Verify a crypto project's claimed partnership

Capture the exact wording

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Save whether the project claims a commercial partnership, technology integration, customer relationship or merely compatibility. Those are different statements. Record the legal entity and date. A logo wall often omits this detail, so do not invent the strongest possible interpretation of a vague association.

Seek independent confirmation

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Start from the supposed partner's official website and independently obtained contact information. Look for a statement that names the project and describes the same relationship. The Centra Tech case explains why the issuer's own announcement cannot serve as independent confirmation of its claim. Absence of a public announcement is a gap, not automatic proof of deception.

Check for identity substitution

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Compare company names, domains and contacts carefully. The FCA warns that clone firms can copy genuine registration details, so a valid number alone is insufficient. Keep your result precise: confirmed relationship, narrower relationship, contradicted claim or unresolved. Do not send identity documents or funds to a contact supplied solely by the party whose claim you are checking.

Build a partner-claim register

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Use columns for claimed partner, exact claim, issuer's dated page, partner-controlled confirmation and confirmed scope. If only a logo appears, record 'logo shown; relationship unverified'. Check staff identities through more than a copied biography, but avoid exposing personal information or contacting unrelated people publicly. Keep licensing claims separate from commercial partnerships. This produces an auditable record of what was actually established, instead of treating a collection of familiar brand names as cumulative evidence that the whole token offer is legitimate.

Sources, dates and limits

Checked 23 October 2026 using the sentencing record, DOJ remission directory and administrator notice. The displayed reconsideration deadline is historical. Named payment networks were the subject of false partnership claims; this article does not allege their participation in the fraud.