Unfortunately, there are always false claims circulating about Cryptix & its developers, so we want to clarify this topic:

It all started back in the testnet phase. During development—weeks before the genesis block was mined—people from other cryptocurrencies joined our channel. Some used fake accounts, others joined with their real developer accounts. Even team members from other cryptocurrencies and pool operators were among them.

Some of them were quite negative and critical. At first, we made an effort to respond to questions, clarify things, and address concerns. However, we quickly realized that it didn't matter what we wrote or how much information we provided. It was never about understanding or constructive criticism—it was an attempt to suppress, discredit, and block us. That became clear very quickly, though we didn’t yet understand why.

Miners frequently joined the testnet, not realizing that it wasn’t the final genesis. Even though we repeatedly announced this, they continued mining—just in case it turned out to be the real genesis. With each reset, the number of miners decreased—partly due to changes in the PoW hash and partly due to laziness in redownloading everything. Some miners, however, were persistent. Within five minutes of us changing the PoW and resetting the database, they had already updated and were back online. At that time, we had no idea who these miners were. Later, by analyzing IP addresses, we found that some of them were possibly team members or operators themselves (though it’s impossible to say for sure).

We could have made our GitHub repository private, but that might have led to regulatory issues regarding securities classification, as we would no longer be considered open-source. So, we left everything public and accessible from the testnet phase—weeks before the real blockchain launch.

We estimated a possible release date of 01/02/2025 (DD/MM/YYYY), always emphasizing that it was an approximate date and not a fixed deadline. We planned to release as soon as development allowed. There was never a firm promise of a specific date—it was always marked with "" and words like "approximately." This was mainly due to multiple issues with the first pruning point, which we initially didn’t understand. Later, we discovered the genesis block itself was the issue, which we then resolved.

Before the release, around 100 people were in the Discord group, and over 20 miners were already on the network. The exact number was hard to determine since IP addresses kept changing. Some even used scripts to constantly switch IPs to avoid possible bans. This significantly disrupted our development work and delayed everything.

When we launched, we knew we wouldn't receive many coins—yet we needed them for development, community events, server costs, and so on. Unlike other cryptocurrencies, we have no developer fee on blocks. The only fee currently in place is a 1% fee on the mining software, which can be removed and operates under an MIT license. There are also external mining software options. Additionally, our mining pool has a 1% fee, but users can mine on their own node or use external pools. Otherwise, there are no fees—it’s entirely possible to use Cryptix without any fees.

Other cryptocurrency projects falsely claimed that we had a developer fee. Where? Check the transactions—there is none.

So how were we supposed to cover our costs? What about the work, time, and development effort? How should a long-term crypto project survive? If it’s a legitimate project and not some pump-and-dump scam that buys expensive listings and traps retail investors, it needs sustainable funding.

Of course, we had to mine at the very start of the blockchain to obtain enough coins. Our initial goal was to mine around 10–12%. As a side note, Ethereum, for example, had around a 60% premine/pre-distribution.

In the end, the entire Cryptix team collectively mined about 8%. This was below our expected range but still acceptable for a long-term project. Testnet miners were also very active at launch, some with significant hash power. We have never hidden this fact—why would we? Are we expected to pay for everything out of our own pockets forever? Is it illegal for us to own coins? Are we expected to work for free? That’s absurd and completely detached from reality.

To clarify: by the official definition, there was no "premine." The source code was always online and accessible, meaning anyone could have mined at any time. Some people did.

Apparently, some just missed their chance. On launch day, we already had 50 GH/s, meaning they weren’t the first miners. Maybe they were asleep? One particular project owner who missed the start became our biggest hater.

Similarly, a pool operator claimed—three days before release—that everything was set up and tested. However, at launch, it turned out he was still running an old version of the node with an outdated PoW hash—about three weeks old. This means he hadn’t actually done anything and even lied about being "ready" and having "tested everything." How could he have tested it with an outdated node? I had no idea he had done nothing, but I did notice an old node on the network and repeatedly asked in Discord who it belonged to. The pool operator knew there was a new PoW hash available for a week but still didn’t update in time. That’s incredibly unprofessional.

When the launch happened, he and his friends demanded that we reset the blockchain—just because they missed out on early mining and didn’t update their pools in time. Some team members even pressured us, saying we had to reset. But miners were already mining, and there was no technical reason to reset—only their own failure to prepare. They literally tried to blackmail us, saying that if we didn’t reset, they would "destroy" our coin.

We didn’t reset the blockchain, as everyone knows.

Afterward, fake accounts started spreading misinformation—coming from these same crypto project operators, their team members, and the pool operator’s group. They falsely claimed there was a premine, that the genesis block had high payouts (it had none—this is verifiable), and that our GitHub repository wasn’t always public (it was). They called us scammers—always the same people, always from fake accounts. Some were just upset they missed the early mining opportunity; others were jealous or saw us as competition. Some were simply asleep when we launched.

We have since cut all contact with these people, blocked them, and ignored their private messages (of which there were many attempts).

As the lead developer, I’ve heard a lot of wild claims about my identity. First, I was a Chinese student. Then, I was a crypto developer named "GOR" from another project. Then, I was a Finnish water company owner. Now, apparently, I’m from Israel. I’ve even seen photos of "me" that were completely fake. Every single claim has been wrong—not even the country was correct. No one on our team has ever been involved with another cryptocurrency. But think about how insane these people are—how much time they spend on this nonsense instead of developing their own projects.

And that brings me to my next point: I’ve looked into these people’s projects. Their coins are 6–12 months old, yet they’ve developed nothing. Absolutely nothing. Just copy-paste code and minor tweaks to make it look like progress. They advertise AI, but after a year, there’s still none. They claim to fix security flaws that never existed. Not a single one of these projects has real development—just superficial code changes from other sources.

Some of them are outright criminals. I know of fraud cases involving mining pools manipulating algorithms to falsely claim rewards. This is fraud in every country.

My advice: research crypto projects carefully. Don’t just trust roadmaps—anyone can write anything. Look at real development. Check how long a project has been around and what unique innovations it offers. Protect yourself as a miner or user.

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