DAO1 is using a ROI calculator to pitch consumers on its unregistered investment scheme.
A “referral commission simulator” also lets investors see what they stand to earn in the pyramid side of the business.
Instead of taking ownership of the calculators, DAO1 presented them as “community tools” on March 6th;
Two New Simulation Tools have been created by the community, for the community.
Naturally, who “the community” is wasn’t disclosed.
The DAO1 ROI calculator allows potential investors to input how much they want to invest. The calculator then adjusts the highest tier of investment available, as well as a ROI “earnings projection”.
In the example above, a 12,000 USDT investment amount has been entered. This corresponds with DAO1’s “Aether” investment tier.
Aether pays out 5% a month with a 360% targeted ROI, paid out over 32 months annual ROI (2.67 years). Summarized, the DAO1 ROI calculator pitches consumers on a 32-month 28,590 USDT ROI off a 12,000 USDT investment.
The DAO1 referral calculator defaults to five personally recruited promoter investors and each of them recruiting three promoter investors.
The default investment amount for each recruit is 1000 USDT. This recruitment scenario pays out 1000 USDT through DAO1’s MLM compensation plan.
Note none of this is retail activity, the MLM side of DAO1 is a pyramid scheme.
DAO1
is a unregistered investment scheme run by Josip Heit (right). Apertum is part of DAO1 and provides a cryptocurrency bridge to launder invested funds through.
Heit, a
convicted fraudster
from Croatia, resides in Dubai but is believed to hold a German passport.
In addition to his Luxembourg conviction and active
Croatian money laundering investigation
, Heit
settled GSPartners fraud allegations with US state regulators
in late 2024.
GSPartners
and its G999 token (among others), was the predecessor of DAO1 and Apertum’s APTM token.
Note, due to DAO1 recruitment collapsing, APTM is has been in a death spiral over the past few months:
DAO1’s “smart trading bots” avoid APTM by operating in USDT. They are a reboot of
GSPartners’ “meta portfolio certificates”
.
A license is purchased and then USDT is loaded into an investment position on the promise of a passive return.
Heit’s GSPartners fraud settlement with US state regulators is ongoing as of March 2026.
Outside of the US, DAO1 and Apertum fraud warnings have been issued by
New Zealand
,
Australia
,
Germany
,
Latvia
and
Lithuania
.
🤖 Quick Answer
What is the DAO1 ROI calculator and how does it function?The DAO1 ROI calculator is a web-based simulation tool that allows prospective investors to input a desired investment amount in USDT. The tool then identifies the corresponding investment tier and generates an earnings projection based on advertised monthly percentage returns. DAO1 characterized these calculators as community-created resources rather than official company instruments.
How does the DAO1 referral commission simulator operate?
The DAO1 referral commission simulator enables participants to estimate potential earnings derived from recruiting new investors into the program. It functions alongside the ROI calculator, illustrating income from the referral-based compensation structure. Both tools were publicly introduced on March 6th and presented as independently developed community tools.
What investment tier does a 12,000 USDT deposit correspond to in the DAO1 scheme?
A 12
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