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On-chain investigator ZachXBT said the DSJ Exchange (DSJEX) / BG Wealth Sharing Ponzi scheme collapsed last week after pulling in more than $150 million. Between April 27 and May 3, over $92 million in illicit funds was laundered across chains to obscure the trail, with roughly $63 million routed to custody provider Cobo.
Why it matters
ZachXBT said he assisted Tether, Binance's security team, OKX, and U.S. law enforcement in tracing the flows. The cross-exchange cooperation mirrors the playbook used in the 2022-2023 pig-butchering takedowns, with the difference that the scale here is meaningfully larger: $150M-plus taken in by a single scheme, with $63M flowing through one named custodian. The freezes sit in $USDT, consistent with the dollar-denominated pitch almost every retail-facing Ponzi uses for the entry leg.
Market impact
Over $41.5 million has been frozen so far, a recovery rate of roughly 28% on the laundered tranche and 18% on the total intake — better than most comparable schemes, where clawbacks frequently run in the low single digits. The remainder is the tell: victims are unlikely to see most of the principal back, and the trail through Cobo and the cross-chain bridges points to where the next layer of recovery work will concentrate.
Frequently asked questions
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What is the DSJ Exchange / BG Wealth Sharing scheme?
ZachXBT identified DSJEX / BG Wealth Sharing as a Ponzi scheme that took in more than $150 million before collapsing last week, with illicit funds laundered across chains between April 27 and May 3.
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How much has been frozen in the DSJ Exchange takedown?
ZachXBT said over $41.5 million has been frozen so far, roughly 28% of the laundered tranche and 18% of the total intake — a higher recovery rate than most comparable schemes.
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Where did the laundered funds flow?
Around $92 million was moved across chains to obscure the trail, with approximately $63 million of that routed to custody provider Cobo.
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Who assisted in tracing and freezing the funds?
ZachXBT said he worked with Tether, Binance's security team, OKX, and U.S. law enforcement to trace flows and coordinate freezes across the involved platforms.
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What is the outlook for victim recovery?
Roughly 18% of the total intake has been frozen so far, and victims are unlikely to see the majority of their principal back; the trail through Cobo and the cross-chain bridges is where further recovery work will concentrate.
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