Research Notes

The Anatomy of a Fixed-Return Scam

It usually opens with a number: 1.5% daily, 10% weekly, “guaranteed”. The number is the product. Everything else — the dashboard, the token, the “mining” — is set dressing around it.

The script has four beats. First, small early withdrawals that work, generating screenshots and trust. Second, referral incentives that turn users into recruiters. Third, friction: verification demands, “maintenance”, dynamic thresholds. Fourth, silence — support stops answering, then the domain goes dark.

No legitimate market instrument pays a fixed daily rate. When you see one, you are not looking at an investment. You are looking at a queue.