{"id":9152,"date":"2025-08-28T17:35:02","date_gmt":"2025-08-28T17:35:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/zachxbt-slams-ripple-for-dumping-on-retail-investors-calls-xrp-an-mlm-scheme\/"},"modified":"2025-08-28T17:35:05","modified_gmt":"2025-08-28T17:35:05","slug":"zachxbt-slams-ripple-for-dumping-on-retail-investors-calls-xrp-an-mlm-scheme","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/zachxbt-slams-ripple-for-dumping-on-retail-investors-calls-xrp-an-mlm-scheme\/","title":{"rendered":"ZachXBT slams Ripple for dumping on retail investors, calls XRP an MLM scheme"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"post-detail__content blocks\">\n<p class=\"is-style-lead\">Crypto investigator ZachXBT sharply criticized Ripple, calling its community \u201cexit liquidity\u201d for founders. <\/p>\n<div id=\"cn-block-summary-block_8b3c77ef3dbf802b4521104e35b889e3\" class=\"cn-block-summary\">\n<div class=\"cn-block-summary__nav tabs\">\n        <span class=\"tabs__item is-selected\">Summary<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"cn-block-summary__content\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>ZachXBT says the XRP community is not worth helping if they get scammed<\/li>\n<li>The online investigator called XRP an MLM scheme and criticized its founders<\/li>\n<li>He also named Cardano, Pulsechain, and Hedera as similar examples<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- .cn-block-summary --><\/p>\n<p>Prominent online investigator ZachXBT has made it clear he would not assist XRP holders who get scammed. On Thursday, August 28, the investigator <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/zachxbt\/status\/1960999063895089408\" target=\"_blank\">declined<\/a> to help an XRP holder who lost their funds in a hack. He followed up by sharply criticizing both the Ripple insiders and the XRP community.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">ZachXBT stating that he will not support XRP holders if they get scammed | Source: X <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>ZachXBT likened XRP to a multi-level marketing scheme, suggesting that it depends entirely on getting new users to buy in and hold the tokens. These holders, in turn, only provide exit liquidity to the insiders, who have already dumped hundreds of millions of the tokens on their holders.<\/p>\n<p>According to the investigator, the Ripple Foundation also doesn\u2019t fund public goods or educate its community, unlike other chains. In a similar fashion, he also called out Cardano (ADA), Pulsechain, and Hedera (HBAR).<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"570\" height=\"245\" src=\"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/1756402502_326_ZachXBT-slams-Ripple-for-dumping-on-retail-investors-calls-XRP.png\" alt=\"More criticism by ZachXBT leveled at the XRP community\" class=\"wp-image-14409776\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">More criticism by ZachXBT leveled at the XRP community | Source: X<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>    <!-- .cn-block-related-link --><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">ZachXBT\u2019s longstanding criticism of XRP<\/h2>\n<p>ZachXBT\u2019s criticism of Ripple is not new. His criticism centers around the billions of tokens in the hands of the founders, which they frequently dump on retail investors. Moreover, he calls out Ripple for trying to pass paid partnerships as signals of adoption.<\/p>\n<p>For instance, on August 11, ZachXBT called Ripple holders \u201clow IQ\u201d for falling for fake marketing. The investigator referenced BlackRock\u2019s supposed investment in XRP, which was actually BlackRock\u2019s Ondo Finance expanding its U.S. Treasuries fund to XRP Ledger. In March 2025, he made it clear that he won\u2019t help Cardano or Ripple victims, stating that they are \u201cnot at all worth helping.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>    <!-- .cn-block-related-link --><\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Crypto investigator ZachXBT sharply criticized Ripple, calling its community \u201cexit liquidity\u201d for founders. 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