The Onyx Reserve
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The Onyx Reserve is a private alternative-investment operation incorporated in Delaware as Onyx Reserve Fund LLC, operated by Eric McNeil (President and Fund Manager) and Tom Shields (Head of Founder Relations / Senior Investor Relations), targeting accredited investors under a Regulation D, Rule 506(c) offering. In late September 2026, investigative journalist Coffeezilla published a YouTube investigation alleging the fund's historical operations bore hallmark characteristics of a Ponzi scheme, citing claimed returns exceeding 100% annually for four consecutive years, trading records with anomalous timestamps, a CPA named in offering documents who reportedly denied any knowledge of the fund, and documented personnel overlaps with Goliath Ventures — a separately charged $397-425 million crypto Ponzi whose CEO, Christopher Delgado, pleaded guilty to federal wire fraud and money laundering charges on June 30, 2026. McNeil and Shields deny all allegations and deny any operational affiliation with Goliath Ventures. No regulatory enforcement action against The Onyx Reserve or its principals had been publicly announced as of the date of this filing.
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Community submissions
“Coffeezilla investigation alleging Ponzi-like structure at The Onyx Reserve, including undercover recording and timestamp-manipulated trade records.”
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Timeline(11 events)
1 January 2023
Goliath Ventures, later linked by investigators to Onyx Reserve personnel, begins operating as an alleged Ponzi scheme per the CFTC complaint.
CFTC Complaint via SCCG Management21 August 2025
Onyx Reserve Fund LLC files initial Form D with the SEC, targeting a $50 million Regulation D Rule 506(c) offering with a $100,000 minimum investment.
ONYX RESERVE FUND LLC Form D Filing3 October 2025
First investor sale date under the current Onyx Reserve Fund LLC Regulation D offering.
ONYX RESERVE FUND LLC Form D Filing20 December 2025
Eric McNeil and Tom Shields reportedly contact investigator Danny de Hek after seeing public reporting about Goliath Ventures, inquiring specifically about Matt Burks.
The Onyx Reserve Exposed (Danny de Hek / Substack)11 February 2026
Onyx Reserve Fund LLC files a Form D amendment reporting $410,000 raised from two investors.
ONYX RESERVE FUND LLC Form D Filing30 June 2026
Christopher Delgado, CEO of Goliath Ventures, pleads guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud, wire fraud, and money laundering in the Middle District of Florida. Admitted losses of approximately $250 million.
IRS Criminal Investigation press release11 August 2026
SEC files a parallel civil enforcement complaint against Goliath Ventures and Christopher Delgado alleging a $425 million fraud involving more than 1,300 investors.
Yahoo Finance — SEC and CFTC Hit Goliath Ventures12 August 2026
CFTC files a civil enforcement complaint against Goliath Ventures and Delgado in the U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida, alleging approximately 1,600 customers lost at least $397 million.
SCCG Management — CFTC Complaint Details21 August 2026
Danny de Hek publishes investigation into The Onyx Reserve on Substack, incorporating right-of-reply responses from McNeil and Shields.
The Onyx Reserve Exposed (Danny de Hek / Substack)29 September 2026
Coffeezilla publishes YouTube investigation into The Onyx Reserve, alleging Ponzi hallmarks including anomalous trading records and CPA denial. Video reaches approximately 1.2 million views within seven hours per social media reports. BVM Sports and LowKickMMA report Randy Couture's undercover call with McNeil.
Coffeezilla YouTube / BVM Sports / Danny de Hek on X8 October 2026
Sentencing hearing for Christopher Delgado (Goliath Ventures) scheduled in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida.
IRS Criminal Investigation press releaseDecision Log
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This investigation is cryptographically anchored to the Solana blockchain (1 event). 12 of 14 cited source URLs have an Internet Archive snapshot.
model: claude-sonnet-4-6
generated: 10/3/2026, 12:07:50 PM
last updated: 10/4/2026, 3:37:33 AM
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