{"id":615,"date":"2026-02-27T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-27T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kriptoblog.hu\/?p=615"},"modified":"2026-03-02T14:14:19","modified_gmt":"2026-03-02T13:14:19","slug":"minotaurus-endless-presale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kriptoblog.hu\/en\/minotaurus-vegtelen-presale\/","title":{"rendered":"Minotaurus Review 4\/10: The Endless Presale"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Minotaurus ($MTAUR) Investigative Series \u2014 4\/10<\/h1>\n<h2>The Endless Presale: When Fundraising Itself Becomes the Product<\/h2>\n<p><em>The Minotaurus presale started in May 2024, and in February 2026 \u2014 21 months later \u2014 it's still ongoing. What's behind the \"just one more stage\"?<\/em><\/p>\n<hr>\n<h3>\u23f0 The Timeline<\/h3>\n<pre>\n2024 May        \u2014 Presale launches ($0.00004\/token, \"80% discount\")\n2024 Summer     \u2014 Stage 1 continues, marketing campaign begins\n2024 Fall       \u2014 \"More than $2M raised\" (allegedly)\n2024 Winter     \u2014 Stages progress, price increases\n2025 Spring     \u2014 \"$6.4M+\" raised\n2025 July       \u2014 ORIGINAL PRESALE DEADLINE \u2192 NOTHING HAPPENS\n2025 Fall       \u2014 Presale continues, indefinitely\n2025 Winter     \u2014 Still in presale\n2026 February   \u2014 STILL IN PRESALE \u2190 WE ARE HERE\n\nCurrent price: ~$0.00010517\nPromised listing: $0.00020\nStage: \"Level 4\" (out of 8)\nListing date: \"Coming Soon\" (for 21 months)\nCoinMarketCap: \"Coming Soon\" (for 21 months)\nCoinGecko: \"Coming Soon\" (for 21 months)\n<\/pre>\n<h3>\ud83d\udd0d Why Is a Prolonged Presale Problematic?<\/h3>\n<h4>1. The \"Perpetual Fundraising\" Model<\/h4>\n<p>According to industry experts, <strong>perpetual fundraising<\/strong> (endless fundraising) is one of the surest signs that <strong>the presale itself is the product<\/strong>, not the game.<\/p>\n<p>Normal presale timeline comparison:<\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<th>Project<\/th>\n<th>Presale duration<\/th>\n<th>Product at the end of presale<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Ethereum (2014)<\/td>\n<td>42 nap<\/td>\n<td>Working blockchain, smart contracts<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Solana (2020)<\/td>\n<td>2 h\u00e9t<\/td>\n<td>Working blockchain<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Axie Infinity (2020)<\/td>\n<td>2 h\u00e9t<\/td>\n<td>~3 months<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Working game<\/td>\n<td>~3 h\u00f3nap<\/td>\n<td>21+ months and counting<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>No game, no token listing<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>21+ h\u00f3nap<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>\u274c Semmi<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<h4>3. Sunk Cost Trap<\/h4>\n<p>Those who already invested $500 at Stage 1 now face the classic sunk cost fallacy:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\"If I don't buy more, I lose my previous investment\" <strong>\"If the next stage is more expensive, I should buy now\"<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>\"The listing will come, I just need to be patient\" <strong>This is not investing. This is a psychological trap.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>4. Where Does the Money Go? <strong>According to the project, $6.4M+ has been raised. Question: what has this been spent on?<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>What we DON'T see: <strong>\u274c No working game (only a \"demo\" that is essentially a Unity template)<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>\u274c No token listing (21 months of \"Coming Soon\")<\/h3>\n<p>\u274c No independent audit <strong>\u274c No public team (anonymous founders)<\/strong> \u274c No verifiable technical development<\/p>\n<pre>\n5. $6.4M \u2014 Where Is the Accountability?\n<\/pre>\n<h4>If the team has indeed raised $6.4M, there should be:<\/h4>\n<p>\u2705 Transparent financial report <strong>\u2705 Verifiable development milestones<\/strong> \u2705 Independent smart contract audit<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><strong>Verification question:<\/strong> \u2705 Working product<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3>Instead, what we see:<\/h3>\n<p>\u274c No development roadmap with specific dates<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u274c No technical documentation<\/li>\n<li>\u274c No financial report<\/li>\n<li>\u274c No audited usage statement<\/li>\n<li>\u274c No product to justify the expenditure<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>What we DO see:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u2705 Aggressive paid marketing campaigns (Coinpedia, CoinTelegraph sponsored articles)<\/li>\n<li>\u2705 Social media campaigns (Twitter\/X, Telegram)<\/li>\n<li>\u2705 Referral bonuses (paid in $)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote>\n<p><strong>Clarifying question:<\/strong> If the majority of the $6.4M goes to marketing and referral bonuses, what's left for development?<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3>\ud83d\udcd0 The Ponzi-like Dynamic<\/h3>\n<p>Important: <strong>We are not claiming that Minotaurus is a Ponzi scheme.<\/strong> But the structure shows similarities:<\/p>\n<pre>\nCLASSIC PONZI              MINOTAURUS PRESALE\n\u2501\u2501\u2501\u2501\u2501\u2501\u2501\u2501\u2501\u2501\u2501\u2501\u2501\u2501\u2501\u2501          \u2501\u2501\u2501\u2501\u2501\u2501\u2501\u2501\u2501\u2501\u2501\u2501\u2501\u2501\u2501\u2501\u2501\u2501\nNew investors\n<\/pre>\n<h3>\ud83c\udf0d Hungarian Context<\/h3>\n<p>In Hungary, the MNB (Hungarian National Bank) has repeatedly warned about the risks of cryptocurrency presales, and Minotaurus <strong>falls entirely outside any regulatory framework.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>\ud83e\udd14 Self-Check Questions<\/h3>\n<blockquote>\n<p><strong>Q: Is it normal for a presale to last 21 months?<\/strong><br \/>\nA: No. The industry average is 2-12 weeks. The longest legitimate presales don't last more than 6 months.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Q: What is \"Level 4 out of 8\"?<\/strong><br \/>\nA: An artificial segmentation that creates the illusion of \"urgency\" and \"progression\". In reality, stages can be extended indefinitely.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Q: If so many people are warning, why are there still buyers?<\/strong><br \/>\nA: Because psychological manipulation works. FOMO, sunk cost, and the \"it won't happen to me\" mentality<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3>\ud83d\udd17 References<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/minotaurus.io\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Minotaurus.io<\/a> \u2014 Presale section, stage prices<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cryptona.co\/deep-dive-into-the-minotaurus-mtaur-presale-red-flags-and-concerns\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cryptona.co<\/a> \u2014 Extended presale analysis<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mnb.hu\/fogyasztovedelem\/figyelmeztetes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MNB consumer protection warnings<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Cialdini, R.B. (2006). <em>Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion.<\/em> Harper Business.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>\ud83d\udccc In the next part<\/h3>\n<p>A <strong>marketing psychology<\/strong> we examine: FOMO, urgency (countdown timers), social proof manipulation, and the influencer machine<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><em>\u26a0\ufe0f Legal disclaimer: This article is for informational purposes only and does not constitute investment advice. The author does not hold $MTAUR tokens. Always do your own research (DYOR).<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Minotaurus ($MTAUR) T\u00e9nyfelt\u00e1r\u00f3 Sorozat \u2014 4\/10 A v\u00e9gtelen presale: amikor a p\u00e9nzgy\u0171jt\u00e9s maga a term\u00e9k A Minotaurus presale 2024 m\u00e1jus\u00e1ban indult, \u00e9s 2026 febru\u00e1rj\u00e1ban \u2014 21 h\u00f3nappal k\u00e9s\u0151bb \u2014 m\u00e9g mindig tart. Mi h\u00faz\u00f3dik meg a \u201ejust one more stage&#8221; m\u00f6g\u00f6tt? \u23f0 Az id\u0151vonal 2024. m\u00e1jus \u2500 Presale indul ($0.00004\/token, \u201e80% kedvezm\u00e9ny&#8221;) 2024. ny\u00e1r \u2500 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":614,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[107],"tags":[29,158,155,153,179,178,136,143,163],"class_list":["post-615","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tenyfeltaras","tag-ethereum","tag-europa","tag-magyarorszag","tag-mica","tag-minotaurus","tag-polkadot","tag-szabalyozas","tag-token","tag-wallet"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kriptoblog.hu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/615","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kriptoblog.hu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kriptoblog.hu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kriptoblog.hu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kriptoblog.hu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=615"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/kriptoblog.hu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/615\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":631,"href":"https:\/\/kriptoblog.hu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/615\/revisions\/631"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kriptoblog.hu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/614"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kriptoblog.hu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=615"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kriptoblog.hu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=615"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kriptoblog.hu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=615"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}