Metaverse “staking” MLM crypto Ponzi


LedgerBlock operates within the MLM cryptocurrency area of interest.

LedgerBlock operates from the area “ledgerblock.web”, privately registered on January thirteenth, 2023.

On January twelfth, LedgerBlock uploaded an “Worldwide Key Chief’s Summit” promo to its official YouTube channel.

The people above establish themselves as “Romeo and Amanda”.

If LedgerBlock posting a frontrunner’s summit video earlier than its web site area was registered strikes you as odd, that’s as a result of it’s.

Word the “HyperLedger” brand within the prime proper of the above video. I consider LedgerBlock might need beforehand launched beneath this identify.

LedgerBlock’s YouTube channel was created in October 2022, so HyperLedger’s launch would have been transient earlier than switching over to LedgerBlock.

Regardless of the story is, LedgerBlock seems to have held a advertising and marketing occasion in Malaysia on or round January fifteenth, 2023.

On the occasion LedgerBlock revealed CEO “Andrew James”:

Naturally James doesn’t exist outdoors of LedgerBlock’s advertising and marketing. That’s as a result of he’s an actor, performed by UK nationwide and Malaysian resident Paul Sykes.

When he’s not moonlighting as a Boris CEO, Sykes runs his consultancy agency Humateca.

From Humateca’s web site;

We associate with blochain [sic] companies, one among our key strategic companions is Blockworq.io, a Malaysian primarily based Blockchain options supplier.

Sykes can also be Blockworq’s Chief Advertising and marketing Officer (click on to enlarge):

From what I’ve been in a position to piece collectively, Sykes transitioned from authentic enterprise pursuits to cryptocurrency in 2021.

Sykes’ Blockworq govt position got here earlier than Humateca, which was based on or round September 2022.

What I’m not clear on is whether or not there’s any hyperlinks between Blockworq and LedgerBlock.

What is evident is Paul Sykes is a Boris CEO taking part in Andrew James.

Government co-conspirators on LedgerBlock’s web site embrace Adam Lester and Dato Asmawey Bin Hussain.

Sarcastically, Hussain is cited as President of Crime Prevention & Consciousness Board of Malaysia.

Be it these charlatans or another person, whoever is working LedgerBlock is clearly primarily based out of Malaysia.

Dubai, the MLM crime capital of the world, is one other chance:

Promoters are working round claiming LedgerBlock is holding an occasion in Dubai in Might. On the occasion LedgerBlock will launch an “avatar” shitcoin and in-house crypto alternate.

On the company facet of issues, LedgerBlock cites itself as “SMB LedgerBlock China Group”:

Oh and simply in case Paul Sykes tries to drag the ol’ “they stole my photograph!” ruse, right here he’s taking part in Andrew James in-person at LedgerBlock’s January 2023 advertising and marketing occasion:

As of February 2023, SimilarWeb ranks prime sources of site visitors to LedgerBlock’s web site as Indonesia (47%), Malaysia (21%, down 61% month on month), Sri Lanka (20%), Brazil (8%) and the UAE (3%).

As all the time, if an MLM firm is just not overtly upfront about who’s working or owns it, assume lengthy and laborious about becoming a member of and/or handing over any cash.

LedgerBlock’s Merchandise

LedgerBlock has no retailable services or products.

Associates are solely in a position to market LedgerBlock affiliate membership itself.

LedgerBlock’s Compensation Plan

LedgerBlock associates make investments 50 to twenty,000 tether (USDT). That is finished on the promise of a month-to-month return.

LedgerBlock’s month-to-month returns begins at 0.7% a day. This price will increase by 0.1% a month till 3% a day is reached.

To go from 0.7% a day to three% a day takes 44 months (3.6 years).

The MLM facet of LedgerBlock pays on recruitment of affiliate buyers.

LedgerBlock Affiliate Ranks

There are 5 affiliate ranks inside LedgerBlock’s compensation plan.

Together with their respective qualification standards, they’re as follows:

  • Affiliate – join as a LedgerBlock affiliate
  • V1 – make investments a minimum of 100 USDT and generate a minimum of 1000 USDT in downline funding (will be self-funded)
  • V2 – preserve a 100 USDT funding and have three V1 or larger ranked associates in your downline
  • V3 – preserve a 100  USDT funding and have three V2 or larger ranked associates in your downline
  • V4 – make investments a minimum of 1000 USDT and have three V3 or larger ranked associates in your downline
  • V5 – make investments a minimum of 3000 USDT and have three V4 or larger ranked associates in your downline
  • V6 – make investments a minimum of 5000 USDT and have three V5 or larger ranked associates in your downline
  • V7 – make investments a minimum of 7000 USDT and have three V6 or larger ranked associates in your downline
  • V8 – make investments a minimum of 9000 USDT and have 4 V7 or larger ranked associates in your downline
  • V9 – make investments a minimum of 11,000 USDT and have 4 V8 or larger ranked associates in your downline
  • V10 – make investments a minimum of 13,000 USDT and have 4 V9 or larger ranked associates in your downline
  • V11 – make investments a minimum of 15,000 USDT and have 4 V10 or larger ranked associates in your downline
  • V12 – make investments a minimum of 20,000 USDT and have 5 V11 or larger ranked associates in your downline

Word that to qualify in the direction of rank qualification, ranked recruited associates should be in separate unilevel group legs.

Referral Commissions

LedgerBlock associates earn a every day 0.5% match on USDT invested by personally recruited associates.

Management Rewards

Management Rewards see ranked LedgerBlock associates earn a every day bonus share of USDT invested by their downline.

LedgerBlock pays Management Rewards through a unilevel compensation construction.

A unilevel compensation construction locations an affiliate on the prime of a unilevel group, with each personally recruited affiliate positioned straight beneath them (degree 1):

If any degree 1 associates recruit new associates, they’re positioned on degree 2 of the unique affiliate’s unilevel group.

If any degree 2 associates recruit new associates, they’re positioned on degree 3 and so forth and so forth down a theoretical infinite variety of ranges.

LedgerBlock caps what number of unilevel group ranges Management Rewards are paid on primarily based on rank:

  • V1 ranked associates earn a 0.3% Management Reward price throughout 5 ranges
  • V2 ranked associates earn a 0.5% Management Reward price throughout ten ranges
  • V3 ranked associates earn a 0.7% Management Reward price throughout fifteen ranges
  • V4 ranked associates earn a 0.9% Management Reward price throughout twenty ranges
  • V5 ranked associates earn a 1.1% Management Reward price throughout twenty ranges
  • V6 ranked associates earn a 1.3% Management Reward price throughout twenty ranges
  • V7 ranked associates earn a 1.5% Management Reward price throughout twenty ranges
  • V8 ranked associates earn a 1.6% Management Reward price throughout twenty ranges
  • V9 ranked associates earn a 1.7% Management Reward price throughout twenty ranges
  • V10 ranked associates earn a 1.8% Management Reward price throughout twenty ranges
  • V11 ranked associates earn a 1.9% Management Reward price throughout twenty ranges
  • V12 ranked associates earn a 2% Management Reward price throughout twenty ranges

Matching Bonus

The Matching Bonus pays out a share of every day returns paid to recruited downline associates.

  • V1 ranked associates earn a 1% Matching Bonus down 5 unilevel group ranges
  • V2 ranked associates earn a 1% Matching Bonus down ten unulevel group ranges
  • V3 ranked associates earn a 1% Matching Bonus down fifteen unilevel group ranges
  • V4 ranked associates earn a 2% Matching Bonus down twenty unilevel group ranges
  • V5 ranked associates earn a 2% Matching Bonus down twenty-five unilevel group ranges
  • V6 ranked associates earn a 2% Matching Bonus down thirty unilevel group ranges
  • V7 ranked associates earn a 2% Matching Bonus down thirty-five unilevel group ranges
  • V8 ranked associates earn a 3% Matching Bonus down forty unilevel group ranges
  • V9 ranked associates earn a 3% Matching Bonus down forty-five unilevel group ranges
  • V10 ranked associates earn a 3% Matching Bonus down fifty unilevel group ranges
  • V11 ranked associates earn a 3% Matching Bonus down fifty-five unilevel group ranges
  • V12 ranked associates earn a 3% Matching Bonus down sixty unilevel group ranges

World Revenue Pool

LedgerBlock takes 1% of every day company-wide funding and positioned it into the World Revenue Pool.

The World Revenue Pool is paid out equally amongst V12 ranked associates.

Becoming a member of LedgerBlock

LedgerBlock affiliate membership is free.

Full participation within the connected earnings alternative requires a minimal $50 funding in tether (USDT).

LedgerBlock Conclusion

LedgerBlock’s advertising and marketing ruse is a bunch of blockchain mEtAvErSe waffle:

What does any of that need to with LedgerBlock’s MLM alternative?

Completely nothing.

By providing every day passive returns, LedgerBlock’s MLM alternative constitutes a securities providing.

LedgerBlock fails to offer proof it has registered with monetary regulators, in Malaysia or anyplace else on the planet.

Which means that at a minimal, LedgerBlock is commtting securities fraud.

Why would LedgerBlock decide to commit securities fraud?

As a result of LedgerBlock is working a easy 3% a day crypto Ponzi scheme, dressed up in staking associated terminology.

The MLM facet of the enterprise financially incentivizes affiliate investor recruitment, including a further pyramid layer to the scheme.

LedgerBlock slow-dripping its 3% a day ROI price serves two main functions:

  1. it additional ensures that early buyers will drain subsequent funding; and
  2. disincentivizes withdrawals lest the total quantity be withdrawn and the every day ROI price timer be reset.

As with all MLM Ponzi schemes, as soon as affliate recruitment dries up so too will new funding.

This can starve LedgerBlock of ROI income, finally prompting a collapse.

The mathematics behind Ponzi schemes ensures that after they collapse, the vast majority of members lose cash.

LedgerBlock’s exit-scam of alternative seems to be “LedgerCoin”:

No thought if that is the precursor to “avatar coin” or one thing else.

Both method it appears as soon as LedgerBlock has collapsed, buyers might be left bagholding a number of nugatory Ponzi shitcoins.