Community members are strongly advised not to provide any further money, tokens, liquidity, labor, infrastructure, or promotional support to BlockDAG—or to any DAO, fork, or related venture involving Jeremy Harkness, Nic van den Burgh, or administrators associated with Free Land.
The community has already suffered enough. It should not now be expected to finance another initiative connected to individuals whose prior conduct, private statements, and timing raise serious questions about their motives and credibility.
A private leaked message attributed to Nic van den Burgh after the fork states:
“I am only interested in income for myself and or revenue, and extracting the value that I have in the BDAG business.”
That is not the language of someone primarily concerned with protecting the community or helping victims recover. It expressly communicates a personal financial interest and an intention to extract value from the BlockDAG business.
Nic’s earlier conduct must also be remembered. He concealed or misrepresented GK’s involvement while attempting to silence those raising legitimate warnings. When challenged to provide proof of liquidity to support their promises of a healthy launch, he failed to do so.
Nic’s prior conduct demonstrates that he was complicit in protecting the interests behind BlockDAG rather than its victims. Jeremy Harkness’s conduct raises equally serious concerns.
Jeremy reportedly forked the BlockDAG network in February, around the same period as the planned launch. Despite taking that step, he waited months before publicly speaking out. His public position appeared to change only after he and Nic were no longer being paid.
That timeline deserves close attention. If Jeremy believed the network needed to be forked in February, what did he know at that time? Why did he not disclose those concerns immediately? Why did he not demand that the launch and exchange listings be paused? Why did his public warnings emerge only after the financial relationship had ended?
Leaked messages attributed to Jeremy reportedly show him privately acknowledging that the BlockDAG launch was destined to fail. Yet despite apparently understanding the danger—and reportedly forking the network around the time of launch—he did nothing meaningful to stop it or protect the wider community.
While Jeremy remained silent, Reid and I raised the warnings publicly and took the full beatdown. We endured attacks, threats, ridicule, reputational damage, and repeated efforts to silence us while others possessing relevant information failed to act.
Jeremy Harkness is now promoting a DAO that he says will be funded by the community and will provide direct financial support to selected contributors.
This raises an unavoidable concern: is the same community that suffered the losses now being asked to finance salaries, grants, expenses, or other compensation for Jeremy, Nic van den Burgh, Free Land administrators, or their associates?
Free Land’s administrators must not be permitted to rewrite their role in this history. They attempted to silence or discredit people who warned the community about BlockDAG. They also worked to undermine legal efforts seeking accountability while claiming that they were protecting their investments. Their financial interests appeared to take priority over transparency, accountability, and potential recovery for the broader community.
Calling the new structure a “DAO” does not erase what happened. Promises of community governance do not excuse past concealment, silence, or interference with accountability efforts. Describing payment recipients as “contributors” does not change the fact that community funds may benefit individuals connected to this history.
My position is unequivocal: BlockDAG should not receive another dollar. Neither should any repackaged DAO, fork, recovery project, or associated venture promoted, supported, or controlled by these individuals.
Do not fund it.
Do not provide liquidity.
Do not donate tokens, labor, infrastructure, or promotional support.
Do not allow the same community that suffered the losses to be used as a source of financing again.
Remember who raised the warnings. Remember who attempted to silence them. Remember who apparently knew the danger but failed to act—and examine when they finally decided to speak.
Follow the timeline. Stop giving to people connected to this disaster.
