Last week BehindMLM
reviewed DAO1
. Based on a number of data points, we suspected it was yet another reboot of the collapsed GSPartners investment scheme.

Today BehindMLM can confirm DAO1 is the fifth GSPartners reboot. The same people tied to GSPartners’ parent company, Gold Standard Corporation (GSB), are running DAO1 behind the scenes.

Last November DAO1 held what is believed to be its first corporate webinar for investors.

GSB executive Bruce Innes Wylde Hughes opened the webinar.

Hughes is a South African national and works as GSB’s Corporate Trainer. Hughes is also a named Respondent in standing regulatory enforcement actions from
Texas
,
California
and
New Hampshire
.

For what should be obvious reasons, Hughes pleaded with investors to keep the DAO1 webinar private.

We want to remind you not to edit, record or share this outside of the context it is created for. This is obviously a lawfully punishable offence.

Hughes doesn’t cite any specific laws because, well… there aren’t any.

Confirming DAO1 is just GSPartners rebooted, Hughes directs investors to direct any questions they had about DAO1 to a GSPro domain hosted email address.

In a nutshell, DAO1 is part of what Hughes refers to as “GSPro Plus”. To better understand where we’re at, here’s a list of GSPartners reboots:

GSPartners
– original fraudulent investment scheme, launched in 2021 and underwent multiple investment model reboots till it settled on “metaportfolio certificates” in 2023

Swiss Valorem Bank
– launched in mid 2023
after Canadian GSPartners fraud warnings
, abandoned within a few months in favor of returning to GSPartners branding

GSPro
– second GSPartners reboot after an avalanche of US regulatory fraud warnings and enforcement orders issued in late 2023, DOA by the end of Q1, 2024

Billionico
– third GSPartners reboot launched in March 2024, effectively DOA after Texas issued
Billionico fraud order
in April 2024

Auratus
– fourth GSPartners reboot launched in May 2024, effectively DOA outside of a small group of promoters in Australia whose downlines carried over from GSPartners

Auratus has gone through three investment scheme iterations since launch.

First there was a “gold vault” investment scheme, then
“gold points” scheme tied to Zai Cards
, and finally a
“storage boxes” scheme
.

Now we have GSPro+, attached to which is DAO1.

Hughes doesn’t get into specifics but part of GSPro+ is selling “GSPay+ cards” for up to 7500 EUR.

GSPro+ also sells “modules” costing thousands of euros:

Through a “universal module”, GSPro+ investors are provided access to GSPartners’ collapsed metaportfolio certificates investment scheme.

US regulators have cited GSPartners’ metaportfolio certificates as a “fraudulent investment scheme” that took in over a billion dollars.

In September 2024 GSB and owner Josip Heit (right)
entered into a settlement with North American regulators
.

As per a
September 9th executed term sheet
, GSB and Heit agreed to cease

🤖 Quick Answer

What is DAO1 and how is it connected to GSPartners?
DAO1, along with its associated platform GSPro+, has been confirmed by BehindMLM as the fifth reboot of the collapsed GSPartners investment scheme. The same individuals linked to GSPartners' parent company, Gold Standard Corporation (GSB), are reportedly operating DAO1 behind the scenes under a new brand identity.

Who is Bruce Innes Wylde Hughes and what is his role in DAO1?
Bruce Innes Wylde Hughes is a South African national who serves as Corporate Trainer for Gold Standard Corporation (GSB). He opened what is believed to be DAO1's first corporate investor webinar in November 2024. Hughes is a named respondent in regulatory enforcement actions filed by Texas, California, and New Hampshire.

**How many times has GSPartners been rebooted under

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