Yep, I'll concede this one to you Mac-Cheese. Given that the head Dev is responding to the questions by deleting messages and calling them fud, and appears to have banned a number of the most active team members, it's not a good look.

Have DM'd several of the team members about what's going on, and I conclude that the project is not a Scam (as in valid concept, valid certification process, and team was top notch excluding the head Dev), but the head Dev (CryptoKnight / Carbon Zero Dev) is a Lying Scammer who has shot this project in the foot by stealing investor funds for personal gain.