Only $380k of $12.3M reportedly touched crypto, and the SEC says those trades produced no profit - that is the diligence screen. If a fund is pitching 40-50% in 30-45 days from "AI arbitrage," the first ask should be exchange API logs, venue balances, wallet flows, and per-market capacity; BTC/ETH arb spreads do not print retail JV money at BitConnect-era yields. AI just gave an old managed-account Ponzi a 2026 wrapper.

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