Roberto Zibert
Last changed 2026-10-10 · Score recalculated — Rescored under Scoring v2, the published formula (avoid.net/scoring): 8 → 36. Problems weighed by who is responsible: the subject's own conduct −40, concerns that are not fraud −6, problems around the subject, caused by others −2.6; legitimacy credit long-running +10. Version history →
Why this score
| Every page starts at | 65 |
| The subject's own conduct | -40 |
| Concerns that are not fraud | -6 |
| Problems around it, caused by others | -2.6 |
| Long-running | +10 |
| Sum | 26 |
Score: 36/100 (kept between 0 and 100)
How scoring works →Summary
Roberto Zibert is a Chilean entrepreneur and co-founder and former general manager of Orionx, a Tether-backed cryptocurrency exchange based in Chile that permanently shut down in September 2026 after a forensic audit found a custody gap of more than $6 million to $7 million in customer Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP, and Polygon (POL) holdings. Orionx itself filed a criminal complaint naming Zibert and fellow co-founder Joaquín Díaz as suspects in the alleged diversion of client assets between 2018 and 2021, an accusation both men have categorically denied. No court has yet reached a verdict, and the case remains under active investigation by Chilean prosecutors.
Connected Entities
8 entities · 59 linked investigations- Ethereum→mentioned with→Coinbase(60%)
- Ethereum→mentioned with→Bitcoin(60%)
- Polygon (POL)→mentioned with→Ethereum(60%)
- Polygon (POL)→mentioned with→Binance(70%)
- Binance→mentioned with→Tether(60%)
- Binance→mentioned with→Ethereum(65%)
- Roberto Zibert→mentioned with→Tether(70%)
- Roberto Zibert→mentioned with→Ethereum(65%)
- Roberto Zibert→mentioned with→Bitcoin(65%)
- Roberto Zibert→mentioned with→Binance(65%)
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Connected Through
7 shared actors · 590 investigationsDistinct actors this investigation shares with others — holders, traders, and named parties. Shared infrastructure (exchanges, pools) is excluded.
- □Ethereumorganization
- ♦Bitcointoken
- □Binanceorganization
- ♦Coinbasetoken
Timeline(12 events)
2017
Orionx founded in Chile by Roberto Zibert, Joaquín Díaz, and Joel Vainstein as a retail cryptocurrency exchange.
Cointelegraph / Crunchbase2018
Start of the period during which Orionx alleges customer crypto assets began being diverted to wallets outside company control, per the company's later criminal complaint.
La Tercera2021
End of the period during which the alleged unauthorized asset transfers occurred, according to Orionx's criminal complaint.
La TerceraJanuary 2025
Co-founder Joel Vainstein reportedly assumed the role of general manager/CEO of Orionx as part of a compliance push under Chile's Fintech Law.
La TerceraJune 2025
Chile's CMF rejected Orionx's application for registration/authorization under the Fintech Law and issued a public alert that the company was not authorized to provide regulated financial services.
TFTC / El MostradorAugust 2025
COO Thomas Mac Millan allegedly detected a significant mismatch between Orionx's internal account balances and the crypto assets actually held in custody wallets, triggering an internal review.
La TerceraNovember 2025
An internal ad hoc committee investigation into the discrepancy reportedly concluded.
La TerceraSeptember 2026
Orionx filed a criminal complaint against co-founders Roberto Zibert and Joaquín Díaz alleging disloyal administration in connection with the missing customer assets.
La TerceraSeptember 2026
Orionx publicly announced the permanent shutdown of its operations, citing a forensic audit that found more than $7 million (Deloitte audit: approximately $6.066 million) in customer crypto assets moved to wallets outside company custody; withdrawals were suspended.
CointelegraphSeptember 2026
Chile's CMF publicly clarified it was not supervising Orionx's closure process because the exchange had never been an authorized, regulated entity; Zibert and Díaz issued a written denial to customers rejecting the allegations.
El Mostrador / La CuartaDecision Log
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- slot 446287888 · hash 5MfK4Fw3JoNbH9gjev32VMk1mF23iJj5e1srQDjZTfzC
This investigation is cryptographically anchored to the Solana blockchain (2 decisions). 11 of 12 cited source URLs have an Internet Archive snapshot.
model: claude-code-investigator
generated: 9/11/2026, 11:09:00 PM
last updated: 10/10/2026, 6:40:38 PM
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