How A Ponzi Scheme Whistle-Blower Was Taken By His Own Government
Last year a new company popped up on the radar of many in the crypto community. What would soon unravel as a Ponzi scheme quickly devolved into one of the craziest stories you've likely never heard.
Today we're diving into the Ponzi scheme that may have flown under your radar.
Thanks to colin enstad for sharing this topic with me.
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Love the level of detail guys keep it going
@yaboithom3680
3 жыл бұрын
You guys should collab
@MrAboundance
3 жыл бұрын
Is this a self high five with extra steps? :D
@stoopidmonkey9100
3 жыл бұрын
I listen to silk Roads video of yours to put myself to sleep 😴 You have a soothing voice. Which I’m going to do now
@silenttoxic707
3 жыл бұрын
Guys the detail of going keep it love
@k2a2l2
3 жыл бұрын
When da next giveaway bro
When the next giveaway bro
@dunaldiX
3 жыл бұрын
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@defectivefireplace
3 жыл бұрын
yes
@Ifarmplasma
3 жыл бұрын
*One thousand one hundredth like O:*
@danteezy945
3 жыл бұрын
@@Ifarmplasma thx
@Ifarmplasma
3 жыл бұрын
@@danteezy945 *(:*
"get rich quick" youtube has so much money poured into it I've started getting those youtube channels as pop up ads
@amoureux6502
3 жыл бұрын
I got "get rich quick" ads on this video
@ohnoitschris
3 жыл бұрын
I see those ads all the time while scrolling, with everything from cash app to PSN cards
@CasaiAgicap
3 жыл бұрын
If I get one more video from that little kid telling me to make money from KZread I'm gonna break something
@saifsheikh7131
3 жыл бұрын
Here in my garaage
@yellowlemonmothfreak
3 жыл бұрын
Constantly, I constantly get those ads when I use KZread on my phone. I miss when companies were just trying to sell me some shitty product.
I guess i'm relieved for once the whistleblower and his family were okay
@Christian-gr3gu
3 жыл бұрын
Shouldn't whistle blowers and their families always be be safe
@datboyhimself5674
3 жыл бұрын
@@Christian-gr3gu yea what the fuck
@AlexAzureOtaku
3 жыл бұрын
@@Christian-gr3gu unfortunately we don't live in the good world and that's rarely the case
@bordeterre5234
3 жыл бұрын
@@Christian-gr3gu I think that AnRa meant "I guess i'm relieved THAT for once the whistleblower and his family were okay" and not "I guess i'm relieved for once THAT the whistleblower and his family were okay". Without a that, the sentence is quite ambiguous, though
@o_manam
3 жыл бұрын
@@bordeterre5234 english as a language is as precise as a hammer handles like a 80's Cadillac
“They went full silk road and staged a photo of a body” Now that’s a damn good reference!!
@lightwalker1751
3 жыл бұрын
george floyd is still alive 🤣
This channel is just as good as the main
@SleepyVesties
3 жыл бұрын
Always has been.
@lasdernas
3 жыл бұрын
Seems better even. Posts more regularly... and is more social
@Karmakle
3 жыл бұрын
Whats the difference between this channel and the main
@jollytemplar3670
3 жыл бұрын
@Windwalker88 The main seems more like quality over quantity, whereas this channel is more quantity focused (not to say that this channel produces low quality videos)
@Karmakle
3 жыл бұрын
K
"today's topic really has it all, we've got ukranians..." I'm interested
@EpsoofKyiv
3 жыл бұрын
Ukrainian my self
@ofigildiya
3 жыл бұрын
@@EpsoofKyiv lol do you remember any of this in the news? Cryptocurrency scam is a local thing, but cryptocurrency scam run by a government official sounds pretty big deal
@EpsoofKyiv
3 жыл бұрын
@@ofigildiya i hear about this for first time i not in to crypto .and no our government not competent enough to run such thing
@ofigildiya
3 жыл бұрын
@@EpsoofKyiv not government, but the guy who has some relations to government. Also, how would government run cryptocurrency thing anyway
@EpsoofKyiv
3 жыл бұрын
@@ofigildiya our government is prey corapt for now our president is comedian you can google it
"We got Ukranians" The most important part of a good story
@fennec70
3 жыл бұрын
_[Morwan blares in the background]_
@jerrell1169
3 жыл бұрын
Always, if you look hard enough you WILL find some connection to Ukraine in literally everything.
@hotsoup1001
3 жыл бұрын
Only thing missing is the wayward son of an American politician. 🤷♂️
@joeligma7608
2 жыл бұрын
I don’t know what to say
@grizzlyaddams3606
2 жыл бұрын
Oh really?...
Very experienced funder, love the take he has
When da next giveaway bro
Slightly Sociable: "We got Ukranians" Me a Ukrainian: i know where this is going
@jbach7274
3 жыл бұрын
Username checks out
The Rollercoaster of emotions dude went through from thinking he was kidnapped to finding out it was fake to arrest other dude must have been crazy
One comment said "I put my life savings into this" god, I hope not.
@lowwastehighmelanin
3 жыл бұрын
O_O I missed that *rewatches*
@williamchamberlain2263
3 жыл бұрын
@KirstenMarie_MS3
3 жыл бұрын
I mean, the rest of the comments are bots or paid shill accounts soooo... probably didn't actually spend any money. But I'm sure there are people out there who lost plenty of money.
@FirstFamilyCharger
3 жыл бұрын
It’s probably real. It certainly has happened.. Tons of people started playing it real fast and loose after seeing ordinary people make fortunes overnight in the initial crypto bubble, and most of them lost much more than they gained. Imagine going from a minimum wage job to being set for life overnight. The idea of that makes some people blind with hope.
When's the next giveaway bruh? 😂
@forickgrimaldus8301
3 жыл бұрын
When da next gib away bruh?
Bitsonar: “We’re not cavemen, Spongebob. We have _technology_ .”
Lmao “Lewis Vuitton” Love you bro. Never change.
it pays to stay up late, glad I caught this early.
@Corentinbes
3 жыл бұрын
(Europe intensifies)
@agg5324
3 жыл бұрын
It's noon here lol
@willford55543
3 жыл бұрын
@@agg5324 I mean it will always be around noon somewhere if you really think about it.
@willford55543
3 жыл бұрын
@@Corentinbes Hey, with as fucked as my sleep schedule can be, I can "stay up late" and it'll be noon where I am some days.
Anybody ever tell you that you sound like that barely sociable guy
@CasaiAgicap
3 жыл бұрын
I don't hear it but ok
@GachaGremlin
3 жыл бұрын
Are you sure that barely sociable guy doesnt sound like him?
@someonewhocommentsonyoutub3779
3 жыл бұрын
Barely Sociable is just some hack trying to copy someone far more talented than him, no wonder he wants to sound like Slightly here
@varanchio
3 жыл бұрын
Just slightly though
I love how your secondary channel is almost indistinguishable in quality from your main channel, whenever you upload on either I drop everything and watch. To stay relevant let me say, Love the level of detail guys keep it going
These late night hitters 👀
damn. we up?
@Exigentable
3 жыл бұрын
We up
@jerrymartin7019
3 жыл бұрын
IT IS TIME TO UP!
Is it wrong that I kinda want shit to go down so you can make content more frequently? 🤣 Keep up the good work 👍🏻
@liyre4189
3 жыл бұрын
I love the drama, there's kidnapping?? secret government ploys!?!??! UKRAINIANS?!??! amazing. I obviously don't want people to get hurt but goddamn the DRAMA
@muralibhat8776
3 жыл бұрын
you must be loving 2020
@DantesDentist
3 жыл бұрын
@@muralibhat8776 oh it's a complete shit show 🤣
You know its gonna be good when sociable opens the video by citing kidnappings, scummy youtubers, ponzi schemes and ukranians all in one sentence
This should've gone on the main channel, what a plot
@SwedePotato314
3 жыл бұрын
Its a hidden gem for those of us who are lucky enough. I like to come back like once or twice a month and listen again in a bid to fall asleep but I always just watch the whole thing again because its so good.
Love the level of detail guys keep it going Honestly, Love the level of detail guys keep it going
when the next giveaway bro?
@fennec70
3 жыл бұрын
Bruhhhhhh i'm loving this
@kuroinekonya
3 жыл бұрын
Love the level of detail guys keep it going
@ssvessels8168
3 жыл бұрын
Wanna be friends?
Oof CC be spoopy af.
Love the level of detail guys, keep it going.
"Today's topic really has it all. We've got Ukranians [...]" Ah, now I know why I felt a void in my online media consumption.
I need your videos to sleep. I replay them almost every night in a playlist.
Bruhhhhhh I’m loving this
I just started watching you like yesterday how am I this early I've seen over half of all your videos including the hour long Silk Road video you're incredible
@raptureparty2610
3 жыл бұрын
Ben watching years. Didn't realise this was a second channel that existed
@thesadbot
3 жыл бұрын
Welcome to the journey
@paulpo540
3 жыл бұрын
Rapture Party literally just found it !
Shoot I caught this right after you uploaded! Time to stay up longer!
@blanket4763
3 жыл бұрын
Me
@pepeishere7529
3 жыл бұрын
@@blanket4763 You.
@cheezburgrproduction
3 жыл бұрын
@@pepeishere7529 Us
@lilyoda4208
3 жыл бұрын
@@cheezburgrproduction we
Damn, nice and to-the-point-video right in the middle of the night when I'm bored as hell and feeling like KZread's a dead end. Excellent work as always!
You should do a video on the biggest scam of them all, Tether. I don't think you have the balls to touch that one though, you know the backlash you would receive.
@anomitas
3 жыл бұрын
how is tether a scam my dude
@jakecooper5855
3 жыл бұрын
@@anomitas the first shill shows up...
@heliveruscalion9124
3 жыл бұрын
@@jakecooper5855 you sound like the guy from hatred lol
I've binged every single one of your videos, love the minimalistic editing and how well researched everything is!
'and their HP even have a robot on the main Page' You killed me there
As a Ukrainian I’m proud to see my country as usual involved in shady dealings and underground activity 😂
@theguy6598
2 жыл бұрын
U ok bro ?
@bobwhite6685
2 жыл бұрын
Welcome to the club!!! Love from U.S.A. ( deep sigh.. begins crying)
@FuzzyLittleBastard
2 жыл бұрын
Well this has aged.
@grizzlyaddams3606
2 жыл бұрын
@@FuzzyLittleBastard terribly.
@Avewyowo
2 жыл бұрын
@@grizzlyaddams3606 you mean amazeingly now they are for shady russian millitary operations
You, Nexpo, and Nightmind are about the only investigative journalists I trust anymore. Granted, it's mostly paranormal stuff, but still..
Great video man! Glad you are making them on here too.
I love how supportive your fans are of you. Much love, keep doing what you do
Love the level of detail guys, keep it going
Nice, new upload! Found your channel recently and just binged the hell outta it.
@JEMA333
3 жыл бұрын
Same
@ss9392
3 жыл бұрын
Look into his main channel as well - Barely Sociable
@ytcorporate9237
3 жыл бұрын
@@ss9392 Thanks, I didn't know that! I'll be checking it out.
Loving everything you're doing man! All these new videos have been bangers.
Can’t explain how much I love your content. Never stop making these !
Im a night person i love when youtubers upload late
Thank you for posting I couldn’t sleep this came at the right time
love this level of detail keep it going
Damn, dude. EVERYONE in this space seems sketchy as hell. Even the ones you talk to!
@BonJoviBeatlesLedZep
3 жыл бұрын
In hindsight, it wasn't awkward at all that your contacts were scammers and shills. It's just that you have to think of them all as potential criminals. Just like reporters who talk to Rudy Giuliani or Roger Stone.
Perfect content for my morning coffee. Thanks for making my morning great!
Slightly sociable back at it again with that 24/7 work schedule
I make a routine of listening to your silk road video, its so well made along with all the others
Loving the level of detail bro. Keep going.
the original bitsonar doxxer using the pseudonym "jan novak" is pretty funny, since that's what they use in czech, polish, and slovene instead of "john doe"
Damn, that title made expect a somewhat different ending.
“Louis” you just broke my heart barely 😥
The intelligence of the Secret Service and Police of Ukraine was impressive.
That was a bonkers video. Very interesting story.
Fastest I’ve ever been to a lucky uploading day on Slightly Sociable
"I put my life savings into this" Yikes...
Bruhhhhh im loving this When da next giveaway bro
...And now I've got something to do.
I can't believe the police went through all the trouble of staging a kidnapping/murder but couldn't be arsed to to tell the actual 'victim' wtf was going on 😂
@CanIHasThisName
2 жыл бұрын
Don't know the exact timeline of events, but it's possible that when they found out there's a bounty, they just immediately went to get him without any kind of preparation, with as few people knowing as possible.
@ArDeeMee
Жыл бұрын
Also, if the kidnapping is supposed to look real, the „victim“ mustn’t know what is happening beforehand. A kidnapping is a life-or-death situation, and you really can’t expect Joe Everyman to convincingly act in a believable fashion.
Did this man just say Lewis Vuitton😳😳
Did they just not tell him he was getting nabbed to make the recorded footage more realistic or something?
@Aoredon
3 жыл бұрын
Sounds like the government, why would they tell him when they can just pick him up and take him somewhere. To them that's the best way to proceed without anyone else finding out. Fair play to them though, they may have saved his life.
Impeccable research once again, fine job for an introvert.
Imagine E-Girls getting ahold of the Cryptocurrencie world. Imagine how much they can make with their simps donating.
@creeperbot4562
3 жыл бұрын
@D Zuke cringe
@22I22
3 жыл бұрын
@@creeperbot4562 says the funny haha meme picture kid
@creeperbot4562
3 жыл бұрын
@@22I22 you have a point
@glowingdawn9179
3 жыл бұрын
Don't give them any ideas god knows they can't come up with one by themselves
@M2ofEMMM
3 жыл бұрын
Sentences I wish I didn't understand
barely sociable: posts me: I am speed even when i am in class lol ily ❣
"Lewis Vitton"
i love this and barely sociable because it has the most details and feature lots that other people don't have
I was gonna go to bed but this is more important.
Yo slightly sociable theres this guy on here called barely sociable and hes ripping off your work
You can really hear the time and effort that goes into these videos. I am happy to say I have turned notifications on for your videos because these are amazing!
not disclosing details on advertising is also illegal in the us
"I doxxed someone so they would be in danger and now I am in danger. Help me."
Your content is great I enjoyed this video very much so thank you I am missing you over on your on the other channel but keep up the good work and thank you again this is one of the videos you can get stuck right in to and I enjoyed them I hope everyone in the comments and yourself have a fabulous weekend
Love the level of details guys keep it going
Love the level of detail guys keep it going
Loving all the new content bro.
I'm really really dumb, I was months waiting for an upload and didn't even think about a another channel. I really like your content and the way you present it. subbed to this channel too.
Loving all the new content bro...
Jesus this has been a good week, all my favourite YTbers uploaded
Love the level of details guy keep it going
Love the level of next giveaway bro ! Keep it going .
Loving all the new content bro
I fucking love the regular uploads, thank you dude!
So happy I found this channel and forgot about it. Now I can binge every video
Love that u keep it real! Always!
Feels nice to sit back and enjoy a nice beer to this
That was a rollercoaster of events in the end
Bru loving the level of detail!
Hey, when da nex give way bro? Love the detail attention, keep going for it!!!🤐
General Hypothetical Advice for future reference: If you see someone being grabbed on the street and hauled into a van, don't focus upon the person, but the vehicle itself. The van is the weak point; cut the tires' sidewalls with a knife or use side-cutters on the tire stem valve- this takes 1 second, and you can focus on escaping from people who already have one important captive to keep hold of. Get 2 tires if you can; ideally on the non-driver's side so the driver has to go around the vehicle to pursue you. Alternatively, dye or a pint-can of paint, or even a can of soup can mark an "unmarked" van for others to make a target of opportunity of at some subsequent point when it might be more vulnerable to ambush or sabotage. A picture of the marking can go out to your local network in a second; and from that second on the van is a target. The only way this tactic of authoritarians can be rendered useless is by making it so painful and expensive for them that the price is too high every time. It's better than confronting the enforcers with personal violence, bc those enforcers are geared and trained for that and it costs them little compared to the damage they can do to you. They still have to get in and out of their vehicle tho, and their defense can't be perfect at those times. Hypothetically.
@vaimantobe3034
3 жыл бұрын
Did people ever really try this? Because this sounds like a great way to be shot by someone waaay more dangerous and unpredictable than you.
@AngelNG-dw3rt
3 жыл бұрын
@@vaimantobe3034 "Hypothetical" it may work, maybe not, and if you are unlucky you can get shot by the kidnappers or get kidnapped yourself
dude, honestly this is like main channel level, im kinda sad that not as many people see these videos
Truly amazing how much time and effort goes into these videos, thank you!
I have been more than binging your content, sooooo glad I found you! Great quality,.amazing voice, I love you, have a god day sweetie!! 🖤
respect for admitting you were friends with ppl involved in this
These daily uploads lately 🥺🥺 thank u
Love the level of detail guys keep it going Oh, and, when da next giveaway bro
Heaven help any youtuber who stokes the ire of barely sociable. This man right here will dig up your darkest internet secrets and dissect everything. Keep up the amazing content man, loving the shorter form videos almost as much as the long form.