying and selling recreation shall be defining this new world.
Particularly, Henric shared some tantalising recreation mechanics developments, which cemented Metaversy as one of the anticipated web3 video games on the planet. Greg Stevens, Nick French and Dominic Obojkovit from GameOut ushered within the new age of on-line gaming, unveiling the evolution of Miggster Plus, displaying the viewers what they’ll anticipate within the coming months, and introducing their latest Starlined avatar.
Starvara’s web site area was acquired a month later, on or round October twenty seventh, 2022.
Rebranding as Star Horizon apart, Starvara is actually a continuation of the gaming ruse Stevens and Emerge gaming began with Crowd1.
The computer virus in Starvara are VARA tokens. This brings us the Star Horizon the MLM alternative.
Star Horizon’s MLM presentation was given by Nicolaas van den Bergh.
Van den Bergh is from South Africa and, you guessed it, is tied to Crowd1 by way of Emerge Gaming.
Van den Bergh’s LinkedIn profile cites him leaving Emerge Gaming in Might 2022. That very same month he signed on as CMO of the newly created entity DFY Studios.
DFY is a Cape City-based AAA / Net 3.0 gaming studio. We create and distribute multi-platform gaming experiences for a world group, spanning over 152 international locations.
I feel you’ll be able to put two and two collectively…
Mirroring the Crowd1 and Emerge Gaming Ponzi –> ruse relationship, Star Horizon is pitched as an
MMO (large multiplayer on-line) community open world which has the unique proper to promote the starvara universe.
Particular particulars weren’t revealed however from what was revealed, we all know Star Horizon is one other “staking” MLM crypto Ponzi scheme.
Enroll as an affiliate, spend money on VARA tokens, park the tokens with Star Horizon, receives a commission a return in VARA tokens and money out subsequently invested funds.
That’s it, that’s the enterprise mannequin. And all the pieces constructed round that’s smoke and mirrors.
Star Horizon as an MLM alternative pays associates to recruit VARA token buyers.
Once more, specifics are mild however Star Horizon’s advertising references a “two-legged plan”. This could be your typical binary compensation construction:
New cash flows into Star Horizon by way of VARA token funding and conversion of Starvara property into VARA tokens. Commissions are paid on that quantity.
Why this wasn’t realized inside Crowd1 isn’t clear. The likley clarification is that no one is eager about “wEb3 GaMiNg”.
Simply with time period web3 gaming itself, “gaming” is doing a little fairly heavy lifting. Web3 video games inevitably incorporate “play to earn” mechanics, which rework a recreation into primarily work.
Carry out menial duties, earn an in home token and hope to money out earlier than all the factor inevitably goes tits up.
As have the vast majority of Crowd1 buyers misplaced cash, so too will the vast majority of Star Horizon affiliate buyers.
Pending Star Horizon’s official launch (TBA), BehindMLM will probably observe up with an in depth overview of its compensation plan.