<s>
USI	B-Protocol
Tech	I-Protocol
Limited	O
(	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
United	B-Protocol
Software	I-Protocol
Intelligence	I-Protocol
,	O
or	O
stylised	O
as	O
USI-TECH	B-Protocol
)	O
was	O
a	O
Dubai-based	O
cryptocurrency	O
and	O
forex	O
platform	O
trading	O
provider	O
,	O
suspected	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
high-yield	O
investment	O
program	O
and	O
a	O
Ponzi	O
scheme	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prior	O
to	O
going	O
offline	O
with	O
its	O
users	O
 '	O
funds	O
,	O
USI-Tech	B-Protocol
moved	O
its	O
website	O
from	O
a	O
.com	O
top-level	O
domain	O
,	O
to	O
a	O
.io	O
domain	O
,	O
while	O
also	O
appearing	O
on	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
mirror	O
domains	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Based	O
on	O
reports	O
from	O
Engadget	B-Application
,	O
USI	O
was	O
initially	O
promoted	O
by	O
Lee	B-Protocol
Oakey	I-Protocol
,	O
Kerry	B-Protocol
Stockton	I-Protocol
,	O
Rodney	B-Protocol
Burton	I-Protocol
,	O
and	O
Michael	B-Protocol
Faust	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Burton	O
(	O
49	O
,	O
in	O
2018	O
)	O
,	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
"	O
Bitcoin	B-Protocol
Rodney	O
"	O
,	O
was	O
known	O
for	O
purchasing	O
a	O
$	O
350,000	O
Lamborghini	O
Huracan	O
from	O
Lamborghini	O
Newport	O
Beach	O
in	O
Costa	O
Mesa	O
,	O
California	O
,	O
using	O
Bitcoin	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dan	B-Protocol
Putnam	I-Protocol
,	O
who	O
identifies	O
as	O
the	O
CEO	O
of	O
R&D	O
Global	O
,	O
a	O
suspected	O
USI	O
parent	O
company	O
,	O
was	O
also	O
seen	O
boasting	O
that	O
a	O
mere	O
$40	O
investment	O
can	O
grow	O
to	O
US$10	O
million	O
in	O
just	O
18	O
months	O
at	O
Eyeline	O
Trading	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eyeline	O
's	O
homepage	O
was	O
redirected	O
to	O
USI	B-Protocol
Tech	I-Protocol
for	O
a	O
brief	O
period	O
,	O
before	O
also	O
going	O
offline	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
March	O
2019	O
,	O
a	O
domain	O
belonging	O
to	O
USI	B-Protocol
Tech	I-Protocol
was	O
redirected	O
to	O
Eyeline	O
Trading	O
,	O
another	O
company	O
claiming	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
cryptocurrency	O
and	O
forex	O
platform	O
trading	O
provider	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
redirect	O
suggests	O
that	O
the	O
owners	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
website	O
have	O
relaunched	O
the	O
ponzi	O
scheme	O
through	O
Eyeline	O
Trading	O
,	O
following	O
USI	B-Protocol
Tech	I-Protocol
's	O
exposure	O
to	O
law	O
enforcement	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Engadget	B-Application
,	O
both	O
Eyeline	O
and	O
WealthBoss	O
listed	O
R&D	O
Global	O
as	O
a	O
parent	O
company	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
20	O
December	O
2017	O
,	O
the	O
Texas	O
State	O
Securities	O
Board	O
issued	O
an	O
emergency	O
cease	O
and	O
desist	O
order	O
as	O
neither	O
USI-Tech	B-Protocol
nor	O
the	O
sales	O
agents	O
,	O
Clifford	O
Thomas	O
and	O
Michael	O
Rivera	O
,	O
were	O
registered	O
to	O
sell	O
securities	O
in	O
Texas	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
21	O
December	O
2017	O
,	O
the	O
Government	O
of	O
New	O
Brunswick	O
issued	O
a	O
consumer	O
alert	O
against	O
investing	O
at	O
USI-Tech	B-Protocol
,	O
and	O
advised	O
consumers	O
to	O
contact	O
the	O
Commission	O
if	O
approached	O
about	O
investing	O
in	O
the	O
company	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
12	O
January	O
2018	O
,	O
the	O
Attorney	O
General	O
of	O
Guam	O
issued	O
a	O
statement	O
advising	O
people	O
to	O
exercise	O
caution	O
when	O
investing	O
at	O
USI	B-Protocol
Tech	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
26	O
January	O
2018	O
,	O
the	O
Government	O
of	O
Saskatchewan	O
issued	O
a	O
Cease	O
Trade	O
Order	O
,	O
and	O
requested	O
anyone	O
contacted	O
by	O
USI-TECH	B-Protocol
to	O
inform	O
the	O
Financial	O
and	O
Consumer	O
Affairs	O
Authority	O
of	O
Saskatchewan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
9	O
April	O
2018	O
,	O
the	O
Spanish	O
financial	O
regulator	O
Comisión	O
Nacional	O
del	O
Mercado	O
de	O
Valores	O
added	O
USI-Tech	B-Protocol
to	O
its	O
warning	O
list	O
of	O
unauthorised	O
firms	O
and	O
entities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
16	O
August	O
2018	O
,	O
the	O
Financial	O
Markets	O
Authority	O
of	O
New	O
Zealand	O
updated	O
its	O
warning	O
list	O
to	O
include	O
USI	B-Protocol
Tech	I-Protocol
on	O
basis	O
that	O
it	O
is	O
offering	O
financial	O
services	O
and	O
products	O
to	O
residents	O
of	O
New	O
Zealand	O
without	O
authorization	O
,	O
while	O
also	O
warning	O
that	O
the	O
operators	O
have	O
the	O
characteristics	O
of	O
a	O
scam	O
.	O
</s>
