Look at the BlockDAG community coming together outside of the official BlockDAG channels to save the project; that’s a truly decentralized ecosystem and I am proud to be apart of it.

See my other BlockDAG articles;

NO MORE GIMMICKS

BlockDag used my last Medium article in their marketing — so now I am going to explain to them how to do their job right.

My BlockDAG Journey

I Almost Wrote BlockDAG Off — Here’s Why I Haven’t and Why I’m a Real Believer Now

I am a former executive at a Global Fortune 500 Company ENGIE and have sold companies to two Global Fortune 500 Companies ENGIE (formerly GDF Suez builders of the Suez Canal) and EDF (electric utility for France) so I know a little about building big infrastructure, legitimate and transparent businesses, relationships and partnerships and companies.

Crypto I admit is a different beast and has seen more “next big things” than any other industry — and most never make it past the presale. They crash because they skip the fundamentals: trust, delivery, and execution. Fake stuff intended to fail at least fail for the investors.

BlockDAG Network has captured massive attention — until now with hype fueled marketing, a very unhappy community, and a vision that, if executed, could actually redefine what’s possible in blockchain architecture. So the spotlight cuts both ways. The question now isn’t whether BlockDAG can generate attention — it’s whether it can deliver.

And the answer is: yes, it still can — if it focuses on the right things.

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1. Build Transparency From the Ground Up

BlockDAG already has an advantage: a doxxed team, visible leadership, and a community that demands accountability. But transparency has to go beyond AMAs.

To truly solidify legitimacy, BlockDAG needs to:

• Publish verified corporate registration and legal documentation.

• Release UPDATED completed audit reports from recognized third-party firms. Financial and technical.

• Implement multi-sig wallets and time-locked treasury functions for all presale and development funds.

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2. Refine Tokenomics for Durability

BlockDAG’s token structure has drawn massive attention, because they OVERSOLD / NO CONTROL OVER BONUSES and longevity will depend on whether its distribution model supports a real economy — not a speculative hype filled atmosphere like the ridiculous giveaways and bonuses created for buyers that now feel lied to and deceived because they are not going to get what they thought they bought.

That means:

• Public, enforceable vesting schedules for team and insiders.

• Transparent unlock timelines and total supply disclosures.

• A liquidity plan that supports price stability after launch.

Sustainability matters more than speed. If BlockDAG can prove that its economy is designed to last, investors will stick through volatility. Up until now BlockDAG appears like it was designed to scam investors and enrich those behind it.

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3. Shift from Marketing to Measurable Progress

The marketing engine behind BlockDAG has been impressive for ALL the WRONG reasons — few presales in recent memory have commanded this level of visibility. But marketing must now evolve into evidence.

What the community needs to see next:

• Developer updates and technical documentation.

• Testnet performance results and mining benchmarks.

• Partnership announcements backed by verifiable integrations.

This phase isn’t about hype — it’s about showing that the tech can stand on its own.

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4. Deliver Before You Launch

A “seamless launch” in BlockDAG’s case doesn’t mean a smooth website or on-time token drop.

It means miners are delivered, set up, and running before mainnet goes live.

If investors can physically power on a BlockDAG miner, connect to the network, and see the system working — even in testnet form — that instantly legitimizes the project in a way no marketing campaign ever could.

The moment those machines start hashing, the narrative shifts from promise to proof.

Because no matter how good the whitepaper sounds, hardware in hands beats hype every time.

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5. Make Transparency the Core Brand

The crypto world doesn’t expect perfection anymore — it expects honesty. Look at the BlockDAG community coming together outside of the official BlockDAG channels to save the project; that’s a truly decentralized ecosystem and I am proud to be apart of it.

If BlockDAG continues leans into open communication, public progress reports, and verifiable deliveries, it has the potential to become one of the most trusted blockchain launches of the decade.

It’s not too late.

BlockDAG can still get it right — but only by proving, piece by piece, that it’s building something real.

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Written by Joshua Case

Investor and early BlockDAG supporter since Stage 5.

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#BlockDAG #Crypto #Blockchain #Web3 #Mining #CryptoLaunch #Presale #DeFi #Innovation #Transparency #CryptoInvesting #CryptoCommunity

How BlockDAG Could Still Get It Right was originally published in Coinmonks on Medium, where people are continuing the conversation by highlighting and responding to this story.

No More Gimmicks. No More Giveaways. Just Technology — Why BlockDAG Must Stop Selling Rocket Ships and Start Selling Engineering.

BlockDag used my last Medium article in their marketing — so now I am going to explain to them how to do their job right. (LINK to article)

In the world of blockchain, too many projects lean on gimmicks AND unfortunately BlockDAG is one of those projects. Rocket ships, astronauts, and memes have dominated crypto marketing for years — but that era needs to be over for BlockDAG Network (should have never started). The next generation of blockchain technology deserves next-generation storytelling.

BlockDAG isn’t just another project. It’s a technological evolution, and it should be marketed as such.

I discuss;

• Leveraging the Alpine F1 sponsorship
• Leading with technology and real transparency
• Tokenomics: Scarcity and Strength
• Importance of communication

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Alpine F1 — Leveraging the Comparison

Formula 1 represents the pinnacle of engineering, precision, and performance. It’s a sport where milliseconds matter, where global talent, innovation, and technology converge to redefine speed and efficiency every single week.

BlockDAG stands in that same class or at least that’s what we have been told about the technology.

If most projects are the equivalent of street cars — serviceable, decent, even fun — then BlockDAG is the F1 car. It’s where the elite technology lives. EVM compatibility, smart contracts, Proof-of-Work security, and blazing-fast TPS — this is not “another KAS.”

Just as every F1 car is an expression of years of innovation and collaboration, every aspect of BlockDAG’s architecture reflects purposeful engineering and top-tier performance. The Alpine F1 sponsorship is wasted if it’s used as a side marketing stunt — it should be the metaphor for how BlockDAG positions itself to the world.

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Make BlockDAG an Community Experience, Not Just a Token

Marketing should make people feel what BlockDAG represents: exclusivity, speed, precision, mastery and a unified community with the internal BlockDAG team. Not us VS them. Marketing putting out BS they know the community is sick of and pulling it back because of community outrage is not listening to the community. Marketing should have known that would happen and never released the giveaway to begin with. Marketing should know its market; we are NOT a test market at this point in the project.

Imagine F1-style BlockDAG visuals since the sponsorship is already in place (I hate the rocket ships and astronauts but understand the need for visual representation)— users in BDAG race suits, running BDAG miners (cars), pit crews (Engineering Team), data screens — a world built around elite performance and global competition. A piece of BDAG should feel like a piece of that world, not a speculative gamble.

This would not be about hype. It would be about identity. IF DONE RIGHT. BlockDAG belongs in the same conversation as the world’s most advanced technologies — not in the meme coin aisle. Unless the technology is not there which thats an entirely different story.

Let me be clear NO one is buying in for giveaways, dinners with the CEO, or bonus tokens. Those might attract short-term clicks, but they don’t build long-term conviction. Real investors, developers, and institutions want substance — proof of capability, measurable adoption, and sustainable innovation. The marketing should speak to that audience.

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Lead With Technology and REAL Transparency

The technology should sell the project. Full stop.

Investors and developers don’t want vague promises, inconsistent messaging from leadership — they want facts, numbers, and results. It’s time to circulate clean, data-driven one-pagers like the ones we see from XRP and KAS, but done the BlockDAG way:

• Miner: X1, X10, X30, X100. Exact numbers of users and miners sold along with specs.

• Exact numbers of BDAG holders, money raised, funds available and proof of controls put in place. Also, a CFO needs to be in place.

• Holders categorized by investment tiers.

• TPS and block confirmation data.

• Real partnerships on the technology and utility side listed.

• Exact node counts and geographic distribution.

• EVM compatibility information and what that really means. Utility use cases in development and on the drawing board.

• Hackathon and buildathon participation numbers.

• Regulatory approvals and exchange listings progress and updates.

• $86mm institutional investor information as it’s been marketed as “SECURED”. Is it actually secured, closed and funded? If not stop marketing its secured.

Real data creates real confidence and that’s what is needed now more than ever.

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Tokenomics Should Reflect Scarcity and Strength

Giving away tokens in any form related to a purchase devalues the token. If tokens can’t be sold based on technology and utility then something is wrong.

This may not be popular but I am in favor of tighter vesting not the current 40/20/20/20. I’d like to see a linear release for all non-bonus tokens over 12 — 18 months would strengthen scarcity and maintain market integrity while adoption and utility grow. Bonus tokens pushed back and release in 24 months. Let the technology and community drive the demand — and not dilute that with flooding the market with token flows.

The recalculation of bonus tokens due to the overselling/giving away more than there are via bonus is a huge black eye but needs closure so the project can move forward without this distraction. Whomever allowed this or was responsible should be held accountable and exposed to the community by leadership in my opinion. If the technology is real, does what it’s supposed to and is adopted in the market then this will make for a great business case study of how to salvage a crypto disaster.

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Keep the Communication Flowing

Weekly AMAs with different team members should continue — and the focus should be on technology, security, adoption, utility, progress to listings/launch, regulatory compliance and meaningful partnerships. Let the developers, engineers, and visionaries behind BlockDAG tell us what’s going on. Investors respond to authenticity and expertise, not marketing smoke and mirrors.

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Final Thoughts

Simple; BlockDAG marketing get your act together.

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Author’s Note

I’m a Stage 5 whale investor in BlockDAG and someone who has spent months diving into the project’s evolution, speaking directly with team members, and watching its strategy take shape.

If you haven’t already read it, my earlier article — I Almost Wrote BlockDAG Off. Here’s Why I Haven’t, and Why I’m a Real Believer Now — goes deeper into that personal journey up until yesterday from skepticism to belief.

#BlockDAG #Blockchain #Web3 #CryptoMarketing #F1 #Technology #Innovation #CryptoInvesting #SmartContracts #ProofOfWork

No More Gimmicks. was originally published in Coinmonks on Medium, where people are continuing the conversation by highlighting and responding to this story.

I Almost Wrote BlockDAG Off — Here’s Why I Haven’t and Why I’m a Real Believer Now

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“An investor’s journey from intrigue to doubt to belief in one of Web3’s boldest projects”

****** Regarding my article. I did not know my article was being used and I was not asked. I am again not happy with the marketing of BDAG and decision making. I will write an article about that today and let’s see if they circulate that. LINK TO MARKETING ARTICLE

From: Josh Case <>

Sent: Tuesday, November 11, 2025 8:10 AM

To: Antony Turner <antony@blockdag.network>

Subject: My article Fw: 🚨 We Heard You, Giveaway Cancelled but VALUE ERA is in Full Force + New AMA! 🚨

Antony, so I am very glad this giveaway got cancelled. My article is used though in the retraction and yes, it is a public document I have expectations. I expect not to be made a fool or BDAG bs marketing tool. I don’t mind being a public supporter, but I will not be used……thanks…..Josh******

When I first discovered BlockDAG Network “BlockDAG”, I was intrigued. The concept of merging Directed Acyclic Graph (DAG) architecture with blockchain sounded like something that could actually push the industry forward — faster transactions, higher scalability, and lower energy use.

So I invested early — a Whale investor since Stage 5, before the bonuses, before the buzz.

At the time, I believed I’d found something special.

But as the months went on, my excitement gave way to doubt.

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From Intrigued to HIGHLY Skeptical

I’ll be honest — for a while, I questioned if it was even real. June through September of this year it felt like I made a bad decision.

The marketing felt more like a used-car sales pitch than a serious technology company. Overly flashy videos, dramatic countdowns, and exaggerated claims made me pissed off. The worst was the BONUSES that were vastly oversold.

I remember thinking, “If this project is legitimate, why are they selling it like this?”

It was frustrating because I wanted to believe — but I’d seen enough CryptoCurrency overhype to know when something didn’t feel right.

So I started complaining. I got banned from the official Telegram group. I wrote a few Medium articles expressing my concerns, waiting for either substance or silence to tell the truth.

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The Turning Point: Transparency and Technology

(I must note Reid Davis, many other individuals I don’t know if they’d want to be named or not, BlockDag Investors groups on Facebook, Telegram, Reddit, X and others get a huge amount of credit for the changes happening.)

Then something shifted.

Leadership communicated directly with me. They weren’t hiding.

Then the series of recent Binance AMAs, the leadership didn’t hide — they confronted most of the issues directly. Some they danced around but I assume because they just can’t talk about somethings at this point. They talked openly about how the focus was changing:

less hype, more substance.

They emphasized technology, delivery, and transparency — the three pillars that actually build trust in this industry.

They’ve showed up consistently, answering tough questions, engaging the community, and most importantly, not hiding. That’s when I began to see something different: a team maturing in real time.

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Seeing Proof: The X30 and X100 Miners Running in the Office Live on the Last AMA

Then came the X30 and X100 miners.

Antony Turner Meetings — ClickMeeting

Finally, there was something tangible.

Not a roadmap, not a promise — but real hardware built, tested, and shown.

That made it clear this wasn’t just marketing — it was engineering. BlockDAG wasn’t vaporware; it was being built piece by piece, now visibly, and now publicly.

For an early investor like me, that was the validation I’d been waiting for.

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Understanding the Tech — Why It’s Not “Just Another Kaspa”

At first, I thought BlockDAG was simply a Kaspa lookalike. I wasn’t alone — the “DAG” part naturally made people draw that conclusion.

But as one Facebook post put it perfectly:

“A lot of people hear the word ‘DAG’ and instantly think of Kaspa.

But what BlockDAG is doing goes far beyond Kaspa’s model.”

They broke it down clearly:

“Kaspa uses a UTXO-based DAG — basically a parallel version of Bitcoin’s transaction system. It’s fast, but limited to simple transfers.

BlockDAG, on the other hand, built a full EVM-compatible DAG. That means it doesn’t just move tokens; it runs decentralized applications — at DAG speed.”

Then came this line from CTO Jeremy Harkness:

“We’re doing 1,400 transactions per second on EVM transactions, not UTXO — that’s a rare technical achievement.”

That’s when it clicked.

They weren’t just building faster transactions — they were re-engineering how things happen on-chain.

As one quote summed it up perfectly:

“Kaspa is like a faster Bitcoin.

BlockDAG Network is like an ethereum that learned how to run.”

So I’ve stopped doubting about if this project is real. Will it be successful or a good investment that’s another question but the project itself is real.

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The Alpine F1 Partnership: Real-World Validation

Alpine F1 sponsorship — brings credibility.

A company like Alpine doesn’t just take money and slap a logo on its car. Formula 1 partnerships go through months of due diligence, covering everything from financials to brand reputation.

Seeing BlockDAG’s name on an the Alpine website and car wasn’t just exciting — it was validation. It told me this company was being recognized on a global stage, by an organization that doesn’t gamble with its image.

That level of vetting isn’t something a “scam project” ever survives.

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Why I’m a Believer Now

I’ve watched this project evolve from loud marketing to this defining moment.

From uncertainty to facts.

From hype to hardware.

From doubt to belief.

As someone who’s been in since Stage 5, I’ve seen both sides — and I can say now, confidently, that BlockDAG has earned my belief.

It’s not perfect, but it’s real. And in a market full of noise, that’s what truly stands out.

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Final Thought

I almost wrote BlockDAG off.

But instead of disappearing, the team showed up— technology, transparency, and communication.

And that’s how a project wins people back.

Because in crypto, hype fades.

Execution doesn’t.

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