OneCoin is trying to rebrand its way into Romania through a shell company
OneCoin, already blacklisted across the globe, is making another play for legitimacy—this time in Romania.
The scheme's new face is Cristi Calina, a Romanian "top leader" for the cryptocurrency fraud. He's set up a shell company called Smart Payment SRL to run banking channels under the name "OneEcosystem." The company has begun formal steps to register what it calls the first business ecosystem based on a digital currency in Romania.
Calina's pitch sounds almost legitimate. He claims Smart Payment Romania registered its approach with the Ministry of Finance and the National Foreign Exchange Commission to clarify the legal and fiscal framework for cryptocurrency activities. "We want the currency underlying One Ecosystem to be the first authorized in Romania," Calina said, framing it as proof of investor confidence in what he calls an innovative e-commerce platform.
The One Ecosystem network claims over 4.7 million members worldwide who use OneCoin as currency to buy products and services through DealShaker.com. According to Calina, he's already petitioned the Romanian Ministry of Finance for approval. He says authorities told him new cryptocurrency legislation is being finalized and that Smart Payment is the first entity filing such a request in the country.
This playbook is familiar. OneCoin tried the exact same move in Ukraine earlier this year.
Calina was instrumental in spreading claims that OneCoin had partnered with the Ukrainian government—marketed as a major step toward legalization. "This meeting will be very important for us because there will be a lot of answers, and we will have positive answers there, and of course one the answers will be about legalization of OneCoin Ukraine," said Lidia Kotelyak, an OneCoin promoter and former Ukrainian politician.
On May 1st, Calina and Italian OneCoin promoter Luca Miatton held a webinar presenting a document they claimed was approval from the Central Bank of Ukraine to use OneCoin as a financial asset. The pair discussed Miatton becoming president of a Ukrainian bank that would issue OneCoin payment cards to members—allegedly the first bank of its kind to work with OneCoin.
The Ukrainian government shut it down hard. In late May, they officially denied any cooperation with OneCoin whatsoever.
The desperation is obvious. Affiliates are grasping at every angle to make a Ponzi scheme look legitimate. Now Calina is back home in Romania, running the same playbook with a fresh shell company and vague claims about government approval. The script hasn't changed. Only the country has.
🤖 Quick Answer
What is OneCoin's rebranding strategy in Romania?OneCoin, a globally blacklisted cryptocurrency scheme, is attempting to gain legitimacy in Romania through a shell company called Smart Payment SRL, operated by Romanian leader Cristi Calina under the name "OneEcosystem." The company has initiated registration procedures for what it claims is Romania's first digital currency-based business ecosystem, presenting itself as compliant with financial authorities.
Who is Cristi Calina in the OneCoin structure?
Cristi Calina is a prominent Romanian "top leader" within OneCoin's organizational hierarchy. He established Smart Payment SRL as a vehicle for the scheme's operations in Romania, positioning himself as the public face of the rebranding effort and presenting the initiative to Romanian regulatory bodies and potential investors.
What regulatory steps has Smart Payment SRL undertaken?
Smart Payment SRL has formally registered its
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