A short promotional video appeared on GOLIATH VENTURES INC’s official social media accounts. Four hours later, it was gone. Before it disappeared, we secured the video and preserved the transcript. What it revealed was not transparency — it was a glimpse into how the narrative is being rewritten while investors remain unpaid.

THE VIDEO THAT SHOULDN’T HAVE LASTED

The video confidently spoke about the future — 2026, expansion, stability, and strength. It again referenced the previously disclosed $8.5 million investment into the downtown Florida Chase Building, presenting it as part of a renewed “global HQ” vision. On the surface, it looked like reassurance. In context, it raised immediate red flags.

THE CORPORATE SHIFT

On 3 September, the original Florida entity tied to GOLIATH VENTURES INC was shut down. A new company was registered in a different U.S. state. As far as we can determine, there are no operational offices tied to that new entity. Yet the video promoted a Florida-based headquarters narrative as if nothing had changed. That contradiction matters.

THE REPACKAGED ASSET

The Chase Building itself is not new information. It was purchased months earlier from Mark Nejame. What changed was how it was being presented — recycled as proof of momentum and future growth at a time when withdrawals had been frozen for months. Assets don’t equal liquidity, and buildings don’t pay investors.

THE SILENCE

Around the same time, public engagement across GOLIATH VENTURES INC’s social media quietly disappeared. Comments were disabled. Older posts were removed. Communication shifted from open promotion to controlled messaging. This is not the behaviour of a transparent operation addressing investor concerns in real time.

THE SELECTIVE PAYMENTS

We received independent intel from one individual claiming they received their initial investment back plus dividends in November, after earning more than 5% per month for over a year. This allegedly occurred while other investors — and even internal agents — had their withdrawals frozen. Selective liquidity during a freeze is never accidental.

THE CONTRACT QUESTION

Many investors believe they are protected by contracts. The uncomfortable question is simple: which company are those contracts actually with? Were they reissued after the September shutdown? And how enforceable are they against an entity that no longer exists in that jurisdiction?

THE NARRATIVE PIVOT

The removed video subtly introduced a shift away from crypto, toward “other ventures” framed as more stable. This is a familiar pattern. When promised returns collapse and liabilities mount, the story changes. The future is pushed further out. Responsibility is softened. Accountability is delayed.

THE FINAL FRAME

The last frame of the deleted video showed a Trump / JD Vance 2024 image. That wasn’t accidental. It appeared designed to signal future political cover — suggesting current failures are about timing, regulation, or the “wrong administration,” not the company’s conduct. The message was clear: hold the line now, help comes later.

The problem is that later doesn’t pay today’s bills, and deleted videos don’t erase obligations.

This video wasn’t removed because it reassured investors. It was removed because it revealed too much about how the story is being reframed while money remains missing.

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For weeks, investors were told payments were imminent. Specific dates were given. Confidence was projected. Assurances were repeated. Then the money didn’t arrive. What followed was silence, a luxury event, and eventually a carefully worded newsletter that raised more questions than it answered.

This is a chronological breakdown of what actually happened, using Goliath’s own communications, timelines, and public behaviour.

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THE PROMISES

In early December, investors were explicitly told distributions would be paid on December 15 and December 18. Those dates came and went without payment. There was no advance warning, no immediate explanation, and no direct communication when the funds failed to arrive.

When payments don’t show up on promised dates, the clock starts ticking.

THE SILENCE

After the missed payouts, communication slowed dramatically. There was no live address, no Q&A, no transparent engagement. Instead, investors were left waiting while uncertainty spread and private conversations intensified.

Silence at this stage is not neutral. It changes behaviour.

THE EVENT

While investors were waiting on delayed distributions, Goliath had no visible difficulty spending millions on a high-production promotional event. There were no signs of restraint, no austerity, no indication that liquidity was a concern.

The contrast was impossible to ignore.

THE NEWSLETTER

Eventually, an “Operational Update” was released. It attempted to reset expectations without addressing the core issue: promised payments that didn’t happen.

Rather than providing first-party proof — trades, wallet activity, performance data — the letter relied on generalised language, third-party examples, and future assurances. Investors weren’t shown what had been earned or where funds were. They were told to be patient.

BANKING VS CRYPTO

One of the biggest contradictions in the explanation was the reliance on banking delays, despite the fact that investor payouts were made in crypto. Crypto payments don’t require wire transfers or traditional banking rails. That inconsistency was never reconciled.

THIRD-PARTY EXAMPLES

Instead of showing their own results, the newsletter pointed to large decentralised exchanges and industry-wide data to argue that the model could generate revenue. The problem is simple: proving that someone else makes money is not proof that you do.

SOCIAL MEDIA GOES QUIET

Around the same time, Goliath’s social media presence was effectively wiped. Historical posts disappeared. Engagement was disabled. Only a single post remained visible.

When companies are confident, they communicate more. When they’re under pressure, they reduce visibility.

DISTANCING BEGINS

As scrutiny increased, third parties began quietly cutting ties. Names were removed. Affiliations disappeared. Due diligence suddenly mattered.

This is usually the phase before things escalate.

THE CALM BEFORE THE STORM

Behind the scenes, investor behaviour shifted. Screenshots were preserved. Conversations turned legal. People stopped waiting and started preparing.

This isn’t panic. This is the calm before the storm — the moment when confidence collapses quietl

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The December 15–18 payout window was promised in writing. October catch-ups. November payouts. Everything owed. Normal schedule. As this window opened, investors began asking the same question at the same time: where is the money? What should have been a routine payout cycle instead exposed silence, confusion, and a growing list of red flags that can no longer be ignored.

THE PROMISE

On December 3, 2025, Goliath Ventures Inc sent a newsletter assuring investors that the company was “fully back to its regular rhythm” and that the December 15–18 cycle would include all missed payouts going back to October. This message was clear, confident, and written. It was meant to restore trust after months of delays. But written promises mean nothing without verifiable payments, and as the window arrived, transparency vanished.

THE SILENCE

As investors waited, no public confirmation of payouts appeared. No transaction proofs. No statements. No explanations. Instead, something else began happening. Social media accounts connected to Goliath Ventures Inc and its leadership were quietly scrubbed. Executives began distancing themselves. One senior figure removed Goliath Ventures Inc entirely from his business profiles. This was not the behaviour of a company preparing to pay everyone what they owed.

THE STRUCTURE

As more information surfaced, a disturbing pattern emerged. Multiple sources described a payout system where the company itself did not pay investors directly. Instead, executive partners were allegedly instructed to send funds themselves, often in crypto, to the people they personally recruited. These payments appeared to come from personal LLCs, not from Goliath Ventures Inc. If true, this structure would insulate the company, obscure the source of funds, and recycle money internally while creating the illusion of legitimate dividends.

THE PRESSURE

Alongside this structure came pressure. Investors reported being told that withdrawing funds showed distrust. That compounding was the loyal choice. That better returns would be offered if money was left inside. Some were promised returns as high as eight percent per month for not withdrawing. These tactics are familiar to anyone who has studied collapsing Ponzi schemes. They are designed to slow withdrawals when liquidity is failing.

THE CRASH

In October, more than 380 billion dollars was wiped out of the crypto market in a single day. Shortly after, Christopher Delgado hosted a brief twelve-minute webinar telling investors to “calm the farm” and insisting Goliath Ventures Inc was not affected. Since that moment, confirmed payouts have become harder to find, not easier. Industry insiders began raising questions about whether investor funds had been deployed into high-risk ETH liquidity pools paired with altcoins and meme coins, or diverted into mining and leveraged trading.

THE WARNING SIGNS

Verified information indicates that some executive partners ensured their families’ passports were ready at the same time payouts were failing. This behaviour is not normal during routine operations. It is, however, a pattern repeatedly seen in financial collapses just before investigations begin.

THE QUESTION THAT REMAINS

If payouts were promised, where are they? If everything was back on schedule, why the silence? Why are individuals paying investors instead of the company? Why are executives distancing themselves, erasing online footprints, and preparing to leave jurisdictions? These are not abstract questions. They are the questions regulators, banks, and law enforcement ask when

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Hours before Goliath Ventures Inc’s big Miami dinner, the company’s inner circle shifted from hype to panic. Instead of confidence, we suddenly saw a loyalty sermon from Tomo Marjanovic, wrapped in the new hashtag #GoliathStrong, urging his “brothers” not to walk away. It was clear something inside the organisation had fractured, and this message was attempting to hold together what was already slipping apart.

THE MESSAGE THAT CHANGED EVERYTHING

I woke up to Tomo’s post and immediately recognised the tone. It wasn’t motivation. It wasn’t leadership. It was a man trying to keep an organisation from falling apart on the eve of its most important public appearance. When someone in his position starts warning people not to “disappear when things get difficult,” it means people already are. The façade was cracking, and the timing was too precise to ignore.

THE SCAM BEGINS

Goliath Ventures built itself on the illusion of strength — the events, the dinners, the staged luxury. But real strength doesn’t need constant reminders. Real companies don’t need hashtags to reassure their own members. As the cracks widened, the language changed. Business updates were replaced with emotional rhetoric. The organisation stopped talking about growth and started talking about brotherhood, loyalty, and codes that must be honoured. That’s when I knew this wasn’t a message aimed at the public. It was aimed at insiders preparing to step away.

THE MIAMI DINNER UNRAVELS

The Miami Casino Royale dinner had been marketed for months as a show of power. But as the date approached, people began backing out. Quietly. Nervously. Some told friends they didn’t want to be photographed with a company now covered in red flags. Others had already been speaking to investigators. Some simply sensed the end coming. And instead of reassuring them, the leadership tried to guilt them into turning up. Tomo’s message was a pressure valve — a last attempt to plug the holes before the ship rolled over.

THE LIEUTENANT STEPS FORWARD

In a legitimate company, the founder would be the one addressing the concerns. But Christopher Delgado vanished from the conversation, leaving Tomo to do the emotional heavy lifting. That’s what collapsing organisations do: the founder retreats, and a lieutenant steps forward to manage the fear. Tomo’s role shifted from “Director of Partner Services” to spiritual enforcer almost overnight. And once he stepped into that role, the language became unmistakably desperate.

THE CODE OF SILENCE

The idea of a “code” is not part of any compliant financial structure. It is part of a control mechanism — something used to keep people from asking questions at the exact moment they should be asking the most. When Tomo said the code must be honoured “even when it’s inconvenient,” he revealed how serious the internal doubt had become. This wasn’t about ethics. It was about survival. And he was begging supporters to ignore their instincts, ignore the evidence, and ignore the growing whispers.

BROTHERHOOD AS A WEAPON

The message wasn’t simply about unity. It was about preventing defection. Every line was aimed at those considering walking away: the promoters who had stopped recruiting, the team members who no longer wanted to attend the dinner, the insiders who had seen enough to question everything. By redefining loyalty as honour, and doubt as betrayal, the organisation tried to shame people into silence. But messages like this only appear when collapse is close.

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On 18 November 2025, I watched Andrew Tate’s Hyperliquid balance collapse in real time. Months of reckless, high-leverage trading came to a brutal end as his account dropped to just $984. More than $727,000 of his own money and around $75,000 in referral bonuses had been wiped out with no withdrawals ever recorded.

Four days earlier, GOLIATH VENTURES INC — a “quant fund” promoted across the same influencer ecosystem — suddenly froze payouts and claimed a “forensic audit” had begun. Their 14 November distribution never arrived. No transparency, no timeline, just familiar excuses.

The timing alone doesn’t prove a direct connection. But when two collapses unfold within days of each other inside the same circle of influencers, people start asking questions.

THE ON-CHAIN COLLAPSE

Before that final liquidation, Tate had already racked up an astonishing list of losses: a $597,000 ETH long in June, a $67,500 WLFI wipeout in September, a $93,000 BTC liquidation shortly after, a $235,000 BTC loss on 14 November, and then the $112,000 final blow that drained his account entirely.

Across more than 80 trades, his win rate sat around 35%.
Behind the motivational speeches and alpha branding, the blockchain told a very different story.

THE GOLIATH FREEZE

While Tate’s losses were playing out on-chain, GOLIATH VENTURES INC was telling investors everything was “healthy” — even as they locked the doors.

Less than 1% of their claimed trading activity ever touched a blockchain.
Their audit firm remains unnamed.
Whistleblowers reported insiders withdrawing millions just before the freeze.

That behaviour does not belong to a legitimate trading operation. It matches the collapse pattern of every modern Ponzi I’ve investigated.

THE SHARED ECOSYSTEM

Goliath’s leadership has repeatedly appeared within Andrew Tate’s wider influencer network. They’ve praised him, networked with him, replicated his “brotherhood” aesthetic, and even surfaced in his promotional yacht videos — though their faces are blurred across their own website.

Tate’s “War Room” sells itself as a global network of elite men operating behind the scenes.
Goliath sells itself as a private, high-yield investment circle.
The language is similar.
The secrecy is similar.
The imagery is nearly identical.

None of this proves their money flowed together, but it proves they move through the same influencer machinery — and that matters.

WHAT WE CAN PROVE

Tate lost roughly $802,000 on Hyperliquid with no withdrawals.
GOLIATH VENTURES INC froze payouts and refuses to provide evidence of actual trading.
Less than 1% of their claimed activity appears on a blockchain.
Their leadership occupies the same social and promotional orbit as Tate’s network.

Those are facts.

WHAT REMAINS THEORY

There is no confirmed evidence that Goliath investor funds were placed into leveraged trades.
There is no proof that Tate’s liquidation directly triggered the freeze.
There is no documented formal partnership between the two operations.

But the behaviour, secrecy, timing, and shared ecosystem tell a story worth following.

When luxury yachts, blurred identities, whispered networks, and promises of effortless returns collide, the ending is rarely surprising.
I’ve watched this pattern unfold too many times to pretend otherwise.

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This is the story of what happened in the hours, days, and moments leading up to the collapse of one of the largest alleged Ponzi schemes in America.

THE FIRST SIGNS OF TROUBLE

The earliest warning came quietly. Investors expecting their November 14th payouts woke to an unexpected message from Goliath Ventures Inc. The company claimed that distributions were being delayed due to a “forensic audit,” a phrase familiar to anyone who has watched a Ponzi scheme run out of road.

At first glance, the announcement was dressed up as a professional update. But the tone was wrong. Too cheerful. Too rehearsed. Too polished for a situation where millions of dollars had suddenly stopped flowing.

It didn’t take long for people to realise this wasn’t just a delay. It was the beginning of the end.

THE INSIDERS GET THEIR MONEY OUT

As ordinary investors waited, confused and anxious, information began to surface that key insiders had been pulling out staggering amounts of money—tens of millions—just days earlier. Names like Nick Petrillo, Tomo Marjanovic, Punit Shah, and Jayson Newton continued popping up. Their romantic partners and family members reportedly cashed out while payouts to everyone else were frozen.

The most blatant example involved Stacie Shenkman, widely known to be close to insider Nick Petrillo. While investors begged for withdrawals, she and several others connected to Goliath’s leadership allegedly walked away with large sums.

This pattern is classic Ponzi behaviour: insiders escape with whatever remains while the average investor is told to “stay patient.”

THE AUDIT WITH NO NAME

Goliath Ventures told its investors that a “leading Forensic Certified Public Accountant firm” had been engaged. What they didn’t say was more revealing: no firm name, no license number, no engagement letter, no confirmation from the alleged auditor.

Real audits—especially during crisis—are always transparent.
Here, everything was concealed.

Even individuals with more than $10 million invested were denied basic information. And when the company invoked the name of Joel Glick from Berkowitz Pollack Brant Advisors + CPAs, they offered no proof that an engagement even existed.

An audit without a name is not an audit.
It’s a stall tactic.

THE AGENCIES NOW INVOLVED

Investors are now being urged to contact the FBI, Homeland Security Investigations, and the RCMP in Canada. The United States Secret Service has a dedicated contact point for crypto-related fraud:

cryptofraud@usss.dhs.gov

Victims are also encouraged to file formal complaints through the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center at ic3.gov.

Time matters now. Assets dissipate quickly once insiders start scrambling.

THE FINAL CHAPTER BEGINS

Once the payouts stopped, the façade collapsed.
Goliath Ventures no longer looks like a company undergoing an audit.
It looks like a Ponzi scheme in freefall.

The tone of their communication has grown increasingly desperate. The promises are empty. The reassurances are hollow. And the insiders—those closest to Delgado—have already secured their exits.

For everyone else, the fight to recover funds begins now.

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The first real sign of trouble came when investors began messaging me to say their payouts due on the 14th had not arrived. There were no advance warnings, no delays announced, and no meaningful explanations. Instead, a single excuse began to circulate among investors: the payouts were being blocked because of an “audit.”

That claim didn’t match how real audits work.
And that’s when the investigation began.

THE AUDIT EXCUSE

To understand why this raised red flags instantly, you have to know what a real audit actually does. Audits do not freeze bank accounts. Audits do not stop investor payouts. And auditors have no authority to block withdrawals.

When a company stops paying investors, it is not because of an audit.
It is because the money is no longer available.

Every hour that passed made this harder to deny.

THE ANONYMOUS AUDIT LETTER

Today, for the first time, I am releasing a document that arrived through my anonymous contact page on 12 September 2025. It claimed to be an “audit announcement,” but I could not verify who wrote it, where it came from, or whether it was genuine. That is exactly why I did not publish it at the time.

The formatting didn’t match any of Goliath’s previous newsletters—although even their official newsletters were often inconsistent. The tone felt unusual. Something about it wasn’t right.

But now that payouts have frozen, and investors are searching for answers, it feels important to show people the kinds of documents circulating in the background—whether they came from inside the organisation or were created by someone trying to imitate it.

The most striking part was the language.
It did not read like a standard audit notice. Instead of neutral financial terms, it referenced Ponzi scheme detection, fraudulent conveyance analysis, lost profit reviews, and economic damage assessments. These are terms rarely used outside forensic accounting or legal disputes.

Whether the letter was internal, leaked, or fabricated, it resembles the type of messaging that surfaces when a scheme begins to unravel.

THE CEO WHO VANISHED

While investors looked for clarity, new information began to surface. Multiple independent sources contacted me claiming that Goliath’s CEO, Christopher Delgado, had left the United States. Several said he was in Dubai. Some suggested he was not alone.

These details are still being verified.
But what is verifiable is the silence.

Chris has not addressed investors.
He has not provided documentation to support the audit excuse.
He has not produced any evidence of trading, blockchain activity, mining operations, surplus funds, or liquidity.
His absence is becoming its own statement.

*Messages continue to arrive from investors worldwide—people who invested savings, retirement funds, and family money. People who trusted colleagues, friends, and professionals who referred them into Goliath. People now terrified that they may never see their money again.

Some are angry.
Some are devastated.
All deserve the truth.

THE REALITY OF THE “AUDIT” CLAIM

By now, one fact is unavoidable:

Audits do not stop payouts.
Audits do not create silence.
Audits do not cause CEOs to disappear.

The “audit” narrative collapses under even basic scrutiny.

When payouts halt and leadership goes silent, the cause is not a review.
The cause is a lack of liquidity.

WHAT HAPPENS NEXT

This investigation is ongoing. More documents emerge daily. More internal conversations surface. More inco

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The press release paints Stephen Davis as a fallen fire chief who bravely left public service to start a parenting project and a publishing company. It reads like a feel-good comeback story. But buried behind this glossy narrative is the part he didn’t disclose: his role as Director of Administration for GOLIATH VENTURES INC, a company now at the centre of federal scrutiny.

While the article highlights his podcasts, memoirs, and charity work, it never once mentions that the company he helps run was formally dissolved in Florida yet continued to operate, raise funds, and pay out “returns” that investors are now struggling to withdraw. That omission is not an accident — it’s the entire point of the sponsored piece.

From Firefighter Chief to Entrepreneur: Stephen Davis Announces Growth of Raising Alphas and New Publishing House Choice Press: https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/from-firefighter-chief-to-entrepreneur-stephen-davis-announces-growth-of-raising-alphas-and-new-publishing-house-choice-press-1035560777

THE MISDIRECTION

The timing of the press release is no coincidence. Over the last few months, withdrawals from GOLIATH VENTURES have stalled. Investors have panicked. Executives have gone silent. And multiple government agencies have quietly begun pulling apart the company’s paperwork, payouts, and banking claims.

In the middle of this, Stephen Davis suddenly emerges with a polished article celebrating his leadership skills, his book launch, and his “mission to help families.” Not one line acknowledges the growing number of people who fear they may have lost their savings. Not one line mentions the investigations. Not one line mentions the red flags stacking up behind the scenes.

Instead, the article rewrites the narrative: Davis is not an executive in an investment scheme under pressure — he’s now a publisher, a mentor, a coach, a philanthropist. A classic attempt to build credibility while the ship is taking on water.

THE HIDDEN NETWORK

Behind the scenes, GOLIATH VENTURES INC has been operating in the shadows. After the Florida entity was dissolved, the team quietly continued accepting investor funds. No disclosure. No registration. No warning. Investors were told everything was fine, even as internal cracks widened.

During this period, Stephen Davis was not a distant advisor. He was part of the administrative core — involved in investor communications, email broadcasts, and internal coordination. Yet none of this appears in the press release. Instead, the story has been replaced with a heroic rebrand built to distract from the growing scrutiny around the company’s operations.

This is the same pattern used by dozens of collapsing MLM-style investment schemes: when the heat rises, rewrite the identity of the key players and drown the public in “positive” sponsored stories.

THE INVESTIGATIONS

Investors across the United States — particularly in Florida — have reported difficulties recovering their principal. Whistleblowers have come forward with documents showing inconsistencies in the company’s filings and claimed banking relationships. Agencies are now reviewing everything from withdrawals to recruitment patterns to offshore communications.

These are not minor questions. They are the same signs seen before every major crypto-style Ponzi collapse over the last five years.

Meanwhile, the public is being fed a story about a firefighter-turned-author. The contrast could not be sharper.

The press release is not journalism — it’s damage control.

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