🔍 What is a Ponzi Scheme in Crypto (and How Network Marketing Plays a Role)?
🚨 Don’t Be Fooled by the Hype!
A Ponzi scheme is a scam where older investors are paid with money from new investors, not from actual profits. It's designed to look like a real investment but collapses once new money stops coming in.
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🧠 How Ponzi Schemes Work in Crypto:
1. You're promised guaranteed high returns (like 5%–10% daily).
2. You're asked to invest USDT, BTC, or other crypto.
3. You may get early profits — not from real trading, but from new people joining.
4. Eventually, the system crashes and most investors lose their money.
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💼 Where Does Network Marketing Fit In? Many crypto Ponzi schemes use network marketing or MLM-style recruitment to grow faster.
📌 These programs often:
Require you to refer others to earn more income.
Have multiple “levels” or “ranks.”
Reward people for bringing in new investors instead of real business results.
👉 While not all network marketing is illegal, when there's no real product or service and income depends only on recruitment, it becomes a pyramid or Ponzi scam.
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🚩 Red Flags to Watch For:
💸 Fixed daily returns with no risk
🕵️ No real team or registration info
🔗 Referral links pushed aggressively
💬 “Passive income” promises with zero effort
⛔ You only earn by recruiting others
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⚠️ Popular Crypto Scams That Used These Tactics:
Bitconnect
PlusToken
Forsage
Metafi Yielders
Mining or staking apps with referral levels
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✅ Stay Safe:
DYOR (Do Your Own Research) 🧐
Never invest just because “friends are doing it”
Use platforms like Binance, Coinbase, or regulated local exchanges
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💬 If it sounds too good to be true — it probably is.
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