NEYRO Token — Aurum Foundation Exit-Scam Rebrand
Summary
Aurum Foundation was an MLM crypto Ponzi scheme launched from Dubai in mid-2024 that marketed an alleged AI trading bot promising approximately 30% monthly returns. In June 2026, facing regulatory action from at least ten jurisdictions, operators rebranded to 'Neyro' and introduced a NEYRO token before executing a classic exit-scam on July 30, 2026, draining investor wallets and issuing a fabricated 'we got hacked' notice to conceal operator flight.
Connected Entities
1 entities · 10 linked investigations- + 7 more
Timeline(17 events)
2024-07-01
Aurum Foundation launched from Dubai, marketing an alleged AI trading bot promising approximately 30% monthly returns via an MLM recruitment structure.
BehindMLM2025-02-01
Bryan Benson appointed as public-facing CEO. BehindMLM alleges Benson was hired as a frontman by undisclosed Russian-speaking operators.
BehindMLM2025-07-18
Bank of Russia added Aurum Foundation to its warning list, citing signs of a financial pyramid scheme.
AURUM Foundation & NEYRO Exposed — Substack2026-01-22
Nigeria's Securities and Exchange Commission warned that AURUM BOT displayed Ponzi scheme characteristics and was not registered.
AURUM Foundation & NEYRO Exposed — Substack2026-05-14
New Zealand Financial Markets Authority cautioned consumers about Aurum Foundation being promoted via social media and personal networks.
AURUM Foundation & NEYRO Exposed — Substack2026-06-11
Poland's Financial Supervision Authority (KNF) filed a criminal referral to the Warsaw Prosecutor over suspected banking fraud connected to Aurum Foundation.
BehindMLM2026-06-12
France's AMF placed aurum.foundation on its national crypto-assets blacklist for operating without authorization.
France blacklists Aurum Foundation for fraud — BehindMLM2026-06-23
Hong Kong SFC added Aurum Foundation to its Alert List of suspicious virtual asset trading platforms, citing unlicensed activities and false registration claims.
Crypto.news2026-06-27
Aurum Foundation announced rebrand to 'Neyro' and introduced the NEYRO token, framing the pivot as a next-generation non-custodial AI trading agent platform.
BehindMLM2026-06-29
Disruption Banking published an account of attending an Aurum Foundation recruiting call, documenting that operators avoided the word 'investment' while using referral-marketing language.
Disruption Banking2026-07-06
Belgium's FSMA issued a MiCA fraud warning, classifying Aurum Foundation as an unauthorized crypto-asset service provider under EU-wide MiCA rules.
Aurum Foundation MiCA fraud warning from Belgium — BehindMLM2026-07-14
Australia's ASIC issued a second fraud warning, stating Aurum Foundation appeared to be offering financial services without an Australian financial services licence.
Second Aurum Foundation fraud warning from Australia — BehindMLM2026-07-16
Replacement domain neyrolabs.io was privately registered through a different registrar, nine days before withdrawals were frozen.
BehindMLM2026-07-26
Aurum Foundation announced withdrawal delays, attributed to a 'Web3 infrastructure transition.'
BehindMLM2026-07-27
Withdrawals fully disabled. Operators cited 'system update' and 'platform stability.'
BehindMLM2026-07-30
Aurum Foundation platform collapsed. Remaining investor wallets were drained and a fabricated 'we got hacked' statement was released blaming unnamed attackers. Andrew Isaacs subsequently removed LinkedIn credentials as AURUM COO and NEYRO Co-Founder.
BehindMLMDecision Log
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model: claude-sonnet-4-6
generated: 8/8/2026, 5:04:43 PM
last updated: 8/8/2026, 9:52:56 PM
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