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Risk & regulation

The other side of the story — and the rules that apply

The rest of this hub reports what XAB Club publishes. This page reports what independent reviewers allege, what securities and MLM rules say about programmes like this, and what legal exposure sits with the people promoting them. Information reviewed 20 August 2026. Nothing here is legal or financial advice.

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  • These are third-party allegations and opinions published by MLM-industry critics and fraud-investigation blogs. They are not court findings, and we have not seen a regulator or court determination naming XAB Club.
  • We have also not found an independent audit, exchange statement or on-chain proof that verifies the trading, revenue or return figures presented by XAB Club.
  • Where independent reporting and official XAB material conflict — for example on who leads the company and when it was founded — both versions are shown here so you can weigh them yourself.
  • If XAB Club publishes documentation that answers these points (audited trading records, licences, corporate registration, leadership disclosure), this page will be updated to reflect it.

Section 01

What independent reviewers report

BehindMLM (January 2026) and syndicated copies

Reports that xabclub.com was privately registered on 18 November 2025, that the site showed only a promoter login form with no ownership or executive details, and that marketing videos from October 2025 name Rehan Gohar as co-founder and CEO. The review classifies XAB Club as an MLM Ponzi scheme.

MLM review blogs (January 2026)

Link the same operator to a sequence of earlier ventures — BizzTrek (2018), BizzTrade (2019), BizzCoin (2020), BizzTrade Pro (2021), NextGen Academy / My Car Club (2023) and XRP AI Bot (2025) — each described as having collapsed, and describe XAB Club as a relaunch of XRP AI Bot (the initials 'XAB').

Reviewer analysis of the compensation plan

Notes there is no retail product or customer sale: commissions, ranks and team bonuses are calculated on XRP deposits from the downline, returns are capped at 300% (400% with bonuses), and withdrawals carry a 10% fee. Reviewers conclude the only identifiable inflow of money is new participant deposits.

Public company records and social posts

XAB Club's LinkedIn page lists a London, United Kingdom base, 1–10 employees and a 2024 founding date, and 2026 posts credit both 'Dr. Jack van Müller' and 'Mr. Rehan Gohar'. Presentation and convention material name only Dr. Van Müller as Founder & CEO.

Reported as allegations. Independent MLM-industry publications reach conclusions that are sharply at odds with XAB Club's own material; neither version has been tested in court so far as we can find.

Section 02

How regulators assess MLM and return programmes

Securities law (US and similar tests worldwide)

Where people contribute money to a common pool and expect profits generated by someone else's efforts, regulators generally treat it as an investment contract — a security (the Howey test). Offering or promoting one without registration or an exemption is unlawful, and in 2026 the SEC and CFTC issued a joint interpretive release on when crypto-asset transactions fall inside the federal securities laws. Paid promoters must also disclose their compensation (Securities Act s.17(b)).

FTC rules on MLM earnings claims

The FTC's MLM business guidance and Section 5 of the FTC Act prohibit deceptive earnings claims, and the agency has proposed a dedicated Earnings Claim Rule for MLMs. In April 2026 the FTC obtained orders against MLM operators (Forever Living) and against high-level participants personally (Steven and Gina Merritt) for deceptive earnings claims — showing that individual promoters, not only companies, are held liable.

Pyramid-scheme analysis

A plan is treated as a pyramid when rewards flow mainly from recruitment or downline deposits rather than sales of a genuine product to end customers. Compensation measured in downline investment volume, with no retail customer, is the classic marker regulators look for.

European Union

Annex I of the Unfair Commercial Practices Directive bans pyramid promotional schemes outright. Crypto services also require authorisation under MiCA, and national supervisors such as Belgium's FSMA and Spain's CNMV publish and cross-publish warning lists of unregistered entities.

United Kingdom

Financial promotions — including crypto-asset promotions — must be made or approved by an FCA-authorised firm; doing so otherwise is a criminal offence. The FCA also maintains a public Warning List of unauthorised firms and clone websites.

Tax and reporting

Airdrops, staking rewards and referral commissions are typically taxable income in the year received, and disposals may trigger capital-gains tax. Reporting obligations sit with you, not the platform.

Section 03

If you promote — your own legal exposure

  • Do not promise, imply or repeat daily, monthly or annual return figures — including screenshots of your own earnings. Promoters have been held personally liable for exactly this.
  • Do not describe any programme as 'risk free', 'guaranteed', 'insured' or 'passive income' without evidence you can produce.
  • Disclose that you are compensated whenever you promote, in every post, video and DM.
  • Never recruit using someone else's money, never pool or hold funds for others, and never manage another person's wallet or account.
  • Do not present unverified figures as facts. Label them as company claims and point to the source.
  • Check whether your country requires registration or licensing before you market an investment product, and whether the plan is legal there at all — pyramid promotion is a criminal offence in many jurisdictions.
  • Keep records of what you said, to whom, and what documentation you relied on.

In 2026 the FTC secured orders against MLM companies and against individual high-level participants for deceptive earnings claims. Being "just a member sharing results" is not a defence.

Section 04

Verify it yourself — a due-diligence checklist

  1. 1Identify the legal entity: company name, registration number, country and registered address. 'A team' is not a counterparty.
  2. 2Search official registers and warning lists — the FCA Register and Warning List (UK), the SEC's EDGAR and Investor.gov, FINRA BrokerCheck (US), the CNMV, FSMA and other EU supervisors, plus your own national regulator.
  3. 3Ask for evidence of trading: audited statements, exchange sub-account records, or on-chain wallet addresses you can inspect yourself.
  4. 4Test withdrawals with a small amount early, and again later. Delays, new fees, or 'reinvest to unlock' rules are warning signs.
  5. 5Read the maths: if returns are paid from deposits and commissions rise with downline volume, ask where the money actually comes from.
  6. 6Keep your own records — payment receipts, wallet addresses, screenshots of claims and of who made them.
  7. 7If funds stall, report it promptly to your national financial regulator and police cybercrime unit, and stop recruiting others.

Section 05

Red flags in any programme

Fixed or near-fixed daily percentage returns from trading.

No verifiable product or customer outside the opportunity itself.

Rewards tied to how much money your recruits deposit.

Leadership that is hard to identify, or names that differ between sources.

Withdrawal fees, caps and reinvestment requirements that keep money inside the system.

Pressure, countdowns, event hype and 'get in before the listing' urgency.

No licence, no audit, and no regulator on record anywhere.

Where to check and where to report

Official registers and warning lists are free and searchable. Start with your own national financial regulator, then cross-check the international lists.

This page is educational and independent. It is not legal, financial or tax advice, and it makes no determination about any company or individual. Consult a qualified lawyer or regulator in your own country before acting.