Bitcoin Zones launched in February 2013, claiming support from Bitcoin core developers and global community members. Despite its stated mission to help people "make and save Bitcoin in a sustainable way," the company offers no public details on its ownership or management. The Bitcoin Zones website domain was registered on February 7, 2014, with private registration settings.
Bitcoin Zones offers no retailable products or services. Its terms and conditions state that Bitcoinzones.com is "not available to the general public" and is "opened only to the qualified members." The company sells affiliates investment plans bundled with advertising credits. These credits allow affiliates to display ads on the Bitcoin Zones website.
The Bitcoin Zones compensation plan centers on affiliates investing directly into three plans or purchasing matrix positions.
Bitcoin investments promise fixed returns over 90 or 100 days. The Bonus Plan requires a $10 investment for a 1.7% daily ROI over 90 days, totaling 153%. The Mining Plan accepts $11 to $500 for a 1.5% daily ROI over 100 days, yielding 150%. The Trading Plan, for $501 or more, also offers a 1.7% daily ROI over 90 days, for a 153% total return. The Bitcoin Zones website lists these deposits in Bitcoin (BTC), but with BTC trading at $607 USD, the stated $10 minimum investment implies USD figures. A $6000 BTC entry for the Bonus Plan would be illogical. Referral commissions pay 5% to investing affiliates and 1% to free members on Mining and Trading plan investments.
Affiliates who upgrade to paid membership for $10 USD receive a position in a 2x2 matrix. This matrix places an affiliate at the top of six positions. Filling these positions allows the affiliate to "cycle" out, earning 50 cents and re-entering another 2x2 matrix. Referral commissions pay $1 each time a personally recruited affiliate cycles out of a matrix.
All paid Bitcoin Zones affiliates also enter a company-wide 2x10 matrix. This matrix extends down ten levels. Affiliates receive $0.2 BTC for each filled position within their 2x10 matrix.
Bitcoin Zones claims to put "50% of our revenue into monthly profit sharing pool."