On September 1, 2025, the Central Office for Combating Cybercrime (CBZC) in Rzeszów, Poland, arrested nine individuals suspected of promoting the Coinplex Ponzi scheme, with the arrests announced on September 9, per web:0⁊. The Regional Prosecutor’s Office in Rzeszów, alongside the Customs and Tax Office in Przemyśl, is overseeing the investigation, charging the suspects with organized crime, money laundering, fraud, and violations of the 1997 Banking Law for illegally collecting funds, per web:0⁊. Authorities seized 1.5M PLN (~$413,409 USD) in cash and assets and raided 21 locations,
Coinplex, identified as a Chinese-origin “click a button” Ponzi, promised investors high returns through a mobile app where clicking a button was falsely tied to quantitative trading, per web:0⁊, web:1⁊. The CBZC confirmed no trading occurred; new investor funds paid earlier participants, a hallmark of Ponzi schemes, per web:0⁊. Launched in late 2024, Coinplex collapsed in August 2025 after targeting Polish consumers, with 94% of its website traffic from Poland, per web:2⁊, web:4⁊. Total victim losses remain unknown, and the Chinese operators are still at large,
The arrests follow Poland’s broader crackdown on crypto fraud, with Mielec as a key hub for Coinplex operations, per web:1⁊. The scheme’s collapse, marked by withdrawal delays and a failed coplx.ai migration scam, mirrors tactics seen in Forsage ($340M losses) and GSPartners ($1B losses), per web:0⁊, web:4⁊, web:8⁊. Bitcoin (BTC) ($114,317.80) and Ethereum (ETH) ($4,382.10) remain unaffected, per CoinMarketCap and web:11⁊. X posts from @CryptoLawyerz suggest Polish authorities are targeting local promoters to deter MLM crypto scams,
Verify platforms via bafin.de or knf.gov.pl to avoid scams like Coinplex, per web:2⁊. Monitor BTC and ETH on CryptoQuant, with stop-losses at $112,000 and $4,000, respectively, or diversify into USDC, per TradingView. Follow @TheBlock__ on X for updates. The CBZC’s actions may inspire EU-wide crypto enforcement, potentially reducing Ponzi scheme prevalence by 2026, per web:9⁊. Investors seeking Coinplex refunds should contact Rzeszów authorities,
