ZachXBT claims BlockDAG's Value Era story is a cover-up

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Cryptocurrency detective ZachXBT revealed on Wednesday that the real co-founder behind BlockDAG is allegedly Gurhan Kiziloz. Mr. Kijiroz was previously accused of funneling millions of dollars in pre-sale funds through OTC brokers in the Middle East.

ZachXBT claimed that Anthony Turner was only acting as the public face of the cryptocurrency project. He also claims that BlockDAG’s Value Era narrative is just a cover-up for the company’s fundamental problems.

ZachXBT claims BlockDAG’s Value Era story is a cover-up

BlockDAG Network CEO Antony Turner announced Wednesday that BDAG’s Value Era will begin on October 30th. Turner Confirmed BlockDAG has already conquered the Power Era, dominated the Dominance Era, and is about to enter the Value Era.

1 BDAG user called This project is a scam, ZachXBT replied, stating that on-chain shows that the amount BlockDAG received was less than 9 digits. The user also revealed that the cryptocurrency company has been trying to get people to buy for a while, always saying this is their last chance to buy before going public.

🚨 VALUE ERA starts tomorrow 🚨 A message from our CEO, Anthony Turner 🚀
‼ ️A new era has arrived!! ️
We have overcome the age of power.
We have ruled the era of domination.
Now we enter our most important phase yet: 💎 The Age of Value 💎
Tomorrow, BlockDAG will create three majors… pic.twitter.com/shJCGERfQZ
— BlockDAG Network (@blockdagnetwork) October 28, 2025

ZachXBT confirmed that BlockDAG Network blocked him on X and hid a reply naming the actual founder. He also noted that the company primarily advertises on its main X account, which it claims targets less sophisticated people on social media.

“Don’t lie, the brute Gurhan Kijiroz is the real co-founder behind BlockDag, paying people like Antony Turner to be the face of BlockDag and transferring millions of dollars in pre-sale funds from unskilled retail investors via OTC brokers in the Middle East.”
–Zack XBT.

As BDAG’s Value Era begins tomorrow, the company has revealed that all bonuses will be suspended and there will be no more multipliers. BlockDAG also plans to unveil its final tokenomics built to achieve long-term strength. The end date of the presale will also be announced on Thursday.

BlockDAG presale raises over $430 million

Formerly Cryppolitan reported BlockDAG has already raised over $433 million and is gaining traction for its mining-based ecosystem and mobile mining app. Blockchain combines Proof-of-Work and Direct Acyclic Graph (DAG) technologies to run the network and provide scalability.

PoW and DAG systems also enable high-speed transactions without compromising the security of traditional PoW networks. BlockDAG’s live Awakening testnet is already processing over 15,000 transactions per second (TPS). Testnet is also compatible with Ethereum’s virtual machine (EVM), a key feature for cross-chain scalability. BDAG confirmed that over 4,500 developers are actively building dApps and tools on the network.

Despite the company’s impressive fundraising efforts, it also faces significant supply chain challenges and delays in retailer onboarding. At the time of publication, BDAB had amassed over 312,000 holders.

In BlockDAG’s presale, drawn It caught the attention of the market and sold over 27 billion BDAG coins in 31 batches. The company said users can use the TGE code to get early access at a rate of $0.0015 per coin.

An advisory board oversaw the project’s governance, and CertiK and Halborn conducted a full audit of the presale-only code. This presale gives early entrants a clear path to the blockchain’s expected price of $0.05, which is expected to jump 32x upon listing.

The crypto project has expanded this year and already has over 3.5 million X1 mobile miners in operation. BlockDAG’s community influence is also significant, with over 20,000 X-series hardware miners already shipped.