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  1. 1D AGO

    Gurhan Kiziloz and the BlockDAG Transparency Questions Investors Can’t Ignore

    Alright let’s break this down properly because the list of issues isn’t short and it’s not random either. First, the presale. We’ve seen continuous extensions. The countdown says ending soon. Then it extends. Then it resets. Then there’s a bigger bonus. Then another phase. At some point “last chance” becomes a subscription service. Bonuses reportedly escalated into extreme territory, reaching levels that materially dilute earlier participants. When late entries receive massive percentage increases, it’s fair to ask what that does to token distribution and effective supply at launch. Because math doesn’t care about marketing. Then there’s the listing narrative. A five cent listing price was referenced repeatedly alongside aggressive return projections. At the same time, claims of launching on twenty exchanges circulated, while only limited confirmations were publicly visible. When numbers are big and confirmations are small, people start counting. Liquidity is another obvious question. If substantial capital was raised and substantial bonuses were distributed, investors naturally want to see how circulating supply reconciles with liquidity provisioning. If the supply is large and liquidity is thin, volatility isn’t a mystery. It’s predictable. There has not been a full independent public audit of treasury funds. No comprehensive reconciliation showing total tokens sold, vesting schedules, bonus allocations, and final circulating supply in one clear document. When nine figures are discussed publicly, spreadsheets should not be optional. Technical concerns were also raised. Written communication suggested the network was not fully ready at certain points, while marketing indicated readiness. Claim portal issues occurred. Some wallets displayed no allocation found. Others reported incorrect vesting amounts. If a launch is imminent, the plumbing usually needs to work. Governance structure became another focal point. Ultimate beneficial control reportedly rested with one individual during significant operations. That level of centralized authority isn’t illegal, but it does increase the importance of disclosure when retail capital is involved. Then things escalated. After transparency concerns were raised publicly, reports surfaced of DMCA takedown attempts, harassment across platforms, and wallets appearing excluded from claim allocations. Meanwhile, articles circulated alleging large referral payments to critics, which were denied. The timing of all of it raised eyebrows. There were also sponsorship questions involving major football clubs, reports of unpaid obligations, and continued promotional usage of branding after apparent termination. If partnerships end, branding usually ends with it. That’s standard business practice. The core issue isn’t one isolated event. It’s the pattern. Presale extensions. Escalating bonuses. Unreconciled supply figures. No full audit. Technical inconsistencies. Governance opacity. Legal escalation. When you stack those items together, investors don’t need drama. They need clarity. Because in crypto, hype can create momentum. But reconciliation creates confidence. And right now, people are asking for the spreadsheets.

    4 min
  2. If Gurhan Kiziloz Planned a Bank “Robbery” Like a Crypto Launch

    2D AGO

    If Gurhan Kiziloz Planned a Bank “Robbery” Like a Crypto Launch

    Alright let’s just imagine for one second purely satire purely parody that Gurhan Kiziloz decided he was going to “rob a bank” but instead of doing anything normal he approached it like a full blown crypto marketing campaign First of all there would be no quiet planning none of that stealth nonsense no he would announce it six months in advance with a cinematic trailer dramatic music and the words THE VAULT ERA BEGINS There would be countdown timers everywhere billboards saying FINAL ENTRY ROUND vault access closing soon early participants receive exclusive front row access to the hallway Then he would host weekly live sessions explaining how this is not just entering a bank this is redefining vault technology this is a revolution in liquidity extraction this is vertical integration of hallway infrastructure He wouldn’t show the bank blueprint he would show a roadmap Phase One awareness Phase Two anticipation Phase Three strategic door alignment Phase Four post vault synergy Someone in the audience would ask a basic question like how exactly are you getting inside and the answer would be confidence vision and disruptive architecture Then at some point he would announce that one hundred million dollars was spent on marketing the concept of entering the bank not entering it just marketing the idea of it because true visionaries invest in perception first reality second If anyone questioned the logistics he would say the vault is technically ready it has been ready for months it’s just waiting for optimal market conditions There would be partnerships announced with hallway consultants staircase advisors and a premium doorknob optimization firm And when the big day finally comes he doesn’t actually walk in he announces that the official entry will happen soon after strategic recalibration because innovation cannot be rushed The whole thing would be less about the vault and more about the presentation the branding the narrative the atmosphere because in this parody world the spectacle is the product Obviously this is satire but the humor writes itself when everything becomes a launch event even walking into a building

    2 min
  3. Gurhan Kiziloz updates the community about exchanges?

    2D AGO

    Gurhan Kiziloz updates the community about exchanges?

    BREAKING NEWS 🚨🚨🚨 BlockDAG has released their OFFICIAL key dates… and I swear this roadmap was written by someone throwing darts at a calendar. Let’s go through this masterpiece. February 19th — “Staking and Earn contract live on website.” Oh nice. The WEBSITE staking. Not the blockchain. Not exchanges. The website. We are staking HTML now. Revolutionary. Web3? No. WebPAGE3. March 4th — Trading on LBank, BitMart & Coinstore. Okay cool. We’ve heard that before. Feels like this date has been copy-pasted more times than my high school homework. March 10th — Now we’re doing FUTURES trading on the same exchanges. Oh wow. So first we trade the token… then six days later we trade the future of the token… I love trading the future of something that barely exists in the present. March 20th — Expanded trading on FOUR more exchanges. Four. Why four? Why not five? Why not three? Did someone spin a wheel? “Sir, how many exchanges?” “Whatever number feels mysterious.” March 24th — BlockDAG goes live on TWO DEX exchanges: Hyperliquid and dYdX. Ah yes. We skipped crawling, walking, and jogging. We went straight to professional athlete mode. “List us everywhere. Immediately. Confidence level: delusional.” March 28th — FOUR more exchanges. April 5th — SEVEN more exchanges. Seven?? What happened in that meeting? “Guys we need momentum.” “How much?” “Add three more exchanges. No, wait. Make it seven. Lucky number.” And finally… April 20th — The BlockDAG Super Application. The SUPER Application. What is it? A wallet? A browser? A toaster? A social network? A spaceship? Nobody knows. But it’s SUPER. This roadmap doesn’t look like a launch schedule. It looks like someone unlocked achievements in a video game. “Congratulations! You’ve unlocked 4 Exchanges!” “LEVEL UP! +7 EXCHANGES!” At this rate by May they’ll be listed on the moon. Listen… if even HALF of this happens exactly on schedule, I will personally frame this roadmap and hang it next to my childhood participation trophies. BlockDAG: The only project where the calendar is more ambitious than the blockchain.

    3 min
  4. 2D AGO

    Gurhan Kiziloz and the SEO Circus: Marketing Outsourced Explained

    Alright let’s get into something people don’t talk about enough and that’s SEO the invisible marketing machine behind the scenes because while everyone focuses on big announcements flashy headlines and social media hype there’s a whole other layer happening quietly in the background and that’s search engine optimization and backlinks and if you really want to understand modern marketing especially in crypto you need to understand how this works Now backlinks are basically digital votes when one website links to another search engines treat that as a signal of trust the more high quality relevant sites that link to you the more authority you build and the more likely you are to rank when someone types your name into Google that’s how reputations are shaped online today not just by press releases but by what appears on page one of search results Here’s where things get interesting because there’s a huge difference between strategic SEO and bulk link building there are agencies and freelancers all over the world offering backlink packages promising hundreds sometimes thousands of links for very little money it sounds attractive especially if a project wants quick visibility but quantity is not the same thing as quality and search engines are not stupid Cheap backlink services often rely on volume they post content on random blogs with no traffic they use recycled templates they create articles that barely make sense and they insert anchor text everywhere possible sometimes automated sometimes outsourced at scale the result is a massive number of links but very little real authority behind them it looks impressive in a spreadsheet but it does not always translate into sustainable rankings In marketing terms this is short term noise instead of long term brand building because real SEO is slow it requires relationship building with publishers creating valuable content earning links from relevant websites that actually have audiences and maintaining consistency over time that is much harder than buying a package that promises five hundred backlinks delivered in seven days In crypto especially there’s pressure to appear everywhere at once projects want their name indexed on news sites blogs forums directories you’ll see waves of similar sounding articles popping up across smaller publications and sometimes that creates an illusion of dominance but search engines evaluate patterns they look at link quality relevance traffic signals and engagement metrics and if the majority of backlinks come from low trust sources the impact can be limited or even ignored The real marketing strategy that lasts focuses on authority not volume it’s about being cited by credible publications appearing in meaningful discussions building organic mentions and having content that people actually want to reference not just content that exists to hold a hyperlink that difference is massive So when analyzing any project’s SEO footprint the important question is not how many backlinks exist but where they come from what domain strength they have whether the traffic is real whether the anchor text looks natural and whether the content surrounding those links has depth or is simply filler written to occupy space At the end of the day marketing is not about flooding the internet with your name it’s about building a reputation that search engines and users both trust because visibility earned through quality tends to compound while visibility built on spam tends to plateau and sometimes disappear entirely and in a competitive industry where credibility matters the foundation behind the rankings matters just as much as the rankings themselves

    4 min
  5. Who Is Nic? The CEO Who Broadcasts From Waist-Up Reality

    3D AGO

    Who Is Nic? The CEO Who Broadcasts From Waist-Up Reality

    Alright. We need to talk about Nic. Because apparently Nic is the CEO now. And every time he goes live, I don’t know if I’m watching a blockchain executive… or a man who just rolled out of bed and found a blazer on a chair. It’s always the same look. Blazer. Undershirt. Camera at chest level. Suspiciously never standing up. Ever. Not once. I’m convinced if someone said, “Nic, can you stand up for a second?” the internet would collectively hold its breath. Because something tells me the business ends at the desk. From the waist up? Corporate leader. From the waist down? Possibly pajama diplomacy. And the smile. Oh my God, the smile. Every time Gurhan says something “inspiring,” Nic’s face stretches into the largest motivational grin I’ve ever seen. It’s not a normal smile. It’s the kind of smile that looks like it was downloaded from a stock photo website under the category: “Executive Who Totally Understands The Vision.” You know the one. Teeth fully deployed. Eyes slightly too wide. Head nodding like a dashboard bobblehead. It’s not happiness. It’s performance happiness. And why does it always look like he’s broadcasting from underwater? The lighting is mysterious. The audio feels slightly damp. The WiFi moves like it’s swimming upstream. It’s like he’s doing an AMA from the bottom of the Mariana Trench. “Guys… everything is going great… gurgle… marketing… gurgle…” And then there’s the body language. He doesn’t move. He hovers. Like a floating executive hologram. Hands perfectly still. Smile locked in. Blink rate slightly lower than a normal human. I half expect him to glitch mid-sentence. But my favorite moment? When someone in chat asks a serious question. You can see it. The smile pauses. Just slightly. Then recalibrates. Then returns. Larger. Stronger. More determined. Like the system updated. Version 2.0: Resilient Executive Mode. I’m not saying anything crazy. I’m just saying… Every live session feels like: Top half: Forbes interview. Bottom half: Casual Friday. Full vibe: Corporate theater. And honestly? It’s entertaining. Confusing. But entertaining. Nic doesn’t talk like he’s leading a blockchain. He talks like he’s trying to convince you the group project is “almost done.” And that’s what makes it funny. Not malicious. Just awkwardly intense. Like a motivational speaker who got promoted unexpectedly. And listen — Maybe he’s fully suited. Maybe he’s standing tall. Maybe there’s polished shoes and executive confidence below frame. But until we see it… The mystery lives. And the mystery is comedy gold.

    3 min
  6. 5D AGO

    Gurhan Kiziloz Explains Everything… and Nothing at the Same Time

    DID YOU TELL THEM? DID YOU TELL THEM, NIC? Tell them. Tell them. Tell them what we did. Tell them how paid it is. Because it’s paid. Paid. Paid paid paid paid paid. Fully paid. Spiritually paid. Energetically paid. Invoice pending — but paid. Guys. The X30s? We’re just waiting for the final stuff. From Goldshow. For the X100s. But paid. There’s a miscalculation. On their behalf. Away. Monday they give final invoice. We pay it. They said don’t pay. But we paid. Because that’s execution. That’s leadership. That’s how multinational corporations operate. You wouldn’t understand. And I love when they ask me simple questions. “Did you have the invoice?” No. “But did you pay?” Paid. You see? That’s clarity. And then someone says, “What stops you from paying it directly?” What stops us? Nothing stops us. Except we didn’t have invoice. Because three suppliers changed. Because Anthony. Because South Africa. Because fiduciary duty. Because reasons. Strategic reasons. Very high-level reasons. Miners? 100 percent aid. Aid. Paid. Delivery coming. Everyone shut down for the weekend. Football. It’s tough. Execution is tough. But paid. And then the transparency questions start. Oh, I love this part. “Why not audit before launch?” Why not? Because minimum two to three months. Or tomorrow. Depends how you look at time. Time is relative. Einstein understood this. So do we. “Why not multi-sig wallet now?” Because this is not community-driven. It’s privately held. But community raised the money. But privately held. But community. But private. But community. You see the nuance? That’s corporate structure. And then they ask about funds moving around wallets. Bro. It’s a multinational corporation. Money moves. Marketing. Meta. Google. Two hundred thousand a day. Sometimes one hundred. Sometimes two fifty. Millions. Billions. Numbers are noise. We focus on delivery. Delivery of what? Delivery. And my favorite part. When they ask who controls the money. Who controls the cash? Me. My company. One wallet. Very secure. But I can’t show you. For security reasons. Because hackers. Because vibes. But after everything is paid. And liquidity is paid. And exchanges are paid. And miners are paid. And super app is paid. Then we show wallet. Simple. Execution. Then the Alpine partnership. Fully paid. But cancelled. Because they said come pay pay pay pay pay. Take the money. Bye. That’s not partnership. That’s daycare. We pivoted. Strategic. Visionary. You worry the mainnet isn’t tested? It’s been ready three months. Two months. One month. Since yesterday. We just added bells and whistles. If something breaks? Nothing can go wrong more than 24 hours. Except RPC. But Monday. Monday fixes everything. Monday is sacred. You think miners not delivered is problem? I see opportunity. Imagine 20,000 people posting: “I received it.” “I received it.” “I received it.” Price go up. That’s marketing. Wall Street hates this trick. You think vesting is unfair? We sit Monday. With numbers. Without numbers. With vesting. Without vesting. Jeremy calculates. Dashboards appear.

    6 min
  7. 6D AGO

    I Just Watched the Gurhan Kiziloz Call… and I Need a Drink

    Okay. So I just watched this entire call. And I feel like I need therapy. Or a drink. Or both. First of all — this man says “paid” more times than a SoundCloud rapper. “Paid paid paid paid paid.” Bro, are we confirming invoices or summoning a demon? Every time someone asks a normal question — like a very normal, adult, investor question — he responds like a motivational speaker who just discovered crypto yesterday. “Is the miner fully paid?” “Paid.” “Is the invoice finalized?” “Paid.” “Do you have the invoice?” “…They said don’t pay. But paid.” WHAT DOES THAT EVEN MEAN? That’s not an answer. That’s a sound effect. Then someone asks about transparency. Multi-sig wallet. Reasonable request, right? You raised almost two hundred million dollars. Community says, “Hey, maybe more than one person should control that?” And the response is basically: “No.” Not yet. After launch. After payments. After vibes. After Monday. After everything. Then maybe. Bro. If my mechanic told me, “Yeah I’ll show you the engine after you drive the car off the lot,” I’m not buying the car. And the numbers. Oh my god, the numbers. “440 million raised.” “No wait 190.” “30 million left.” “32.” “Marketing was 200k a day.” “Or 100k.” “Or between 100 and 250.” This isn’t accounting. This is freestyle rap. My favorite part? “I see opportunity.” Every time someone raises a red flag, he sees opportunity. Miners not delivered? Opportunity. Network not tested at scale? Opportunity. Community nervous? Opportunity. At this point if the office caught on fire he’d say, “Guys, this is huge opportunity for warmth.” Then the Alpine partnership. Fully paid. But cancelled. Because they said “come pay pay pay pay.” That explanation sounded like someone describing a cartoon villain. “So what happened?” “They said pay pay pay. Took the money. Bye.” What are we running here? A blockchain or a daycare? And when they ask who controls the money. This is my favorite. “Who has control of the funds?” “Me. My company.” Oh. Okay. Well. That clears up absolutely nothing. And when they say they traced wallets and funds moving around? “It’s a multinational corporation.” Bro. Amazon doesn’t answer like that. And then the confidence. The absolute confidence. “Nothing can go wrong for more than 24 hours.” Oh good. So if the network crashes, we’re only screwed for a day. Fantastic. Comforting. Very reassuring. And the marketing strategy. Oh this one killed me. “We deliver miners. People post ‘I received it.’ Price go up.” That’s it. That’s the strategy. Testimonials = moon. Wall Street has been overcomplicating this for decades. All you need is 20,000 people tweeting “I received it.” Genius. Listen. Here’s the funny part. This isn’t even about hate. It’s about coherence. When someone asks direct questions about hundreds of millions of dollars, you don’t respond like you’re hosting a TED Talk on optimism. You answer clearly. With numbers. With documents. With structure. Not with vibes. And the constant “Monday.” Everything happens Monday. Invoices Monday. Fixes Monday. Calls Monday. India team Monday. Monday must be the most productive day in blockchain history. At some point, one of the investors just sounds tired. Not angry. Just tired. Like, “Bro… I just want clarity.” And instead they get: Vision. Snowstorm. Opportun

    5 min

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