HQI Exchange
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HQI Exchange (HQIEX) is an alleged advance-fee continuation scam formally identified by the Washington State Department of Financial Institutions in May 2026. It targets victims of the collapsed BG Wealth Sharing / DSJ Exchange Ponzi scheme, which involved an estimated $150 million in losses, by falsely claiming that frozen balances can be recovered by paying a new 'migration fee' of at least 100 USDT to activate an account on the new platform. No legitimate trading activity, disclosed ownership, or regulatory registration has been identified.
Connected Entities
8 entities · 60 linked investigations- OKX→mentioned with→Binance(60%)
- HQI Exchange→mentioned with→Tether(70%)
- HQI Exchange→mentioned with→Binance(65%)
- HQI Exchange→mentioned with→OKX(65%)
- HQI Exchange→mentioned with→ZachXBT(60%)
- HQI Exchange→mentioned with→Solana(65%)
- ZachXBT→mentioned with→Binance(60%)
- Binance→mentioned with→Tether(60%)
- DSJEX / BG Wealth Sharing→mentioned with→Tether(70%)
- DSJEX / BG Wealth Sharing→mentioned with→Binance(65%)
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Timeline(12 events)
2025
BG Wealth Sharing launches, promoting itself as 'the world's largest hedge fund' with a fictitious CEO persona 'Professor Stephen Beard'. DSJ Exchange serves as the associated trading platform.
BehindMLM / Washington State DFI13 March 2026
HQI Exchange domain hqiex.com and associated domains hqi2.com through hqi12.com are privately registered — while the BG Wealth / DSJ scheme is still active.
BehindMLM — HQI Exchange ReviewApril 2026
Washington State DFI issues original fraud alert against BG Wealth Sharing LTD and DSJ Exchange PTY Ltd.
Washington State DFI27 April 2026
DSJ Exchange begins laundering approximately $92 million across Tron and Solana networks ahead of collapse.
Coinpedia / ZachXBT27 April 2026
FBI seizes bgwealthsharing.com under Operation Level Up. Operation produces 276 arrests across nine compounds and restrains over $701 million in connected cryptocurrency.
CryptoTimes2 May 2026
BG Wealth Sharing collapses. Operators have demanded a 12% 'IPO tax' on all account balances in a final exit-scam maneuver.
BehindMLM / CryptoTimes3 May 2026
Second batch of HQI Exchange domains (hqi15.com through hqi38.com) registered, expanding the platform's operational infrastructure.
BehindMLM — HQI Exchange Review4 May 2026
Tether freezes $38.4 million in USDT on TRON associated with DSJ Exchange operations. Total frozen assets reach $41.5 million across Tether, Binance, and OKX.
Coinpedia4 May 2026
Washington State DFI updates its BG Wealth / DSJ alert to address advance fee scam allegations, noting victims were unable to withdraw even after paying the 12% tax.
Washington State DFI15 May 2026
Washington State DFI issues a third update to its alert, formally naming HQI Exchange as the platform to which BG Wealth victims are being directed and warning against depositing further funds.
Washington State DFI16 May 2026
CryptoTimes publishes analysis of the BG Wealth / DSJ / HQI pipeline model, identifying a seven-stage fraud replication pattern and naming HQI Exchange and Swift Wave Capital as active successor platforms.
CryptoTimes18 May 2026
Alleged deadline given to BG Wealth victims: pay 100 USDT migration fee to HQI Exchange by this date or lose access to frozen balances permanently.
BehindMLM — HQI Exchange fraud warning from WashingtonDecision Log
- slot 422769020 · hash Bb87htzttrWStdmuekxBhPYLNawMVNeqZFQKMCoz1FsX
This investigation is cryptographically anchored to the Solana blockchain (1 decision). 12 of 12 cited source URLs have an Internet Archive snapshot.
model: claude-code-investigator
generated: 5/28/2026, 5:49:46 PM
last updated: 5/28/2026, 5:49:47 PM
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