Following news of
Blockchain Sports’ ATLA token exit-scam on the equally dodgy MEXC crypto exchange
, today we’re digging into the specifics of the fraudulent investment scheme.
Before we get to the latest ATLA exit-scam fraud, a quick recap on Blockchain Sports and how we got here.
Blockchain Sports launched as a crypto Ponzi in mid to late 2023. The scheme is headed up by Dmitry Saksonov (aka Dima Saksonov).
Saksonov is an eastern European convicted fraudster now
hiding out in Dubai
.
Other names we can attach to Blockchain Sports are Artem Karapetyan (COO), Sergey Solousov, Dimitri Mikhalchuk, Vinay Ganga, Mohammad Alhnaity, Alexander Lorenz, Anatoli Javalenka and Vincent O’Grady (click to enlarge bios below).
Blockchain Sports’ initial marketing ruse was baloney about a “football academy” that would purportedly generate revenue. The first two iterations of Blockchain Sports were built around its SPORTS and FTBLL shit tokens.
After the first iterations of Blockchain Sports collapsed, they partnered up with serial fraudster Jeremy Roma.
Roma, a US national who splits his time between Dubai and California, was fresh off the late 2023
final collapse of his Daisy Global Ponzi scheme
.
Roma’s involvement saw
Blockchain Sports rebooted for a third time
in or around February 2024. A new MLM division called “Limitless” was created.
This time around Blockchain Sports was an NFT “node position” Ponzi built around ATLA, another shit token.
Consumers, mostly Daisy Global victims hoping to recover their losses, were pitched on Blockchain Sports node positions costing up to 100,000 USDT.
Node positions paid passive returns in ATLA, which could then be additionally staked for an even higher return (paid of course in ATLA tokens).
After the ATLA node investment position scheme flopped, Blockchain Sports began selling “drift pack” investment positions in late 2024.
Priced at up to 115,000 USDT, the ruse now was “drift pool” shares, purportedly tied to “AI racing” baloney.
Outside of
raising eyebrows in Belarus
, Blockchain Sports’ “drift pool” shares investment scheme also flopped.
Around mid 2025 Blockchain Sports rolled out its “public exchange” exit-scam. ATLA was to be dumped on the MEXC crypto exchange on August 17th.
Blockchain Sports and MEXC partnering up to defraud consumers wasn’t a surprise. MEXC fraud warnings have been issued by
Japan
,
Ontario
,
Malaysia
,
Spain
,
Hong Kong
,
Quebec
,
British Columbia
,
Austria
,
the UK
and
Germany
.
Presumably due to the ease with which he’s able to launder money through it, on a recent Blockchain Sports’ marketing webinar Jeremy Roma claimed MEXC was his “favourite exchnage”.
The ruse this time around was
“ATLA would be dumped on MEXC, something something iNsTiTuTiOnAl InVeStOrs, we’re all gonna be rich!”
Naturally ATLA being dumped on MEXC brought with it a new round of investment fraud. In one final push to rinse gullible investors, Blockchain Sports rolled out new ATLA in
🤖 Quick Answer
What is Blockchain Sports' ATLA token staking scheme?Blockchain Sports is a cryptocurrency Ponzi scheme launched in mid-to-late 2023, headed by convicted fraudster Dmitry Saksonov. Operating from Dubai, it initially marketed itself around a purported football-related blockchain project before executing an exit-scam involving the ATLA token on the MEXC cryptocurrency exchange.
Who is behind the Blockchain Sports ATLA fraud?
The scheme is led by Dmitry Saksonov, an eastern European convicted fraudster based in Dubai. Other associated individuals include COO Artem Karapetyan, Sergey Solousov, Dimitri Mikhalchuk, Vinay Ganga, Mohammad Alhnaity, Alexander Lorenz, Anatoli Javalenka, and Vincent O'Grady, all identified through official
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