BLOCKDAG CENSORSHIP TIMELINE2024Kiziloz name deleted from TelegramFounder's identity suppressed for 2+ yearsEarly 2026ZachXBT blocked on XAfter on-chain analysis found <$100M raisedMay 2026BlockDAG Exposed banned on CMCAfter posting documented facts · appeal submitted · reinstatedMay 13, 2026ALL X replies disabledEvery promotional tweet now shows "Only some accounts can reply"CMC ACCOUNT: REINSTATED ✓THE EVIDENCE DOES NOT DISAPPEAR WHEN REPLIES ARE BLOCKED

From May 12 to the afternoon of May 13, 2026, BlockDAG Network disabled replies on their X posts. Every promotional tweet showed "Only some accounts can reply." No critic, investor, or community member could publicly respond during this window — which included the 36 hours before the May 14 casino and Batch 5 claims deadline. Replies have since been re-enabled. Separately, our CoinMarketCap community account was reinstated after our appeal was reviewed. We are back on the platform.

The X block: what happened and when

Until May 12, 2026, BlockDAG occasionally restricted replies on individual promotional posts. On May 12, the reply restriction was applied across all their X content simultaneously. Every post from the official @blockdagnetwork account showed "Only some accounts can reply." As of May 13 afternoon, replies appear to have been re-enabled.

The timing is significant. The block ran during the 36-hour window leading up to May 14 — the deadline for the full casino launch and Batch 5 claims. The Utility Presale was also running its "FINAL HOURS" countdown during this period. X replies are one of the few places where inaccurate marketing claims can be immediately contested by the public. The block removed that space at exactly the moment when their promotional activity was most intense.

The documented censorship pattern

This is not an isolated decision. It fits a documented sequence:

How BlockDAG handles critics

  • 2024: The name of the true founder, Gurhan Kiziloz, was deleted from the official Telegram group. Users who typed it had messages removed. This continued for over two years.
  • Early 2026: ZachXBT was blocked on X after publishing on-chain analysis showing BlockDAG received less than $100 million — contradicting the $442M publicly claimed.
  • May 2026: Our CoinMarketCap community account was banned after posting documented, sourced facts about BlockDAG. We submitted an appeal. The account has now been reinstated.
  • May 12-13, 2026: Replies disabled on all X posts. No investor, journalist, or community member can publicly respond to BlockDAG's marketing claims on the platform.

In each case, the response to documented criticism was removal — not rebuttal. No audit has been published. No on-chain proof has been provided. No factual challenge to the DL News investigation has been made public. The legal question community members asked in Telegram on May 12 — "You claimed the DL News report was false — did you sue them?" — was met with silence from the admin.

Our CMC account is back

Our CoinMarketCap community account, @Blockdagexposed, was banned in May 2026 after weeks of posting documented evidence about BlockDAG. We submitted a formal appeal to CoinMarketCap support, explaining that our content was factual and independently verifiable. The appeal was reviewed and the ban was lifted.

We are back on CoinMarketCap. We will continue to post documented, sourced facts. We will not post false information. We will not respond to insults. We will cite sources and let the evidence speak.

What this changes — and what it does not

BlockDAG can disable X replies. They cannot remove the evidence. The 345,114 Telegram messages are analyzed and archived. The DL News investigation remains accessible. ZachXBT's on-chain findings are public. The three sports sponsorship defaults — Borussia Dortmund, Inter Milan, Alpine F1 — are confirmed by the clubs. The 65 tracked promises, 60 of them broken, are documented with sources inline.

Blocking replies on X changes where the conversation happens. It does not change the facts.

What the Telegram data shows (May 12-13)

Analysis of 345,114 Telegram messages through May 13, 2026 produced several findings beyond the X blocking and CMC events.

Batch 4 claims quietly pushed to May 27

Batch 4 claims are no longer scheduled for May 14. As of May 12-13, admin responses confirm Batch 4 will be released on May 27. This change was not publicly announced. Community members who expected to claim Batch 4 on May 14 alongside the casino launch and Batch 5 are discovering the revised date only by asking in the group. Multiple users reported being unable to claim Batch 4 at all, with errors appearing in the dashboard.

Staking: "do not stake for now"

Staking has been broken since February 19, 2026 — now 84 days. The admin response in May 12-13 messages: "Work is still ongoing in the staking app." Community members are now actively advising each other not to use the staking feature. One user stated directly: "Please don't stake for now." Users who attempt to stake continue to encounter RPC connection errors, wrong reward calculations, and locked funds they cannot unstake.

"Pls don't stake for now." — Community member, May 12, 2026

Casino May 14: community expects failure

May 14 is the current deadline for the full casino launch with sportsbook and 24 payment options. Community sentiment heading into the deadline is heavily skeptical. One member wrote: "Dude. There isn't going to be a casino." Another predicted: "Watch, the casino is supposed to function on May 14, so be ready for the morons to start complaining on the 13th."

The Utility Presale is marketing its own closure with "FINAL HOURS — 48H LEFT." The language is identical to the original presale countdown messages that began in 2024 and continued for over 450 days.

Price down 20% in 24 hours

BDAG dropped approximately 20% in 24 hours between May 12 and 13, from $0.0001161 to $0.000093. Market cap fell to $4.18M. No miners have been confirmed received by any community member in 345,114 analyzed messages. The June delivery date for miners has not changed.

May 13, 2026 data snapshot

  • Price: $0.000093 (down 20% in 24h, down 99.8% from the promised $0.05)
  • Market cap: $4.18M
  • Staking: broken 84 days — "work still ongoing"
  • Batch 4 claims: revised to May 27 (was May 14)
  • Batch 5 claims: May 14 (pending)
  • Casino full launch: May 14 (pending)
  • Miners: no confirmed deliveries in 345,114 messages
  • X replies: blocked since May 12
  • CMC account: reinstated after appeal
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