Cryptonode.me was venture founded in August 2018 that created a platform for the automated setup and management of Proof of Stake nodes at scale for a portfolio of crypto networks.
Here is the public Investor Overview in Google DriveIt was part of the
Blockchain Labs Asia group of companies which are no strangers to attracting controversy (try a search for " metalstream scam ").
It attempted to raise $7.5M, and used the CNODE Security Token to represent the equity of 20 investors:
https://etherscan.io/token/0x70c063b8a57c1208f0c84ffebffeb0c0b22b6715#balancesIt was supposed to launch a public offering in Q2 2021, but now its
domain name has expired and a squatter is sitting on it.
whois shows that the current holder of cryptonode.me registered it on 2021-03-18
This a Labuan company that Blockchain Labs has promoted as "regulated" and hence safe to invest in. It is still registered:
REGISTRATION NUMBER | LL16129 |
COMPANY NAME | CryptoNode Limited |
REGISTERED OFFICE ADDRESS | Unit Level 12F(1) Main Office Tower, Financial Park Labuan Jalan Merdeka 87000, Federal Territories Of Labuan, Malaysia |
TRUST COMPANY NAME | Beyond International Trust Ltd. |
STATUS | Active |
The founders were:
- Eli Weir, CEO
- Bruno Clermont, CTO
- Oriane Chagnon, CPO
The advisors were:
- Dean Steinbeck, GC Horizen (ZenCash)
- Sebastian Schaub, CEO hide.me VPN
- Matthew Averay, CFO Enegra
Its Twitter account
@CryptoNodeMe is still online but doesn't appear to have posted since March 2020
Was it a scam or just a business failure?
Did anyone invest in this company?